"I'm excited by technological advances which give us new tools to create more inspiring images. We don't just record what happens in front of our cameras. We may be replaceable, but we aren't interchangeable. The images we capture on film reflect our individual perceptions of reality and our passion for the content. We can make the audience feel joy, sorrow and empathy. We can create fantasy worlds. Because we have the ability to speak with such a strong voice, we cannot separate the content of the movies from the process of recording images on film. I believe we need to accept this responsibility knowing we influence the way people think and feel. To be professional, to be artful, to be a better human being, is a lifelong struggle. Ideally, the work that lasts after the person, will cause some to say, 'that artist made a difference'."

On February 28, 1996, Haskell Wexler, ASC, became only the third cinematographer in history to get a star on Hollywood Boulevard. He earned Oscars® for WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? and BOUND FOR GLORY; and nominations for ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOOS NEST, MATEWAN and BLAZE. His other credits include MEDIUM COOL (director), IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT, COLORS, COMING HOME, THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH and some 40 documentaries which he also directed.