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
Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music. – 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
In mainstream romantic comedies, Im usually tearing my hair out. Its just a devastatingly difficult genre for me. – Carter Burwell
Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting. – Edward de Bono
Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying. The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things. – Elise Boulding