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The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive.
Written by
Carter Burwell
I prefer a life in which we don't take ourselves too seriously.
Written by
Carter Burwell
Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not to say that the instrumentation is always unique, but that the relationship between the sound and the image is unique.
Written by
Carter Burwell
I don't find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me.
Written by
Carter Burwell
On Being John Malkovich and the cinema of the absurd, I do enjoy it. I wish there were more like it. The very fact that there can't be more like it is one of the reasons it's admirable.
Written by
Carter Burwell
Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.
Written by
Carter Burwell
When the systems we expect to help us actually hurt us, we have tragedy.
Written by
Carter Burwell
If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun.
Written by
Carter Burwell
I like business and personal life to be distinct.
Written by
Carter Burwell
Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage is that everyone there seems to talk about the same subject matter.
Written by
Carter Burwell
I like the fact that New York looks a bit backwards, toward the Old World, rather than resolutely forwards.
Written by
Carter Burwell
New Yorkers may think they're on some cutting edge, but that's not especially true. It is, however, the most exciting heterogeneous mess of a town I've ever seen.
Written by
Carter Burwell
John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I owned several of his Bond soundtracks.
Written by
Carter Burwell
Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living.
Written by
Carter Burwell
I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really to have destroyed the genre, which at one time offered great musical opportunities.
Written by
Carter Burwell
Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.
Written by
Carter Burwell
I don't personally see my work as being dark. What interests me is a balance between light and dark.
Written by
Carter Burwell
Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium.
Written by
Carter Burwell
Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films.
Written by
Carter Burwell
I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too.
Written by
Carter Burwell
How does my music connect to an audience? That is just a complete mystery to me.
Written by
Carter Burwell
All my music is very simple in that melody is usually clearly stated.
Written by
Carter Burwell
I almost never try to make the audience comfortable. I wouldn't want that if I were in the audience.
Written by
Carter Burwell
I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps.
Written by
Carter Burwell
I think being a little nuts is helpful.
Written by
Carter Burwell
The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap in the face.
Written by
Carter Burwell
In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me.
Written by
Carter Burwell
I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy.
Written by
Carter Burwell
There is not much irony when people are being happy on screen.
Written by
Carter Burwell
A carefree quality is a whole aspect of life that I will never understand. I don't think I have ever been carefree and can't see the pleasure of it.
Written by
Carter Burwell
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