I really like to work with people who know a lot, but they also give me space so I can add something… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
I love to make movies about young people - young scientists that are inventing things and all the writing they did was… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
For me, movies should be visual. If you want dialogue, you should read a book. — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
There are many, many different kinds of movies and directors and styles. I don't mind that a movie looks like a movie. — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
When we came to America, the movies here needed a "new wave." European films looked totally different than American movies, which were… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
The studios are never going to make $200 million a picture with those types of movies. It's not familiar to them, and… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
You always like to be the collaborator. I don't want to take over the movie, because if I want to do that,… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
Kubrick was one of those directors who actually did practically everything in his movies. He actually directed, photographed, wrote, lit, edited -… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
What I would suggest to the young people is to not forget this and don't try to get assimilated into today's Hollywood… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
When you are shooting a movie, you have to collaborate with many, many, many people. First of all, the director with all… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
It's all about special effects and explosions now. It leaves me just cold when I walk out of the theater. There's no… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
I encourage film students who are interested in cinematography to study sculpture, paintings, music, writing and other arts. Filmmaking consists of all… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
I look at a picture like Scarecrow and think, 'Jesus, how could they have let us make that?' I mean, if you used technology… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
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… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
I like to say that lighting is about taking the light away. I often like to use the shadows more than the light. — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
I am actually retired - yes, I am retired. But I like to work. So I'm retired until someone calls me up to work. — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
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… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
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… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
I think that the audience should not be able to tell if it is real or not real - it should be an enhanced… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
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… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
Each story has a different approach for me and I try to work with lighting that will tell you visually the story better than… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
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… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
I encourage film students who are interested in cinematography to study sculpture, paintings, music, writing and other arts. Filmmaking consists of all the arts… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
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… — Vilmos Zsigmond Copy Share Image
