Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else.

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.

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...

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.

I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80.

I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80.

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...

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...

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 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.

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....

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...

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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...

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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

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