Camera Quotes · Page 22

I can zero in on subtle things because I'm holding the camera.

— Patrice Leconte

“It's the photographer that creates the picture, not the camera.”

— Dan Eitreim

I'm clearly not meant to be in front of the camera. I'm really not meant for anything but behind the camera.

— Cary Fukunaga

I try not to be spectacular with the camera. I try to be a witness of what's going on.

— Fede Alvarez

The first time I went behind the camera was in 1993. I felt, 'This is my thing,' and I knew that someday…

— Johan Renck

All actors are protecting something, in their own way, that happens in front of a camera.

— Todd Haynes

If you can be who you are on camera, which is not easy, then I think you're going to be successful.

— Matt Lauer

I would still encourage somebody, if they wanted to make a movie, to just go take a movie camera. That's clearly been…

— Nicole Holofcener

My parents used to talk about Sergio Leone films a lot. And I got really into them. I love Clint Eastwood. I…

— Edgar Wright

I'm trying to learn things behind the camera and what a producer does and shadowing the directors.

— Chandra Wilson

A visual understanding of great composition and how to use a camera and expensive lenses can be learned, but drive and a…

— Aaron Huey

I think that there isn't a photograph in the world that has any narrative ability... They do not tell stories - they…

— Garry Winogrand

I've discovered that being behind the camera is more fascinating. If I had to choose a profession today, it would have been…

— Sonali Bendre

The cinema is a very truthful medium because the camera doesn't let you get away with anything. On stage, you can even…

— James Dean

Actors and actresses have done a lot of films with their legs, with their arms, with the whole crew and the camera.…

— Anna Karina

I can't separate the process of writing from the visual process. I'm speaking only for myself here, but I'm a highly visual…

— Stephen Gaghan

It's not easy to do morning TV. A lot of people think you just show up and be yourself, but one of…

— Michael Strahan

I mean yes to act out something or take chances in the performance is one thing. But in terms of a camera,…

— Lily Tomlin

If I enter a set, I am all over the place and be in my zone once the camera is on.

— Divya Agarwal

I think from an early age I was aware of how a camera can tell a story, how a movie camera can…

— Brian Selznick

The camera movement should be like a cat jumping onto a table - with just enough amount of effort and that's it.…

— Steve McQueen

The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it!

— Ansel Adams

You can understand the integrity of the filmmaker from his camera angles. You can't hide anything from it.

— Shoojit Sircar

“It isn't the camera that takes great shots, it is the photographer, don't forget this. I”

— Eric Dahlin

The director can't do your job for you. He can't get in front of the camera and perform your part.

— Everett McGill

Skills are never taught, they are acquired. I can give you a camera, but can't feed your vision.

— Raghu Rai

A TV camera goes right through your soul. If you're a bad person, people pick that up.

— Roy Clark

Where you point the camera is the question and the picture you get is the answer to decipher.

— Robert Polidori

I see my work behind the camera as the actualization of a poem. I like to linger on images, conveying things through…

— Lisa Joy

For the longest time, I was very conscious of the camera while doing a scene. It wouldn't seem natural. But gradually, I've…

— Neha Dhupia

I just [take pictures] because the camera is something to carry around in my pocket.

— Andy Warhol

I want to produce. I want to direct. I want to be my own camera man. I want my own boxing club.…

— Barry Keoghan

Expensive gear helps for night shots, but I wouldn't recommend beginners overspend on a camera.

— Tom Anderson

As an actor, you've to be honest while giving any shot, the camera is same in any medium, the sound system, too.…

— Amit Sadh

I actually wanted to first direct and produce, but then I got this very cool opportunity to be in front of the…

— Manish Dayal

Authentic discovery, when captured on camera, I think, is tremendous acting.

— Matt Walsh

When you're on film or TV, essentially you're in front of the camera. Unless it's a Tim Burton thing, the desire is…

— Thomas Middleditch

I wish that every director was as interested in doing as much in camera and with physical objects as much as possible…

— Joseph Gatt

I need to borrow a camera to take some pix of my studio, which is basically the kitchen table.

— Francesca Da Rimini

I have learnt over the years to know which camera angle makes me look better.

— Saswata Chatterjee