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> [If you want to survive in the film industry, it's not about fighting for your visions because that's a given. It's thinking about how much is your vision going to cost, and then, what are the consequences, because you may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/if-you-want-to-survive-in-the-film-industry-it-s-not-about-fighting/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

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## More by Cliff Martinez

> [I'm free to make music - I'm sitting on about 40 or 45 new songs that I can't wait to put out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/i-m-free-to-make-music-i-m-sitting-on-about-40-or-45-new-songs-that-i/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [I've never tried to work chronologically. I don't think I have the discipline to do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/i-ve-never-tried-to-work-chronologically-i-don-t-think-i-have-the/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [Singer/songwriters spend two or three years making an album, and then it goes up for sale and everybody pirates it and you don't make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/singer-songwriters-spend-two-or-three-years-making-an-album-and-then/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [I was in the Chilli Peppers at the time and I asked myself, would I be able to wear a sock on my genitals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/i-was-in-the-chilli-peppers-at-the-time-and-i-asked-myself-would-i-be/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [There's nothing worse than a director that keeps changing their mind. Because, unlike the directors I work with, I'm not decisive at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/there-s-nothing-worse-than-a-director-that-keeps-changing-their-mind/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [I like challenges and I definitely would like to be more of a chameleon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/i-like-challenges-and-i-definitely-would-like-to-be-more-of-a/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [I like directors that give their composer a juicy role in their films. Some films have a small, minor role for music, some have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/i-like-directors-that-give-their-composer-a-juicy-role-in-their-films/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [I want to be known for having a recognizable style. I believe having your own personal identity is what makes you competitive. On the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/i-want-to-be-known-for-having-a-recognizable-style-i-believe-having/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can't do much with the script. I've tried to write music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/for-me-the-work-begins-with-a-rough-cut-of-the-film-i-can-t-do-much/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [I'm kind of conservative. I like to build on what I've done in the past and try something new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/i-m-kind-of-conservative-i-like-to-build-on-what-i-ve-done-in-the/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [I got fed up with being in bands. I spent a couple of years touring the country in a smoked filled band, doing lots…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/i-got-fed-up-with-being-in-bands-i-spent-a-couple-of-years-touring/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [If I had kids, I don't think I would recommend they pursue a career in music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/if-i-had-kids-i-don-t-think-i-would-recommend-they-pursue-a-career-in/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [I guess I'd like to have my cake and eat it, too. I want to be known for having a recognizable style. I believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/i-guess-i-d-like-to-have-my-cake-and-eat-it-too-i-want-to-be-known/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [The way that I make films is that I sit down and I think, "How much money could I get with less consequences?" And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/the-way-that-i-make-films-is-that-i-sit-down-and-i-think-how-much/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

> [I'm not sure why anybody makes a physical CD anymore when the costs are so much lower to just throw it up on iTunes.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cliff-martinez/i-m-not-sure-why-anybody-makes-a-physical-cd-anymore-when-the-costs/)

[Cliff Martinez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cliff-martinez/)

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