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I really got into filmmaking through photography.

And later I thought, I can't think how anyone can become a director without learning the craft of cinematography.

I view filmmaking as a director's medium.

Film schools didn't exist when I was growing up. I learned by working with clever people. Good writers and cinematographers.

I've been lucky to learn by playing all kinds of roles and watching all kinds of really good cinematographers, actors, and directors for many years before people were even aware of me in terms of audience.

My interest in filmmaking was always very much the visuals and images.

Film, for me, has been a process of learning on the job.

But at heart, I am more than a cinematographer.

I had become a film director because I thought I could express something in an artful way.

I've worked with some of the great cinematographers. So I'm always watching what they do and I'm watching how the director composes his shots, just because I find it interesting as an actor; you're trying to help them out as well.