Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

I think one of the reasons people quit is because they're afraid they won't be able to get better and better; that they have to come to a zenith of some kind.

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.

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

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

There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.