When this song come on, I'm spending money. . . Play something I can spend some money to.
I'm always afraid someone's going to tap me on the shoulder one day and say, 'Back to North London'.
Rain is also very difficult to film, particularly in Ireland because it's quite fine, so fine that the Irish don't even acknowledge that it exists.
I always argued against the auteur theory; films are a collaborative art form. I've had some fantastically good people help me make the movies.
A Great Movie Evolves when Everybody Has the Same Vision in Their Heads.
Personally I am very much against the death penalty for several reasons.
Have a go. Anybody can do it.
It is very often asserted that fear is destructive. Yet this is not entirely true; when fear is felt about things that truly threaten security, it is protective. It is very fortunate that humans have an almost unlimited capacity for learning fears; otherwise we would have been eliminated long ago.
I use all different kinds of techniques for all different types of music. The music dictates the style.
In proportion as we endeavor to live according to the guidance of reason, shall we strive as much as possible to depend less on hope, to liberate ourselves from fear, to rule fortune, and to direct our actions by the sure counsels of reason.
Men are swayed more by fear than by reverence.