I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music.

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

I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really to have destroyed the genre, which at one time offered great musical opportunities.

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 just love the sheer mess of New York.

The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap in the face.

I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark.