Carter Burwell

The jarring change going from an urban environment to an extremely remote natural environment is extremely inspiring. It's constantly stimulating, it's like a slap in the face.

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

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

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

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

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