I don't think a guy that really has no understanding about people, or has no interest in understanding people would make a… — Stanley Clarke Copy Share Image
No composer has yet caught this rhythm of America - it is too mighty for the ears of most. — Isadora Duncan Copy Share Image
“Cowards say it can't be done, critics say it shouldn't have been done, creator say well done.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found… — Marvin Hamlisch Copy Share Image
I think it's really the job of the composer, the artist, the painter, the writer to present people with options. I'm just… — Ian Anderson Copy Share Image
The psychological detective story in "Equus" made Peter Shaffer's name as a playwright. But it was his next play, "Amadeus," that cemented… — Bob Mondello Copy Share Image
You always hear these stories of how Hollywood is so merciless on composers and how they all get beaten up. Nobody beats… — Hans Zimmer Copy Share Image
I can think and play stuff in classical music that possibly violinists who didn't have access to other types of music could… — Nigel Kennedy Copy Share Image
To me, all writing is like music. And especially dialogue. I studied music in college; that is what I wanted to be,… — Dirk Benedict Copy Share Image
In another life, I would love to be the art guy - a production designer or a maybe even a composer. — Fede Alvarez Copy Share Image
I had great inspiration from a Japanese composer named Toru Takemitsu. He wrote over 90 film scores and a lot of concert… — Howard Shore Copy Share Image
Composers need words, but they do not necessarily need poetry. The Russian composer, Aleksandr Mossolov, who chose texts from newspaper small ads,… — James Fenton Copy Share Image
I was a musician who began playing with computers, to see if they could make some tasks simpler. I developed some "tricks"… — Kurt Ralske Copy Share Image
I am certain that most composers today would consider today's music to be rich, not to say confusing, in its enormous diversity… — George Crumb Copy Share Image
An actor and a [theatre] director are both what I would call interpreters of work. We interpret a work, just as a… — George Ogilvie Copy Share Image
You have a unique message to deliver, a unique song to sing, a unique act of love to bestow. This message, this… — John Powell Copy Share Image
I usually need a lot of time to be completely alone with the particular piece, the composer, and the instrument. I also… — Rafal Blechacz Copy Share Image
A Composer who hears sounds will try to find a notation for sounds. One who has ideas will find one that expresses… — Cornelius Cardew Copy Share Image
I feel that music on the screen can seek out and intensify the inner thoughts of the characters. It can invest a… — Bernard Herrmann Copy Share Image
It's a myth that you need to understand all the ins and outs of music. The ideal scenario is you have a… — Henry Jackman Copy Share Image