Subtlety Quotes

“You must never underestimate the power of the eyebrow.”

“Sculpture should walk on the tips of its toes, unostentatious, unpretentious, and light as the spoor of an animal in snow.”

“I think the best directing is when you're not directing.”

“First snow, just enough to bend the daffodil leaves.”

“A film score should be like a ghost. It's there, but you don't see it.”

“Joy is a subtle fragrance that spreads silently and gradually.”

“I think you have to be very careful with effects that are brilliantly extravagant. I have a horror of them.”

“My most useful acting tip came from my dog. I learnt that if you are suffering, you don't have to show it.”

“The quietness of his tone italicized the malice of his reply.”

“Drama is a whisper, not a shout.”

“I am not interested in the kind of expression that is direct, that says, 'I am sad.'”

“A great bass line is one that you don’t notice until it’s not there.”

“Whatever is felt upon the page without being specifically named there — that, one might say, is created.”

“A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.”

“I think the best scores are the ones that are invisible. You don't notice them. You just feel them.”

“I'm always amazed at how much people 'get' when I'm not saying anything.”

“My goal is to make a scary movie that's not a gore-fest.”

“The best film music is the music you don't notice.”

“Real elegance is everywhere, especially in the things that don't show.”

“Fate is not an eagle, it creeps like a rat.”