Michael Bay Quotes

I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the camera is being moved and the way the light is being used, you do get an idea of it.

I may even show up behind the camera. I love to put things together; I love to give direction. I have a great eye for pace.

When I am shooting a film I never think of how I want to shoot something; I simply shoot it.

As I began making my feature films, it was a great adventure. It was about constructing something I saw in my head or I had designed on storyboards and capturing that on film.

When you're making a film, you have an obligation to fill the frame with life.

I'm not the best filmmaker, but on the sets, it seems like everybody is having fun.

When I make a live-action movie, it's a very physical process. It's like running a marathon.

The challenge of film is making it right there at that moment, and then you get to move on.

I think you cannot make films without choosing everything.

I'd made these experimental films but I thought the major chore of a filmmaker was to relate to actors.

Theater is such a collaborative art. Hollywood is a competitive sport.

If you're sitting in the audience, you probably can't see the preparation and work that goes into creating a great scene or a great part, but I can assure you that a good film depends on lot of different things falling perfectly into place.

It's sort of one ongoing process where writing ends and directing starts.

Visual elements are, of course, the director's job.

I love making films, and as long as I love the subject, I just have a crazy amount of passion and energy for the project.

I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen.

Working on movies made me realize how fluid the medium of film was.

Nobody will ever notice that. Filmmaking is not about the tiny details. It's about the big picture.

Great art direction is NOT the same thing as great film direction!

I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities as well but is intensely rewarding.

I've made some films that were very much image based: 'Anna Karenina' and 'Pan,' for instance.

I love the process of working with a filmmaker and the writers and the actors.

As a filmmaker, I'm a collaborator first.

It's one of the things I love about my job: it's my job to help a director tell the story, to just be willing to help.

I had some great times doing competitions, but I have always been more into making movies because making movies is more about art and expressing yourself in a creative way.