Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.

Big Sur is at the end of the continent. It attracts really crazy people.

I dont find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me.

A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it.

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps.

Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films.

I have always loved Scottish music - all sorts of Celtic, Gaelic music.

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There is a lot more to it that I was able to grasp simply by watching conductors.

In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me.

I like business and personal life to be distinct.

John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I owned several of his Bond soundtracks.

Dance above the surface of the world. Let your thoughts lift you into creativity that is not hampered by opinion.

Those who fight against God's people are fighting against God, and fighters against God will not prevail.

I want to have the heart and mind of a queen, ” she whispered. “I want it more than anything. But I’m only pretending. I can’t find the feeling of it inside

The very least you can do in your life is to figure out what you hope for. And the most you can do is live inside that hope. Not admire it from a distance, but live right in it, under its roof.

No one knows what he can do until he tries.

Kissing's a very organic and mechanical process. It's like a slap. You slap your co-star once and it's done.

The value of a problem is not so much coming up with the answer as in the ideas and attempted ideas it forces on the would be solver.

I hope in my lifetime we can all continue to laugh at ourselves and not put down anyone for what they weigh.

For every whack I've given, I've gotten four or five.