The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move.

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But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made...

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made...

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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 saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters.

I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters.

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

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