I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.
It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.
Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.
It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren't words or metaphors which describe many of the emotions you are attempting to evoke.
There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.
Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.