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> [We used hand-held cameras 50 years ago. It wasn't something new. Sometimes we used a tripod, or we'd have a tracking shot, and sometimes - like when a character was being chased - we used a hand-held camera because it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/we-used-hand-held-cameras-50-years-ago-it-wasn-t-something-new/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

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## More by Vilmos Zsigmond

> [I look at a picture like Scarecrow and think, 'Jesus, how could they have let us make that?' I mean, if you used technology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-look-at-a-picture-like-scarecrow-and-think-jesus-how-could-they/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [I hope that film is going to stay as an artform and that people won't forget that there are good movies also to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-hope-that-film-is-going-to-stay-as-an-artform-and-that-people-won-t/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [I like to say that lighting is about taking the light away. I often like to use the shadows more than the light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-like-to-say-that-lighting-is-about-taking-the-light-away-i-often/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [I am actually retired - yes, I am retired. But I like to work. So I'm retired until someone calls me up to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-am-actually-retired-yes-i-am-retired-but-i-like-to-work-so-i-m/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [I'm always looking in the lighting to tell the story in a different way than it actually looks in real life because it's, for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-m-always-looking-in-the-lighting-to-tell-the-story-in-a-different/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [With television, it's difficult to do some things. You have to shoot so many minutes a day, so you always have to be prepared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/with-television-it-s-difficult-to-do-some-things-you-have-to-shoot-so/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [I think that the audience should not be able to tell if it is real or not real - it should be an enhanced…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-think-that-the-audience-should-not-be-able-to-tell-if-it-is-real-or/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [I'm always looking for directors who are very strong, they have great ideas, but on the other hand, that need help. It means they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-m-always-looking-for-directors-who-are-very-strong-they-have-great/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [Each story has a different approach for me and I try to work with lighting that will tell you visually the story better than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/each-story-has-a-different-approach-for-me-and-i-try-to-work-with/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [It's all about special effects and explosions now. It leaves me just cold when I walk out of the theater. There's no heart; there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/it-s-all-about-special-effects-and-explosions-now-it-leaves-me-just/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [I encourage film students who are interested in cinematography to study sculpture, paintings, music, writing and other arts. Filmmaking consists of all the arts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-encourage-film-students-who-are-interested-in-cinematography-to/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [In a period piece, particularly a fantasy, the lighting is your own choice, the lenses are your own choice. It's really a great thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/in-a-period-piece-particularly-a-fantasy-the-lighting-is-your-own/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [European films had art. And it was easy to make a European film. They didn't come from the studio system, they weren't shot in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/european-films-had-art-and-it-was-easy-to-make-a-european-film-they/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [I should mention Vittorio Storaro, who was Bernardo Bertolucci's cinematographer. You watch those films and they are exceptional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-should-mention-vittorio-storaro-who-was-bernardo-bertolucci-s/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

> [I don't think there is any advantage to digital unless it's in a case like Slumdog Millionaire, where you have to get a shot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-don-t-think-there-is-any-advantage-to-digital-unless-it-s-in-a-case/)

[Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/)

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