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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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...

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...

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...

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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

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

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...

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.

You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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.

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.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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

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

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...

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

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

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...