Carter Burwell

Conducting, I tried it once off the cuff, and quickly realized there were subtle aspects that I was missing. There is a lot more to it that I was able to grasp simply by watching conductors.

Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.

I like business and personal life to be distinct.

My father could swear in Gaelic and English, by the way, ladies and gentlemen.

I have a naturally camp sensibility and a camp sense of humour. I love the icons that gay people love.

I think we're much harder on ourselves than other people are. This is not a unique situation here... But I never liked the 'Celtic Tiger' as a phrase.