It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

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In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

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.

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 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.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you...

Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you...

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 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.

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.

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...

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 at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.