For some reason the evolutionists have not come up with an evolution-based explanation for why human beings react so powerfully to music. But surely they will.

The principle of the endless melody is the perpetual becoming of a music that never had any reason for starting any more than it has any reason for ending.

I know that I can sing. That's the reason I started playing music when I was twelve years old.

I'm probably writing music now for the same reason as I started writing songs when I was 14 - to meet women.

For whatever reason not all people are born with the particular gift of being able to express ourselves through music. And believe me it is a gift.

The only reason that you do visual is solely for the visual. That's the only reason. It doesn't sell your music for you.

It's not just the 'Grammys' that I've pulled out of. I also pulled out of the English awards as well. The reason that I wanted to pull out was because I believe very much that the music industry as a whole is mainly concerned with material success.

You can't give up something you really believe in for financial reasons. If you die by the roadside - so be it. But at least you know you've tried. Ten minutes in the music scene was the equal of one hundred years outside of it.

The more a race is governed by its passions the less it has acquired the habit of cautious and reasoned argument the more intense will be its love of music.

The man that hath no music in himself Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds is fit for treasons stratagems and spoils.

The reason I started writing movies was because I kept getting parts that I just kind of stepped into. I didn't have to do a lot of work and I ended up getting sort of bored.

I like to go from mainstream movies to more artsy films. I don't sign on for the money. Maybe I should but I don't. There's always a good reason for doing something.

Well the thing about great fictional characters from literature and the reason that they're constantly turned into characters in movies is that they completely speak to what makes people human.

Part of the reason why movie bosses are so obsessed with crime movies is because they know that world and the criminals. And that's what they are - they would not hesitate to act illegally to achieve profit and gain.

Other filmmakers make their movies and put them out and that's that. For me for some odd reason it goes deeper than that.

One of the reasons why people - particularly young people - love action movies is because what they are really looking for is justice.

I really unfortunately don't have tons of hilarious Sundance stories because really I am not the biggest fan of hanging out but the reason why is because I never go see other people's movies and I think that's the way to do it.

Bond is the longest-running franchise ever and there's a reason for that: they are action movies but they are also touched by current events without being political or too serious.

The only reason why I would like to be accepted? Because if your movies don't do well after a while you don't get to make any more movies.

The reason I keep making movies is I hate the last thing I did. I'm trying to rectify my wrongs.

I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that.

The person that made me want to make movies and the reason I do films is Bruce Lee. He was an incredible actor and he had a lot of charisma. Handsome action you know everything was there. I loved Bruce Lee.

The reason I chose the movies that I did was based on where they were being filmed.

If people are constantly reading about you and you're overexposed they've got no reason to go see your movies. Also it's not pleasant or nice to have your privacy invaded.