“A lot of times, I'll resist the temptation to visually define a movie ...” — Tom McCarthy Quote

“A lot of times, I'll resist the temptation to visually define a movie until, one, I really understand just what the movie's about, and two, until I start talking to my cinematographer.”

“I loved acting, and then acting led to writing, and writing led to directing, and directing lead to five movies, and I feel like the luckiest guy in the world.”

“The passion and knowledge of journalism as storytelling is incredibly infectious.”

“When shooting in real spaces, the work of a cinematographer begins where location meets production design meets time of day. No movie light will ever look as real as the sun, so scheduling becomes truly paramount to naturalistic lighting.”

“When I was in college, I wanted to study film. My first passion was to be a cinematographer. So maybe there's something innate in my music where it partners well with images.”

“Yes, my uncle wanted me to be a cinematographer and he was disappointed when I gave up that dream to become an actress.”