Quote

When I was five I had violin lessons.

I started playing the violin when I was 5, but by the time I was 12 or 13, I wasn't really liking it.

I basically started playing violin at the age of six. That lasted about three years because my previous teacher died and the second teacher didn't really know how to successfully get me going.

I wanted to play my violin and have my musical expression through the instrument. But then I was really young when I had my first opportunity to conduct.

I tried to learn the violin for a while.

I was up playing violin at seven and translating that information to play guitar, piano at eight.

I started playing violin when I was six, so I thought I could be a professional. It wasn't until I was 15 when I got into acting classes and realized this was what I wanted to do.

We had a normal childhood. I played baseball, and we played violin in orchestras three times a week. I learned more from that than anything else.

I used to play violin, but I wasn't very good!

I first picked up a violin aged five - I just assumed everyone played.