“Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film.” Quote by Mike Figgis
“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.” MadeCertainActorsProcessClearMaterialsNeededMade ItPlotImprovisationDiscussingImpart Author: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.” KnowsStatesCertainSoundCan DoAudienceHarmonyPsychologicalUndervalued Author: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 than is healthy.” LittlesActorsDifficultRichHealthyAgentsManagersSpoilt Author: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 form of original music, while classical music has gotten to the end of its cycle in terms of exploring its form.” WayEndsFormTermCenturyDevelopmentMirrorsOriginalsJazzCyclesExploringClassical MusicOriginal Music Author: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.” IfsWayFilmMusicianHappeningsTreatsSingersDialogue Author:Mike Figgis
“In every form of art, you really want the experience of the images to transcend the medium, for the medium to disappear into the greater experience of viewing the work. So that you forget you are looking at a painting, or a photograph.” WantArtFormForgetGreaterPaintingPhotographDisappearMediumsForget You Author:Bill Henson
“Remember God likes us best when we are flying by the seats of our pants.” RememberFlyingLikesSeatsPants Author:Ruth Bernhard
“I find that even small changes sometimes jog you out of a mental rut.” SometimesRutsSmall Changes Author:Tom Perrotta
“But because we in the United States finance our current account deficit by borrowing in our own currency, we can move to a more competitive dollar without the adverse effects that followed currency declines in other countries.” CountryStatesMovingUnitedUnited StatesEffectsAccountsDollarsCurrentsFinanceDeclineCurrencyOther CountriesDeficitBorrowingAdverseAdverse Effects Author:Martin Feldstein
“After all, an overvalued dollar gives us the ability to buy foreign goods at lower prices. And the existing volume of exports brings more yen and euros than they would if the dollar were more competitive.” IfsGivingAbilityDollarsGoodsVolumeEuro Author:Martin Feldstein