Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg KBE OMRI is an American director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Spielberg is considered one of the founding pioneers of the New Hollywood era, as well as being viewed as one of the most popular directors and producers in film history. He is one of the co-founders of DreamWorks Studios...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth18 December 1947
CountryUnited States of America
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I have a choice - I can either watch all the dailies, or I can follow the social media. I can't do both.
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Even if I'd had a really happy relationship with my father and there was no emotional hiatus for a decade and a half, I probably would still have made some of the same choices for movies that I've made.
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When my children were born, I made the choice I wanted them to be raised as Jews and to have a Jewish education.
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I had no choice. It was just something that happened. I was always looking for ways to act out, and I got a camera and it acted out for me.
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Tracking action without cutting is the least jarring method of placing the audience into a real-time experience where they are the ones making the subtle choices of where and when to look.
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And I may often question choices I make as a producer. But I've never questioned the choices I make as a director.
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Through the visual arts, the performing arts, the art of music, the art of dance, the art of celebration of life, all of us are dedicated to making this Olympic opening and closing ceremonies the most emotional everyone has ever seen.
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It would make people more comfortable if I made a film that said all targeted assassination is bad, or good, but the movie doesn't take either of those positions. It refuses to. Many of those pundits on the Left and Right would love the film to land somewhere definite. It puts a real burden on the audience to figure out for themselves how they feel about these issues. There are no easy answers to the most complex story of the last 50 years.
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'E.T.' began with me trying to write a story about my parents' divorce.
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This opportunity ... allows all of us to reach out directly to open a much wider door.
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We don't demonize our targets. They're individuals. They have families. Although what happened in Munich, I condemn.
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I expected to see a party animal who was going to reap harvest with all the girls on the set. I found the opposite. Leo is a homebody.
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I was saddened that after long negotiations and many compromises we were unable to come to terms with Universal's parent company, GE.
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My intention was never to replace the original film. When people buy 'E.T.' I want them to know they have the original movie, not just for collectors and aficionados, but for everybody who remembers it and wants to continue remembering it just that way.