If I had kids, I don't think I would recommend they pursue a career in music.

Composing demands a degree of isolation.

The 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.

I work at home but average 15,000 to 18,000 miles per year on my Honda.

It's very important that you never depend on money to fulfill your creative vision. If you do that, you're doomed to fail.

I think there is quite a continuity over my 25 years of doing music, and I'm always trying to break away from it.

If you want to survive in the film industry, it's not about fighting for your visions because that's a given. It's thinking about how much is your vision going to cost, and then, what are the consequences, because you may have $100 million, but the reality is that $100 million needs to make $500 million to be a success.