Cinema Quote by Mike Figgis

I would certainly say that films like Time Code and the Loss of Sexual Innocence were far more rewarding to me in terms of…

— Mike Figgis

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

— Mike Figgis

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

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…

— Mike Figgis

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…

— 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…

— Mike Figgis

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

— Mike Figgis

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

— Mike Figgis

I had no plans to be a director.

— Mike Figgis

I never had any urge or desire to do like a big spectacular movie with thousands and thousands of extras. I'd rather watch paint…

— Mike Figgis

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

— Mike Figgis

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

— Mike Figgis