Michael On
Michael On
adversity growth
In so many things, growth comes from adversity.
mistake perfect people
None of us are perfect, and we all make mistakes. But the American people are a very forgiving people.
spiritual jobs order
The world that we live in is full of distractions and pleasures that pull us away from a spiritual life. Even our jobs which are a very necessary and important part of our lives can end up being the altar at which we pray. They consume most of our waking hours and provide the income on which we are dependent in order to take care of our families.
creative bigs big-movie
When you don't have much money, you get creative. There's so much money that gets wasted on big movie sets. But when you don't have much money, you improvise.
jail people upset
If - you know, it seems to me that if we see Matt Cooper being carted off to jail today, a lot of people may find that, you know, a very upsetting thing.
party issues different
You know, this is - one can imagine how life would be different if one body of Congress was controlled by the other party, there would be subpoena power and there would be all - mechanisms to get to the bottom of all sorts of issues of controversy.
idols lennon
I only have one idol: John Lennon.
hate people film
When people approach me about my films it is usually to tell me how much they hate them.
music world fans
I'm a fan of music from all over the world.
views want cinema
There's still a 1950s view of cinema, that there's one audience and they all want to see the same thing.
ideas interesting feelings
I don't particularly like the idea that there's an arc to the story and that therefore in this scene you have to convey this bit of information or emotion. I like more the feeling that, of course, there is a shape to the story, but that each scene should feel right, should be true at that moment, and that gradually you accumulate these moments of truth until you get enough of them together that it becomes a story that's interesting.
world film aspect
A lot of the aspects of the world of the film are amalgams of things that already exist.
trying ugly fans
I never try to avoid 'Ugly Betty' fans, as I love them.
independent done ships
I worked on three independent movies in close succession and I really learned from those directors how to stay on budget, make your days, get it done, keep everyone happy, which is a huge thing in a movie, and to steer the ship.