With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You can abuse the film and create subtleties in contrast with light and exposure, diffusion and filters. That's what makes it an art.

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You have to understand the nature of light.

You have to understand the nature of light.

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...

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 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.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.

Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.

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

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

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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.

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.

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...

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

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

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.

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....

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

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.

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...