The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are.

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

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

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

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....

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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...

That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally.

That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally.

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.

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...

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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...

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

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.

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 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...