It's hard to go back to shooting contemporary apartment interiors after you shoot something like 'Mudbound.' — 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 Awareness Copy Share Image
It's always a challenge to shoot a period film and not have it look like you hit the tea stain button in… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
Life is unpredictable, and I feel, to some extent, lighting and cinematography should be a reflection of that. — Rachel Morrison Cinematography Copy Share Image
I love faces that have freckles. I love faces that have wrinkles. For me, beauty is naturalism, I guess. — Rachel Morrison Beauty Copy Share Image
Sometimes it just takes a little longer to get to your destination, but if you make sure to enjoy the journey, eventually… — Rachel Morrison Destination Copy Share Image
Cinematography is so much about instinct and intuition - you want the same range of experience going into behind the camera as… — Rachel Morrison Cinematography Copy Share Image
I gravitate much more toward realism, realism in the work that I do, but magical realism got me hooked on film. I… — Rachel Morrison Cinema Copy Share Image
My lighting tends to use contrast as a reflection of the stakes in the scene. The higher the stakes, the more I… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I shot 'Fruitvale Station' on super-16, and then I shot a movie called 'The Harvest' on 35mm, and then I shot 'Little… — Rachel Morrison Accidents Copy Share Image
Usually, if you notice good cinematography, then the cinematographer's failing. I try to make light feel like it's always motivated and natural… — Rachel Morrison Cinematographer Copy Share Image
My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was four. And she was re-diagnosed when I was seven or eight, and… — Rachel Morrison Breast cancer Copy Share Image
There's something so inspiring about being in real locations, where you can feel the tactile qualities from the layer of paint that… — Rachel Morrison Being Copy Share Image
I did photography in summer camp; I did it in high school. The only hard decision I've had to make was whether… — Rachel Morrison Cinema 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.… — Rachel Morrison Body Copy Share Image
So much of 'Mudbound' is about man's relationship to the land and to the elements. It's about the desire for control and… — Rachel Morrison Control Copy Share Image
I think there's this assumption that everybody would rather be a director, and I don't know that that's the case for me,… — Rachel Morrison Assumption Copy Share Image
The best kind of entertainment is the kind that also makes you question something or think outside the box or live another… — Rachel Morrison Another life Copy Share Image
My experience - I'll never know what happens behind closed doors or why I don't get hired for something, but I've never… — Rachel Morrison Behind closed doors Copy Share Image
The focus has to be about making good work. I don't ever want to be hired for a job because I'm a… — Rachel Morrison Feminism Copy Share Image
For me, it's always been about the work - it wasn't about, 'Let's go break some ceilings.' I just wanted to tell… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
You just sort of get used to being one of the only women on set, so it's really refreshing to start to… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I was probably five when I first picked up a camera. My mom had an Olympus OM-10 that she carried around to… — Rachel Morrison Camera Copy Share Image
The only consistency in the work I do is that I try to use cinematography to best tell the narrative and do… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I came up in photography, and Dust Bowl-era photography is a lot of the reason that I got behind the camera in… — Rachel Morrison Camera Copy Share Image
Documentaries are inherently instinctual; you're constantly moment to moment, determining what the best place for the camera is to tell the story,… — Rachel Morrison Copy Share Image
I think Marvel's incredibly supportive of young auteurs and really let them do their thing and support their vision. They give you… — Rachel Morrison Comic Copy Share Image
I think 'Sound of My Voice' was the first film where suddenly I could point to something I had done that I… — Rachel Morrison Film Copy Share Image
I lived within walking distance of Harvard Square, and that's where I discovered my love of cinema. I saw a lot of… — Rachel Morrison Cinema Copy Share Image
I don't love cinematography that's very flashy because I find that it keeps the audience from becoming a part of the film;… — Rachel Morrison Cinema 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,… — Rachel Morrison Big leagues 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
Photography was a way for me to freeze time and to capture the moments that were happy and healthy. I saw a… — Rachel Morrison Freeze time Copy Share Image
