The weird thing about grief, for me at least, was when each of my parents died, for a year or two afterwards I was pretty wildly brave - just willing to take life on. Mike Mills bravediegrief Change image and share on social
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
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
Over and over again, I'm trying to express or communicate these big and small struggles to the world, and really to myself. Mike Mills bigcommunicateexpress Change image and 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
Being a good Hans Haacke student, part of his influence on me is that there's no difference between a gallery show and a film - or even an ad and a T-shirt-in terms of cultural legitimacy. They're just different contexts in which to have some sort of communication. Mike Mills communicationcontextcultural 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
My dad's gay experiences really had a very positive influence on me and my straight relationships - how to better accept all the weirdness and ambiguity and ups and downs and paradoxes. I knew from the beginning I was writing about love. Mike Mills acceptambiguitybegin 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