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By the time I was 21, I knew what I wanted to do, and that was to direct films.

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

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.'

From Michael Mann

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.

From Michael Mann

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.

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

From Michael Mann

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.

From Michael Mann

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

From Michael Mann

'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.

From Michael Mann

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.

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