As the seconds of our lives are ticking away, you have to realize that life needs to be an adventure.

The challenge in scoring a sequel is, how do you not get bored? The only way around that one is to go, "Okay, let's throw everything out that we had before and let's just see it as an autonomous movie, and let's just start again."

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

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.

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

You always hear these stories of how Hollywood is so merciless on composers and how they all get beaten up. Nobody beats me up as much as I beat myself up. This is what I love doing and I have one life to do it in, and I better do it right. I better do it well.

Having the great opportunity on a daily basis to sit in front of a blank page is terrifying, and at the same time really exciting. I can't actually get better at my job, because every time you finish something you start with a blank page, with nothing.