“I am old enough to remember the enormous fight over Tate Modern. It is...” — Simon Rattle Quote

“I am old enough to remember the enormous fight over Tate Modern. It is such a part of our cultural landscape now, we forget the opposition to it.”

“As a Liverpool boy, it is impossible not to think of the Beatles' question, 'Will you still need me when I'm 64?'”

“The jazz records come out a lot. You find that with many musicians - we don't listen to our own music for relaxation.”

“Living through the intersections of cultural diversity has given me an intimate understanding of the dynamics of living between the dimensions of East and West, traditional and modern, and political and spiritual.”

“A pitfall of making a comedy with a studio-and it's also an American cultural thing-is that I get tired of being encouraged to go always for laughs.”

“I love the opportunity to wear something really special and go to a wonderful event at some great cultural institution.”