My dad, before he passed away, never understood what I did. What I say is that I'm responsible for translating the director's vision, hopefully turning an idea into something people can connect to and relate to. — Rachel Morrison 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 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. It's dancing… — 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, you need… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
As artists, we can't help but infuse our art with our own experience, so your experience becomes informative. — 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 and Tami… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I think lighting is a reflection of what is at stake emotionally in a movie. — Rachel Morrison 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 Copy Share Image
Photos have the real task of bringing exposure to places that we otherwise don't have much awareness of. — 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: a relevance… — Rachel Morrison 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 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 messaging in… — 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 and that… — Rachel Morrison 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
