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> [I was talking to one of the writers about our target audience, and he was insulted that I used that term. But if you're given $60 million to make a film, you'd better know who your target audience is. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/i-was-talking-to-one-of-the-writers-about-our-target-audience-and-he/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

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## More by Michael Bay

> [What I look for in a script is something that challenges me, something that breaks new ground, something that allows me to flex my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/what-i-look-for-in-a-script-is-something-that-challenges-me-something/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [Directing is not a job. It's more like a career. Which is great!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/directing-is-not-a-job-it-s-more-like-a-career-which-is-great/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [The press don't like to say nice things because nice is boring. It's much better to label me the devil. What we do is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/the-press-don-t-like-to-say-nice-things-because-nice-is-boring-it-s/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [And a lot of the artists and people that we hired were fans of Transformers growing up, so having so many fans working on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/and-a-lot-of-the-artists-and-people-that-we-hired-were-fans-of/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [I'm done with effects movies for now. When you do a movie like 'Transformers,' it can feel like you're doing three movies at once…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/i-m-done-with-effects-movies-for-now-when-you-do-a-movie-like/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [You'll hear people say now, 'Oh, I don't want to see something in 3-D. That's wrong, because what they've seen is 3-D done poorly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/you-ll-hear-people-say-now-oh-i-don-t-want-to-see-something-in-3-d/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [Im at that point in my life where I definitely want to get married soon. Ive got my dogs as surrogates, but Im ready…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/im-at-that-point-in-my-life-where-i-definitely-want-to-get-married/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [I allow a lot of room for improvisation and funny stuff. I always feel planned.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/i-allow-a-lot-of-room-for-improvisation-and-funny-stuff-i-always-feel/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [There are things that I invented - the creaky geriatric robot that is always grumpy, for example, or the little wheelie guy, he's not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/there-are-things-that-i-invented-the-creaky-geriatric-robot-that-is/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [You get the most 3D effect when it starts about three to four seconds, that's when it starts feeling 3D. And then what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/you-get-the-most-3d-effect-when-it-starts-about-three-to-four-seconds/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [I filmed my first little Super 8 movie by stealing my mum's Super 8 camera where I set some fires to some of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/i-filmed-my-first-little-super-8-movie-by-stealing-my-mum-s-super-8/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [I don't ever want to do a movie where you shoot it on a motion capture stage. I just don't like taking the reality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/i-don-t-ever-want-to-do-a-movie-where-you-shoot-it-on-a-motion/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [I look at directing as a sporting event. It's a race, a marathon. It's great when it clicks, which is why I push my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/i-look-at-directing-as-a-sporting-event-it-s-a-race-a-marathon-it-s/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [Why isn't everything exploding?!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/why-isn-t-everything-exploding/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

> [A lot of directors don't want the pressure of a movie the size of Pearl Harbor. But I love it. I thrive on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-bay/a-lot-of-directors-don-t-want-the-pressure-of-a-movie-the-size-of/)

[Michael Bay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-bay/)

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