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title: "25 Music Director Quotes by 21 authors"
description: "Browse 25 Music Director quotes by 21 authors. Discover the best Music Director sayings and thoughts."
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> [I think I still want to be a music director as a grown man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-minghella/i-think-i-still-want-to-be-a-music-director-as-a-grown-man/)

[Max Minghella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-minghella/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/max-minghella-15446_director_i-think-i-still-want-to-be-a-music-direc_2377317.jpg)

> [I had a blind belief in myself and became a music director and an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-antony/i-had-a-blind-belief-in-myself-and-became-a-music-director-and-an/)

[Vijay Antony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-antony/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ff/vijay-antony-8115_actor_i-had-a-blind-belief-in-myself-and-becam_492370.jpg)

> [Acting is just another facet and it will not affect my output as a music director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-antony/acting-is-just-another-facet-and-it-will-not-affect-my-output-as-a/)

[Vijay Antony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-antony/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b89/vijay-antony-8115_acting_acting-is-just-another-facet-and-it-will_823003.jpg)

> [I became a music director because I never saw my father get the success he deserved.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amaal-mallik/i-became-a-music-director-because-i-never-saw-my-father-get-the/)

[Amaal Mallik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amaal-mallik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69f/amaal-mallik-5586_director_i-became-a-music-director-because-i-neve_1964580.jpg)

> [I knew my limitations even when I was a music director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-antony/i-knew-my-limitations-even-when-i-was-a-music-director/)

[Vijay Antony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-antony/)

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> [I'll never be a music director... I'm not cut out for that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kk/i-ll-never-be-a-music-director-i-m-not-cut-out-for-that/)

[KK](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kk/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/451/kk-5423_cinema_i-ll-never-be-a-music-director-i-m-not-c_1453682.jpg)

> [The art of sewing lyrics with the tune is very interesting as a music director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ankit-tiwari/the-art-of-sewing-lyrics-with-the-tune-is-very-interesting-as-a-music/)

[Ankit Tiwari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ankit-tiwari/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a46/ankit-tiwari-5825_art_the-art-of-sewing-lyrics-with-the-tune-i_1439113.jpg)

> ['Raaga' is one of those movies which is very special for any music director to compose music for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arjun-janya/raaga-is-one-of-those-movies-which-is-very-special-for-any-music/)

[Arjun Janya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arjun-janya/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d0/arjun-janya-17361_director_raaga-is-one-of-those-movies-which-is-ve_2818892.jpg)

> [A movie like Mercury' is a once in a generation opportunity for me. It doesn't come easily to a music director and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/santhosh-narayanan/a-movie-like-mercury-is-a-once-in-a-generation-opportunity-for-me-it/)

[Santhosh Narayanan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/santhosh-narayanan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/908/santhosh-narayanan-26946_cinema_a-movie-like-mercury-is-a-once-in-a-gene_2415652.jpg)

> [I would never have become music director of the Chicago Symphony, which would have been an extremely sad loss.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georg-solti/i-would-never-have-become-music-director-of-the-chicago-symphony/)

[Georg Solti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georg-solti/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b7/georg-solti-26743_chicago_i-would-never-have-become-music-director_2280514.jpg)

> [The pastor of a parish will typically have no education in the chant or in music, and he will hire the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-morris/the-pastor-of-a-parish-will-typically-have-no-education-in-the-chant/)

[Richard Morris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-morris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/895/richard-morris-22589_chant_the-pastor-of-a-parish-will-typically-ha_249124.jpg)

> [Actually, my career as a music director turned out to be a disappointment. I believed I gave good songs but the response…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vijay-antony/actually-my-career-as-a-music-director-turned-out-to-be-a/)

[Vijay Antony](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vijay-antony/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/637/vijay-antony-8115_disappointment_actually-my-career-as-a-music-director-t_583956.jpg)

> [Needless to say, when I work on a film, it's mostly just me alone in my room just waiting to present the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ludwig-goransson/needless-to-say-when-i-work-on-a-film-it-s-mostly-just-me-alone-in-my/)

