I think that era of mechanically figuring out of how to bring a particular evocative image to the screen was a really important part of my education.

I like engineering, but I love the creative input.

I had done a lot of rock 'n' roll photography when I was in college. I was one of many photographers who worked for The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and all of these rock 'n' roll bands.

George Lucas wanted this moving camera for all of the photography in Star Wars. He was willing to take a risk with the concepts that I advanced with regard to ways for doing that.

I was involved in the color correction and the digital color correction. In an odd way, you end up making a film many times-the DVD, the archival record of a high-definition master, and so on.

It's easy to create something that has a lot of luster, but it's very hard to make something that has a lot of depth.

Boy, am I glad there wasn't a fourth episode of Lord of the Rings.

If you understand how the real world feels and looks and sounds it is much easier to create a virtual version of the real world.

If you can imagine it, we can make it.

You don't sit around looking for reasons to do the right thing

He who is brave is free.

Lawdy Mama, those Friday nights when Suzy wore her dresses down tight.

We succeed, not alone by the laborious exertions of our faculties, be they small or great, but by the regular, thoughtful and systematic exercise of them.

A strong foundation exists for immediate military action against Saddam Hussein and for a multilateral effort to rebuild Iraq after he is gone.

I think everybody has to kind of decide what the word 'jazz' means to them, and that's fine.

Keep your eye on the prize but enjoy the journey.

Joe Frazier is ugly. He has no rhythm, no footwork, no class, he cannot talk.

It takes no courage to make war, particularly if you're not going to go and your children are not going to go.

The book which you read from a sense of duty, or because for any reason you must, does not commonly make friends with you.