Conrad Hall was a famous Artist from USA, who lived between June 21, 1926 and January 4, 2003. He/she became 76 years old.
Zodiac:
He/she is born under the zodiac cancer, who is known for Emotion, Diplomatic, Intensity, Impulsive, Selective.
Our collection contains 36 quotes who is written / told by Conrad, under the main topic Dad.
36 Famous quotes by Conrad Hall
"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"
"But you know you haven't done it all because you know everything keeps evolving and changing; and you know you can evolve with it if you grow and develop as a human being"
"The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away"
"That's why I like fast film. It gives you more freedom to light more naturally"
"Photography is a very important part of my life"
"Painting and writing are solitary arts"
"My peers say I have made a difference. That means more to me than winning an Oscar"
"I realize that every picture isn't a work of art"
"Dad, wherever you are, you are gone but you will never be forgotten"
"Manipulating shadows and tonality is like writing music or a poem"
"It is also difficult to articulate the subtleties in cinema, because there aren't words or metaphors which describe many of the emotions you are attempting to evoke"
"I knew exactly how I wanted it to play, but you are never sure until you watch the projected images reflect off the screen. That's when you know it worked"
"I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80"
"There is a kind of beauty in imperfection"
"I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician"
"But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer"
"It's important to know that if you are dealing with shadows"
"It was 100 feet of 16 mm black-and-white film of a car coming to a stop sign, and driving off. I had to decide how to frame and light it. It was magic. There was a sense of mystery"
"I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker"
"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"
"There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't"
"My first semester, I got a D in creative writing"
"In aptitude tests, I scored highest in music"
"I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters"
"I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film"
"Contrast is what makes photography interesting"
"The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are"
"It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema"
"I want to tell a story and shape it all the way through to the end"
"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"
"Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else"
"Every cinematographer I worked with had his own way of solving problems"
"Cinematography is infinite in its possibilities... much more so than music or language"
"Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry"
"You have to understand the nature of light"
"I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script"
