“When I have to score a film, I watch the movie first and then start th...” — Ennio Morricone Quote

“When I have to score a film, I watch the movie first and then start thinking about it. And from that moment on, it is as if I were pregnant. I then have to deliver the child, so from that moment on, I think always about the music - even when I go to the grocery store, I think about it.”

“I come from a background of experimental music which mingled real sounds together with musical sounds.”

“You can see my decision as either a distinctive factor or as a limitation. I don't feel it is a limitation.”

“I often use the same harmonies as pop music because the complexity of what I do is elsewhere.”

“I was offered a free villa in Hollywood, but I said no thank you, I prefer to live in Italy.”

“I don't know the names of any pop musicians. Pop music is standardised; it's made to please the largest audience possible. I also compose to please a large audience, but when you listen to my music, you understand that I have studied and applied the whole history of composition.”

“If you can deliver the big shots at the right time, they hurt.”

“First, only a stable government can do good for the nation and deliver development. By stable government, I mean one with a full majority. Then, only a strong leader can resolve the problems of the people.”

“You are a kind of entertainer. You get judged every single week for what you do on the pitch and you have to deliver and do your best. For me as a striker, this is something I cannot stress about because if you think too much, you might end up doing things you don't want to do.”

“Hype is supposed to overpromise and underdeliver, not overpromise and overdeliver. Usually, it doesn't deliver at all - it takes your money and keeps your pizza.”

“Economic policy that adheres to the tenets of orthodoxy while failing to deliver for large sections of society is doomed to fail.”

“I get so nervous on stage I can't help but talk. I try. I try telling my brain: stop sending words to the mouth. But I get nervous and turn into my grandma. Behind the eyes it's pure fear. I find it difficult to believe I'm going to be able to deliver.”