Mike Figgis
Mike Figgis
Michael "Mike" Figgisis an English film director, screenwriter, and composer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his work in Leaving Las Vegas...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth28 February 1948
done ashamed
There's nothing I've done which I'm ashamed of or I thought was actually bad.
drama film accidents
Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film.
guitar play piano
I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar.
musical cameras instruments
I like to work my camera as if it were a musical instrument.
directors plans
I had no plans to be a director.
trying friendly want
I am intrigued enough to want to continue, and also to try and work with companies like Sony on modifying the cameras and making them more user-friendly and efficient.
years eight missing
Each film is different. Time Code was very quick - a matter of months. Miss Julie has been on my shelf as a script for some seven or eight years. But then the shooting process was very quick - 16 days.
movement cameras storytelling
The function of camera movement is to assist the storytelling. That's all it is. It cannot be there just to demonstrate itself.
apology people trying
I've spent my life hearing people trying to apologize for music.
moving loss lost-friendship
I would certainly say that films like Time Code and the Loss of Sexual Innocence were far more rewarding to me in terms of being able to move forward as a filmmaker.
vegas leaving trying
Obviously, I try to make the films work for an audience. That's the main point of making a film, and in retrospect, one can see that certain films, let's say Leaving Las Vegas, demonstrated its own success.
strong desire needs
But I don't have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking.
aware english-director minute movements tension
You can do really slow movements with it, like zooming in for a minute and a half. The audience isn't aware that the camera has moved, but there's subconscious tension there.
english-director
I want the score to have a really big voice.