Michael On
Michael On
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.
nice long decision
I would have to say the most challenging thing about directing is the sheer stamina because... as a director, you're always doing something. Someone always needs to talk to you. There are always decisions to be made and every day for as long as the movie goes on. So it's a marathon... You don't have to look nice, but it's all day every day.
long looks care
I really don't care what I look like as long as it fits with the thing I'm working on.
taken culture impossible
It's impossible not to be taken in by the spectacle of oneself, which is the biggest sin of the culture right now.
kids white people
White people couldn't do black music back in the day because they weren't funky or bad enough. They weren't from the ghettoes, but hip-hop and R&B changed all of that because white kids want to be down with it. They wanted to learn it so they studied the culture. It's kind of a cool thing because we shouldn't be so separate.
country europe america
To be a superstar is incredible pressure. And also in our country, I'm going to speak about this, America. We have a way of kind of making it hard on our superstars. I don't sense it when I go to Europe or I go to Japan.
helping-others artist soul
I've known the glory of the stage and the glory of the spotlight. I still crave it. I want to be on 'American Bandstand' and 'Soul Train' as a solo artist. As a producer, songwriter and arranger, I help other artists say what they want to say. But on my records, I say what I want to say.
artist voice sound
A lot of artists don't like the sound of their voice. They're put off by it.
rays all-time guitarist
Ray Gomez is one of the greatest guitarists of all times!