It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a stop sign, and driving off. I had to decide how to frame and light it. It was magic. There was a sense of mystery.

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

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

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...

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...

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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

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

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 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.

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

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

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.

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

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

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...