I just love the sheer mess of New York.

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I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something...

I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something...

I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really...

I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really...

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.

All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.

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...

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.

I think being a little nuts is helpful.

I think being a little nuts is helpful.

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...

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects...

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects...

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not...

I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not...

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

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

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

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

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