All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.

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

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.

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

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

On Being John Malkovich and the cinema of the absurd, I do enjoy it. I wish there were more like it. The very fact that there can't be more like it is one of the reasons it's admirable.

I almost never try to make the audience comfortable. I wouldn't want that if I were in the audience.