Conrad Hall Quotes
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I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.
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In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.
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But you still have an awesome responsibility, because you are helping to create something which might influence the thinking of millions of people.
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That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally.
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I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.
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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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The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away.
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I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.
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I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.
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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.
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Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.
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Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.
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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.
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You have to understand the nature of light.
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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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The truth is that every experience, every feeling, every film you see, becomes part of the sensibilities you apply to making a movie.
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Painting and writing are solitary arts.
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Photography is a very important part of my life.
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There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.