Andris Nelsons Quotes

For one person, Haydn is most exciting. Or Bach is the most exciting. For another, it's Carter or Strauss. For me - and for any musician - all of the music is exciting. And if you don't approach it with excitement, we can't be musicians.

Andris Nelsons

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• Home court changes everything. If you have home court, you're expected to win.

  

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• There's always the risk that there are unknown unknowns.

  

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• I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.

  

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• The stopwatch doesn't lie. The tape measure doesn't lie.

  

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• The judge is forced for the most part to reach his audience through the medium of the press whose reporting of judicial decisions is all too often inaccurate and superficial.

  

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• For many people, managing pain involves using prescription medicine in combination with complementary techniques like physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga and massage. I appreciate this because I truly believe medical care should address the person as a whole - their mind, body, and spirit.

  

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• For one person, Haydn is most exciting. Or Bach is the most exciting. For another, it's Carter or Strauss. For me - and for any musician - all of the music is exciting. And if you don't approach it with excitement, we can't be musicians.

  

  Andris Nelsons
  • Music