I did literature at university, so I had a real relationship with poetry, but they don't make many films about the world of a poet.
Hopefully each film can be given a musical voice of its own, which is not to say that the instrumentation is always unique, but that the relationship between the sound and the image is unique.
Film's hard when you don't have any relationship with the director at all and you just show up. Then you really are just a gun for hire.
In a big Bollywood romantic film, taking my shirt off and spreading the hand towards the mountain with dancers behind me are not my cup of tea.
I probably never would have been hired on Broadway had I not moved out to L.A. and pursued acting and film, which is sad, really.
It has nothing to do with commercial success. You cannot calculate in your head how to put the mosaic together to make a commercial film: that's out of the question.
Whether you think a film will affect society or it's plain entertainment, it's all excellent, it's all noble.
A lot of my films have dealt with the dark side of technology and stress that you have to examine the ramifications of progress.
I love festivals because I feel like I'm more of a movie fan than a person who's in the film industry.
I love film, but it's bringing me away from music. Singing is what I'm probably most passionate about.
I'd love to work with Sir Anthony Hopkins, but if that doesn't happen, I'd sneak on to a film set and watch him at work. He is a compelling actor.
My love for the theater has always been a priority. That hasn't changed. I got into acting that way. The film work that came up was really a surprise.
I love doing comedy and I love watching comedy... I'm more inclined to go watch a Seth Rogen film than a serious Oscar drama.
I'd actually really love to review books and films and plays, but you can't be an artist and a critic. I would love it if I could.
I really respond to human scripts, scripts that are raw and real and risky. I love playing scary characters - not horror film scary, but vulnerable scary.
My very first acting gig was in a movie for Russ Parr. He did this movie called 'Love for Sale,' and that was my first role in any film.
The '60s is one of my favourite eras in general. I love '60s music, and I've always wanted to do a period film.
In times of war, starvation, hunger and injustice, such tragedy can only be put aside if you allow yourself to be uplifted through music, film and dance.
With the rise of the Internet, fashion did become part of the global entertainment industry in the last ten years, and will follow the digital evolution of the music or film industry.
I guess professionally it began when Hal Hartley used some music of mine in his film The Unbelievable Truth.
When you hear my music and you feel the emotion, it's real. When you see me in a film and you see a tear, it's real.
