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I actually enjoyed the struggles that we had trying to shape 'Blood', to get the pacing right, the rhythm of it.

I'd never written a song before 'The Blood'; I didn't know it was going to be a song.

I think one of the things that was a huge surprise to everyone with 'Silence of the Lambs' was that that was an Oscar-winning horror movie. It struck such a nerve with audiences that it was a very particular, special experience.

In 'There Will Be Blood,' my character was someone who was an actor himself almost. He had a rehearsed quality about him. He was a performance artist in a way.

Without going into too much detail, the end of my major action scene, after the climax of the scene, there was one little change that I suggested regarding the way things should turn out. It was in the detail of the tears of blood.

I was such a fan of 'True Blood;' I knew the essence of it.

When I was growing up, I loved the films where you'd start them and the score might sound really odd at first and really different, and then by the time you finish, you can't imagine it being any other way.

So with 'There Will Be Blood,' I didn't even really feel like I was adapting a book. I was just desperate to find stuff to write.

I was pleasantly surprised after the book came out. It was like, hey, the home team put down a nice score.

The blues was bleeding the same blood as me.