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

Quote by Conrad Hall

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

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

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.

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.

I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.

I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.

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 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...

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...

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...

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 first semester, I got a D in creative writing.

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

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

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

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 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.

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...

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 have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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.

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.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.