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
I think Ive only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy. – 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
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