As a son of a man who pretended to be one thing for 33 years of my life and then was another thing, the questions of 'what is real' and 'what is not real' are very blurrily vivid to me. Mike Mills blurrilylifeman Change image and share on social
There's great sadness and life doesn't work out like you would want, on a lot of levels, but there's no need to feel all alone. This happens to everybody, so there's no self-pity. This is the ride that humans are on, and all of it is essential for our natural part of it. Mike Mills essentialfeelgreat share on social
One good and bad thing about New York is there's so much exciting stuff and so many people doing something interesting. I actually find in New York that you become more careerist and more focused on what's the newest, hippest thing. Mike Mills badcareeristexcit share on social
To me, sadness and humor aren't disrelated and humor is the best tool I've had against the sadness in my life. Mike Mills disrelatedhavehumor Change image and share on social
To me it's like, every time I'm a director, like today, you're the captain of the ship, so you better dress like it. You're the host of the party. Mike Mills captaindirectordress Change image and share on social
I don't really believe that documentary is objective reality and fiction is all illusion. Mike Mills documentaryfictionillusion Change image and share on social
Shooting a film is like a kismet quest. You have thirty days and you need magic to happen. So that's why I wear suits. I'm praying to the gods, and I'm doing everything I can to respect the powers of the world. Mike Mills dayfilmgod share on social
Film is endlessly just beyond your reach. I think that's what I love so much about it. Mike Mills endlesslyfilmlove Change image and share on social
It's funny now how much we look at - whatever you want to call it: art, design, culture stuff, film - online, and how in the online world, you're instantly global. Mike Mills artcallculture Change image and share on social
To be honest, we have no control over what's going on with a movie, much less what people are going to think of it. Your whole life is wound up in it but you don't have control and you have to get used to being on that turbulent plane without trying to fly it. The less you think about all that the better. Mike Mills controlflyhonest share on social