“I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own exp...” — Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau Quote

“I came together with younger musicians and tried to pass on my own experiences. In the process, I always tried to maintain my curiosity and spontaneity.”

“It's not all that different with the orchestra. There are orchestras that seem to be encased in dough, so that first you have to break through the normal routine, and clear out the openings.”

“It is desirable that people make music on the breath, with the breath.”

“I believe that curiosity, wonder and passion are defining qualities of imaginative minds and great teachers; that restlessness and discontent are vital things; and that intense experience and suffering instruct us in ways that less intense emotions can never do.”

“Teaching can be learning, especially if student curiosity with the question 'What's going on here?' can be elicited.”

“I really moved through my career based on curiosity about something. I never looked at a title and said, 'I want that.'”