John Williams is, without question, talented. He writes very good scores and very good melodies and all that.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think John Williams, him and his team, have been incredible orchestrators. By that, I mean how he chooses which instrument plays which note.
I'm not musically inclined. It blows my mind that people can write music. I don't have that talent; I look up to the people that do.
I dabbled a little bit in the whole music thing but I've always thought about Bernie Taupin, who is Elton John's lyricist; Elton John is the great melody and song writer but Bernie Taupin is the one who writes all the lyrics. I don't write lyrics, and I never wanted to be in the music business if I was just going to be a puppet in it.
I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive.
Everybody on our cast is very musically talented, except for me.
I've always had an affinity for writers who have a poetry background, so I always liked Tennessee Williams.
Probably most successful songwriters have an innate songwriting ability.
I like writing for individuals with really rich musical personalities.
Tennessee Williams is an incredible writer for women because, in many ways, his women characters are him. He writes so passionately.
I think there has never ever been a career like John Williams'. That whole 'Jaws' phenomenon - there's nobody that knows how to use music like Spielberg, and John is just the perfect analog to Spielberg.