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

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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

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

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

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

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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

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

I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as...

I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as...

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...