109 Quotes by Henry Mancini

I try to change my concert program every couple of years - hopefully to keep my listeners interested.

Getting married in 1947 and settling down in Hollywood was the real beginning of my career.

I equate composing with orchestrating. I think my music in terms of an orchestra.

You know, my career hasn't exactly been the sort of thing that usually happens to film composers, but I sure am glad it happened to me.

People love to hear a guy who is really good on his instrument. They love to watch him go.

In the mid-1930s, a lot of the Big Bands sounded the same.

I play a very streamlined piano.

I hate to do anything halfway so I leave the guitar alone.

I read magazines and reviews. If consensus says something is good, I'll get it and see what's going on.