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

Quote by Conrad Hall

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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...

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 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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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....

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.

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...

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...