Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I don't understand why this happens in the movie industry.

You can see my decision as either a distinctive factor or as a limitation. I don't feel it is a limitation.

Bernard Herrmann used to write all his scores by himself. So did Bach, Beethoven and Stravinsky. I don't understand why this happens in the movie industry.

I also used these realistic sounds in a psychological way. With The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, I used animal sounds - as you say, the coyote sound - so the sound of the animal became the main theme of the movie.

I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy.

I come from a background of experimental music which mingled real sounds together with musical sounds.

There was a theft! But, of course, if it was up to me, every two years I would win an Oscar.

It had a very good arrangement by Herbie Hancock, but it used existing pieces.

If our political leaders are to be always a lot of political merchants, they will supply any demand we may create. All we have to do is to establish a steady demand for good government.

I am a gangsta, Ms. Katie. I don't take nothing from no one. I do what I wanna do.

Love is a brainworm.

I deserve all of the good things that are in my life.

I normally live in Los Angeles, if you can call it normally living.

We should be the natural home for young mothers. But we're not. Because too often we sound like people who think the only good mother is a married mother.

If you have a fantastic idea you're really passionate about and are making $100,000 in your job, if you can set aside some of that to invest in servers or contractors or other folks, that's actually the best way to start a business in my opinion.

In order to work for Chrysler, you are required to join the union, in this case UAW. There's no choice - it's a union shop - the employees voted to have it that way, and in America, that's the way it is.

I collect travel alarm clocks. I was in a flea market in France once, in 1994, and I opened up this beautiful Jaeger-LeCoultre folding eight-day winding clock folded into a beautiful case, and I went, 'Wow, man.' And I've been collecting travel alarm clocks since 1994.

I still have an accent. But when I return to Prague, I speak the language yet do not know what they are talking about.

Poems are perfect for something to listen to while you're walking around because they don't take very long.

I'm not a disciplined writer.

We have these ambitions that are very hard to accomplish because life puts us in our place. We have this battle with mediocrity.

I started when I was in 'The King and I' when I was on Broadway when I was nine.

Meeting all walks of life, it broadened your horizons, let's say that.

I think the reason why strong women have such a powerful impact is that you've got the strength of a man with the heart and sensitivity of a woman.

Whatever he does should be seen as working at the Presidency and if he goes to Colorado for Christmas, it should be for a minimum amount of time, the family tradition and family get-together aspect emphasized, and it be seen as a working vacation.

Zombies are apocalyptic. I think that's why people love them because we're living in, not apocalyptic times, but I think we're living in fear of the apocalyptic times.

I will always love to perform standup comedy.

I dig all kinds of competition.

In the New Year never forget to thank to your past years because they enabled you to reach today Without the stairs of the past you cannot arrive at the future

I started theater when I was three, and I started doing professional acting when I was nine.

The standards of the international community manifest firmness. Iran has no need for long-range missiles or to collaborate with terrorist organizations all over the world.

And for the team, I always tried to do the right thing.