“My father was my greatest inspiration. He was a lunatic.”
“My father had a profound influence on me. He was a lunatic. ”
“Insomnia is my greatest inspiration.”
“My father gave me the greatest gift anyone could give another person, he believed in me.”
“The greatest composer does not sit down to work because he is inspired, but becomes inspired because he is working.”
“Sadie," he said forlornly, "when you become a parent, you may understand this. One of my hardest jobs as a father, one of my greatest duties, was to realize that my own dreams, my own goals and wishes, are secondary to my children's.”