When we came to America, the movies here needed a "new wave." European films looked totally different than American movies, which were these lush, glossy pictures with this elaborate production design.
Vilmos ZsigmondThere are many, many different kinds of movies and directors and styles. I don't mind that a movie looks like a movie.
Vilmos ZsigmondI like to say that lighting is about taking the light away. I often like to use the shadows more than the light.
Vilmos ZsigmondIn fact, I probably learned more about photography from studying black-and-white photography in those magazines [Look Magazine and LIFE Magazine] than I did from watching movies here. That's the truth.
Vilmos Zsigmond