"I'm one of those people who is actually inspired by a deadline. I might not sleep for many days on end, it may not be good for my health, but it definitely helps."

"I would like to do a science fiction film some day. Star Wars seems really to have destroyed the genre, which at one time offered great musical opportunities."

"John Barry was my hero when I was about 13. His scores to the James Bond movies were the scores of my life back then."

"The flow of Guiness into the studio was inspirational as well as nutritive."

"At an early age, I started my own paper route. Once I saw how you could service people and do a good job and get paid for it, I just wanted to be the best I could be in whatever I did."

"I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence."

"You just have to keep trying to do good work, and hope that it leads to more good work. I want to look back on my career and be proud of the work, and be proud that I tried everything. Yes, I want to look back and know that I was terrible at a variety of things."

"Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work."