I don't really believe in the mystery of cinematography - what happens in the camera is what the cinematographers create and all that nonsense.

I am concerned that the subtlety is being lost and every film tends to look very contrasty and saturated.

You can’t learn your craft by copying me or anyone else. I hope what I do can do is in some way inspire others but I would be appalled if I thought my work was being studied as ‘the right way to do the job’. My way is just one of an infinite number of ways to do the job.

I loved movies ever since I was a kid.

If I am creating the shots from scratch I may have to spend more time holding the directors hand and therefore have less time to finesse the shot or the lighting etc. but it really all depends on the project. Some films benefit from their spontaneity.

Maybe that sounds a bit pretentious, but I think life experience is always more important than technical knowledge.

Am I nostalgic for film? … I mean, it’s had a good run, hasn’t it? You know, I’m not nostalgic for a technology. I’m nostalgic for the kind of films that used to be made that aren’t being made now.