I think seeing happens partly through the eyes, but not entirely.
In books they don't have deleted scenes, like with DVDs. You could have your deleted scene in a book as well!
Movies are something people see all over the world because there is a certain need for it.
The more opinions you have, the less you see.
What is generally referred to as American-style films are, in fact, studio productions.
If anything, I see myself as a witness. I'd also be pleased, if you'd call me an interpreter. I try to hear and see the message of a place and pass it on, into that other language, the universal one of images.