Big Sur is at the end of the continent. It attracts really crazy people.

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.

John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I owned several of his Bond soundtracks.

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

John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then.

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

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