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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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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.

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 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...

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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...

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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

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

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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.

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....

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...