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.

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

I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.

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

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

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.