When I was a teenager, I wanted to be a portrait painter. As I got to be older, I realized that as a portrait painter I wouldn't be able to support a goldfish.

I'm related to the portrait painter George Romney.

I realized that as I was getting older, I had to prioritize what I really wanted to do in the world of music. I concluded that I wanted to use my time to write shows for Broadway. Since I already have a very extensive conducting career that takes me away from New York for most weekends, I decided that I would not pursue film scores any more.

I realized I was an attractive older woman who never wanted to settle down.

I left Aerospace because I wanted to go build, and put spacecraft together.

My love was Bob Dylan, but as I got older I realized a good ballad was a good ballad.