"I'm writing a movie about Mozart going to New York in the '60s. I've been reading so many novels." — John Cale

When somebody grabs a movement, you're kind of locked into it. It's all par for the course.

I'm impatient. I get twitchy. When I get that feeling I just go out and make something happen.

If I'm interested in what I'm doing, other people will be interested in it.

We'd hold a chord for three hours if we could.