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"We live in far too permissive a society. Never before has pornography been this rampant. And those films are so badly lit!"
"A thousand candles can be lit from one candle, however the life of the original candle is not shortened in the least."
"You can't show up on set and expect it all to come together. You have to have a plan, much like how the director can't just show up and go, well, where should I put the camera? That is gonna determine how it is lit, you should have already been in the room looking at it earlier, pre-lit the room, you know there is a lot of prep that goes into it, so it is the same thing with acting. You can't just show up."
"Without a home must the soldier go, a changeful wanderer, and can warm himself at no home-lit hearth."