I'll never know what happens behind closed doors or why I don't get hired for things. — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
Lighting practically whenever I can when shooting period really helps with authenticity. — Rachel Morrison Authenticity Copy Share Image
When you're so used to operating the camera, it's an extension of your eye and your heart and your head. — Rachel Morrison Camera Copy Share Image
I really do believe that the experience of having a child is going to actually make me a much better cinematographer. — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I believe in naturalistic lighting, which isn't to say natural light. — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
We really owe it to our world to infuse our entertainment with messaging. — Rachel Morrison Entertainment Copy Share Image
I might be one of the very few people in this industry who doesn't have a 'me too' story. — Rachel Morrison Industry Copy Share Image
I think there's this assumption that everybody would rather be a director, and I don't know that that's the case for me,… — Rachel Morrison Assumption Copy Share Image
I gravitate much more toward realism, realism in the work that I do, but magical realism got me hooked on film. I… — Rachel Morrison Cinema Copy Share Image
Sometimes it just takes a little longer to get to your destination, but if you make sure to enjoy the journey, eventually… — Rachel Morrison Destination Copy Share Image
Cinematography is so much about instinct and intuition - you want the same range of experience going into behind the camera as… — Rachel Morrison Cinematography Copy Share Image
My lighting tends to use contrast as a reflection of the stakes in the scene. The higher the stakes, the more I… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I shot 'Fruitvale Station' on super-16, and then I shot a movie called 'The Harvest' on 35mm, and then I shot 'Little… — Rachel Morrison Accidents Copy Share Image
There's something so inspiring about being in real locations, where you can feel the tactile qualities from the layer of paint that… — Rachel Morrison Being Copy Share Image
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was four. And she was re-diagnosed when I was seven or eight, and… — Rachel Morrison Breast cancer Copy Share Image
When I was studying photography, I became interested in conflict photojournalism, and that got me interested in lighting. Then I realized there… — Rachel Morrison Amazing Copy Share Image
The theatrical experience is also a communal one. When people saw 'Fruitvale' in the theater, there was not a dry eye at… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
The first female DPs that I was aware of were Ellen Kuras, Mandy Walker, Nancy Schreiber, Amy Vincent, Sandi Sissel, Maryse Alberti… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
We shot 'Mudbound' in the South in the summer, which meant we were working in extreme heat and humidity at all times… — Rachel Morrison Day Copy Share Image
I think you can make a gorgeous movie on any piece of equipment. Look at 'Tangerine,' which is a beautiful movie shot… — Rachel Morrison Beautiful Copy Share Image
It took me a long time to adapt to the West Coast. I lived eight years in New York before California and… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
Part of the reason why I love to operate is because I find that so much of what we do is instinctual.… — Rachel Morrison Body Copy Share Image
So much of 'Mudbound' is about man's relationship to the land and to the elements. It's about the desire for control and… — Rachel Morrison Control Copy Share Image
The cinematographer's basically translating the director's vision into imagery. — Rachel Morrison Cinema Copy Share Image
Life is unpredictable, and I feel, to some extent, lighting and cinematography should be a reflection of that. — Rachel Morrison Cinematography Copy Share Image
It's always a challenge to shoot a period film and not have it look like you hit the tea stain button in… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I love faces that have freckles. I love faces that have wrinkles. For me, beauty is naturalism, I guess. — Rachel Morrison Beauty Copy Share Image
It's hard to go back to shooting contemporary apartment interiors after you shoot something like 'Mudbound.' — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
Photos have the real task of bringing exposure to places that we otherwise don't have much awareness of. — Rachel Morrison Awareness Copy Share Image
Authenticity, to me, is something that you feel, and if it doesn't feel authentic, you pick up on it right away. — Rachel Morrison Authentic Copy Share Image
For me, it's just always about trying to tell stories that I care about. — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
