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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 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...

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

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

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...

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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...

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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...

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....

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.