I was never In a restaurant until after I left home. My mother came from Abruzzi and they’re noted for their great cooking. Henry Mancini Read Quote
When I first began to work in pictures I tried to attract the attention of film critics, but I don’t make movies to please them or myself anymore. I look for material that will entertain. Henry Mancini Read Quote
I equate composing with orchestrating. I think my music in terms of an orchestra. Henry Mancini Read Quote
People love to hear a guy who is really good on his instrument. They love to watch him go. Henry Mancini Read Quote
Quite a few of The Rolling Stones records have had a great honesty about them. In fact, I would put them side-by-side with a ‘Treasury of Folk Music’ collection, containing all the prison songs, the farm and road-gang songs that were recorded on the spot in the Deep South. Henry Mancini Read Quote
My kids will come to me and ask me to listen to a ‘new sound’ they think they’ve discovered. One time it was the Beatles’ ‘Yesterday,’ and the new sound was four strings. All of a sudden the new generation discovers the string quartet! Henry Mancini Read Quote
