Cinema Quote by Reed Morano

I don't want to step on the DP's toes. That's the first lesson I learned when I started directing with other cinematographers.

— Reed Morano

I joke around sometimes and say that the DP [director of photography] is like a shrink for the director, but there's some truth in…

— Reed Morano

When I move from being a cameraman to being a director I looked at a lot of other cameramen who tried to make the…

— Barry Sonnenfeld

That's the fun part about being a director. You get to say, 'Oh, now that I'm in charge, I can try and cast whoever…

— Drew Goddard

I think the most insulting thing you can do to a director is to challenge when he or she is satisfied with your interpretation.

— Dustin Hoffman

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

— Conrad Hall

I don't think I'd be a good director because people would ask me, you know, "What is it? What's going on here? Where should…

— Christopher Walken

I don't want to be a director. I want to direct. There's a difference.

— Marty Feldman

I don't think anyone can really make up their mind and say, Now I'm going to be a director.

— Judd Hirsch

I have a profound respect for cinematographers. That is my secret sauce. Like they are everything to me.

— Jake Gyllenhaal

Directors tend to kind of let me do what I want to do.

— Ellen Burstyn

As a director, you have to go in with a really, really, really clear picture of what you want.

— David Slade