[The Seven Deadly Sins requires an intensely dramatic approach.] You have to give yourself over to how passionate it is, ... Let it be lyric driven. Some singers get so concerned about the line and the voice, but with this one, you have to feel what the words are and where they're driving you.

There's a certain appeal in having a job that's secure in the theater business, ... But it would mean giving up working with orchestras, chamber groups and opera companies. If I'm going to continue on, I just have to say no. But they dangle that money, you know, and you just think, wow, that would pay for the renovation in my house.

Er zit een geheim in alles wat je ziet en zelfs als je dat geheim oplost blijft er het geheim van je vermogen om het te zien en op te lossen. Denk ook vooral niet dat ik met open mond van verbazing door de wetenschap gezworven heb, slechts gedreven door nieuwsgierigheid. Noodzaak, mislukking, geld of gemakzucht hebben me vaak een andere kant op geleid maar altijd weer naar de ontdekking van de natuurlijke schoonheid in elk mens en elk levend wezen. Je kunt zowel schoonheid horen in het gepiep van ratten als in het gepiep van autobanden, net zo goed als je schoonheid kunt zien in de vorm van onbegrijpelijke wolken en bergen en meren en in de geest van kinderen.

We went two series of game situations and that was a pretty good test for our defense. We forced two turnovers and capitalized on both. It's good to come out on the end when you get into game situations.

It's going to be important for us to get a faster start. Last week, we were able to drive the ball right away and that's important to us.

We had one missed read all night. Other than that, I thought that both of them ran the offense well.