The closer the source of light is to a subject, the broader the beams are.

- Conrad Hall

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

- Conrad Hall

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

- Conrad Hall

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

- Conrad Hall

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.

- Conrad Hall

With today's fast films, you can light the way your eye sees the scene. You can abuse the film and create subtleties in contrast with light and exposure, diffusion and filters. That's what makes it an art.

- Conrad Hall

Billions of people have seen and been influenced by movies in the short history of this industry.

- Conrad Hall

I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.

- Conrad Hall

I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.

- Conrad Hall

I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.

- Conrad Hall

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

- Conrad Hall

The sun is the most parallel light source because it is so far away.

- Conrad Hall

You have to understand the nature of light.

- Conrad Hall

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.

- Conrad Hall

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.

- Conrad Hall

I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80.

- Conrad Hall

I want to tell a story and shape it all the way through to the end.

- Conrad Hall

It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

- Conrad Hall

There are a lot of directors who are knowledgeable about images, and others who aren't.

- Conrad Hall

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.

- Conrad Hall