Calling Quote by David Douglas

A lot of the time with an independent production, you go onto the set, and you rehearse it in front of the crew, and…

— Martin Landau

I don't really believe in the mystery of cinematography - what happens in the camera is what the cinematographers create and all that nonsense…

— Roger Deakins

When you're the guy behind the camera, you're aware of the reasons for the compromises or the changes that get made. As an actor,…

— Casey Affleck

When you think about being a director, you think about writing stories, putting the camera in interesting places and directing the actors to get…

— Cary Fukunaga

I think when you pay attention to the shots, you're aware of the fact that there's a director. Really, it's the director's job to…

— Jason Reitman

Every single director stops at the moment he thinks he has the shot. Sometimes, directors shoot an establishing shot where everything is in the…

— Javier Camara

A cinematographer is a visual psychiatrist - moving an audience through a movie ... making them think the way you want them to think,…

— Gordon Willis

The way you present a stunt is tied in to the way you photograph it, so you're hanging out with the cinematographer.

— David Leitch

I've worked with some of the great cinematographers. So I'm always watching what they do and I'm watching how the director composes his shots,…

— Eric Bana

When I do a film, I follow the director.

— Rooney Mara

The director can't do your job for you. He can't get in front of the camera and perform your part.

— Everett McGill

I'm confident that the wrong cinematographer on a project can very much derail the mood and the feeling on set when you're trying to…

— Greig Fraser