When the movie's done, you talk about either the score or source music over a particular scene, what might work. You just throw a piece of music over the scene, and we both listen to it.

Critics are usually kinder to cheaper movies than to those they perceive to be big Hollywood releases. They cut you a lot more slack if you spend less money, which makes no sense.

We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality.

Like any kind of writing, there are good days and frustrating days. But even frustrating days can be rewarding sometimes.

The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part of everyday life and not something performed by celebrities.

It's just an impulse, in some actors. You want to make the audience like you. That's the aim of the exercise.

I was always interested in movies the way everyone is interested. That is, I liked to go to the movies

There aren't reasons why you like this song or this piece of music, or don't like it. It's just, it's either right or wrong, you know?

Barton Fink is just too self-important as an artist to get much sympathy.

Find your passion and run with it. Anything is possible.

To go out there and play and have fun and hopefully win a championship. That's my goal.

For everyone who thought I couldn’t do it… for everyone who thought I shouldn’t do it… for everyone who said, ‘It’s impossible’… see you at the finish line!

Believing in the Jesus of the Bible makes life risky on a lot of levels because it is absolute surrender of every decision we make, every dollar we spend, our lives belong to another.

Chefs don't do ponytails and we shouldn't do them because I guarantee that whenever there's a discovery of hair in the food, it's guaranteed it's from the chef's ponytail.

To remain relevant though, I think making great records is the key.

Sometimes you only get to win one championship.

The free market is 'socialism' for the rich: the public pays the costs and the rich get the benefit - markets for the poor and plenty of state protection for the rich.

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes a lot of hard work.

One cannot look at the sea without wishing for the wings of a swallow.