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
humorous world tragic
The world is an infinitely fascinating, tragic and humorous place.
theatre film periods
Films take up so much time, and with theatre, you do have to plan a period of time that you can be free.
plot actors made
In discussing the process with the actors, I made it clear to them that they could improvise but that the sum total of their improvisation needed to impart certain plot points, and schematic material.
healthy actors agents
It's difficult working with very rich actors, because inevitably they become a little spoilt, and the managers and agents tend to control things more than is healthy.
mirrors development way
In a way, the history of jazz's development is a small mirror of classical music's development through the centuries. Now jazz is a living form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form.
things-i-love cinema range
One of the things I love about cinema is the range.
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.
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.
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.
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I want the score to have a really big voice.