--- title: "4 Camera Quotes By Reed Morano" description: "4 Camera quotes by Reed Morano. Plus more from Reed Morano and more Camera sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/reed-morano-7427_camera_i-actually-carried-a-panavision-platinum_1243334.jpg" --- > [I actually carried a Panavision Platinum and a G2 when I was seven months pregnant for a film called 'Little Birds,' and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/i-actually-carried-a-panavision-platinum-and-a-g2-when-i-was-seven/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/reed-morano-7427_camera_i-actually-carried-a-panavision-platinum_1243334.jpg) > [When I got on my first set, I watched what the cinematographer was doing, and at that level in film school, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/when-i-got-on-my-first-set-i-watched-what-the-cinematographer-was/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c3/reed-morano-7427_camera_when-i-got-on-my-first-set-i-watched-wha_1261496.jpg) > [It can be insulting to an actor when the director comes out, and they have no notes on the performance, and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/it-can-be-insulting-to-an-actor-when-the-director-comes-out-and-they/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/352/reed-morano-7427_actor_it-can-be-insulting-to-an-actor-when-the_1363983.jpg) > [In everything I do, the aesthetics are driven by the emotion. However I can do that with a camera, whether it's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/in-everything-i-do-the-aesthetics-are-driven-by-the-emotion-however-i/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/reed-morano-7427_aesthetics_in-everything-i-do-the-aesthetics-are-dr_3089507.jpg) ## Other authors on Camera - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-john-wilson-52521.jpg) John Wilson 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/john-wilson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-mary-ellen-mark-65021.jpg) Mary Ellen Mark 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/mary-ellen-mark/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henri-cartierbresson-41329.jpg) Henri Cartier-Bresson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/henri-cartier-bresson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-david-hockney-27569.jpg) David Hockney 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/david-hockney/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-annie-leibovitz-13912.jpg) Annie Leibovitz 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/annie-leibovitz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kim-weston-57281.jpg) Kim Weston 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/kim-weston/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gordon-parks-39048.jpg) Gordon Parks 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/gordon-parks/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-eve-arnold-34296.jpg) Eve Arnold 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/eve-arnold/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ansel-adams-13994.jpg) Ansel Adams 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/ansel-adams/) - [RaMell Ross 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/ramell-ross/) - [Rachel Morrison 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/rachel-morrison/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-peter-diamandis-74795.jpg) Peter Diamandis 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/peter-diamandis/) ## More by Reed Morano > [I don't want to just make the safe, easy commercial films.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/i-don-t-want-to-just-make-the-safe-easy-commercial-films/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [I like movies as a viewer that challenge me to actually think rather than spoon feed everything to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/i-like-movies-as-a-viewer-that-challenge-me-to-actually-think-rather/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [Eventually, when I got the 'Meadowland' script, I saw something in it that made me think I could make something special out of it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/eventually-when-i-got-the-meadowland-script-i-saw-something-in-it/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [Color correction is one of my things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/color-correction-is-one-of-my-things/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [Being a cinematographer taught me a lot. I got to expedite the visions of many directors and learned how to navigate many styles and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/being-a-cinematographer-taught-me-a-lot-i-got-to-expedite-the-visions/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [Real people - everyone is not just one thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/real-people-everyone-is-not-just-one-thing/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [Definitely the biggest misconception is that it is overly burdensome to be a woman and pursue this line of work. But being a woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/definitely-the-biggest-misconception-is-that-it-is-overly-burdensome/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [The interesting thing about 'The Handmaid's Tale' is that everything that happens in it has happened or is happening somewhere in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/the-interesting-thing-about-the-handmaid-s-tale-is-that-everything/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [We moved around every winter. I don't know. Maybe my dad was, like, on the run from the law.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/we-moved-around-every-winter-i-don-t-know-maybe-my-dad-was-like-on/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [Huge studio movies are handed over to a man with less experience before they're handed over to a woman with less experience. That's a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/huge-studio-movies-are-handed-over-to-a-man-with-less-experience/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [The instant feeling I had after I gave birth was you couldn't get that baby in my hands fast enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/the-instant-feeling-i-had-after-i-gave-birth-was-you-couldn-t-get/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [As a cinematographer or director, I'm always looking for projects that are able to say a lot with the actor's expressions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/as-a-cinematographer-or-director-i-m-always-looking-for-projects-that/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [My biggest wish is that I would have more time with my husband and my boys.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/my-biggest-wish-is-that-i-would-have-more-time-with-my-husband-and-my/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [When you work as a cinematographer, the actors look to you for reassurance. When you're lighting them, they can never think you're making an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/when-you-work-as-a-cinematographer-the-actors-look-to-you-for/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) > [I always like to do sound design, and in movies, you have more leeway with that, but I don't really notice that sound design…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reed-morano/i-always-like-to-do-sound-design-and-in-movies-you-have-more-leeway/) [Reed Morano](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reed-morano/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/camera/reed-morano/#itemlist", "name": "4 Camera Quotes By Reed Morano", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I actually carried a Panavision Platinum and a G2 when I was seven months pregnant for a film called 'Little Birds,' and the whole movie was handheld. 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