476 Quotes by Steven Spielberg

I have never before, in my long and eclectic career, been gifted with such an abundance of natural beauty as I experienced filming ‘War Horse’ on Dartmoor.

When I don’t have a movie, I don’t take a job just for the sake of working. I just sit it out until I find something I’m passionate about.

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.

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.

When war comes, two things happen – profits go way, way up and all perishables go way, way down. There becomes a market for them.

I had to get over my fear of running through the world naked and learn to say ‘take me or leave me.’

If I weren’t a director, I would want to be a film composer.

I’m not really interested in making money.

I hate that people think it’s wrong to say you’re inspired by Jaws or by Raiders Of The Lost Ark. You’re allowed to be.