As I get older, I'm slowing down and, yes, calming down in my desire to be taken seriously. That I can be entertaining and funny and high nervous energy can work against me as a serious composer, slowly but surely you'll see me be quieter just so that people will listen.
“I don't know, 53 years with the same human being? I can't be around myself for more than three or four hours before I want to kill everybody.”
“You'd have to go a long way to find someone who was more proud and grateful for what our veterans have done for all of us.”