Reed Morano

I don't want to just make the safe, easy commercial films.

— Reed Morano

I like movies as a viewer that challenge me to actually think rather than spoon feed everything to me.

— Reed Morano

Eventually, when I got the 'Meadowland' script, I saw something in it that made me think I could make something special out…

— Reed Morano

Color correction is one of my things.

— Reed Morano

Being a cinematographer taught me a lot. I got to expedite the visions of many directors and learned how to navigate many…

— Reed Morano

Real people - everyone is not just one thing.

— Reed Morano

Definitely the biggest misconception is that it is overly burdensome to be a woman and pursue this line of work. But being…

— Reed Morano

The interesting thing about 'The Handmaid's Tale' is that everything that happens in it has happened or is happening somewhere in the…

— Reed Morano

We moved around every winter. I don't know. Maybe my dad was, like, on the run from the law.

— Reed Morano

Huge studio movies are handed over to a man with less experience before they're handed over to a woman with less experience.…

— Reed Morano

The instant feeling I had after I gave birth was you couldn't get that baby in my hands fast enough.

— Reed Morano

As a cinematographer or director, I'm always looking for projects that are able to say a lot with the actor's expressions.

— Reed Morano

My biggest wish is that I would have more time with my husband and my boys.

— Reed Morano

When you work as a cinematographer, the actors look to you for reassurance. When you're lighting them, they can never think you're…

— Reed Morano

I always like to do sound design, and in movies, you have more leeway with that, but I don't really notice that…

— Reed Morano

I think I subconsciously knew you needed life experience to direct, and the best films are directed by people who have really…

— Reed Morano

A lot of male cinematographers stick a pillow to their stomachs so they have somewhere to rest their elbows while shooting.

— Reed Morano

I really hate having to put 'female' in front of any title, because it puts us in some kind of weird category…

— Reed Morano

One of the color combos that I really love is the tones of technicolor, which older movies would have, these tones of…

— Reed Morano

There is something to be said for one vision and following one vision through. I do think it's something TV will catch…

— Reed Morano

There are many legendary DPs that I admire, some of whom have a very strong signature, but I'm not sure I want…

— Reed Morano

There are obviously issues in our industry. That starts at the top with studio execs who - not just men - don't…

— Reed Morano

A sad truth I learned as a DP starting out was that it doesn't matter how beautiful I make it if the…

— Reed Morano

I feel like directing is more about who the individual is rather than if they're a man or a woman. It's kind…

— Reed Morano

Most of the people I know in the film business here in New York, the moms and the dads, just take different…

— Reed Morano