Conrad Hall Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else.”

“I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.”

“My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar.”

“That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally.”

“Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem.”

“Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems.”

“It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows.”

“There are infinite shadings of light and shadows and colors... it's an extraordinarily subtle language. Figuring out how to speak that language is a lifetime job.”

“The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved in making every move.”

“I think one of the reasons people quit is because they're afraid they won't be able to get better and better; that they have to come to a zenith of some kind.”