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

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

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

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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