"I like the variety. But basically my choice of films is a small intimate film. Quiet film, no action, just people in relationships. That's what I like the most."

-- Jerry Goldsmith

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“Statistically in the UK, there are so many fewer female composers than male songwriters and they're marketed in a way that - females are marketed in a way that they're these independent unique artists writing their own stuff, and they're not, because fourteen percent of PRS goes to women.”
“No American worth his salt should go around looking for a root. I advance this in all modesty, as a not unreasonable opinion.”
“The irony of the matter is that the future generations do not have a vote. In effect, we hold their proxy.”
“Well, while I'm here I'll do the work â€” and what's the work? To ease the pain of living. Everything else, drunken dumbshow.”
“When people come up to me and say 'oh, your singing made me cry', it's nice to realise that you're making other people happy, but I don't know how I do it. I just sing.”
“My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.”
“There are many things in life more worthwhile than money. One is to be brought up in this our England which is still the envy of less happy lands.”
“I knew that at least a few of the stars I saw were probably gone already, collapsed into nothing. I felt like I was looking at a lie. But I didn't mind. The world makes liars of us all.”

Source : Kevin Powers (2012). “The Yellow Birds”, p.35, Hachette UK

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