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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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...

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....

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

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

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

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

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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 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.

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.

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.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

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

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

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 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...

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...

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

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

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

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

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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...

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.

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...