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.

Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.

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

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage is that everyone there seems to talk about the same subject matter.

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.

Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.