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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


One of the things I love about cinema is the range. - Mike Figgis


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


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