“There are so few directors who are musical who appreciate music.” — Alex North Quote

There are so few directors who are musical who appreciate music.

I prefer to write music for family films. I like people.

When I decided to go to a country that subsidized music, I went to the Soviet Union for two years.

The United States and Turkey are the only two countries that don't have some kind of subsidy for the Arts. The whole culture in society has made certain films more acceptable. I turned down so many films in the '60s and '70s.

I like what I hear as a resulting combination of these two strands... something of a combination of familiarity and, for lack of a better word, strangeness.

I do what I want, I say what I want and I do it when I want. I live my life the way I want to live it, which I think people appreciate it.

In Britain, we don't appreciate people who have been a major success in sport. It is grudgingly given to you.

You appreciate just being able to work because there are so many actors that aren't. You have to appreciate every single job just the same.

I appreciate that young girls look up to me. And I take that very seriously.

We appreciate frankness from those who like us. Frankness from others is called insolence.