Haskell Wexler Quotes

Everything about camera movement, about how film was made, shot architecture, and time management... I was horrible at all that.

I've made movies that cost less than one car chase.

I don't like to watch playback. But being on the set, watching the way the camera is being moved and the way the light is being used, you do get an idea of it.

I'm not wild about hand-held shots.

I learned a lot about how to shoot and how to put together sequences.

My mother gave me this book called Feature Films at Used Car Prices by a guy named Rick Schmidt. I gotta credit the guy, cuz he gave me the most practical advice. It empowers you.

People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera.

Talking to other people who make low-budget movies, everyone kind of has the same struggle.

When you shoot a movie, the camera is always taking, taking, taking and not giving anything back.

I love films that are made with almost no budget.

If you want to make movies you need to think on a micro-micro level and figure out how to make them for nothing with people who really care about your movie and really want to make it.

I also know what looks good before the camera, how to move the camera, and how to get a story on the screen.

Sometimes movie-making happens like clockwork; other times, like a car accident.

I usually make films with $2 and a paper clip.

I've been doing a bit of screenwriting and producing, and even a bit of directing.

Some directors are interested in acting, and others are only interested in cranes and moving the camera.

I don't like to shoot on sets at all. As much as possible, I try to shoot on location.

I've got to give a lot of credit to my cinematographer, Chung-hoon Chung, who is a master and among other things shot 'Old Boy,' which is a very famous single-take fight scene. He's really a true master.

I wouldn't necessarily recommend shooting a feature film on a still camera.

When you do a freeze frame, you have the opportunity to find the exact shot that you want - no guessing.

Ever since I was a little kid I was obsessed with films, and I always wanted to make them

It doesn't matter whether you shoot on celluloid or on digital, you better make a good film.

I've wanted to make movies ever since I was a kid. I knew that was my goal.

I used it in a shot where Richard Burton goes down the hall to get a gun in a closet. And I wanted to get some excitement, and the hallway was too narrow for the dollies that they had at that time. So it was quite useful.

I think you can say a lot with the movement of your camera but you can also say a lot by keeping it still.