Alex North Quotes & Sayings
11 most famous Alex North quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was an American composer who passed away on 8 September, 1991.
“I like what I hear as a resulting combination of these two strands... something of a combination of familiarity and, for lack of a better word, strangeness.”
“There are scores you have to write objectively without getting involved.”
“Being an old radical, I like films like Spartacus. I could relate to the hero.”
“The United States and Turkey are the only two countries that don't have some kind of subsidy for the Arts. The whole culture in society has made certain films more acceptable. I turned down so many films in the '60s and '70s.”
“Composers today get a TV script on Friday and have to record on Tuesday. It's just dreadful to impose on gifted talent and expect decent music under these conditions.”
“Fear is a problem with film music and films; people want to be conventional, and there's more commercialism today. If you are not daring in your art, you're bankrupt.”
“My best film composing experience was with Elia Kazan.”
“Today it's not culture; it's box office.”
“I prefer to write music for family films. I like people.”
“There are so few directors who are musical who appreciate music.”
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