--- title: "45 Danny Elfman Quotes - Famous Singer (Alice in Wonderland)" description: "Daniel Robert Elfman is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter f..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-danny-elfman-26708.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-danny-elfman-26708.jpg) # Danny Elfman (1953) Singer United States **45** quotes in **384** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Danny Elfman is a singer from the United States, best known for *Alice in Wonderland*. ## Quick Facts About Danny Elfman Born May 29, 1953 Nationality United States Profession Singer Notable works Alice in Wonderland Spouse Bridget Fonda ## About Danny Elfman Daniel Robert Elfman is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician. He came to prominence as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter for the new wave band Oingo Boingo in the early 1980s. Since scoring his first studio film in 1985, Elfman has garnered international recognition for composing over 100 feature film scores as well as compositions for television, stage productions, and the concert hall. ## Awards & Honors Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction Disney Legends Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music ## Quotes by Danny Elfman > [In Tim's films, more than most, if you miss the tone, you don't get the film.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/in-tim-s-films-more-than-most-if-you-miss-the-tone-you-don-t-get-the/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Film](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c7/danny-elfman-14732_film_in-tim-s-films-more-than-most-if-you-mis_1393405.png) > [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/) [Care](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/care/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a2/danny-elfman-14732_care_nothing-bad-ever-happens-why-should-i-ca_10958.png) > [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/) [Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb3/danny-elfman-14732_funny_if-there-s-one-thing-i-really-love-it-s_186866.png) > [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/) [Burning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/burning/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/danny-elfman-14732_burning_i-don-t-see-myself-necessarily-having-a_1324723.png) > [This is Halloween, everybody make a scene Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright It's our town, everybody scream…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/this-is-halloween-everybody-make-a-scene-trick-or-treat-till-the/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Dies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2b/danny-elfman-14732_dies_this-is-halloween-everybody-make-a-scene_1346131.png) > [ I took part of Alan Silvestri's theme on the original \[movie\], which I really liked, and I pulled it into it new… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-took-part-of-alan-silvestri-s-theme-on-the-original-movie-which-i/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Enjoyed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/enjoyed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee2/danny-elfman-14732_enjoyed_i-took-part-of-alan-silvestri-s-theme-on_2248312.png) > [“I would dazzle you with brilliance, if I only had the knack. Cause I like you just the way you are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-would-dazzle-you-with-brilliance-if-i-only-had-the-knack-cause-i/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Brilliance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brilliance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/danny-elfman-14732_brilliance_i-would-dazzle-you-with-brilliance-if-i_2885939.png) > [I like creating these rhythmic patterns. These interlocking rhythmic things are really fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-like-creating-these-rhythmic-patterns-these-interlocking-rhythmic/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Creating](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/creating/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b56/danny-elfman-14732_creating_i-like-creating-these-rhythmic-patterns_3210064.png) > [I would have to say I might do some stuff, but it's the film that's appealing. I was raised on film. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-would-have-to-say-i-might-do-some-stuff-but-it-s-the-film-that-s/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89f/danny-elfman-14732_cinema_i-would-have-to-say-i-might-do-some-stuf_3035811.png) > [You'll never get me into a tux. Not until I'm dead and I have no choice because that's what the undertaker put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/you-ll-never-get-me-into-a-tux-not-until-i-m-dead-and-i-have-no/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Choices](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choices/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/623/danny-elfman-14732_choices_you-ll-never-get-me-into-a-tux-not-until_3005341.png) > [You hear the beginning of a melody, you should kind of know it's going to lead down this path. It should start…](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/) [Familiar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/familiar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d9/danny-elfman-14732_familiar_you-hear-the-beginning-of-a-melody-you-s_347403.png) > [You have to write a good score that you feel good about. At least, you're supposed to. But, if the director hates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/you-have-to-write-a-good-score-that-you-feel-good-about-at-least-you/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c59/danny-elfman-14732_cinema_you-have-to-write-a-good-score-that-you_1797266.png) > [It all depends on the directors. Working closely with a director is the main job of a film composer. Interpreting