Quotes from Conrad Hall

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

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

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

Contrast is what makes photography interesting.

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

I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.

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

Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.

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

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

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

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

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

In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.

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

Photography is a very important part of my life.

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

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

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.

Painting and writing are solitary arts.

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

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.

There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.