When the systems we expect to help us actually hurt us, we have tragedy.

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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 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...

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,...

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

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

I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in...

I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in...

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.

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.

I like the fact that New York looks a bit backwards, toward the Old World,...

I like the fact that New York looks a bit backwards, toward the Old World,...

I like business and personal life to be distinct.

I like business and personal life to be distinct.

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 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...

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...

I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too.

I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too.

On Being John Malkovich and the cinema of the absurd, I do enjoy it. I...

On Being John Malkovich and the cinema of the absurd, I do enjoy it. I...

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...

Most films I work on, the people making the film are constantly second-guessing the executives...

Most films I work on, the people making the film are constantly second-guessing the executives...

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...

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 don't find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me.

I don't find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me.

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...