There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.

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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.

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

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

With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You...

With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.

I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.

I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.

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

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

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

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

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

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...

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.