John Davis Great Quotations

I think that what it says is from an external point of view, from a national stage, we're being recognized for excellence in what we're doing. When I first came on board with the CU College of Music in fall of 1999, one of the things I had hoped to see was some recognition at some point from these national awards. And for us to have had the 13 in five years has exceeded my expectations, but I think clearly represents the great work the students and faculty are doing.

That was the Reagan era, and it was a great time for those kinds of movies ... a time when we wanted larger-than-life heroes.

Really, we were six or seven years into the AIDS epidemic at that time, and I think it was a move that offered an acceptance. You know, sometimes movies are great because I think they can precondition society for acceptance, and I think when they do that we're really at the statesmanship level of film-making.

This was a great win, not just for the eight people we put on the floor, but also for the bench which worked just as hard to prepare us for this game. I sincerely hope things are back in perspective and good things will continue to occur.