Gregg Toland Quotes

Gregg Toland, A.S.C. was an American cinematographer known for his innovative use of techniques such as deep focus, examples of which can be found in his work on Orson Welles' Citizen Kane , William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives , and John Ford's The Long Voyage Home . Toland was voted as one of the top 10 most influential cinematographers in the history of films by the International Cinematographers Guild in 2003. Wikipedia  

✵ 29. May 1904 – 28. September 1948
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Gregg Toland Quotes

“Of all the people who make up a movie production unit, the cameraman is the only one who can call himself a free soul.”

Gregg Toland

" The Motion Picture Cameraman http://www.wellesnet.com/?p=178", Theatre Arts Magazine, September, 1941.

“The star system has us making pictures with personalities rather than stories, sacrificing everything in order to keep some old bags playing young women.”

Gregg Toland

From an essay Toland wrote for International Photographer arguing that cinematographers needed to be uncompromising.
Hilton Als (2006). "The Cameraman". The New Yorker (June 19): 46–51

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