the important word about music is “play” – when music sounds good it’s because it’s playing

he takes a long time to get started, because he needs a solid concept first

it’s so hard to start because, like anything, you need to get it under your fingers before you can be productive - you have to practice to be spontaneous

you’re not tied to the specificity of language, you make up your own culture, which is a bunch of musicians from many nationalities paraphrasing the story that happens on the screen