My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar.

You have to understand the nature of light.

Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.

But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and changing; and you know you can evolve with it if you grow and develop as a human being.

The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are.

To me, the camera is like a musical instrument. You use it to control the flow, shape, size and colors of images.

That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally.