"We rely on our dreamers and the people who have built worlds when the world was against them."
"I have this intense drive to create. I didn't get into opera because of opera. I got into opera because I have a big voice and a lot to say."
"If anyone has experienced grief, we all know that this brings out the best and the worst in people around you."
This is the only way I can do this. I have to be honest. I want to make the audience feel with me. We are living this together."
"I think that we have become so cynical that we need something else in order to believe in love again. That's what we do in this opera."
Though he's sung the title role of "Don Giovanni" at the Met, he jumped at the chance to sing Don Basilio at LA Opera
"I think there may be no greater compliment than having this opera, this music, get people excited about reading Mary Shelley's novel."
"If we want this work to still have resonance, we need to help clear away some of the 100 years of cultural baggage."
"It's a responsibility I'm not sure I can carry. But on the other hand, it's a responsibility I would like to carry."
Music used in "The Exorcist" is back in a 50th anniversary vinyl release.