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" Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems. "

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" I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film. "

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" I knew exactly how I wanted it to play, but you are never sure until you watch the projected images reflect off the screen. That's when you know it worked. "

" With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You can abuse the film and create subtleties in contrast with light and exposure, diffusion and filters. That's what makes it an art. "

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" Painting and writing are solitary arts. "

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" But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and changing; and you know you can evolve with it if you grow and develop as a human being. "

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" I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script. "