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Mike Figgis

I am intrigued enough to 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.

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Mike Figgis

The world is an infinitely fa...

The world is an infinitely fascinating, tragic and humorous place.

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Mike Figgis

I play piano and trumpet. I s...

I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar.

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Mike Figgis

I'm a huge fan of world cinem...

I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way.

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Mike Figgis

Each film is different. Time ...

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.

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Mike Figgis

There's nothing quite like th...

There's nothing quite like the idea of failing spectacularly to excite a film maker

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Mike Figgis

I made my first film on 16mm....

I made my first film on 16mm. Then I began using 35mm.Then I began working in Hollywood. And I began to really understand how films were made by professionals. I have to say I wasn't very impressed.

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Mike Figgis

I like to work my camera as i...

I like to work my camera as if it were a musical instrument.

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Mike Figgis

You make sure that there's a ...

You make sure that there's a structure that's interesting for them to play on top of, then do temp versions and try it on the film. By the time the players come to the recording session, I've found what works. So I'm not wasting their time.

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Mike Figgis

When I do the music, I make t...

When I do the music, I make the musicians listen to what's happening in the film. That way they treat the dialogue as if it was a singer.

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Mike Figgis

In a way, the history of jazz...

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.

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Mike Figgis

There's a sadness to the huma...

There's a sadness to the human condition that I think music is good for. It gives a counterpoint to the visual beauty, and adds depth to pictures that they wouldn't have if the music wasn't there.

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Mike Figgis

You can do really slow moveme...

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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Mike Figgis

I started using film as part ...

I started using film as part of live theatre performance - what used to be called performance art - and I became intrigued by film.

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Mike Figgis

Obviously, I try to make the ...

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.

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Mike Figgis

It's difficult working with v...

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.

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Mike Figgis

Films take up so much time, a...

Films take up so much time, and with theatre, you do have to plan a period of time that you can be free.

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Mike Figgis

I never had any urge or desir...

I never had any urge or desire to do like a big spectacular movie with thousands and thousands of extras. I'd rather watch paint drying. But put me in a room with three people having a hard time, like a character situation, and then you're into a really intense portraiture kind of concept.

Mike Figgis 52 quotes
Mike Figgis

I'm a huge fan of world cinema...

I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way.

Mike Figgis 52 quotes
Mike Figgis

I might have a guitar or a pia...

I might have a guitar or a piano on set to play something for the actors.

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