There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job.

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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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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...

Photography is a very important part of my life.

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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 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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

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...