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.

It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a stop sign, and driving off. I had to decide how to frame and light it. It was magic. There was a sense of mystery.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and changing; and you know you can evolve with it if you grow and develop as a human being.

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

The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away.