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> [I just write when the bell rings. I don't have time to wait for inspiration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/i-just-write-when-the-bell-rings-i-don-t-have-time-to-wait-for/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

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## More by Henry Mancini

> [If you're feeling fancy free, come wander through the world with me, and any place we chance to be, will be a rendezvous. Two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/if-you-re-feeling-fancy-free-come-wander-through-the-world-with-me/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [In 'Charade,' there was a big fight. George Kennedy was playing one of his first big heavy roles; he had a hook for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/in-charade-there-was-a-big-fight-george-kennedy-was-playing-one-of/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [Bassoon is not an easy instrument to play and to pick it up and play it like a flute or a saxophone is quite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/bassoon-is-not-an-easy-instrument-to-play-and-to-pick-it-up-and-play/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [I had no idea 'Moon River' would do so well. I was too busy working to think about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/i-had-no-idea-moon-river-would-do-so-well-i-was-too-busy-working-to/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [When I play 'Newhart' in concert, it always gets a hand, right from the very beginning. To me, 'Newhart' is a hit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/when-i-play-newhart-in-concert-it-always-gets-a-hand-right-from-the/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [Music forced into the air you breathe is an invasion of privacy!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/music-forced-into-the-air-you-breathe-is-an-invasion-of-privacy/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [Sometimes memorable music doesn't necessarily have to be a hit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/sometimes-memorable-music-doesn-t-necessarily-have-to-be-a-hit/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [Some scenes cry out for a certain kind of treatment. The kind we're conditioned by years of film-watching to expect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/some-scenes-cry-out-for-a-certain-kind-of-treatment-the-kind-we-re/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [I've done entire scores for I don't know how many films and series. I never kept track; I suppose it's up in the hundreds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/i-ve-done-entire-scores-for-i-don-t-know-how-many-films-and-series-i/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [I equate composing with orchestrating. I think my music in terms of an orchestra.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/i-equate-composing-with-orchestrating-i-think-my-music-in-terms-of-an/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [I just love what I do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/i-just-love-what-i-do/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [Jazz is capable of doing much more than depicting the dope fiend and the drunk and the slinky gal. In our show there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/jazz-is-capable-of-doing-much-more-than-depicting-the-dope-fiend-and/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [Broadway is intimidating. Don't think it's not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/broadway-is-intimidating-don-t-think-it-s-not/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [People love to hear a guy who is really good on his instrument. They love to watch him go.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/people-love-to-hear-a-guy-who-is-really-good-on-his-instrument-they/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

> [I'm no songwriter because all of my popular songs have just been outgrowths of themes for the various pictures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-mancini/i-m-no-songwriter-because-all-of-my-popular-songs-have-just-been/)

[Henry Mancini](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-mancini/)

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