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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?

My Father Had This Mythological Sense Of The Old New York, And He Used To Tell Me Stories About These Old Gangs, Particularly The Forty Thieves In The Fourth Ward.

I Prefer People Who Don't Get Caught, And If They Do Get Caught, I Prefer People Who Don't Give In.

I Don't Think There Is Any Difference Between Fantasy And Reality In The Way These Should Be Approached In A Film. Of Course If You Live That Way You Are Clinically Insane.

If We Just Sit And Exist, And Understand That, I Think It Will Be Helpful In A World That Seems Like A Record That's Going Faster And Faster, We're Spinning Off The Edge Of The Universe.