Michael Bay

American film director and producer (born 1965)

Michael Bay is an American film director and producer known for his big-budget, high-concept action movies with fast-paced editing, stylish visuals, and extensive use of special effects. He has directed blockbuster hits like the Transformers film series, Armageddon, and Bad Boys, making him one of the most commercially successful directors in the industry.

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About the Michael Bay

Michael Benjamin Bayis an American film director and producer. He is best known for making big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions. The films he has directed include Bad Boysand its sequel Bad Boys IIand A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010).

Frequently Asked Questions

Michael Bay was born on February 17, 1965.

Some of the popular films directed by Michael Bay include Bad Boys, The Rock, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor, the Transformers film series, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, and Ambulance.

Michael Bay’s films have grossed over US$7.8 billion worldwide, making him one of the most commercially successful directors in history.

Michael Bay is the co-founder of the commercial production house The Institute, also known as The Institute for the Development of Enhanced Perceptual Awareness.

Michael Bay is known for making big-budget, high-concept action films characterized by fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions.

Platinum Dunes, the production house co-owned by Michael Bay, has remade horror films such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Amityville Horror, The Hitcher, Friday the 13th, and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

Michael Bay’s films are characterized by fast cutting, stylistic cinematography and visuals, and extensive use of special effects, including frequent depictions of explosions.

17 Quotes by Michael Bay

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    Fast cars are my only vice.

    Michael Bay

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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

    Michael Bay

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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

    Michael Bay

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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

    Michael Bay

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    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

    American film director and producer (born 1965)

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    It is really cool to have created a movie that has turned out to become the biggest movie of the year.

    Michael Bay

    American film director and producer (born 1965)