Cinematography Quotes

I want to challenge my cinematography and my editing.

— Daniel Espinosa

“Make films that purify the soul with the flow of rational, vigorous and compassionate thinking.”

— Abhijit Naskar

Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language.

— Conrad Hall

I thought of learning cinematography, so I assisted a cinematographer for an ad.

— Fatima Sana Shaikh

A lot of cinematography is intuition. It's an art, not a formula.

— Reed Morano

“Entertain, but also, give the viewer something to think about.”

— Abhijit Naskar

Some artist make art with paint while others make art with light

— Nigel McKain

People confuse 'pretty' with good cinematography.

— Roger Deakins

And Later I Thought, I Can't Think How Anyone Can Become a Director Without Learning the Craft of Cinematography.

— Anonymous

I think women have made progress in cinematography, contrary to women directors, who I think have regressed. There are many more women…

— Maryse Alberti

I don't really believe in the mystery of cinematography - what happens in the camera is what the cinematographers create and all…

— Roger Deakins

I think the cinematography in 'Mr. Robot' is some of the best I've ever seen, honestly. Not even as being part of…

— Stephanie Corneliussen

I stopped playing the drums when I was ten, and I picked up Rubik's Cubes. I was doing that for a while,…

— Rich Brian

My father would tell anyone who would listen that this dentist thing he was doing was not his passion; cinematography was.

— Lasse Hallstrom

I've always really loved cinematography and glamorous old Hollywood movies and they go hand in hand.

— Violet Chachki

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

The body moves through space every day, and in architecture in cities that can be orchestrated. Not in a dictatorial fashion, but…

— Antoine Predock

The incredible cinematography makes 'A Walk to Beautiful' almost like a poem; there is a tenderness on display that seems to emanate…

— Abraham Verghese

I'm mad, true. But only about one thing. Horror movies. I love spooks. They are a friendly fearsome lot. Very nice people,…

— Kishore Kumar

In 'Tree of Life,' the cinematography records a small story, a celebration of the courage of everyday life. But it does it…

— Caleb Deschanel

The cinematography is as much involved with the physicality of the scene, so a lot of our shots are hand-held. I felt…

— J. Robert Spencer

I think there were some dubious feelings about it, that the first 'Scarface' would not be surpassed by the second 'Scarface.' We…

— Robert Loggia

We've tried to use some visual motifs [in Beauty and the Beast]. As far as the cinematography and the lensing and all…

— Brian Wayne Peterson

I was not getting work, even after auditioning for films. So I started working in a studio as a photographer; I assisted…

— Fatima Sana Shaikh

When the cinematography school told me I would have no chance to get a job, I said, "It's irrelevant." My mom was…

— Babette Mangolte

To the question, ‘Is the cinema an art?’ my answer is, ‘what does it matter?’... You can make films or you can…

— Jean Renoir

Cinematography was incredibly foreign to me, so I read as much as I could about it. Once I figured out that it…

— Shane Carruth

I am a huge fan of movies. It is my favorite thing during downtime. I get completely lost in films. I find…

— KT Tunstall

What interested me in film was the image-making aspect of it. So, I went to school in cinematography. I was really convinced…

— Babette Mangolte

I encourage film students who are interested in cinematography to study sculpture, paintings, music, writing and other arts. Filmmaking consists of all…

— Vilmos Zsigmond

“Micky was a hard taskmaster. He could be very unkind. He was out to judge people, I think pretty quickly, and once…

— Christopher Challis

I try to take off the rose-colored glasses and view it in all facets, but I probably would be lying if I…

— Patricia Clarkson

“Known as “Leni,” Helene Bertha Amalie Riefenstahl was born on August 22, 1902. During the Third Reich she was known throughout Germany…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Suppresed I Rise

Cinematography is a writing with images in mouvement and with sounds.

— Robert Bresson

I am very much open to doing cinematography for any talented filmmaker, if the script is good.

— Rajiv Menon

I think the point of cinematography, of what we do, is intimacy.

— Christopher Doyle

Cinematography, a military art. Prepare a film like a battle.

— Robert Bresson

I had a love for photography, which of course rolled into cinematography.

— Scoot McNairy

“Take the clapper and become the alarm that the world so desperately needs.”

— Abhijit Naskar

Depressed, anxious, sad, frightened? Yes. But I've never been bored.

— Dustin Hoffman