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

I dont find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me.

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living.

I like the fact that New York looks a bit backwards, toward the Old World, rather than resolutely forwards.

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.

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.