Victor Young had been hired to write the score for the dances of The Ten Commandments but he became very ill. You were then hired to write the score. But at the same time you'd written The Man with the… — 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
