Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films.

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps.

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me.

I had piano lessons when I was a kid, like most people. And hated them, like most people. And quit, like most people.

When the systems we expect to help us actually hurt us, we have tragedy.

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There is a lot more to it that I was able to grasp simply by watching conductors.