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

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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...

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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...

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

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

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 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.

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 is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

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 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.

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.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...