"If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music." ― Gustav Mahler Topic(s): Music More From Gustav Mahler "I hope you will no longer accuse me of a lack of delicacy. as I now count on your understanding." "The real art of conducting consists in transitions." "Beauty and fullness of tone can be achieved by having the whole orchestra play with high clarinets and a carefully selected number of piccolos." More In Music "Comedians work great as actors because they’re good under pressure. With a lot of actors, you have to make them feel like everything’s going really well to get a good performance out of them. But, if you have a comedian on the set, you can tell them, ‘Hey, you really are screwing this up,’ and then they just get better."― Louis C. K. "My big love was the Beatles. I was more into music."― Gary Oldman "I have a big problem with piped music. I like either silence or to listen to it properly."― Sting