Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films.

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I almost never try to make the audience comfortable. I wouldn't want that if I...

I almost never try to make the audience comfortable. I wouldn't want that if I...

Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which...

Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which...

Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage...

Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage...

Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not...

Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not...

I prefer a life in which we don't take ourselves too seriously.

I prefer a life in which we don't take ourselves too seriously.

The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is...

The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is...

The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive.

The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive.

Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that...

Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that...

Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense...

Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense...

I think being a little nuts is helpful.

I think being a little nuts is helpful.

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

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

I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance...

I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance...

There is not much irony when people are being happy on screen.

There is not much irony when people are being happy on screen.

I had piano lessons when I was a kid, like most people. And hated them,...

I had piano lessons when I was a kid, like most people. And hated them,...

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

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

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

I like business and personal life to be distinct.

I like business and personal life to be distinct.

How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to...

How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to...

New Yorkers may think they're on some cutting edge, but that's not especially true. It...

New Yorkers may think they're on some cutting edge, but that's not especially true. It...

A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I...

A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I...