Movies touch our hearts, and awaken our vision, and change the way we see things. They take us to other places. They open doors and minds. Movies are the memories of our lifetime. We need to keep them alive.

I have a desire to tell stories. And I'm never quite satisfied.

When I was growing up, I don't remember being told that America was created so that everyone could get rich. I remember being told it was about opportunity and the pursuit of happiness. Not happiness itself, but the pursuit.

Death comes in a flash, and that's the truth of it, the person's gone in less than 24 frames of film.

The bottom line is, I tend to be going back to older and older music.

The most important thing is the script.

You gotta understand, when moving images first started, people wanted sound, color, big screen and depth.