46 Quotes by Mike Figgis

I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar.

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.

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.

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

But I don't have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking.

I had no plans to be a director.

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

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

I want the score to have a really big voice.