Back then people closed their eyes and listened to music. Today there's a lot of images that go with the music. A lot of music is crap and it's all commercial and the images are all trying to sell the record.

Music makes us want to live. You don't know how many times people have told me that they'd been down and depressed and just wanted to die. But then a special song caught their ear and that helped give them renewed strength. That's the power music has.

A few can touch the magic string and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing but die with all their music in them!

Poetry fettered fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry painting and music are destroyed or flourish.

Many people die with their music still in them. Why is this so? Too often it is because they are always getting ready to live. Before they know it time runs out.

Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.

Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism.

Any time you end a relationship and everyone has ended plenty in their life it's always a tough thing and hard to get over.

I think filmmakers want their movies to be seen.

The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.