As a youngster, I never dreamed there could be a career actually earning a living writing music.

I was never that into the movies. Never. Even as a youngster. I became interested in movie music only because of the studio orchestras in Hollywood.

I've learned that making a 'living' is not the same thing as 'making a life'.

I realized that people make cartoons for a living. It had never dawned on me that you could do this as a career.

Very seldom do I write words and have somebody put the music to them. If I'm writing lyric and music at the same time, I usually finish the music rather quickly.

I just always dreamed of racing cars, but I didn't think I could do it as a living.