I 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.

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

When you've finished the film and everybody's already made back all their money, everybody just leaves you alone and I'm very happy. That's what it has to be like.

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

I'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.

I've never tried to work chronologically. I don't think I have the discipline to do that.

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