When I was a young child my folks would ask me why I was rocking back and forth and I'd answer "cause of the music in my head!"

Each culture might lend its own dialect, but above all that is the language of music itself, and it doesn't care about politics or boundaries.

For as long as I can remember, I've been passionate about music. I can't recall a time when I didn't have music playing in my head.

I prefer live musicians whenever possible. And I tailor the ensemble to what is appropriate for the film and the score I'm writing.

In a recording, your ear believes and accepts the trumpets as part of the ensemble, but you can't do that in a concert hall.

Wharton thought no one could have freedom, but James knew no one wanted freedom.

What is family anyway but people who are always supposed to be there for you? Family should be rock solid, the earth beneath your feet, wind beneath your wings, and all that.

The emotions may be endless. The more we express them, the more we may have to express.

The way of loving kindness is what is to be accepted. Love! The benefit is clear. Rage, hate are the way of chaos and darkness - to be rejected.

If I did that, playing golf would drive me crazy.

You write who you are. But you also cheat, and youwrite what you want to be. It's embarrasing to be the guy who madethe movie, knowing you're not exactly who you want to be.

The power of punishment is to silence, not to confute.

What is good for the bad, and what is bad for the good.

Let's get the government stay out of our private lives, once and for all, and stop arresting smokers. Let's take a stand for personal freedom.

If cattle and horses, or lions, had hands...