115 Quotes by Michael Giacchino

Brad Bird is fond of saying that music is the easiest thing that can derail a film because if it slightly goes a degree off track it will take the viewer in the wrong emotional direction. To work with people who actually care about that is a good thing.

A lot of people have said it to me 'You made me cry.' And it was only because I cried myself when I watched the movie.

My writing is consistently influenced by everything I watched and listened to growing up, so it’s just this crazy collage of everything.

A lot of people have said it to me ‘You made me cry.’ And it was only because I cried myself when I watched the movie.

The core of the film is usually something very emotional and something that feels really real that you can relate to, it’s not like done in a false way. You know a lot of films will treat emotion falsely and you can sense that very quickly.

I feel like I have a group of friends, guys could be interchanged with my neighbors from back home. These guys are really close and really tight, and it all stems from ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if this happened.’

I try to keep a regular work schedule.

'Lost,' at its core, is a science-fiction show. Live music helps lend an air of legitimacy to this otherwise crazy storyline. It makes a big difference.

If you look at my credits, most of them are the same directors over and over.