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Conrad Hall

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Every once in a while, when the audience is expecting to see one thing, you have to show them something else.


— Conrad Hall


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I can still recall the thrill of shooting my first film.


— Conrad Hall


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I don't think of myself as a director or writer. I think of myself as a filmmaker.


— Conrad Hall


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I hope I'm still shooting when I'm 80.


— Conrad Hall


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I knew exactly how I wanted it to play, but you are never sure until you watch the projected images reflect off the screen. That's when you know it worked.


— Conrad Hall


#how #i #images #knew #know

I saw Tequila Sunrise as a romantic picture with complex, bigger than life characters.


— Conrad Hall


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I suppose I would still be a communicator, maybe a musician.


— Conrad Hall


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I think one of the reasons people quit is because they're afraid they won't be able to get better and better; that they have to come to a zenith of some kind.


— Conrad Hall


#afraid #because #better #come #get

I want to tell a story and shape it all the way through to the end.


— Conrad Hall


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I was very happy sitting alone at a dining room table, writing a script.


— Conrad Hall


#dining #dining room #happy #i #room






About Conrad Hall






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Early life and career
Born in Papeete Tahiti French Polynesia Hall was the son of writer James Norman Hall and Sarah (Lala) Winchester Hall who was part-Polynesian. Hall received three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) American Beauty (1999) and Road to Perdition (2002) (the last two directed by friend Sam Mendes who dedicated Road to Perdition to Hall). Hall Kate Hall-Feist and Naia Hall-West.

Conrad Lafcadio Hall ASC (June 21 1926 – January 6 2003) was an American cinematographer from Papeete Tahiti French Polynesia. For his work he garnered a number of awards including three Academy Awards and BAFTA Awards.

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