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I am concerned that the subtlety is being lost and every film tends to look very contrasty and saturated.

I never really considered film as a career, but I knew I didn't want to be a builder. So I went to art college, and it just gradually happened.

Maybe that sounds a bit pretentious, but I think life experience is always more important than technical knowledge.

Your whole life informs your eye.

I think of filmmaking as a form of communication. Maybe it's also an art, but that's for somebody else to decide.

I don't approach films purely in context of genre.

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

I loved movies ever since I was a kid.

I am not a fan of having too much gear.

If reviewers don't mention your work, it's probably better than if they do

Every shot I have ever made has been a compromise in some way. No image has ever been as good as the one I envisioned in my mind's eye.