Every shot I have ever made has been a compromise in some way. No image has ever been as good as the one I envisioned in my mind's eye.

I loved movies ever since I was a kid.

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

I think of filmmaking as a form of communication. Maybe it's also an art, but that's for somebody else to decide.

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.

Your whole life informs your eye.

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.