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

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Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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

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

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

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

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

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.

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.