what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/it-all-depends-on-the-directors-working-closely-with-a-director-is/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Abstract](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abstract/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/599/danny-elfman-14732_abstract_it-all-depends-on-the-directors-working_2495941.jpg) > [In some types of music I'm working out all the chords one bar at a time - the whole structure, because it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/in-some-types-of-music-i-m-working-out-all-the-chords-one-bar-at-a/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Bars](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bars/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e75/danny-elfman-14732_bars_in-some-types-of-music-i-m-working-out-a_3030712.jpg) > [The first thing I do is lay out that melody and figure out how it has to hold here and then finish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/the-first-thing-i-do-is-lay-out-that-melody-and-figure-out-how-it-has/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Action](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/action/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/311/danny-elfman-14732_action_the-first-thing-i-do-is-lay-out-that-mel_706193.png) > [I think that there's a lot more freedom in the low budget, the independent films where, unfortunately, you don't have the money,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-think-that-there-s-a-lot-more-freedom-in-the-low-budget-the/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Film](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18e/danny-elfman-14732_film_i-think-that-there-s-a-lot-more-freedom_2997167.png) > [I think that's one of the things that has always put me in kind of an odd niche. It's that all of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-think-that-s-one-of-the-things-that-has-always-put-me-in-kind-of-an/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Classical](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/classical/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d8/danny-elfman-14732_classical_i-think-that-s-one-of-the-things-that-ha_2646585.png) > [I'm looking for a feel and I have to find what that feel is before I can move on from there. I'm…](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/) [Before](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/before/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/252/danny-elfman-14732_before_i-m-looking-for-a-feel-and-i-have-to-fin_128696.jpg) > [There's kind of a cool feel that happens every now and then. I guess that feel is the thing that makes the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/there-s-kind-of-a-cool-feel-that-happens-every-now-and-then-i-guess/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Answer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/answer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/966/danny-elfman-14732_answer_there-s-kind-of-a-cool-feel-that-happens_2765303.png) > [I'm so happy dancing while the grim reaper cuts, cuts, cuts, but he can't get me. I'm as clever as can be,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-m-so-happy-dancing-while-the-grim-reaper-cuts-cuts-cuts-but-he-can/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Clever](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clever/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b49/danny-elfman-14732_clever_i-m-so-happy-dancing-while-the-grim-reap_428135.png) > [It often feels like a tremendous amount of work is required to get an idea moving forward, like pushing a train uphill.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/it-often-feels-like-a-tremendous-amount-of-work-is-required-to-get-an/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Certain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/certain/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/981/danny-elfman-14732_certain_it-often-feels-like-a-tremendous-amount_601150.png) > [It sounds really stupid, I hate making cosmic comments like this but, I just let it do what it wants to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/it-sounds-really-stupid-i-hate-making-cosmic-comments-like-this-but-i/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Comment](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/comment/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc5/danny-elfman-14732_comment_it-sounds-really-stupid-i-hate-making-co_2519485.png) > [For me, writing something in the spirit of Halloween is like Mother Teresa writing on charity and sacrifice. It's just second nature…](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/) [Charity](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/charity/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/437/danny-elfman-14732_charity_for-me-writing-something-in-the-spirit-o_39911.png) > [The idea of performing some of Jack Skellington's songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas live for the very first time is immensely…](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/) [Christmas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/672/danny-elfman-14732_christmas_the-idea-of-performing-some-of-jack-skel_177934.png) > [I'm trying to interpret the film through the director's head, but it all comes out through me. So, a composer is kind…](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/) [Composer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/composer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e6/danny-elfman-14732_composer_i-m-trying-to-interpret-the-film-through_84629.png) > [Or certainly I would need time - which I would love to have but there almost never is on a film -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/or-certainly-i-would-need-time-which-i-would-love-to-have-but-there/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a7/danny-elfman-14732_cinema_or-certainly-i-would-need-time-which-i-w_2884484.jpg) > [That