John Williams Quotes & Sayings
16 most famous John Williams quotes and sayings. These are the first 10 quotes we have for him. He was a British composer who passed away on 5 May, 1983.
“The Olympics are a wonderful metaphor for world cooperation, the kind of international competition that's wholesome and healthy, an interplay between countries that represents the best in all of us.”
“So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories.”
“Any working composer or painter or sculptor will tell you that inspiration comes at the eighth hour of labour rather than as a bolt out of the blue. We have to get our vanities and our preconceptions out of the way and do the work in the time allotted.”
“I was never that into the movies. Never. Even as a youngster. I became interested in movie music only because of the studio orchestras in Hollywood.”
“Composing music is hard work.”
“When you think about Boston, Harvard and M.I.T. are the brains of the city, and its soul might be Faneuil Hall or the State House or the Old Church. But I think the pulsing, pounding heart of Boston is Fenway Park.”
“There are occasionally eureka moments - off the top of my head, maybe Darth Vader's theme, you know, the imperial march.”
“I'm not a frustrated concert composer, and the concert pieces I've done have been a small part of my work. What I've sought there is instruction, variation from the demands of film and relief from its restrictions.”
“For me, there is a strong family connection to Boston and anything connected to Boston, which includes Fenway.”
“I'm happy to be busy. I'm happy to have a wonderful family.”
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