But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

Quote by Conrad Hall

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

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

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

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

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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....

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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 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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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...