With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You can abuse the film and create subtleties in contrast with light and exposure, diffusion and filters. That's what makes it an art.

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There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language....

There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language....

My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning...

My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning...

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren't words or...

It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren't words or...

I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.

I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.

I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as...

I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as...

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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...

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you...

Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you...

That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally.

That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally.

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

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

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.

The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away.

The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away.

There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.

There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.

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...

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.