Quotes from Mike Figgis

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

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

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.

The function of camera movement is to assist the storytelling. That's all it is. It cannot be there just to demonstrate itself.

I made my first film on 16mm. Then I began using 35mm. Then I began working in Hollywood. And I began to really understand how films were made by professionals. I have to say I wasn't very impressed.