Doing Quote by Chip Esten

You're always starting with a nugget of truth, whether it's a song or an improv scene.

— Matt Besser

If you notice in my own films the blending of songs is distinct. They narrate stories and scenes.

— Gulzar

Music and film are parallel experiences: they are linear, they are narrative.

— Todd Haynes

Acting and singing are actually very similar because they're both telling a story.

— Jackie Evancho

Songs are about just being totally honest and putting those words to music,

— Tom Odell

Each song, you're telling a story and acting.

— Patti Page

You say how you feel, and songs don't lie. Songs are the most honest form of human expression there is--there's nothing that lies about…

— Brian Wilson

A lot of times, the choice of the right song will save a scene. Or there will be a scene that's a little flat…

— Alan Ball

What makes film music different is that we are always given a situation and we make the song accordingly.

— Ankit Tiwari

A song versus an album is not like a scene versus a play.

— Dar Williams

If you're doing a music film, you've got to be singing about something.

— Jonathan Demme

I like to write a piece of music that reflects how I felt about a film as opposed to, here's this action scene; here's…

— Michael Giacchino