Michael Mann
Michael Mann
Michael Kenneth Mannis an American film director, screenwriter, and producer...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth5 February 1943
CityChicago, IL
knew time
By the time I was 21, I knew what I wanted to do, and that was to direct films.
horse racing
I own a horse and ride, but I don't know racing or betting.
distinct horses magical
Horses have really distinct personalities, and they're magical in many ways.
change
I like change. I don't like being in the same room for too long.
night views years
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.
people reacting wide
A 65-ft.-wide screen and 500 people reacting to the movie, there is nothing like that experience.
hbo
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.
terrific
The best-kept secret about Don Johnson is the fact that he is a terrific actor.
cliched course experience notion shoot
There's a tired notion that the photojournalist has to be disengaged to be able to shoot what he shoots, and that's such a cliched idea of what the experience is. Of course they're engaged, and they're not distanced.
countries guarantees home longer market necessary quality request
It will no longer be necessary for a registration request for non-EU countries to be made by governments ... and there will no longer be a requirement for quality guarantees on the home market for registration in the EU.
bold claim countries eu extremely offer ridiculous serious
The EU has made an extremely bold offer on agriculture. It's ridiculous to claim this isn't a serious offer. We need the other countries also to show a willingness to move; this isn't a one-way street.
change creative either license mean phone
And so, the challenging thing, ... is that you're going to have to change things in drama, of course. Either that, or you're doing a phone book. But at the same time, they have to mean the same thing. ... You can't take creative license as a license to be untruthful.
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I think it's easy for directors to stay fresh more than actors, especially once an actor becomes a star. It's hard for Russell Crowe to walk down a street or take a subway. I can fly coach.
ashamed ought
I think they ought to be ashamed of themselves,