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I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way.
Mike Figgis
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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.
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Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film.
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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.
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In discussing the process with the actors, I made it clear to them that they could improvise but that the sum total of their improvisation needed to impart certain plot points, and schematic material.
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I've spent my life hearing people trying to apologize for music.
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There's nothing I've done which I'm ashamed of or I thought was actually bad.
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I might have a guitar or a piano on set to play something for the actors.
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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.
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I started using film as part of live theatre performance - what used to be called performance art - and I became intrigued by film.
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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.
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The world is an infinitely fascinating, tragic and humorous place.
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But I don't have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking.
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