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> [I hate when somebody says, "This may not work." You'll never get anywhere with that. I've pushed a lot of people out of my way - I don't mean physically - over them being afraid something isn't going to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/i-hate-when-somebody-says-this-may-not-work-you-ll-never-get-anywhere/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

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## More by Gordon Willis

> [Good films are not made by accident, nor is good photography. You can have good things happen, on occasion, by accident that can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/good-films-are-not-made-by-accident-nor-is-good-photography-you-can/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [I hate when somebody says, "This may not work." You'll never get anywhere with that. I've pushed a lot of people out of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/i-hate-when-somebody-says-this-may-not-work-you-ll-never-get-anywhere/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [Complexity is not good. People don't understand the elegance of simplicity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/complexity-is-not-good-people-don-t-understand-the-elegance-of/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [I don't really like directing. I've had a good relationship with actors, but I can do what I do and back off. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/i-don-t-really-like-directing-i-ve-had-a-good-relationship-with/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [The lack of perfection, that's the hardest quality of all, because you're fighting your instincts. You're trained to want to do things perfectly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/the-lack-of-perfection-that-s-the-hardest-quality-of-all-because-you/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [A huge problem in movies or with people who work on movies is that two people can look at the same thing but they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/a-huge-problem-in-movies-or-with-people-who-work-on-movies-is-that/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [Don't get simple mixed up with simplistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/don-t-get-simple-mixed-up-with-simplistic/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [If you take a sophisticated idea, reduce it to the simplest possible terms so that it’s accessible to everybody, and don’t get simple mixed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/if-you-take-a-sophisticated-idea-reduce-it-to-the-simplest-possible/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [I don't believe in doing thousands of cuts, then giving it to the editor to make the movie. 'Dump-truck directing' is my reference to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/i-don-t-believe-in-doing-thousands-of-cuts-then-giving-it-to-the/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [There are a lot of cameramen but not so many photographers. And a lot of cameramen attack from a technical approach without much imagination.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/there-are-a-lot-of-cameramen-but-not-so-many-photographers-and-a-lot/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [A cinematographer is a visual psychiatrist - moving an audience through a movie ... making them think the way you want them to think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/a-cinematographer-is-a-visual-psychiatrist-moving-an-audience-through/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [I'm a minimalist. I see things in simple ways...It's human nature to define complexity as better. Well, it's not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/i-m-a-minimalist-i-see-things-in-simple-ways-it-s-human-nature-to/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [Grips and electricians have done more to help me shoot good movies than any other craft.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/grips-and-electricians-have-done-more-to-help-me-shoot-good-movies/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [I wasn't trying to be different; I just did what I liked. Don't misunderstand when I say I really had no particular DP I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/i-wasn-t-trying-to-be-different-i-just-did-what-i-liked-don-t/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

> [Zooms are lazy closeups. And too many people hang their hats on video assist; it's a way to avoid too much. Video assist helps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-willis/zooms-are-lazy-closeups-and-too-many-people-hang-their-hats-on-video/)

[Gordon Willis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-willis/)

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