Esa-Pekka Salonen

The Northern idea of form is more of a process. The various units of the form overlap. You can't tell where some things stop and new things start. This is typical of Sibelius.

I'm still disturbed if a chord isn't together, but your priorities change as you get older.

There is such a suspicion in today's world of people who do more than one thing, who aren't specialized.

I'm a big action junkie. I grew up on the '80s action movies - the bad ones and the good ones.

It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.

I would've done anything to work with Satyajit Ray.