I write music to please myself. Hopefully the director's enjoying it too. Carter Burwell More Quotes by Carter Burwell More Quotes From Carter Burwell Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help. Carter Burwell our-societygivingdeath Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films. Carter Burwell adhesivenarrativefilm 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. Carter Burwell sleepmaypeople I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy. Carter Burwell movieactorsthinking I like business and personal life to be distinct. Carter Burwell hygienepersonal-life I had piano lessons when I was a kid, like most people. And hated them, like most people. And quit, like most people. Carter Burwell pianokidschildren John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then. Carter Burwell scoretieshero If not bliss, ignorance can at least be fun. Carter Burwell blissignorancefun Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste. Carter Burwell tasteviewssides Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium. Carter Burwell connectionsfilmmedia Carefully execute every instruction given to you by the director, producer, and studio. But that would be a life not worth living. Carter Burwell instructionwould-bedirectors I dont find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me. Carter Burwell lobbyingfilmmakerprojects Big Sur is at the end of the continent. It attracts really crazy people. Carter Burwell big-surcrazypeople 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. Carter Burwell musicalvoiceunique 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. Carter Burwell carefreequalitythinking I don't generally find myself listening to the music of a film unless there's something awfully wrong with it. Carter Burwell filmlistening 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. Carter Burwell los-angelestownsmatter There is not much irony when people are being happy on screen. Carter Burwell ironybeing-happypeople In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me. Carter Burwell comedyhairromantic 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. Carter Burwell starsopportunitywar
