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I had no plans to be a director.

Mike Figgis

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Mike Figgis
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: February 28
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I'm a huge fan of world cinema, because each country uses cinema in a very individual way.
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I might have a guitar or a piano on set to play something for the actors.
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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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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.
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But I don't have such a strong desire to need to get away from filmmaking.
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Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film.
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I play piano and trumpet. I studied classical guitar.
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