Obviously, I try to make the films work for an audience. That's the m… — Mike Figgis

Obviously, I try to make the films work for an audience. That's the main point of making a film, and in retrospect, one can see that certain films, let's say Leaving Las Vegas, demonstrated its own success.

Mike FiggisDirector · English · b. 1948

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