Obviously, I try to make the films work for an audience. That's the main point of making a film, and in retrospect, one can see that certain films, let's say Leaving Las Vegas, demonstrated its own success. Mike Figgis audiencedemonstratefilm share on social
I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way. Mike Figgis cinemacountryfan Change image and share on social
The world is an infinitely fascinating, tragic and humorous place. Mike Figgis fascinatehumorousinfinitely Change image and share on social
When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if it was a singer. Mike Figgis dialoguefilmhappen Change image and share on social
I am intrigued enough to want to continue, and also to try and work with companies like Sony on modifying the cameras and making them more user-friendly and efficient. Mike Figgis cameracompanycontinue Change image and share on social
I like to work my camera as if it were a musical instrument. Mike Figgis camerainstrumentmusical Change image and share on social
I might have a guitar or a piano on set to play something for the actors. Mike Figgis actorguitarpiano Change image and share on social
Each film is different. Time Code was very quick - a matter of months. Miss Julie has been on my shelf as a script for some seven or eight years. But then the shooting process was very quick - 16 days. Mike Figgis codedayfilm share on social
I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar. Mike Figgis classicalguitarpiano Change image and share on social
But I don't have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking. Mike Figgis desirefilmmakestrong Change image and share on social