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.

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.

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?

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.

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

You are a message to the world make sure it is motivating.

Fashions fade, style is eternal.

I love you Mark..." Courtney, PoR. I love you too Courtney..." Mark, PoR.

Scared of a bunch of water? Then get out the rain. Order a rapper for lunch, and spit out the chain.

Live as with God; and, whatever be your calling, pray for the gift that will perfectly qualify you in it.

For just experience tells, in every soil, That those that think must govern those that toil.

If we are to be ready for Jesus Christ, we have to stop being religious (that is, using religion as a higher kind of culture) and be spiritually real.

Evangelicals have to face it (like Roman Catholics of 16th century had to): Increasingly, our version of Good News is neither news nor good.

Save me, Shahara. Save me from the lonely nights that never end. (Syn)

The spirit of 1776 is not dead. It had only been slumbering. The body of the American people is substantially republican.