I've always been very left of center and the radio never had much diversity and film did.

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

I 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.

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

I don't like to write any music to a script. Experience has taught me that's generally a waste of time.

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.

Composers are in some ways the last frontier of musician that gets a paycheck for their musical services.