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

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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....

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

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

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

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

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

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.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

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

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

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

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

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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...

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...