Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.

Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.

It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a...

It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a...

You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.

You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward.

Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.

Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.

I think one of the reasons people quit is because they're afraid they won't be...

I think one of the reasons people quit is because they're afraid they won't be...

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning...

The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning...

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are.

The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are.

I want to tell a story and shape it all the way through to the...

I want to tell a story and shape it all the way through to the...

I knew exactly how I wanted it to play, but you are never sure until...

I knew exactly how I wanted it to play, but you are never sure until...

I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80.

I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80.

Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.

Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.

My first semester, I got a D in creative writing.

My first semester, I got a D in creative writing.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made...

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made...

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.

Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.

I realize that every picture isn't a work of art.

I realize that every picture isn't a work of art.