I'm always looking in the lighting to tell the story in a different way than it actually looks in real life because it's, for me, more contrast somet…

- Vilmos Zsigmond

There is something missing in a lot of digital filmmaking, something I call "poetic reality." That's something you see played out in film noir, where…

- 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.

- Vilmos Zsigmond

I always try to tell the story the best possible way. I create the mood for each scene in a way that the audience feels that they are right there wit…

- Vilmos Zsigmond

The best way to know when there's good lighting is when you don't notice it.

- Vilmos Zsigmond

I don't like to be in front of the camera - my place is behind the camera.

- Vilmos Zsigmond

For me, movies should be visual. If you want dialogue, you should read a book.

- Vilmos Zsigmond

If you do not bother to take the time to compose and to light properly, then you end up with something almost less than reality. You end up without t…

- Vilmos Zsigmond

You can't just stick with what you know, you have to evolve.

- Vilmos Zsigmond