Frank liked me because I went nuts on the piano using feet, head, whatever I could find to bang on the piano.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
But when I first fell in love with the piano, I knew it was me. I was dying to play.
I fell in love with the piano. I knew it was me. I was dying to play.
And I definitely have an affinity with the piano.
Frank was the BOSS and was not open to anything that was not from his head. There were no arguments about music because if you did, he would show you where the door was. Period.
I was a piano player. I love piano playing. I just love all music.
Frank's really different from everything I've done. Maybe the one thing that's the same, and the thing that I tend to do, is that I think I can create an intimacy with the characters, like a sense of presence with the people in the film, and that's what I tried to do in 'Room' as well.
While it is true that Frank had a great sense of humor, he was also very serious about composing music. In reality there are only a handful of skilled players who can play his most complex pieces. It takes a lot of patience to learn and requires a fantastic memory.
I also like the banging piano - that old good-time piano.
I had been inspired by an organ player named Earl Grant, who played organ and piano together. My mom took me to see him. So I went home, put my piano and organ together, too.
As far as me knowing if Frank was a genius - in those days, I thought Einstein was the only genius around.
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