Hans Zimmer Quotes

Everything has always been so organic for me; I have no idea what I would be doing if it wasn't for music. Music forever!

The music itself could never take the place of my own passion in life.

If I'm inspired and music inspires me, then I will continue to play it.

Why do writers, say, give up a job in economics and decide to write poetry? Or, why do they give up a job in a bank and decide to paint, like Krishan Khanna? They want to convey something.

For me, living and making music, they're one thing. It's not like a job that I go to a studio to do, or a chore that I have to get myself in the mood to do, or something. It's the thing that I need to do every day.

I'm doing what I do for the right reasons. I love the music that I make.

From an early age, I knew I would be unhappy if I wasn't doing something creative.

I have an intense desire to constantly make music, and I don't feel that way about anything else.

I feel fiery in my life. I feel fiery in my art.

I make music not to make money but because it's in me.

I was never in this for the money. It's all about the passion for the music.

Since music is so important to me, I don't need to put in any extra effort to do this; it just flows for me. It's as simple as drinking water and having food, so definitely, music is one of the main purposes of my life.

I'm just excited that I get to put out the music I love versus music just for the sake of it.

I'll make music, whether or not anyone is listening, for the rest of my life. It's a natural form of expression for me, the same way I draw and write and sing.

The songs keep on writing themselves, and I really love them. It's as close as I get to a religion.

I just love making music, and I wouldn't want to stop.

The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.

I write songs, and I sing them. I never formulated a plan; I can't tell anyone else how to do this. But it feels right, so I just kind of enjoy it and get on with it.

Art is why I get up in the morning but my definition ends there. You know I don't think its fair that I'm living for something I can't even define.

Do what you love, and you will find the way to get it out to the world.

I don't live for poetry. I live far more than anybody else does.

I'm producing more, but I think to direct, one has to have a burning desire, and that's not me. I'd rather do something else.

I became a musician because I love music, and that is what has sustained me; it's not because I thought it was a great way to make a living. Music saved my life.

There's a point where you think, 'What else will I do if I don't do music?' It becomes your identity when it never should have been. But food ignited a fire in me, and I came right back to music because it no longer felt like a job. It was a really powerful thing for me.

People ask you all the time, 'Why do you do this? Why don't you quit, man, take your money and go home?' I just do it because I love making music.