Michael Bay Quotes

Michael Bay — American Director born on February 17, 1965,

Michael Benjamin Bay is an American filmmaker. He is known for directing big-budget action films characterized by fast edits, stylistic visuals and extreme use of special effects, including frequent depiction of explosions. His films, which include the science fiction disaster thriller Armageddon, the epic war film Pearl Harbor and the science fiction action films in the Transformers film series, have grossed over US$5 billion worldwide. He is co-founder of commercial production house The Institute, a.k.a. The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness. He is co-chair and part-owner of the digital effects house Digital Domain. He co-owns Platinum Dunes, a production house which has remade horror movies including The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror, The Hitcher, Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street... (wikipedia)

I allow a lot of room for improvisation and funny stuff. I always feel planned.

We don't make movies for critics. I've done four movies; there's millions upon millions upon millions of people who've paid to see them. Somebody likes them. My greatest joy is to sit anonymously in a dark theater and watch it with an audience, a paying audience.

Fast cars are my only vice.

A lot of directors don't want the pressure of a movie the size of Pearl Harbor. But I love it. I thrive on it.

I go out there to win. People don't care if you die in this business. The only way I get back is with success.