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.

Connection is what one is after in probably most media, but certainly in film, which is an immersive medium.

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.

My attitude toward men who mess around is simple: If you find 'em, kill 'em.

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

The first Decline I did was out of sheer love and appreciation for the music. In 1977, it was more about bands, because punk was a new form of music. It was groundbreaking and political.