“I read 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' when I was in middle s...” — Bear McCreary Quote

“I read 'The Hobbit' and 'The Lord of the Rings' when I was in middle school. But it was the films which brought Middle Earth alive for me. Those films changed my life: I was in my early 20s when they came out, and they made me feel like a kid again.”

“When I grew up, I loved movie music. I liked TV, too - 'The A-Team' and 'Magnum, P.I.' were awesome. But it wasn't the thing that made me say, 'I want to dedicate my life to this.'”

“I didn't become a TV and film composer because I wanted to play sold-out rock concerts, but that's what's ended up happening. And it's fun.”

“Henry Kissinger never wanted the 20,000 pages of his telephone transcripts made public - not while he was alive, at any rate.”

“I didn't know of any rappers in Charlotte. Not to sound like I'm bragging, but I brought the music scene alive and shed the proper light on it. I took it to a whole other level when I started rapping.”

“Humans love sex, we need sex, it's how we connect, it reminds us we're alive, it's the third most basic human need, after food and good movie popcorn.”