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

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

- Vilmos Zsigmond

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

- 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

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 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

Each story has a different approach for me and I try to work with lighting that will tell you visually the story better than if it was shot in availa…

- 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

I think that the audience should not be able to tell if it is real or not real - it should be an enhanced version of reality, or an artistic view of …

- Vilmos Zsigmond