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

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

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

Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.

It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a stop sign, and driving off. I had to decide how to frame and light it. It was magic. There was a sense of mystery.

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

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.

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

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

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

Just like you fell on me, I fell for you, and the sensation of the fall happened so fast but in a beautiful way.

You can and you can't You will and you won't You'll be damn'd if you do You'll be damn'd if you don't.

The proper study of mankind is the science of design.

I was not born to get stuff done. I was born to dream it and then move towards it.

When I did do good stuff in the past, it was because I was able to transcend the parts of my being that weren't healthy.

If one dream dies, dream another dream. If you get knocked down, get back up and go again.

If I get married one day, or meet the girl I like, I’ll prepare 100m to 150m of candles, or maybe red carpet

The student armed with information will always win the battle.

Maturity is about Challenging yourself and Improving! And then taking that experience to help others.

My wealth has come from a combination of living in America, some lucky genes, and compound interest.