Inspired music arises from an inspired movie which arises from an inspired script.

I wake up around noon, light a cigarette, get a cup of coffee, sit in the bathtub for an hour and daydream, and I usually come up with some ideas... It's a very irresponsible life. The only decisions I make are about the notes I'm writing.

You can only make a good noise on the guitar if you're committed. Little careful noise doesn't work. You have to be bold.

When I was 13, when I was 14, when I was in England, yeah all I wanted to do was go and see The Who, go and see The Stones.

I've spent my life trying to make things simpler. Because I find ultimately that complicated doesn't reach the heart.

America is a magical place, and I think my job, or the job of a lot of us European filmmakers is to just hold up America to Americans and present it to you in a new way. All I wanted to do is in a funny way say, "Look at your country. It's magnificent."

Why get up in the morning unless you’re going to have an adventure?