Work hard, never rest on your oars, listen, constantly work on your skills, never give up because sometimes opportunities arise by coincidence and always be your toughest critic.
Don’t be afraid to say no to a project if it does not make sense to you. Follow your instinct. You may end up in a limbo on a bad project with random people.
Even if I have the opportunity to score for a genius filmmaker like Wong Kar Wai or Alejandro Iñárritu, I will still endeavour to make sure that the score is better than the film.