“I'm not a cinematic cinematic person. I go to the movies like I did back when I was a kid. I go to the movies and I sit down. If the music works, hmm. If it doesn't work, hmm. The whole concept of the thing, not as one piece here or there. For me, music is a large part.” IfsPersonsWholeKidsPiecesMusic IsConceptsBack WhenOne PieceCinematicHmm Author:Melvin Van Peebles
“I can't read or write music. When I want to remember something, I try to remember all the keys on the piano. Which is what I still do. I put the numbers on the keys. And that's got to become music again.” WantWritingTryingStillsI CanRememberNumbersKeysPianoRemember Something Author:Melvin Van Peebles
“Music is for theater like theater is for scripts. It's total: it's cyclical.” Music IsTheaterScripts Author:Melvin Van Peebles
“Music or sound in a film is a character as important as another character.” ImportantCharacterFilmSound Author:Melvin Van Peebles
“I depend on my family and friends a lot. I have a group of people I'm always honest and current with. I try to get through pain and not go around it, it always ends sooner that way.” PeopleWayTryingEndsPainGroupsHonestDependsMy FamilyCurrentsFamily And Friends Author:Christina Perri
“I don't take anything too seriously. If I do, I realize pretty quickly that's why I'm uncomfortable.” IfsRealizingUncomfortable Author:Christina Perri
“I create because it makes me connected to something larger than myself.” Connected Author:Joan Osborne
“I try to bear pain and not panic. I try to remember that it's got an expiration date, even if I don't know when that expiration date is. And I try to use it as fuel for my work.” IfsKnowsTryingUsePainRememberBearsFuelPanic Author:Joan Osborne