My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar.
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.
I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.
Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.
Photography is a very important part of my life.
There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.