There's nothing worse than working with an orchestra who looks down on working with a conductor who doesn't want to conduct for you. You need to be with an orchestra that can follow you and respect you.
I searched for answers to life's meaning and, though I was raised a Presbyterian, I converted to Judaism around 1983.
I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses.
I think that anyone who denies their heritage doesn't deserve their destiny. My grandmother was a maid. She put nine children - eight of them - through college; I did not finish college.
Oh, I miss the excitement and immediacy of Broadway and the theaters.
No one teaches you how to be graceful.