“I wouldn't compare myself to any past Idol contestant, because I don't feel like I am like any of them. Maybe stories are cool but my story is different from most people's story. I don't like to compare myself to other people, I like to just be me.”
“I can think and play stuff in classical music that possibly violinists who didn't have access to other types of music could never do. It means I'm more flexible within classical music, to be a servant to the composer.”
| Fredrik Bajer, Writer (1837) |
| Ken Caminiti, Athlete (1963) |
| Tony Danza, Actor (1951) |
| Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Director (1951) |
| Tom Flynn, Celebrity (1931) |
| Glen Hansard, Musician (1970) |
| Garrett Hardin, Environmentalist (1915) |
| Georgia Harkness, Theologian (1891) |
| Terrence J, Actor (1982) |
| Thomas H. Kean, Politician (1935) |
| Leslie Banks, Actor (1952) |
| Jane Welsh Carlyle, Writer (1866) |
| Muhammad Iqbal, Poet (1938) |
| John Maynard Keynes, Economist (1946) |
| Charles MacArthur, Playwright (1956) |
| Mark Twain, Author (1910) |