Quotes By James Levine

It was just that we had this phenomenal honeymoon relationship that just kept on going.

It has to be able to play at the maximum expression and communication in every style, and the only way you can do that is - like Verdi said - working with a file, every day, little by little, until the orchestra's collective qualities emerge.

But the important thing is to lie down and fall asleep. That little nap means you wake up fresh again and can continue.

We do not seem to be finding tomorrow's Toscas.

Everybody blames the culture without taking responsibility.

My hunch is that probably men are doing more both outside the home and inside the home.

Art has never been a popularity contest.

What's interesting is that both men and women are struggling with this issue in remarkably similar percentages, but the big difference is that women tend to talk about this when men keep it silent.