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 would certainly say that films like Time Code and the Loss of Sexual Innocence were far more rewarding to me in terms of being able to move forward as a filmmaker. Mike Figgis codefilmfilmmaker Change image and share on social
I've spent my life hearing people trying to apologize for music. Mike Figgis apologizehavehear Change image and share on social
You make sure that there's a structure that's interesting for them to play on top of, then do temp versions and try it on the film. By the time the players come to the recording session, I've found what works. So I'm not wasting their time. Mike Figgis filmfindhave share on social
I've held onto little musical sketches that I thought could be useful, and the more time that I spend doing them for each film, then the more I have to draw on. Mike Figgis drawfilmhave 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