Victor Young had been hired to write the score for the dances of The Ten Commandments but he became very ill. You… — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
I thought in terms of the enthusiasm of doing it. I didn't think about whether I was ready. — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
When you stop to think about it, so many films today where we don't have that kind of contact are films about alienation. About… — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
There's no way I can compete with someone who can write rap or rock and roll. Nor do I wish to. But I've always… — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
I would do the occasional score. I thought it was the most thrilling thing. It was instant. You made the music and they played… — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
I'm generally pessimistic about the dumbing down of America - especially with summer movies. — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
I made my way on to a grey list, a black list even. That's something I'm very proud of, actually. — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
Today you have something like A Film by Joe Harry. That is patently asinine and ridiculous. — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
It was a great way to work. In those days, you had to be there. It was your world. It was your club. Your… — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
All of a sudden I found myself doing things like 'Robot Monster' and 'Cat-Women of the Moon,' and I didn't know what the devil… — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
I did 10 years of comedies and 10 years of Westerns. I really like to stay away from car chases. I prefer the more… — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
You wouldn't think it would but my parents were really balanced about that. When it came time for me to be out of the… — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
One of the things that happens in the business is that success is a very strange thing in that if you are involved in… — Elmer Bernstein Copy Share Image
