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"The adults don't know what's happening on the kids' universe and the kids don't know what's happening on the adults' universe."

"Kids - in a really good way - can talk about their differences without the baggage that adults have."

"Kids will not listen to that. They're going to experiment no matter what, so you have to be honest."

"I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did."
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"One of the most important elements in teaching, conducting, and performing, all three, is listening."

"There are people who are uncanny, who are finished products at a young age. I wasn't, thank God."

"In Paris they have special wheelchairs that go through every doorway. They don't change the doorways, they change the wheelchairs. To hell with the people! If someone weighs a couple more pounds, that's it!"

"For people who are really talented, what you don't say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what to leave alone so you can let the talent develop."

"I don't feel that the conductor has real power. The orchestra has the power, and every member of it knows instantaneously if you're just beating time."

"I'm now doing three things: concerts, conducting, and teaching, and they each support each other. I learn to see things from different perspectives and listen with different ears. The most important thing that you need to do is really listen."
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