I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways.

Most of the authors I liked were dead, so it didn't seem like a safe occupation.

Sometimes the kids come up with better endings than the real story.

Get to know your kids' minds and how they think.

In Atlanta, there's no limitation to where you can take your music. You can be as creative as you want to be.

I like so many kinds of music, and I work with so many kinds of music as a producer. When you work in 14 different genres, I find myself writing in those genres.

For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can't do much with the script. I've tried to write music to a script prior to seeing the film, but I've found it turns out to be a waste of time.

I've been acting for 25 years, living out of suitcases on theater tours or film locations.