In mainstream romantic comedies, Im usually tearing my hair out. Its just a devastatingly difficult genre for me. – Carter Burwell
I think Ive only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy. – Carter Burwell
Im one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps. – Carter Burwell
I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really to have destroyed the genre, which at one time offered great musical opportunities. – Carter Burwell
Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not to say that the instrumentation is always unique, but that the relationship between the sound and the image is unique. – Carter Burwell
John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then. – Carter Burwell
Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music. – Carter Burwell
The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive. – Carter Burwell
Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films. – Carter Burwell
Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste. – Carter Burwell
Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help. – Carter Burwell
