I knew exactly how I wanted it to play, but you are never sure until you watch the projected images reflect off the screen. That's when you know it worked.

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

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

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....

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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 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...

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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.