Quotes
| “ | "Copland would sit down at the piano and play through his scores very slowly, stopping to explain any harmonic or rhythmic changes I inquired about. I had the good fortune to be with John, who was my `formal' instructor, at a time he was developing into a major composer." -- on studying under Copland & Corigliano. | ” |
| “ | "I love working with English musicians, especially the strings. They don't play with excessive vibrato. Strings use too much vibrato in the States" -- 1997, on recording in London. | ” |
| “ | "I think every film score that I do is the best film score that I've ever composed. I will say that in terms of strong film scores that I've composed that Cobb, Michael Collins, The Butcher Boy, Drugstore Cowboy, Alien 3, and Titus are the ones that stand out." -- 1999, on his own perception of his best score. | ” |
| “ | "I say we've spent 20 years being happily unmarried. Julie's late father used to refer to me as his 'son-out-law.' Actually, I think of us as Ozzie and Harriet." -- 2002, on his marriage after collaborating with Taymor on Frida. | ” |
| “ | "Bring Fellini back from the dead, and let me work with him!" -- 2000, expressing his love of Federico Fellini. | ” |
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