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

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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 suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.

I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

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 can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.

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

Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of...

Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of...

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

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.

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.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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...

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

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

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...

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

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