Mike Figgis

“I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar.”

“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...”

“I am intrigued enough to want to continue, and also to try and work with companies like Sony on modifying the cameras and making them more user-friendly and efficient.”

“I like to work my camera as if it were a musical instrument.”

“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 g...”

“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...”

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