I prefer a life in which we don't take ourselves too seriously.

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

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

There is not much irony when people are being happy on screen.

I just love the sheer mess of New York.

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.

I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something awfully wrong with it.