I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.

Quote by Conrad Hall

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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...

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

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

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.

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....

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

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

But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and...

But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and...

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...

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

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

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

I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters.

I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters.

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.

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...

It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows.

It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows.

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...

With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You...

With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You...

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.

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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.

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.

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...