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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The turning point in my career was Jaws. It was a turning point because I was a director-for-hire before Jaws and because it was such a big hit I could do any movie I wanted and Hollywood just wrote me a cheque.
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I usually do about five cuts as a director. I haven't ever directed a film where I haven't made five passes through the movie, and that takes a long time.
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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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When I grow up, I still want to be a director.
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I think all directors should be animators...
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If I weren't a director, I would want to be a film composer.
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I am a very impatient director.
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You shouldn't dream your film, you should make it!
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One of the gratuities about being a director is that you can volunteer yourself out of difficult details.
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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.