I own a horse and ride, but I don't know racing or betting. Michael Mann bethorserace Change image and share on social
Could I have worked under a system where there were Draconian controls on my creativity, meaning budget, time, script choices, etc.? Definitely not. I would have fared poorly under the old studio system that guys like Howard Hawks did so well in. I cannot. Michael Mann budgetchoicecontrol share on social
I don't underestimate audiences' intelligence. Audiences are much brighter than media gives them credit for. When people went to a movie once a week in the 1930s and that was their only exposure to media, you were required to do a different grammar. Michael Mann 1930saudiencebright share on social
I don't story board. I do something else, which is, I block it. We then train to the blocking. In other words, when everybody's training, they're actually training a lot of the moves that we are definitely going to use, and then, I do a lot of photography of that, and that becomes where the cameras go. Michael Mann blockboardcamera share on social
As filmmakers, we want the audience to have the most complete experience they can. For example, I interviewed Stanley Kubrick years ago around the time of '2001: A Space Odyssey.' I was going to see the film that night in London, and he insisted I sit in one of four seats in the theater for the best view or not watch the film. Michael Mann agoaudiencecomplete share on social
I see the world from the perspective of a 5'8" person, not someone who is 6'4". so naturally, I'm going to choose certain lens heights over and again... Sometimes nature makes choices for you. Michael Mann 5'86'4choice Change image and share on social
Horses have really distinct personalities, and they're magical in many ways. Michael Mann distincthorsemagical Change image and share on social
HBO is not an advertiser-based model, it's a subscription model. So what's significant to HBO is not necessarily the debut of an episode, it's the cumulative numbers. Michael Mann advertiserbasecumulative Change image and share on social
When you say that I can go and make a movie, I feel like I'm one of the most fortunate men. I feel myself to be a fortunate man that I found something to do that I really love. Michael Mann feelfindfortunate Change image and share on social
By the time I was 21, I knew what I wanted to do, and that was to direct films. Michael Mann directfilmknow Change image and share on social