The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away.

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Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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.

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...

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 is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

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...

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.

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

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

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 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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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 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.

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....

But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and...

But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and...