Michael Mann
Michael Mann
Michael Kenneth Mannis an American film director, screenwriter, and producer...
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth5 February 1943
CityChicago, IL
audiences brighter exposure gives people required
I don't underestimate audiences' intelligence. Audiences are much brighter than media gives them credit for. When people went to a movie once a week in the 1930s and that was their only exposure to media, you were required to do a different grammar.
ashamed ought
I think they ought to be ashamed of themselves,
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.
horse racing
I own a horse and ride, but I don't know racing or betting.
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.
dictated key music whether
Music is always key to me, whether it's 'Miami Vice' or not 'Miami Vice.' It's dictated by the story, about what Crockett and Tubbs and Isabella and Trudy are doing.
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.
aggression people
In 'The Insider,' I had violence - lethal, life-taking aggression - all happening psychologically, all with people talking to other people.
terrific
The best-kept secret about Don Johnson is the fact that he is a terrific actor.
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.
glasses time
We've been negotiating this thing for 20 years so it was about time that we had an agreement. We're going to clink glasses on this.
consult fast forward january move positive running system
We will now consult with them (Latin Americans) in a positive spirit. We have to have our system up and running on January 1, so we want to move things forward as fast as we can.
course respect
We will of course do all we can to respect our international obligations.
forced second
We don't want to be forced to have a second reform.