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

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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...

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...

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

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...

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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.

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...

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 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...

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

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

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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...