Conrad Hall Quotes
An American cinematographer from Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
(1926 - 2003)
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Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry.
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But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.
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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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Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.
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Contrast is what makes photography interesting.
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Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten.
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Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.
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Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else.
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I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.
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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 hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80.
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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.
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I realize that every picture isn't a work of art.
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I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters.
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I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.
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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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I want to tell a story and shape it all the way through to the end.
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I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.
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In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music.
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It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren't words or metaphors which describe many of the emotions you are attempting to evoke.
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