We used hand-held cameras 50 years ago. It wasn't something new. Sometimes we used a tripod, or we'd have a tracking shot, and sometimes - like when a character was being chased - we used a hand-held camera because it was right for the scene. In those cases, it helped the mood; it created immediacy and a feeling for the viewer that they were in the scene and in the moment.

I should mention Vittorio Storaro, who was Bernardo Bertolucci's cinematographer. You watch those films and they are exceptional.

There are many, many different kinds of movies and directors and styles. I don't mind that a movie looks like a movie.

Each story has a different approach for me and I try to work with lighting that will tell you visually the story better than if it was shot in available light.

Some movies are what I would call murky. Just because it's murky doesn't make it artistic. It makes it hard to see.

There is a difference between creating something and just capturing something. And when we were using film, it was not that fast, and it was expensive, so there was incentive to make sure the shot was exactly right before we rolled. With digital, it's fast and its cheap, and it's easy to bypass the rest.

I am actually retired - yes, I am retired. But I like to work. So I'm retired until someone calls me up to work.