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

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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 can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.

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

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

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...

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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.

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...

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...

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'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.

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.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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 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.

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...