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

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

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

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.

A good writer is a magician

Hope is a believe in God.

The key qualities all successful people share are drive, and belief in themselves.

If the power goes out, business stops... whether you sell roses or youre a big manufacturer.

You do not need a great faith, but faith in a great God.

You say you're not special because the world doesn't know about you, but that's an insult to me. I know about you.

The American city should be a collection of communities where every member has a right to belong. It should be a place where every man feels safe on his streets and in the house of his friends.

In books we seek God; in prayer we find him. Prayer is the key which opens God's heart.

Unless one is happy, one cannot bestow happiness on others.