Steven Spielberg

The public has an appetite for anything about imagination – anything that is as far away from reality as is creatively possible.

Steven Spielberg

You have many years ahead of you to create the dreams that we can’t even imagine dreaming. You have done more for the collective unconscious of this planet than you will ever know.

Steven Spielberg

3D is not a fire and forget tool. It takes a lot of very careful consideration and it will change your approach to where you put the camera so 3D isn’t for everybody.

Steven Spielberg

A lot of the films I’ve made probably could have worked just as well 50 years ago, and that’s just because I have a lot of old-fashion values.

Steven Spielberg

All I have to do is pose for a picture and I’m getting married to the person standing next to me.

Steven Spielberg

All presidents swear an oath to the Constitution to keep this country united, and when the country fell apart, Lincoln had to put it back together again, with a lot of help. But he bore total responsibility.

Steven Spielberg

All through my career I’ve done what I can to discover new talent and give them a start.

Steven Spielberg

Audience members are only concerned about the story, the concept, the bells and whistles and the noise that a popular film starts to make even before it’s popular. So audiences will not be drawn to the technology; they’ll be drawn to the story. And I hope it always remains that way.

Steven Spielberg

Audiences are harder to please if you’re just giving them effects, but they’re easy to please if it’s a good story.

Steven Spielberg

Because of how much movies cost, it’s dangerous to be experimental on one film after the other. But we can experiment with television. We can do things that are fringe and bring ideas to the table that are offbeat and original.

Steven Spielberg