46 Quotes by Mike Figgis

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

One of the things I love about cinema is the range.

Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film.

There's nothing I've done which I'm ashamed of or I thought was actually bad.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.