It's very hard to go to Monument Valley and not think of John Ford's films. — Janusz Kaminski Cinema Copy Share Image
[I] love 'Munich', man. That's a very underappreciated film. — Janusz Kaminski Cinema Copy Share Image
Very few people make exterior movies anymore. It's always action films driven by action and quick editing. — Janusz Kaminski Action Copy Share Image
Really fantastic film, 'Munich'. So yeah, if I would say, what's the most underappreciated film, I think 'Munich' would be the one. — Janusz Kaminski Cinema Copy Share Image
['American Dream' will be released] probably never.Never in the United States because there's no room for independent cinema. — Janusz Kaminski American dream Copy Share Image
'American Dream' is a small little movie made for under a million dollars. Totally independent feature. — Janusz Kaminski American dream Copy Share Image
If you take away 'Schindler's List' and 'Saving Private Ryan', I like 'Minority Report' a lot. — Janusz Kaminski Film Copy Share Image
The greatest directors are the greatest users. They use people's talents to tell the story that they want to tell. — Janusz Kaminski Cinema Copy Share Image
It would be horrible to be micro-managed! I don't think directors can really micro-manage people. It's just impossible. — Janusz Kaminski Directors Copy Share Image
I just directed another picture called 'American Dream' with Nick Stahl. Just finished shooting principal photography right before I started ['Lincoln']. — Janusz Kaminski American dream Copy Share Image
["War Horse"] does have action as well, but we allow the audience to appreciate the environment where these characters are from because… — Janusz Kaminski Action Copy Share Image
I do like 'Munich'.It's a really wonderful film. I mean, there's 'Schindler's List', there's 'Saving Private Ryan'. But 'Munich' - of all… — Janusz Kaminski Cinema Copy Share Image
We have not looked at any particular movies [in creating War Horse], but again, it's hard not to see the similarities between… — Janusz Kaminski Creating Copy Share Image
You can't really micro-manage. You'll never make the movie in 52 days, if you micro-manage. If you do that, you take the… — Janusz Kaminski Creativity Copy Share Image
[ 'American Dream' ] probably will [go] somewhere in Europe. You get 3000 entries [to] Sundance, and how many movies get [screened]?… — Janusz Kaminski American dream Copy Share Image
[There, in War Horse] very little CGI. What happened there - because the horse was running very close to the trench, we… — Janusz Kaminski Copy Share Image
[Spielberg] surrounds himself with great crew members who are at the top of their game and know their stuff. He motivates us… — Janusz Kaminski Copy Share Image
[Steven Spielberg makes] human movies. Movies [...] that reflect the life we wish it would be, not necessarily as it is. And… — Janusz Kaminski Happy ending Copy Share Image
Occasionally I do movies with other directors. I did 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly' for Julian Schnabel. I did a movie… — Janusz Kaminski Bells Copy Share Image
We exchanged a couple of ideas and stuff like that, but that's about it. I just think ... consulting on 'Tintin' was… — Janusz Kaminski Animation Copy Share Image
I had very little involvement with 'TinTin'. Very little involvement. So I can't really elaborate on that either. — Janusz Kaminski Copy Share Image
It's great to be recognized for work, and the work is great, but once you have the awards, it becomes less important.… — Janusz Kaminski Ability Copy Share Image
I like the ending of the movie [War Horse], simply because it's such a demanding scene emotionally, and yet [the look] is… — Janusz Kaminski Cameras Copy Share Image
These days, you'd probably shoot it in the daylight and manipulate it in the post. That's [how] most people would do it.… — Janusz Kaminski Copy Share Image
There are films that are difficult. There are films that would actually affect your personal life because of the length of the… — Janusz Kaminski Cinema Copy Share Image
![“[I] love 'Munich', man. That's a very underappreciated film.” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/abd/janusz-kaminski-23057_cinema_i-love-munich-man-that-s-a-very-underapp_6873.jpg)
![“['American Dream' will be released] probably never.Never in the United States because there's no room for independent cinema.” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/8aa/janusz-kaminski-23057_american-dream_american-dream-will-be-released-probably_276210.jpg)
![“I just directed another picture called 'American Dream' with Nick Stahl. Just finished shooting principal photography right before I started ['Lincoln'].” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/0c7/janusz-kaminski-23057_american-dream_i-just-directed-another-picture-called-a_415426.jpg)
![“["War Horse"] does have action as well, but we allow the audience to appreciate the environment where these characters are from because the lens shapes the people, as we know.” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/7c7/janusz-kaminski-23057_action_war-horse-does-have-action-as-well-but-w_423557.jpg)
![“We have not looked at any particular movies [in creating War Horse], but again, it's hard not to see the similarities between those movies [because of those filmmakers' influence on the industry].” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/ea7/janusz-kaminski-23057_creating_we-have-not-looked-at-any-particular-mov_955851.jpg)
![“[ 'American Dream' ] probably will [go] somewhere in Europe. You get 3000 entries [to] Sundance, and how many movies get [screened]? So, I'm a realist. I'm very much realistic in terms of if this movie will be released in the States. Probably not.” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/559/janusz-kaminski-23057_american-dream_american-dream-probably-will-go-somewher_1336172.jpg)
![“[There, in War Horse] very little CGI. What happened there - because the horse was running very close to the trench, we had a rider. So in few instances, we had a rider dressed in a green suit. The rider would guide the horse through the frame, and through CGI [we removed] the rider. But that's…” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/795/janusz-kaminski-23057_cgi_there-in-war-horse-very-little-cgi-what_788169.jpg)
![“[Spielberg] surrounds himself with great crew members who are at the top of their game and know their stuff. He motivates us by liking what we do, and he doesn't get paralyzed by the process or by new ideas. He embraces them and uses them.” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/2a6/janusz-kaminski-23057_crew_spielberg-surrounds-himself-with-great-c_470603.jpg)
![“[Steven Spielberg makes] human movies. Movies [...] that reflect the life we wish it would be, not necessarily as it is. And the happy ending, you know. Life is a tough thing to begin with, and I like the happy ending.” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/213/janusz-kaminski-23057_happy-ending_steven-spielberg-makes-human-movies-movi_3053253.jpg)
![“We exchanged a couple of ideas and stuff like that, but that's about it. I just think ... consulting on 'Tintin' was very interesting because you try to ... not educate, but inform the animators [about] what the lighting looks like, but [in the end] they do it themselves. I don't actually go and…” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/994/janusz-kaminski-23057_animation_we-exchanged-a-couple-of-ideas-and-stuff_2722363.jpg)
![“I like the ending of the movie [War Horse], simply because it's such a demanding scene emotionally, and yet [the look] is all done on camera. I like the work not to be manipulated digitally. And it's all done on camera [in that scene].” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/fd5/janusz-kaminski-23057_cameras_i-like-the-ending-of-the-movie-war-horse_2059602.jpg)
![“These days, you'd probably shoot it in the daylight and manipulate it in the post. That's [how] most people would do it. [I did the same thing with] with 'Diving Bell and the Butterfly'. No CGI. It's all live photography. And I like that, it's very challenging and exciting to be able to do that.” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/49d/janusz-kaminski-23057_able_these-days-you-d-probably-shoot-it-in-th_2289295.jpg)
![“There are films that are difficult. There are films that would actually affect your personal life because of the length of the production, how long [you're away] from the family.” quote by Janusz Kaminski](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/827/janusz-kaminski-23057_cinema_there-are-films-that-are-difficult-there_846803.jpg)