You know, I became a director out of necessity. I was writing comedies, and I couldn't find anybody to deliver it correctly.
It's not what you play, it's how you play it.
I wonder what an agent would do if he had to travel with the band he's booking.
Anything you are shows up in your music - jazz is whatever you are, playing yourself, being yourself, letting your thoughts come through.
Many people forget that Jazz, no matter what form it takes, must come from the heart as well as the mind.
One way and another I was having a ball - playing gigs, jamming and listening to fine musicians. Then came a crisis at home. My stepfather fell sick, and it meant I had to support the family.
If you work on your talent, the plans will fall in automatically.
We Greeks want change. We know there are problems in our system. We have great potential but we need to manage our country well. Now that hasn't been done over the last decades. And that is, of course, what we are paying for.
The truth is that everything is One, and this of course is not a numerical one.
I know people that could serve me canned tuna and saltine crackers and have me feel more at home at their table than some people who can cook circles around me. The more you try to impress people, generally the less you do.
The strong bond of friendship is not always a balanced equation; friendship is not always about giving and taking in equal shares. Instead, friendship is grounded in a feeling that you know exactly who will be there for you when you need something, no matter what or when.