Being non-commercial is never an ambition. Movies come together at different points for fortuitous reasons. You do them as you get the opportunity, as opposed to doing them when you choose to or design to.
Ethan Coen

I mean, Joel talks to the actors more than I do and I probably do production stuff a little more than he does.
Ethan Coen

The mountain music... is compelling music in its own right, harking back to a time when music was a part of everyday life and not something performed by celebrities.
Ethan Coen

There aren't reasons why you like this song or this piece of music, or don't like it. It's just, it's either right or wrong, you know?
Ethan Coen

We haven't had to defend anything to anybody.
Ethan Coen

We tend to do period stuff because it helps make it one step removed from boring everyday reality.
Ethan Coen

We wouldn't have done it if we didn't think we could have fun with it.
Ethan Coen

When the movie's done, you talk about either the score or source music over a particular scene, what might work. You just throw a piece of music over the scene, and we both listen to it.
Ethan Coen