104 Quotes by Alexandre Desplat

When you compose, it's like writing. You're like a writer. You just think all the time.

I think great scores have to be noticed, but they're wrong when you hear the music come in.

Music has to deal with silence. Music has to deal with time.

Well, I consider myself as much as a filmmaker as a moviegoer.

I've been pretty lucky to work with directors who were quite influenced by European cinema.

I always try to approach a film from the point of view of the director.

Music for films allow a great deal of diversity and the more you widen your skills, the better you become.

When you have the chance to work with Wes Anderson, with Stephen Frears and Chris Weitz and Roman Polanski and Terrance Malick you don't say no.

I know 'Valerian' didn't do very well in America, but I think it's because of the lack of knowledge of these graphic novels which came out in the mid-60s.