Jerry Goldsmith Quotes

I think that the great part of creativity is overcoming fear. Fear is a given. When you sit down and have to begin something, don't be afraid to be filled with fear, because it goes with the turf.

The fact that certain composers have been able to create first-class music within the medium of film proves that film music can be as good as the composer is gifted.

Sounds mean nothing without music.

I like the variety. But basically my choice of films is a small intimate film. Quiet film, no action, just people in relationships. That's what I like the most.

My wife has them all in a vault... a copy of every album.

I've been using the Mac solely for years, and got very comfortable with it.

Jerry Goldsmith is an artist who meets all the demands upon the composer in films. He communicates, integrates, subordinates, supports, and designs with discipline.

If our music survives, which I have no doubt it will, then it will because it is good.