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Michael Mann Quotes

- Director | February 5, 1943 -

Miami is one of these great places that is a really sensual, physically beautiful place.

Beautiful Great Miami Beautiful Place

I've never made any film that I wouldn't go back and re-edit.

Back Go Never Film Made Any

There's people who live life authentically and there's people who live a life of fabrication. And it begins with the question of how you're gonna do your time. And these are observations I made about Folsom when I was there with Dustin Hoffman when he was directing 'Straight Time.'

Life Live Live Life Time People You

We bring our preparation to the table, and opportunity may present itself, and if you are well prepared, you can seize opportunity and then maybe something good happens, and you call that luck.

Good Opportunity Preparation Luck

In 'The Insider,' I had violence - lethal, life-taking aggression - all happening psychologically, all with people talking to other people.

People Talking Violence Aggression

Could I have worked under a system where there were Draconian controls on my creativity, meaning budget, time, script choices, etc.? Definitely not. I would have fared poorly under the old studio system that guys like Howard Hawks did so well in. I cannot.

Time Creativity Choices Meaning Old

I think it's easy for directors to stay fresh more than actors, especially once an actor becomes a star. It's hard for Russell Crowe to walk down a street or take a subway. I can fly coach.

Walk Fly Think Easy Down I Can

A 65-ft.-wide screen and 500 people reacting to the movie, there is nothing like that experience.

Experience People Nothing Screen

I see the world from the perspective of a 5'8" person, not someone who is 6'4". so naturally, I'm going to choose certain lens heights over and again... Sometimes nature makes choices for you.

Nature Perspective World Choices You

The best-kept secret about Don Johnson is the fact that he is a terrific actor.

Actor Secret Fact He About Terrific

'Police Story' had some of the best writing on television, and one reason for that is because most of the scripts were based on real cases.

Best Police Writing Story Television

Everything we do on 'Luck' is absolutely no different than if we'd had been doing it in a feature film. There's no short cuts. The specificity of what every single line might mean. Everything Dustin Hoffman does. Kevin Dunn is as authentic in the last scene of the last episode as he is in the first scene of the first episode.

Luck Short Doing Mean First Line

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