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" It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema. "

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" I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker. "

" 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. "

" You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward. "

" I want to tell a story and shape it all the way through to the end. "

" There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't. "

" The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away. "

" It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows. "

" I think one of the reasons people quit is because they're afraid they won't be able to get better and better; that they have to come to a zenith of some kind. "

" The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move. "

" I realize that every picture isn't a work of art. "

" 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. "

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

" My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar. "

" I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80. "

" Photography is a very important part of my life. "

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

" There is a kind of beauty in imperfection. "

" Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else. "

" Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language. "

" Contrast is what makes photography interesting. "

" My first semester, I got a D in creative writing. "

" Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry. "

" But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer. "

" The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are. "

" There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job. "