Haskell Wexler
Birthday: February 6, 1922 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Two-time Academy Award-winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler was adjudged one of the ten most influential cinematographers in movie history, according to an International Cinematographers Guild surve ...Show More
We, as filmmakers, are privileged. We can make people cry or laugh. We can make think and feel. It i Show more
We, as filmmakers, are privileged. We can make people cry or laugh. We can make think and feel. It is a great privilege and a great responsibility. Hide
[asked in 1969 if he could see himself making a film in exile because of his social and political vi Show more
[asked in 1969 if he could see himself making a film in exile because of his social and political views] I'm proud to say I get regular visits from the FBI, but I'll never become an exile. I think this is a great country. That's precisely why I feel I have an obligation to keep examining the freedoms that are rightfully ours. We all have that obligation--to see that they don't get away from us. Hide
[asked in 1969 as to why he decided to frame his film "Medium Cool" (1969) around the events at the Show more
[asked in 1969 as to why he decided to frame his film "Medium Cool" (1969) around the events at the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago] I feel that a political convention is an old-fashioned charade that's acted out every four years to divide the spoils. It has no connection with the way our country is run or the process of democracy. I suspected with today's political climate, there'd be violence in Chicago. Unfortunately, I was right. Hide
Movies are a voyeuristic experience. You have to make the audience feel like they are peeking throug Show more
Movies are a voyeuristic experience. You have to make the audience feel like they are peeking through a keyhole. I think of myself as the audience. Then I use light, framing and motion to create a focal point. Hide
On initially not being pleased at being given a simple "additional photography" credit on Les moisso Show more
On initially not being pleased at being given a simple "additional photography" credit on Les moissons du ciel (1978) "I had a pretty strong ego trip there for a couple of weeks actually, wanting to get co-credit with Néstor," but Wexler later admitted that: "My job was to see Néstor's footage, try to maintain what he's done and to do it to the best of my ability, and I was in awe of what I saw in the editing room, but I was also honored that they wanted me to go up there and [finish] it." Hide
Haskell Wexler's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (9)
