--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: There is something more to \"reality\" than…" description: "\"There is something more to \"reality\" than just the tangible. There is also mood, and you cannot skip that.\" — Vilmos Zsigmond" image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/vilmos-zsigmond-9377_mood_there-is-something-more-to-reality-than_1949195.png" --- # There is something more to "reality" than just the… ![“There is something more to "reality" than just the tangible. There is also mood, and you cannot skip that.” quote by Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/vilmos-zsigmond-9377_mood_there-is-something-more-to-reality-than_1949195.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/vilmos-zsigmond-9377_mood_there-is-something-more-to-reality-than_1949195.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/472/vilmos-zsigmond-9377_mood_there-is-something-more-to-reality-than_1949195.png) > “There is something more to "reality" than just the tangible. There is also mood, and you cannot skip that.” [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Reality extends beyond physical objects to include emotional tone, which cannot be ignored. **In simple terms:** Reality includes mood as well as physical things. Key Takeaway Acknowledge emotional context in perception. Themes perception philosophy emotion Mood thoughtful analytical Type philosophical inspirational When to use this quote - film analysis - art criticism - personal reflection - design thinking Key Concepts subjective experience sensory limits psychology Questions to Reflect On - How does mood shape our interpretation of events? - Can tangible reality be fully captured without emotion? 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I mean, if you used technology…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-look-at-a-picture-like-scarecrow-and-think-jesus-how-could-they/) [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-hope-that-film-is-going-to-stay-as-an-artform-and-that-people-won-t/) [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-like-to-say-that-lighting-is-about-taking-the-light-away-i-often/) [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/) > [I am actually retired - yes, I am retired. But I like to work. 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Filmmaking consists of all the arts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-encourage-film-students-who-are-interested-in-cinematography-to/) [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/in-a-period-piece-particularly-a-fantasy-the-lighting-is-your-own/) [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/) > [European films had art. And it was easy to make a European film. They didn't come from the studio system, they weren't shot in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/european-films-had-art-and-it-was-easy-to-make-a-european-film-they/) [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/) > [I should mention Vittorio Storaro, who was Bernardo Bertolucci's cinematographer. You watch those films and they are exceptional.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-should-mention-vittorio-storaro-who-was-bernardo-bertolucci-s/) [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/) > [I don't think there is any advantage to digital unless it's in a case like Slumdog Millionaire, where you have to get a shot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vilmos-zsigmond/i-don-t-think-there-is-any-advantage-to-digital-unless-it-s-in-a-case/) [Vilmos Zsigmond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/) [Explore all 73 Vilmos Zsigmond quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vilmos-zsigmond/) ## More Mood quotes > [Sometimes I'm in a bad mood, sometimes I'm in a good mood. It's like everyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tricky/sometimes-i-m-in-a-bad-mood-sometimes-i-m-in-a-good-mood-it-s-like/) [Tricky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tricky/) > [The cooler days have brought a wistful mood upon him. 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The real lover is the man who can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/it-s-woman-s-spirit-and-mood-a-man-has-to-stimulate-in-order-to-make/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [ David Cameron was wrong on this \[Brexit\]. He didn't get the mood of his country right. He was very surprised to see what happened. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/david-cameron-was-wrong-on-this-brexit-he-didn-t-get-the-mood-of-his/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) > [We must always work, and a self-respecting artist must not fold his hands on the pretext that he is not in the mood. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovsky/we-must-always-work-and-a-self-respecting-artist-must-not-fold-his/) [Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pyotr-ilyich-tchaikovsky/) > [Wouldn't it be nice if your iPod could detect your mood and make a playlist for it?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/wouldn-t-it-be-nice-if-your-ipod-could-detect-your-mood-and-make-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) > [When people are suicidal, their thinking is paralyzed, their options appear spare or nonexistent, their mood is despairing, and hopelessness permeates their entire mental…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kay-redfield-jamison/when-people-are-suicidal-their-thinking-is-paralyzed-their-options/) [Kay Redfield Jamison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kay-redfield-jamison/) > [No music + Bad TV = Bad mood & no pages.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hunter-s-thompson/no-music-bad-tv-bad-mood-no-pages/) [Hunter S. 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