I'm not a craftsman of graphics or art or film. I'm more of an idea generator and manufacturer.
Mike MillsWe never did things as we were supposed to do. That was part of our ethic. We did what felt right to us, not what someone told us we should do.
Mike MillsHumans are vulnerable, messy little animals and that's normal. And all I want to do is make a space for that in my films.
Mike MillsIf you ask me, the place that a story happens is as equal character. It's almost like an ecological viewpoint: These people are living in this piece of land, and in this piece of land in this time this is possible. For me, I almost think location first. It's time first - what year is it - then where are we, and then who is in it.
Mike Mills