[Ludwig Goransson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ludwig-goransson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b28/ludwig-goransson-10162_alone_needless-to-say-when-i-work-on-a-film-it_2699688.jpg)

> [I feel that the critic and music director should have such a good relationship they can pick up the phone and call…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zubin-mehta/i-feel-that-the-critic-and-music-director-should-have-such-a-good/)

[Zubin Mehta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zubin-mehta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d0/zubin-mehta-7563_any_i-feel-that-the-critic-and-music-directo_1880609.png)

> [The performance of a music director should be judged in a holistic manner, which includes songs as well as background score.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ilaiyaraaja/the-performance-of-a-music-director-should-be-judged-in-a-holistic/)

[Ilaiyaraaja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ilaiyaraaja/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/ilaiyaraaja-8753_director_the-performance-of-a-music-director-shou_1167344.jpg)

> [I cannot sit back and think that I am the best. I have to prove again and again that I am the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anu-malik/i-cannot-sit-back-and-think-that-i-am-the-best-i-have-to-prove-again/)

[Anu Malik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anu-malik/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db9/anu-malik-5862_best_i-cannot-sit-back-and-think-that-i-am-th_2450158.jpg)

> [Rahman sir was the first music director I met and I was very nervous after meeting him. I made him listen to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jubin-nautiyal/rahman-sir-was-the-first-music-director-i-met-and-i-was-very-nervous/)

[Jubin Nautiyal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jubin-nautiyal/)

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> [I went to art school, and I studied drawing and video art, and I've always approached music so visually as a result…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/caroline-polachek/i-went-to-art-school-and-i-studied-drawing-and-video-art-and-i-ve/)

[Caroline Polachek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/caroline-polachek/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/805/caroline-polachek-7945_art_i-went-to-art-school-and-i-studied-drawi_146041.jpg)

> [Ilaiyaraaja is my most favourite music director. His music was my lullaby, his music was my food, his music was my childhood,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dhanush/ilaiyaraaja-is-my-most-favourite-music-director-his-music-was-my/)

[Dhanush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dhanush/)

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> [When you're a music director, you have people constantly sending you music and trying to get - I mean, I'm sure you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-baio/when-you-re-a-music-director-you-have-people-constantly-sending-you/)

[Chris Baio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-baio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b48/chris-baio-23503_attention_when-you-re-a-music-director-you-have-pe_609953.jpg)

> [When I decided that I will become a music director, the first thing I wanted to do was to make songs for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ankit-tiwari/when-i-decided-that-i-will-become-a-music-director-the-first-thing-i/)

[Ankit Tiwari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ankit-tiwari/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b3/ankit-tiwari-5825_cinema_when-i-decided-that-i-will-become-a-musi_2622431.jpg)

> [A music director cannot and should not be chosen on the basis of a first date. It is not so difficult to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-slatkin/a-music-director-cannot-and-should-not-be-chosen-on-the-basis-of-a/)

[Leonard Slatkin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-slatkin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ec/leonard-slatkin-21110_appearance_a-music-director-cannot-and-should-not-b_1753527.jpg)

> [Initially, when I started working in Tollywood, there were only three or four releases in a year. But after 2010-11, the figure…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeet-gannguli/initially-when-i-started-working-in-tollywood-there-were-only-three/)

[Jeet Gannguli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeet-gannguli/)

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> [DSP is not only a music director for many of my films, but he is also a very dear friend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allu-arjun/dsp-is-not-only-a-music-director-for-many-of-my-films-but-he-is-also/)

[Allu Arjun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/allu-arjun/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/allu-arjun-10342_cinema_dsp-is-not-only-a-music-director-for-man_2586505.jpg)

> [Every song that I compose has to satisfy the music director in me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gopi-sundar/every-song-that-i-compose-has-to-satisfy-the-music-director-in-me/)

[Gopi Sundar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gopi-sundar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef9/gopi-sundar-21290_compose_every-song-that-i-compose-has-to-satisfy_33344.jpg)

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