I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.

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.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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 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...

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.