still has to be there. And so, it's kind of an interesting question you brought up. Because, on the one hand,…](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/) [Because](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/danny-elfman-14732_because_that-still-has-to-be-there-and-so-it-s-k_138664.png) > [Sometimes on a film you just become taken with the fact that, all right this is as rough as it gets, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/sometimes-on-a-film-you-just-become-taken-with-the-fact-that-all/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Cinema](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/cinema/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc8/danny-elfman-14732_cinema_sometimes-on-a-film-you-just-become-take_693225.png) > [I really liked doing a number of the projects and directors, and etc., etc., I knew about half-way through that I would…](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/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/489/danny-elfman-14732_about_i-really-liked-doing-a-number-of-the-pro_119065.jpg) > [Oh see, first off you gotta realize - everything for me is a reconstruction or deconstruction. I would actually say deconstruction. Mission:…](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/) [Deconstruction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deconstruction/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d6/danny-elfman-14732_deconstruction_oh-see-first-off-you-gotta-realize-every_285587.png) > [I'll just start laying out the melody exactly where I want it to fall. And then I'll go back and fill it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-ll-just-start-laying-out-the-melody-exactly-where-i-want-it-to-fall/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/danny-elfman-14732_back_i-ll-just-start-laying-out-the-melody-ex_399093.png) > [I really look forward to revisiting this body of work which has been such a huge part of my life and bringing…](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/) [Body](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/body/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31d/danny-elfman-14732_body_i-really-look-forward-to-revisiting-this_266361.jpg) > [Doing Tim's film is always going to be the most pleasure. Let me just put it that way. So, without drawing favorites…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/doing-tim-s-film-is-always-going-to-be-the-most-pleasure-let-me-just/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Drawing](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drawing/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/364/danny-elfman-14732_drawing_doing-tim-s-film-is-always-going-to-be-t_1333371.png) > [Most often the music does end up in the movie, and sometimes there's a point where I wish that it wasn't, just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/most-often-the-music-does-end-up-in-the-movie-and-sometimes-there-s-a/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Doe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/doe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/221/danny-elfman-14732_doe_most-often-the-music-does-end-up-in-the_3142325.png) > [I had to do this very aggressive, big score in a very short time, and knowing that in the beginning, middle, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-had-to-do-this-very-aggressive-big-score-in-a-very-short-time-and/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Aggressive](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aggressive/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b09/danny-elfman-14732_aggressive_i-had-to-do-this-very-aggressive-big-sco_3164332.jpg) > [It's hard to get a film, you know, you need a very special film to be able to get that experimental. But,…](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/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf3/danny-elfman-14732_able_it-s-hard-to-get-a-film-you-know-you-nee_396608.png) > [The beauty of a main title is that you establish your main theme and maybe a bit of your secondary theme. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/the-beauty-of-a-main-title-is-that-you-establish-your-main-theme-and/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [Beauty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/beauty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/640/danny-elfman-14732_beauty_the-beauty-of-a-main-title-is-that-you-e_2460762.png) > [I'll look back and I'd be better to answer that in about three months from now. Or when the movie comes out…](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/) [About](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/about/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/danny-elfman-14732_about_i-ll-look-back-and-i-d-be-better-to-answ_175436.jpg) > [You have to nail the right tone because sometimes when you just see his films cold, you're not quite sure. It's the…](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/) [Because](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/because/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/930/danny-elfman-14732_because_you-have-to-nail-the-right-tone-because_397116.png) > [I can't get that live and I don't have the time to take the tape, after I've finished recording it, into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-elfman/i-can-t-get-that-live-and-i-don-t-have-the-time-to-take-the-tape/) [Danny Elfman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-elfman/) [After](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/after/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/danny-elfman-14732_after_i-can-t-get-that-live-and-i-don-t-have-t_1201044.png) ## Danny Elfman by topic [Film (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/film/danny-elfman/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", 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