I went to school and studied music for a year at USC, which unlocked a bunch of doors for me in terms of my relationship to music.
But it wasn't just a technical approach towards the piano, studying the music for this film was also a way of approaching the soul of the film, because the film is really about the soul of Schubert and the soul of Bach.
So, to prepare for the role, I had to take music lessons, talk to wives who had husbands overseas, and carefully study the reactions and mannerisms of a friend who was expecting.
I teach class. I study music. I rehearse. I coach people. That's it. I'm doing exactly what I want.
I didn't just want to be Frank's daughter who sang Boots. I take my music very seriously and studied very hard. It's not a joke to me.
I've always been interested in shaping music in odd ways, with odd riffs and that's been probably something that I've continued on with my studies with improvisation as I'm working with people.
In France the music schools are a bit old fashioned. I was more excited about doing my own stuff or to play with my friend in my band, than studying the piano.
My mom is like this hard-core, liberal feminist. She's a professor in Boston, and she's been teaching women's studies for 30 years and international politics.
The writer studies literature, not the world. He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write.
In the piano, one has the instrument complete before he begins; but in the case of the voice, the instrument has to be developed by study.
I studied at Guildhall and did the acting course, but because I could sing a bit, I kept being cast in musicals.
Now, a recent study from cardiologists at the University of Maryland, has shown that laughter may have a beneficial effect on the heart.
For a large number of problems, there will be some animal of choice, or a few such animals, on which it can be most conveniently studied.
I do not read the ancient languages, but I am beginning to study Greek.
I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level.
If you study the writings of the mystics, you will always find things in them that appear to be paradoxes, as in Zen, particularly.
I always wanted to be an actress. It's been very high up on my list of passions, and I did a couple of short courses, and I've studied at school.
The same parts of my brain get as excited as when I study bio or read a novel and write a paper on it.
Seek ye out of the best books words of wisdom; seek learning, even by study and also by faith.
I am like a friend to my kids. My wife, Sangeeta, handles their studies, etc.
My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason; I was raised with a lot of studies.
