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> [I don't see myself necessarily having a burning desire to write a symphony.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-don-t-see-myself-necessarily-having-a-burning-desire-to-write-a/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/danny-elfman-14732_burning_i-don-t-see-myself-necessarily-having-a_1324723.png)

## More by Danny Elfman

> [Nothing bad ever happens, why should I care?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/nothing-bad-ever-happens-why-should-i-care/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [For me, writing something in the spirit of Halloween is like Mother Teresa writing on charity and sacrifice. It's just second nature to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/for-me-writing-something-in-the-spirit-of-halloween-is-like-mother/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [I'm trying to interpret the film through the director's head, but it all comes out through me. So, a composer is kind of like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-m-trying-to-interpret-the-film-through-the-director-s-head-but-it/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [I really liked doing a number of the projects and directors, and etc., etc., I knew about half-way through that I would never be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-really-liked-doing-a-number-of-the-projects-and-directors-and-etc/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [I'm looking for a feel and I have to find what that feel is before I can move on from there. I'm not necessarily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-m-looking-for-a-feel-and-i-have-to-find-what-that-feel-is-before-i/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [That still has to be there. And so, it's kind of an interesting question you brought up. Because, on the one hand, yeah, it'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/that-still-has-to-be-there-and-so-it-s-kind-of-an-interesting/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [I'll look back and I'd be better to answer that in about three months from now. Or when the movie comes out and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-ll-look-back-and-i-d-be-better-to-answer-that-in-about-three-months/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [The idea of performing some of Jack Skellington's songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas live for the very first time is immensely exciting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/the-idea-of-performing-some-of-jack-skellington-s-songs-from-the/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [If there's one thing I really love... it's sad music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/if-there-s-one-thing-i-really-love-it-s-sad-music/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [You're allowed to rip-off another score so close that it's ridiculous. In my opinion it's ridiculous, how closely one can just rip-off a score…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/you-re-allowed-to-rip-off-another-score-so-close-that-it-s-ridiculous/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [I really look forward to revisiting this body of work which has been such a huge part of my life and bringing it to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-really-look-forward-to-revisiting-this-body-of-work-which-has-been/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [Oh see, first off you gotta realize - everything for me is a reconstruction or deconstruction. I would actually say deconstruction. Mission: Impossible would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/oh-see-first-off-you-gotta-realize-everything-for-me-is-a/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [You hear the beginning of a melody, you should kind of know it's going to lead down this path. It should start feeling like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/you-hear-the-beginning-of-a-melody-you-should-kind-of-know-it-s-going/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [It's hard to get a film, you know, you need a very special film to be able to get that experimental. But, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/it-s-hard-to-get-a-film-you-know-you-need-a-very-special-film-to-be/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

> [You have to nail the right tone because sometimes when you just see his films cold, you're not quite sure. It's the same in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/you-have-to-nail-the-right-tone-because-sometimes-when-you-just-see/)

[Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/)

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