Nestor Almendros, protege of master director Francois Truffaut and director of such well reputed films as The Story of Adele H. and The Last Metro, once said cinematography "is only a helping hand to the director.
長期和法國國寶級導演楚浮合作、拍過膾炙人口的《巫山雲》、《最後地下鐵》的攝影大師阿曼卓斯（Nestor Almendros）曾經這麼說過，攝影「只是導演的幫手。