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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
It’s… a hard thing for a director, to think you came up with a shot, something from your mind, and someone died while doing it. It’s the worst thing you’ll ever have to live with. It was very hard for me to get back on the horse again. Michael Bay Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
And a lot of the artists and people that we hired were fans of Transformers growing up, so having so many fans working on my crew really kept me on point. Michael Bay Read Quote
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 Read Quote
