"I only hope that one day John will be recognized as … the Beethoven or something of his day. He knows so much about music, he's such a great…"

— John Cale

"Deep down he is a gentle, obliquely witty man, possessed of many, many more talents than the acting by which he is known."

— Robert Mitchum

"Composing's not voluntary, you know. There's no choice, you're not free. You're landed with an idea and you have responsibility to that idea…"

— Harrison Birtwistle

"I think marriage is all about timing. Getting married is insanity; I mean, it's a risk – who knows if you're going to be together forever? B…"

— Cate Blanchett

"Our comrades must understand that we study Marxism-Leninism not for display, nor because there is any mystery about it, but solely because i…"

— Mao Zedong