In Hollywood, maybe only ten percent will make it and the other ninety percent try. This elusive dream of making it and being on top is the same story as the moth being drawn to the flame. The flame and it's attractiveness is something you'll never eliminate. Some will learn how to live in that environment and others will burn in it.

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

I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.

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

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

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else.