Caleb Deschanel Quotes

#1. In 'Tree of Life,' the cinematography records a small story, a celebration of the courage of everyday life. But it does it so up close and so effortlessly that it has the effect of elevating the intimacy of the story to a grand scale.

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#2. Even great actors shine brighter in the right atmosphere.

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#3. Most people think of cinematographers as choosing subjects of an epic nature to show off what they do - big, sweeping images of war or pageantry.

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#4. The Chinese are brought up to believe that you should be silent in class. The teacher speaks, and you just listen and absorb what they say.

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#5. Reality in movies is the reality of the story you're telling, so it may not match the reality as we know it, but the reason there's art is that it tries to bring some kind of understanding of all the suffering and joys and pain that we go through. Storytelling brings some value to it.

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