Nicolas Roeg - I was very glad later when I wa...

I was very glad later when I was directing that I wasn't in the hands of a cinematographer and hoping that he would do it well. I would know what he was doing, and we could discuss how that scene would look.

Nicolas Roeg

English Director

Born: Aug 15, 1928

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