It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

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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...

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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 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...

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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 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...

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.

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.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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.

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.