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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.

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

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

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 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 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...

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

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

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...

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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

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

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....

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

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.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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 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...