Description:
Michael took an English degree at Oxford then trained in film at Bristol and London breaking into television via the cutting room at Thames Television. He made his directorial debut with two documentaries on Ingmar Bergman His production of Love Lies Bleeding won the Silver Award at the 1993 New York Television Festival and the 4 part serial 'Family' has collected numerous awards at film and television festivals around the world. He also directed the opening story in the first series of the multi award winning Cracker
Birthday
March 29, 1961
Born In
Blackburn, Lancashire, England, UK
Height
180 cm
Spouse/Ex-
Sabrina Broadbent (divorced)
Trivia
Apparently, his first job on a film shoot was working as Lindsay Anderson's
assistant in his early twenties, a position he described as
"...basically holding cups of tea".
Quotes
I don't particularly like the idea that there's an arc to the story and
that therefore in this scene you have to convey this bit of information
or emotion. I like more the feeling that, of course, there is a shape
to the story, but that each scene should feel right, should be true at
that moment, and that gradually you accumulate these moments of truth
until you get enough of them together that it becomes a story that's
interesting.
Trademarks
Often has actors improvise, rather than work exclusively from the script
