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.

The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are.

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.

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

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.

My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar.