I think a very bad time for the arts. I think we're in a tough time in our culture.

I think a very bad time for the arts. I think we're in a tough time in our culture.

I tease her all the time because she'll need to take an afternoon off here and there to sing at read more

I tease her all the time because she'll need to take an afternoon off here and there to sing at someone's funeral. I told her when I die, she better sing at mine. She's really good - she'll move you to tears.

And I will pretend
that I don't know of your sins
until you are ready to confess
but all the time
I'll know

And I will pretend
that I don't know of your sins
until you are ready to confess
but all the time
I'll know

What we wanted to create for the film was a sensual feeling using the traditional Japanese kimono as our key read more

What we wanted to create for the film was a sensual feeling using the traditional Japanese kimono as our key starting point. We took the creation of the kimono and changed it to make it something that the modern, Western audience would relate to.

Even in the former Soviet Union, they have good copies of my movies.

Even in the former Soviet Union, they have good copies of my movies.

When you're that young, you can't come to grips emotionally so you isolate yourself from your teammates. So my junior read more

When you're that young, you can't come to grips emotionally so you isolate yourself from your teammates. So my junior and senior years, I felt it was no longer my team. I lost a lot of good relationships and friendships.

I only stayed there for one year though, because I got homesick,

I only stayed there for one year though, because I got homesick,

she explains, ''but I think they really need to go back to their core constituents. I'd like to focus on read more

she explains, ''but I think they really need to go back to their core constituents. I'd like to focus on being the orchestra of the city of Baltimore and figure out how to give everyone in the community access to art music.

We're very excited that Downs is bringing this forward. We've been waiting for it for some time. It's filling a read more

We're very excited that Downs is bringing this forward. We've been waiting for it for some time. It's filling a need ... in the region.