Elmer Bernstein Quotes - Famous Quotes by Elmer Bernstein
Born: 1922-04-04
Died: 2004-08-18
Elmer Bernstein Biography
All of a sudden I found myself doing things like 'Robot Monster' and 'Cat-Women of the Moon,' and I didn't know what the devil was going on. But if you're going to do a really bad movie, at least you do one that is at the top of the all-time bad-movie list.
- Elmer Bernstein
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Hollywood was a great club. I think it was a difficult place for actors. They were very competitive in the star world. But for those of us involved in the creative side of things it was a great club. We were very interested in each other. All the other composers were very helpful when I first went out there.
- Elmer Bernstein
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I did 10 years of comedies and 10 years of Westerns. I really like to stay away from car chases. I prefer the more intimate film. You have a much more direct association with the emotions.
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I try to keep myself fresh. I don't want to get bored. I've really sought to do a variety of things on purpose.
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I would do the occasional score. I thought it was the most thrilling thing. It was instant. You made the music and they played it right away to millions of people. I found it thrilling.
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One of the things that happens in the business is that success is a very strange thing in that if you are involved in something very successful the next person wants you to repeat it.
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The first question I ask myself is Why is there music in this film at all? What's it doing here? Then your questions get more and more specific. For example, you decide one scene will have music and another one won't. Obviously you discuss that with the filmmaker, and there may be some disagreement.
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There's no way I can compete with someone who can write rap or rock and roll. Nor do I wish to. But I've always kept up to date with music changes. I worked very hard not to type myself.
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