Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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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....

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

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.

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

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...

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.

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

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

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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 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...

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.

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...

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...

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...