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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...

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...

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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...

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....

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

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

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.

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 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...

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

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...

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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

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