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Mike Figgis Quotes

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I want the score to have a really big voice Picture Quote #1

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Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film Picture Quote #1

The world is an infinitely fascinating, tragic and humorous place Picture Quote #1

One of the things I love about cinema is the range Picture Quote #1

I had no plans to be a director Picture Quote #1

I like to work my camera as if it were a musical instrument Picture Quote #1

I’ve spent my life hearing people trying to apologize for music Picture Quote #1

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I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar Picture Quote #1

I might have a guitar or a piano on set to play something for the actors Picture Quote #1

Films take up so much time, and with theatre, you do have to plan a period of time that you can be free Picture Quote #1

I’m a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way Picture Quote #1

But I don’t have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve held onto little musical sketches that I thought could be useful, and the more time that I spend doing them for each film, then the more I have to draw on Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The function of camera movement is to assist the storytelling. That’s all it is. It cannot be there just to demonstrate itself Picture Quote #1

There’s nothing quite like the idea of failing spectacularly to excite a film maker Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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There’s nothing I’ve done which I’m ashamed of or I thought was actually bad Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The power of sound to put an audience in a certain psychological state is vastly undervalued. And the more you know about music and harmony, the more you can do with that Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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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. (Mike Figgis Quotes) 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. (Mike Figgis Quotes) 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. (Mike Figgis Quotes) 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 (Mike Figgis Quotes) 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 (Mike Figgis Quotes) I want the score to have a really big voice (Mike Figgis Quotes) Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film (Mike Figgis Quotes) The world is an infinitely fascinating, tragic and humorous place (Mike Figgis Quotes) One of the things I love about cinema is the range (Mike Figgis Quotes) I had no plans to be a director (Mike Figgis Quotes) I like to work my camera as if it were a musical instrument (Mike Figgis Quotes) I’ve spent my life hearing people trying to apologize for music (Mike Figgis Quotes) I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar (Mike Figgis Quotes) I might have a guitar or a piano on set to play something for the actors (Mike Figgis Quotes) Films take up so much time, and with theatre, you do have to plan a period of time that you can be free (Mike Figgis Quotes) I’m a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way (Mike Figgis Quotes) But I don’t have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking (Mike Figgis Quotes) 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 (Mike Figgis Quotes) 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 (Mike Figgis Quotes) I’ve held onto little musical sketches that I thought could be useful, and the more time that I spend doing them for each film, then the more I have to draw on (Mike Figgis Quotes) 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 (Mike Figgis Quotes) The function of camera movement is to assist the storytelling. That’s all it is. It cannot be there just to demonstrate itself (Mike Figgis Quotes) There’s nothing quite like the idea of failing spectacularly to excite a film maker (Mike Figgis Quotes) 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 (Mike Figgis Quotes) There’s nothing I’ve done which I’m ashamed of or I thought was actually bad (Mike Figgis Quotes) 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 (Mike Figgis Quotes) The power of sound to put an audience in a certain psychological state is vastly undervalued. And the more you know about music and harmony, the more you can do with that (Mike Figgis Quotes) 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 (Mike Figgis Quotes) 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 (Mike Figgis Quotes)

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