“John Barry was the first film composer I was aware of. As a teenager I owned several of his Bond soundtracks.” Quote by Carter Burwell
“Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.” InterestAwakened Author:Carter Burwell
“What a man is ashamed of is always at bottom himself; and he is ashamed of himself at bottom always for being afraid.” MenShameBottomAshamedBeing Afraid Author:Robin G. Collingwood
“I've driven all through America and I know there are a lot of clever people between the coasts. But they have a slightly old-fashioned view of the world. Whereas New York is one of the most multicultural, multiracial, tolerant places on Earth.” PeopleKnowsWorldEarthAmericaViewsNew YorkDrivenCleverCoastOld FashionedMulticulturalMultiracial Author:Robbie Coltraine
“If you've got a huge Hollywood star in your film, they're getting $32 million, and everyone else gets their bus fare.” IfsFilmStarsMillionsHugeHollywoodBusHollywood Stars Author:Robbie Coltraine
“Once you've been doing anything for twenty-five years people start to notice you.” PeopleYearsFiveTwentiesFive YearsTwenty Five Author:Robbie Coltraine
“Nowadays the big Hollywood studios only make about three movies a year, and they cost about $200 million each. There's no room for error in that, and not a lot of room, I would think, for free expression.” ThinkingYearsBigsThreeRoomsMillionsExpressionCostHollywoodErrorsStudiosFree ExpressionHollywood Studios Author:Robbie Coltraine
“Today everyone, whether they know it or not, is in the emotional transportation business. More and more, success is won by creating compelling stories that have the power to move people to action. Simply put, if you can’t tell it, you can’t sell it.” PeopleIfsKnowsStoriesTodayActionMovingEmotionalCreatingSellsCompellingTransportation Author:Peter Guber
“War is the ultimate reality-based horror show.” WarShowsRealityHorrorUltimateUltimate Reality Author:David Hackworth
“Criticism can never instruct or benefit you. Its chief effect is that of a telegram with dubious news. Praise leaves no glow behind, for it is a writer's habit to remember nothing good of himself. I have usually forgotten those who have admired my work, and seldom anyone who disliked it. Obviously, this is because praise is never enough and censure always too much.” EnoughRememberBehindsToo MuchEffectsHabitBenefitsNewsCriticismPraiseForgottenChiefsCensureDubiousTelegrams Book:A child of the century Source: A child of the century
“Chicago is a sort of journalistic Yellowstone Park, offering haven to a last herd of fantastic bravos.” LastsHavensFantasticParksChicagoOfferingHerdsJournalisticBravoYellowstone Author:Ben Hecht