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Carter Burwell

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Since 1954, American film composer Carter Burwell has given the world some of its most quotable lines. Their thinking spans from Romantic to Death, revealing a mind that refused to stay in one lane. 13 of Carter Burwell's sharpest quotes live here, spanning themes of Romantic, Death, Society, Science, and Relationship. Readers often gravitate to this one: "In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me."

“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.”

— Carter Burwell

Health

All Quotes by Carter Burwell

“Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not to say that the instrumentation is always unique, but that the relationship between the sound and the image is unique.”

— Carter Burwell

Relationship

“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.”

— Carter Burwell

Science

“In mainstream romantic comedies, I'm usually tearing my hair out. It's just a devastatingly difficult genre for me.”

— Carter Burwell

Romantic

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

— Carter Burwell

Inspirational

“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.”

— Carter Burwell

Movies

“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.”

— Carter Burwell

Health

“Even if I went off to some other career, I hope I would still be doing Coen films.”

— Carter Burwell

Hope

“Death is always around the corner, but often our society gives it inordinate help.”

— Carter Burwell

Death

“Any film which views the darker side of life, which is death with a sense of humor, is very much to my taste.”

— Carter Burwell

Death

“Learning how to improvise really awakened my interest in music.”

— Carter Burwell

Learning

“I think I've only done one horror movie, Psycho III. That was a walk in the park compared to a romantic comedy.”

— Carter Burwell

Romantic