As artists, we can't help but infuse our art with our own experience, so your experience becomes informative. — Rachel Morrison Art Copy Share Image
It would be naive to say that you could make a movie on film for the same price you can digitally. — Rachel Morrison Cinema Copy Share Image
Surfing is incredible. It's both meditative and physical. I think it was my way into California. — Rachel Morrison California Copy Share Image
I think lighting is a reflection of what is at stake emotionally in a movie. — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I've had something like seven films at Sundance, one of which won the Grand Jury Prize. — Rachel Morrison Cinema Copy Share Image
Usually, if you notice good cinematography, then the cinematographer's failing. I try to make light feel like it's always motivated and natural… — Rachel Morrison Cinematographer Copy Share Image
Cinematography speaks to everything that women do inherently well: It's multitasking, it's empathy, and it's channeling visuals into human emotion. — Rachel Morrison Cinematography Copy Share Image
My dad, before he passed away, never understood what I did. What I say is that I'm responsible for translating the director's… — Rachel Morrison Cinema Copy Share Image
My wife jokes that any time I want to take a picture of her, it has nothing to do with her -… — Rachel Morrison Light Copy Share Image
To me, as an audience member, movies always come to a screeching halt when they get to their action scenes. They always… — Rachel Morrison Action Copy Share Image
'Fruitvale' set the bar for what I wanted to do with my career, which was to make films that had consciousness and… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I pour my blood, sweat, and tears into a movie. What I always look for is a message and a social consciousness:… — Rachel Morrison Blood sweat and tears Copy Share Image
Having a family is a compromise on some level, but it's so incredibly worth it. It actually informs the work that I… — Rachel Morrison Compromise Copy Share Image
I did photography in summer camp; I did it in high school. The only hard decision I've had to make was whether… — Rachel Morrison Cinema Copy Share Image
The big trick is just to get to a point where we're just considered DPs, and we're not 'female DPs.' When you… — Rachel Morrison Director Copy Share Image
Your movie becomes much more narrow-minded when you have like-minded department heads. Whereas if you can surround yourself with people who have… — Rachel Morrison Emotions Copy Share Image
When shooting in real spaces, the work of a cinematographer begins where location meets production design meets time of day. No movie… — Rachel Morrison Cinematographer Copy Share Image
I lived within walking distance of Harvard Square, and that's where I discovered my love of cinema. I saw a lot of… — Rachel Morrison Cinema Copy Share Image
I don't love cinematography that's very flashy because I find that it keeps the audience from becoming a part of the film;… — Rachel Morrison Cinema Copy Share Image
Photography was a way for me to freeze time and to capture the moments that were happy and healthy. I saw a… — Rachel Morrison Freeze time Copy Share Image
The biggest difference for me was that I operated almost every frame on 'Mudbound,' and I didn't operate on 'Black Panther.' — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
You can only shoot small movies and documentaries for so long if you want to have a family that you support; eventually,… — Rachel Morrison Big leagues Copy Share Image
I think Marvel's incredibly supportive of young auteurs and really let them do their thing and support their vision. They give you… — Rachel Morrison Comic Copy Share Image
I think 'Sound of My Voice' was the first film where suddenly I could point to something I had done that I… — Rachel Morrison Film Copy Share Image
Documentaries are inherently instinctual; you're constantly moment to moment, determining what the best place for the camera is to tell the story,… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I was probably five when I first picked up a camera. My mom had an Olympus OM-10 that she carried around to… — Rachel Morrison Camera Copy Share Image
The only consistency in the work I do is that I try to use cinematography to best tell the narrative and do… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I came up in photography, and Dust Bowl-era photography is a lot of the reason that I got behind the camera in… — Rachel Morrison Camera Copy Share Image
The best kind of entertainment is the kind that also makes you question something or think outside the box or live another… — Rachel Morrison Another life Copy Share Image
My experience - I'll never know what happens behind closed doors or why I don't get hired for something, but I've never… — Rachel Morrison Behind closed doors Copy Share Image
The focus has to be about making good work. I don't ever want to be hired for a job because I'm a… — Rachel Morrison Feminism Copy Share Image
For me, it's always been about the work - it wasn't about, 'Let's go break some ceilings.' I just wanted to tell… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
You just sort of get used to being one of the only women on set, so it's really refreshing to start to… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image