I was always trying to be a quote, unquote, film composer.

I really liked doing a number of the projects and directors, and etc., etc., I knew about half-way through that I would never be…

— Danny Elfman

As a film composer, you have to be a good collaborator.

— Ramin Djawadi

I listen to Morricone, the famed Italian film composer, while I'm working.

— Daniel Handler

I wanted to be a film composer because I heard scores that could stand alone, from 'Vertigo' to 'Star Wars' to 'La Dolce Vita,'…

— Alexandre Desplat

One important thing, just being a film composer in general, is to have a great respect for the art that you're working on -…

— Joseph Trapanese

I'd say for a film composer, 'Star Wars' is kind of like the holy grail of film music. It's probably the best film music…

— Ludwig Goransson

If you're a film composer, you have the music tell the story of the character.

— Ludwig Goransson

I'm a film composer, but I'm a hip-hop guy.

— Adrian Younge

A lot of the quote-unquote interests that I have are not really interests.

— Willie Cauley-Stein

I don't know anyone male or female who can quote-unquote have it all. It's a made-up idea. Men don't have it all. They may…

— Callie Khouri

For very few people is there a time when you, quote unquote, make it.

— Carol Kane

Now ready set, go, go, go, go, go until you can't go no more, I'm ill times ill, dope plus dope, westside bitch, quote…

— Big Sean

What's quote-unquote a 'good' lawyer, doctor, or whatever the profession is. And if you're a male who grew up professionally in a male-dominated profession…

— Sonia Sotomayor

Writing for TV or films isn't great art. You have to have a common denominator. It's up to the composer to make that common…

— Henry Mancini

I'm not a script composer. I'm a film composer and my brain is excited by images and moving elements.

— Alexandre Desplat