Cinema Quote by Danny Elfman

To me, score is really important. I would rather not have any score if it's something that's going to detract from the film. So…

— Steve Buscemi

I only made one film with a score, and I hate it. I hate the score of that film. It's not coming from me.…

— Jean-Marc Vallee

That can be undersold, I think, the importance when you're trying to do something good is that everybody understands the director's vision, everybody believes…

— Suzanne Todd

The filmmaker should make it, and then the critic should interpret it, period. If the director goes in there and starts telling you exactly…

— Joseph M. Kahn

You know, directors are funny people. They live with these movies for a year or more. And when you go in to score the…

— Henry Mancini

A good score should have a point of view all of its own. It should transcend all that has gone before, stand on its…

— Hans Zimmer

For me, the score is one of the main characters of a film.

— Jon Hopkins

If you do well as an actor, a good director will pick up on it, and keep it in the film.

— Famke Janssen

Good directing is about getting the performance to be just what's right for the movie.

— Roland Joffe

There are certain directors where you know you're going to be good or you're not going to be there. There are people where you…

— Christopher Walken

I'm so respectful of good writing. It's the blueprint for the movie. You have to have that script there because, if you don't, you're…

— Molly Shannon

In private some critics have come up to me afterwards and told me they honestly enjoyed the movie. Then they'd tell me that they're…

— Joe Pantoliano