"I have 120 people in my payroll without any government giving me any money. We live off the tickets ..." — Andre Rieu

Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy.

The waltz can be sad and at the same time uplifting. You have to see life from both sides, and the waltz encapsulates that. If you're in my audience you give yourself to me and the waltz will grab you.

I'm an un-healable positive optimist.

I know that when I like music, when it touches my heart, that it will touch your heart, too. That, I think, is the secret to my success.