Brian Quote by Vilmos Zsigmond

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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