I've never tried to work chronologically. I don't think I have the discipline to do that.
Cliff MartinezI think the music business is becoming more difficult. It's really taken a big hit with piracy, so it's a lot more difficult. I mean, it was kind of an impractical career choice when I did it 25 years ago, but nowadays it's truly reckless.
Cliff MartinezI'm not in a position in my career where I turn things down. I'm very easy. So the projects often dictate the direction you will go in. I welcome things that challenge me.
Cliff MartinezI like directors that give their composer a juicy role in their films. Some films have a small, minor role for music, some have a larger role.
Cliff MartinezThe way that I make films is that I sit down and I think, "How much money could I get with less consequences?" And that's how I start. I'd rather have less money and total autonomy than more money and start having to answer to things, because then I'm not being true and the money men are not being true.
Cliff Martinez