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Michael Bay (Film Director)

Everybody knows about Pearl Harbor. The thing that really fascinated me is that through this tragedy there was this amazing American heroism.

— Michael Bay age

Fast cars are my only vice.

— Michael Bay

I look at directing as a sporting event. It's a race, a marathon. It's great when it clicks, which is why I push my crews so hard so we can excel.

— Michael Bay race

I make movies for teenage boys. Oh dear, what a crime.

— Michael Bay crime

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.

— Michael Bay people

What I look for in a script is something that challenges me, something that breaks new ground, something that allows me to flex my director muscle. You have got to think fast in this business, you've got to keep reinventing yourself to stay on top.

— Michael Bay business

There are things that I invented - the creaky geriatric robot that is always grumpy, for example, or the little wheelie guy, he's not in the Hasbro lore. But kids love that stuff - this little guy as a pet on a chain. They gravitate towards it.

— Michael Bay love

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.

— Michael Bay love

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.

— Michael Bay success

I'm at that point in my life where I definitely want to get married soon. I've got my dogs as surrogates, but I'm ready for kids.

— Michael Bay life

I make movies that audiences like, that I'd want to see. That's all.

— Michael Bay want

For me, the great joy is to watch an audience watching what I've made. To hear not a peep from the audience at the right moment, and then to hear the laughs and the cheers.

— Michael Bay joy

Nobody in the world knew about Megan Fox until I found her and put her in 'Transformers.' I like to think that I've had some luck in building actors' careers with my films.

— Michael Bay world

I'm done with effects movies for now. When you do a movie like 'Transformers', it can feel like you're doing three movies at once - which is tiring.

— Michael Bay you

Maybe I have just a younger voice than many other directors.

— Michael Bay man

Do you know what directors go through? It's just hell. Like, why do I work so hard - to think I'm only going to see this movie five times and then never see it again 'cause I'm so sick of it? What is it worth, honestly?

— Michael Bay time

Directing is not a job. It's more like a career. Which is great!

— Michael Bay job

I love doing big movies. It's awesome! You have all these toys. The thing I like about this movie is, like they always say, directors have the biggest train sets! Don't tell anyone, but I'd do this for free.

— Michael Bay love

The press don't like to say nice things because nice is boring. It's much better to label me the devil. What we do is not brain surgery. We are entertainers, plain and simple, and we're responsible to bring that money back, to make a profit.

— Michael Bay money

There are many movies that have done it very badly. The studios have gone for quick profits and audiences are feeling angry. People aren't taking the time and spending the money to do it right. I am.

— Michael Bay time

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

— Michael Bay funny

It's great that I get accused of not being politically correct. People need to take themselves less seriously. This world is so screwed up as it is, we've all got to relax a bit more.

— Michael Bay world

I can be very reserved about things. My business side isn't shy. I can be like a general. But I've got a shy side. I'm also a lot deeper than people think, and a lot more sensitive. But I don't let people in too much.'

— Michael Bay people

I'm one of the few directors that actually shoots a lot in camera.

— Michael Bay

You'll hear people say now, 'Oh, I don't want to see something in 3-D. That's wrong, because what they've seen is 3-D done poorly.

— Michael Bay people

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