Being Independent... Is Being Innovative Out Of

The Term 'giant' Is Used Too Often To Describe Artists. But In The Case Of Akira Kurosawa, We Have One Of The Rare Instances Where The Term Fits.

The Bottom Line Is, I Tend To Be Going Back To Older And Older Music.

Cinema Is A Matter Of What's In The Frame And What's Out.

I Think All The Great Studio Filmmakers Are Dead Or No Longer Working. I Don't Put Myself, My Friends, And Other Contemporary Filmmakers In Their Category. I Just See Us Doing Some Work.

I've Been Extremely Lucky To Work With Elmer Bernstein, Howard Shore Over The Years, But I've Always Imagined Films With My Own Scores, Because I Don't Come From That World Or That Period Of Filmmaking. And So How Could I Make Up My Own Score On A Film Like This Where It Isn't Necessarily Made Up Of Popular Music From The Radio Or The Period; It Isn't Necessarily Classical Music. But What If It's Modern Symphonic Music?