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When I watch a film I get swept away. I don't really watch the camera.

A movie camera is like having someone you have a crush on watching you from afar - you pretend it's not there.

In a very real sense, all you do when you're shooting film or television is you shoot a scene, and then you shoot another scene, and then you shoot another scene.

You get to the middle of a take that's going really well and the camera will run out of film. They have to stop you, apologize and then you've got to get things going all over again.

You play a part, and as soon as a movie is over and the camera stops, you go home and you're not really responsible for what you've done.

A movie goes from several stages, from idea to script. As you continue shooting, you will make some adjustments. You're constantly adjusting. It's like a piece of music. You're constantly trying to make it better.

On television, you have an intimate moment with the camera. In theater, you are making something live with people there. My brain doesn't understand that you don't get another take ever. I'm finally learning on TV that you can do something over if you make a mistake.

You don't want to be the guy whose back's to the camera in the emotional part of the movie. So, you have to be aware of the camera movement and what the camera's doing.

Filming is repetition and many takes.

Basically, with a regular camera, you have to take time or allow the camera to focus before you take the shot.