I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy.

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

A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it.

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.

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.

Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium.

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