People perceive opera and classical as elitist - I disagree. I've always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible.
The first album is a classic record and I think the prototype of a sound that no one else does.
If I'm going to dress up, I like things that are quite long and classic. I like feeling dressed up and like a lady.
To me, being a classical snob in the highest possible way and being an indie snob is just as bad!
I loved watching classics such as 'Casablanca' and goofball comedies such as 'How To Murder Your Wife' on WGN-TV.
I shall never be converted, and I shall remain true to my old religion of the classics until my life's end.
When you look at Mark Zuckerberg and Snapchat and all these twentysomething billionaires, it's really kind of fascinating; a classic tale of the haves and have-nots.
One of the things I do as a food writer is to take a classic recipe made with meat, look at it a whole lot, and tinker with it according to my taste.
In liberal democracy and anxious anarchy, the traditional classic dance, compact of aristocratic authority and absolute freedom in a necessity of order, has never been so promising as an independent expression as it is today.
Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution of emphasis between man and nature.
The preppy lifestyle has gone global. We feel that our business has grown so well because preppy travels so well. It's all-American classic.
Seriously though, my father was the first African American to sign a contract with the Metropolitan Opera so I grew up with classical music and jazz in the home all the time.
I really hope that I can continue to do classical theatre - it's something I am really passionate about and I'd love to explore.
Historically, I come from Jewish history. I had the classic upbringing in the Yeshiva, learning, learning, and more learning.
My dad actually taught me how to play piano. I was classically trained, but I've started to branch off a little bit into blues and jazz. That's my new thing.
I always believed 'The Fly' to be a classic opera story. It's a tale of love and death, true love surviving in the face of physical decay and ultimate sacrifice.
Salsa, classic rock, soul music, jazz... all of that was a part of my education in making hip-hop music.
On 'Taxi,' I had the great fortune of directing many wonderful episodes, none more classic than Reverend Jim's driving test. It was maybe the funniest show I did.
As far as I was concerned the important thing was that the music was getting the attention as well as me so it was always a great way to get more of the public to connect with classical music, and opera particularly.
For men, it's about finding the perfect shoe or the perfect pants that will last you through the years. That's how I want to shop: sustainable, classic, great quality.
You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their own time.
