“I am equally comfortable conducting an orchestra or talking to a group...” — Bear McCreary Quote

“I am equally comfortable conducting an orchestra or talking to a group of academics as I am on stage playing with a rock band. Having my feet in both worlds has benefited me greatly.”

“Yes, there have been musicians on both sides of my family going back several generations.”

“I mean, I think as a composer for film, I am very frequently deferential to the drama. My motto is, 'Do no harm.' My goal is that you don't notice the music.”

“I don't view the web as any other secondary medium to television or film - I just think it's another avenue.”

“I didn't listen to anything with electric bass, guitars, or drums until I was fifteen!”

“One of the great things about working on 'Battlestar' is, while we don't use orchestra all the time, when we do, I don't need to put up a fight for it. The episodes that require an orchestral presence are self-evident, and everybody at Sci Fi and the producers know it's money well-spent.”

“I thought I was gonna get a doctorate in composition or be a composer and be at a university for the rest of my life, mostly because my parents are academics, and that was the logical thing to do.”

“Writing about dead white males seems to be out of favor among academics.”

“I not only excelled in academics but also in extra-curricular activities.”

“In those days I was terrible at athletics and never made a team, but quite easily led my class in academics.”

“You know, even big-time academics kind of have groupies. Anyone with any sort of fame. So, like, in your micro-world, or in your niche, you're kind of like a celebrity.”

“The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.”