There is a shadow on every page.
— Eugene Ormandy
I never say what I mean, but I always manage to say something similar.
If you don't have it in your part, leave it out, because there is enough missing already.
Beauty is less important than quality.
It is not together, but the ensemble is perfect.
It is not as difficult as I thought it was, but it is harder than it is.
I can conduct better than I count.
I don't mean to make you nervous, but unfortunately I have to.
It's all very well to have principles, but when it comes to money you have to be flexible.
Death is an awful thing. I don't believe in it myself.
It's hot as hell as can be.
I wrote it the right way, so it was copied the wrong way right. I mean the right way wrong.
Even when you are not playing you are holding me back.
I told him he'd have a heart attack a year ago, but unfortunately he lived a year longer.
Let me explain what I do here. I don't want to confuse you any more than absolutely necessary.
With us tonight is William Warfield, who is with us tonight. He is a wonderful man, and so is his wife.
Tonight I'm going to listen with my ears.
During the rests - pray.
The notes are right, but if I listened they would be wrong.
Why do you always insist on playing while I'm trying to conduct?
I'm one of the boys, no better than the last second violinist. I'm just the lucky one to be standing in the center, telling them how to play.
