Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh's biography

Mike Leigh is 79 years old film director born at Brocket Hall. He was born on Saturday 20th of February 1943. According to year of birth 1943 Mike belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 20th of February means he is Pisces. Pisces is a Watery Sign. They are very intuitive people. They are empathic, emotional and highly spiritual in nature.

His ancestry is british. Mike is citizen of United Kingdom. Mike´s primary profession is to be film director. You can know Mike also as actor, playwright, theatrical director, screenwriter, writer, author. Mike is recently known as television director.

Mike Leigh's family

Mike Leigh's ex spouse

Alison Steadman

Mike Leigh and Alison Steadman have been together since 1973 for 28 years. Alison is known as stage actor. Mike´s ex spouse was born on Monday 26th of August 1946 in Liverpool.

Mike Leigh's schools

We found 5 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Central School of Art and Design, Camberwell College of Arts, Buile Hill High School, London Film School.

Mike Leigh's career

Mike´s main focus is to be film director. Mike is also a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Awards and competitions

Mike Leigh's Awards

• He was awarded an OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1993 Queen's Honours List for his services to the film industry.
• His play, "Abigail's Party", performed at the New Ambassador's Theatre, was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Revival of 2002.

Mike Leigh's Nominations

• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Director
• Mike was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
• Mike was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
• Mike was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
• He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
• Mike was nominated for Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay
• Mike was nominated for European Film Award for Best Film for work High Hopes in 1989
• He was nominated for European Film Award for Best Film for work Secrets & Lies in 1996
• Mike was nominated for European Film Award for Best Director for work All or Nothing in 2002
• He was nominated for European Film Award - People's Choice Award for Best Director for work All or Nothing in 2002
• Mike was nominated for European Film Award for Best Film for work Vera Drake in 2004
• Mike was nominated for European Film Award for Best Film for work Happy-Go-Lucky in 2008

Mike Leigh's quotes

• One develops a strange parallel existence that is not to do with oneself but is defined by some journalists. In my case, I'm supposed to be this - how does it go exactly? - "melancholic soul given to brooding silences".
• I've long since stopped worrying about how I'm portrayed in the press because ultimately it's not that important. Everyone who knows me knows I do what I do with the greatest integrity.
• People say to me, "Oh come on, you could do a great thing with a script." But I've always said no. Everyone will expect the quality and style of the acting to be as good as they are in my other films - and I wouldn't know how to do it.
• There was a time when you just couldn't make an independent, indigenous, serious feature film. And those of us who were lucky enough (Ken Loach, Stephen Frears, Alan Clarke and others) mostly found that at the BBC you could do what you wanted.
• But now I think I've been remarkably lucky to have made 17 full-length films in which nobody has ever interfered, ever.
• There are moments when you make those decisions, like the moment when I decided I would never, ever direct a conventional script someone else had written - or indeed try to write a conventional script. After that, I felt I could move on.
• Given the choice of Hollywood or poking steel pins in my eyes, I'd prefer steel pins.
• I like my films. I can't understand directors who don't watch their films after they've made them. If you don't like them, how the fuck can you expect anyone else to?
• Given the events of even the 19th century, Zionism was inevitable. Given the events of the 20th century, Israel was inevitable.
• The basic problem with television films is that even if they get a repeat, or, in extraordinary circumstance two repeats, the rest is generally shelf-life.
• I won't embark on a project if there's the remotest possibility that anybody is going to interfere, or want to know what it is, or suggest it has got the wrong ending, or recast stars and all that stuff.
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Mike Leigh's height, body shape

Lets describe how Mike Leigh looks. We will focus on his height, body shape. Mike is tall as 5' 7" (170 cm). Body build is average.