I can't believe I just now stumbled across this, but here's a 1941 article BY Gregg Toland, called
The Motion Picture Cameraman. It begins with the sentence, "I enjoy being a motion picture cameraman," but picks up steam very quickly from there.
In the production of Citizen Kane, Orson Welles functioned in a fourfold capacity—as producer, writer, director and star. His authority to make decisions was virtually unlimited. To cap it all he proved one of the most cooperative artists with whom it has been my privilege to work. He let down all bars on originality of photographic effects and angles and I believe the results have fully justified that policy. Photographing Citizen Kane was indeed the most exciting professional adventure of my career.
I think you'll get a real kick out of this.
Tim Wilson
Associate Publisher, Editor-in-Chief
Creative COW Magazine
Twitter: timdoubleyou
