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.

Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry.

The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move.

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.

It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows.

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

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