"You have to write a good score that……" — Danny Elfman
"You have to write a good score that you feel good about. At least, you're supposed to. But, if the director hates it, it ain't going to be in the movie!"
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39 Quotes by Danny Elfman
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For me, writing something in the spirit of Halloween is like Mother Teresa writing on charity and sacrifice. It's just…
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It often feels like a tremendous amount of work is required to get an idea moving forward, like pushing a…
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I really look forward to revisiting this body of work which has been such a huge part of my life…
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Or certainly I would need time - which I would love to have but there almost never is on a…
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This is Halloween, everybody make a scene Trick or treat till the neighbors gonna die of fright It's our town,…
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It sounds really stupid, I hate making cosmic comments like this but, I just let it do what it wants…
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In Tim's films, more than most, if you miss the tone, you don't get the film.
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I had to do this very aggressive, big score in a very short time, and knowing that in the beginning,…
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The first thing I do is lay out that melody and figure out how it has to hold here and…
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The idea of performing some of Jack Skellington's songs from The Nightmare Before Christmas live for the very first time…
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Oh see, first off you gotta realize - everything for me is a reconstruction or deconstruction. I would actually say…
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Doing Tim's film is always going to be the most pleasure. Let me just put it that way. So, without…
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Acting is the work of two people - it's only possible when you have the complicity, the help, even the…
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A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly.
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I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young,…
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The point of having a director is that they make the final decision; it's their point of view, they set…
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I've always believed that the director does whatever the hell he wants. That's what you sign on for as an…
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So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his…
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I did my first movie, 'The Mambo Kings,' in America without speaking the language. I learned the lines phonetically. I…
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The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, don't necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older…
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It's not just about acting. I love film, I'm a director now, I love writing, I love producing, I love…
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Were I not married to the director, I'm not sure I'd know anything about the 'Underworld' sequel.
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If you have a script that's not great, if you have a great director, you can make a great movie,…
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Alexander Gonzalez Inarritu is a great director. He's the one I first worked with. He's amazing.
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