I wanted to make a classical piece that was actually designed to be a CD, not designed for performance.

Composers are always going back to the past.

We all shared an admiration of Debussy both as a musician and as sort of an icon for the 20th century. It seemed like an interesting idea to go right back 100 years to find the source of some new ideas now.

I think that music has an endless life.

I am myself sometimes, and I do state my opinions, but not in a comedy routine and not in my character. There always has to be some sort of layer to it.

I have a sense of humor, and sometimes it gets me into trouble.

Satire and comedy are really the only film mediums where you can get into ideas and have people leave the theater without being moralized.

I can sing, I can act, my physical comedy is on point. I can do the splits.