Inspiration can show up almost any time, though I have yet to see anyone scratching out melodic ideas on a restaurant napkin as legend would have us believe. I think inspiration comes from concentration, and early on I learned about Mark Twain's habit of leaving for his study after breakfast and not reappearing until the end of the day, ready to read to his family what he had just written. That set a good example for me, although I didn't copy his habit of taking twelve cigars along.
Inspiration can show up almost any time, though I have yet to see anyone scratching out melodic ideas on a restaurant napkin as legend would have us … - William P. Perry
Inspiration can show up almost any time, though I have yet to see anyone scratching out melodic ideas on a restaurant napkin as legend would have us …
- William P. Perry
A scene is never completed, but simply abandoned when the search for perfection is no longer producing positive results. - William P. Perry
A scene is never completed, but simply abandoned when the search for perfection is no longer producing positive results.
Composing for concert performance is a somewhat lonely occupation, but composing a film score is highly collaborative. - William P. Perry
Composing for concert performance is a somewhat lonely occupation, but composing a film score is highly collaborative.
I like having deadlines... a film release date or a concert premiere date. It channels one's energy into doing often remarkable work that oceans of e… - William P. Perry
I like having deadlines... a film release date or a concert premiere date. It channels one's energy into doing often remarkable work that oceans of e…
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