“Becoming a father allowed me to become a much better composer, because...” — James Newton Howard Quote

“Becoming a father allowed me to become a much better composer, because it allowed me to have tremendous patience. I have much more tolerance for opposing opinions, short attention spans, changes of heart. And faith in the future.”

“I never like to conduct, quite honestly, because you have to be a bit of a dictator and it's exhausting.”

“I feel the first ten years of my career I really didn't care what the director said because I felt so arrogant. I was so certain about what should happen. But then I became a good listener.”

“Jerry Goldsmith, I have to say, is my single favorite composer of all time. He was one of the most innovative guys ever to do it. You go back to 'Planet of the Apes' and it is just a monumental score - the sound design and approach to percussion was just so extraordinary. One of his great scores for me was 'Alien.'”

“I'm a melody guy. To me, that's a musical souvenir people take from a movie. They remember a theme or a feeling, and if they've had a good or bad experience it evokes that sensation whenever they hear it again.”

“The most important thing I learned during games is to be calmer, to try to smooth over other people's or my own mistakes, and not to tackle people unnecessarily. Patience was key for me.”

“I learned patience. I'm not a real patient guy, but with me trusting in my coach, my managers and my team, I just trust the process and just continue to stay patient and just follow suit.”

“Patience is passion tamed.”

“Samir is a well composed person. Dolly Bindra tried his patience big time.”

“I still have to work on patience.”

“Your work ethic, your understanding of the game, your IQ, how you work the room - those things make you great. And those could lead to big numbers. You need those first before you even get to the big numbers. So I look for artists to be a dog, to have patience.”