Matthew modine

I bought all the stuff, but nothing was as satisfying to me as using the Rolleiflex because it was one shot.

My father taught me to paint when I was young with watercolors and so I learned at a very young age the essential elements of the value of light and composition.

For example, Michael Mann's film Collateral - there is certain kinds of stories that lend themselves to digital photography. Some things are very raw stories that digital photography kind of lends...

Think of Frank Capra and Preston Sturges. They used the same actors over and over again.

Stanley didn't shy away from true humanity or from the ugliness that all people are capable of.

Everything is so convenient in New York.

I don't think that digital photography is romantic yet. It's not sympathetic the way that film is.

I've worked with Robert Altman a couple of times too.

I never set out to be rich and famous. I wanted to follow my own path.