It's very important not to do what your peers think you should do, not do what your parents think,your teachers or even your culture. Do what's inside of you.

A talent is a combination of something you love a great deal and something you can lose yourself in - something that you can start at 9 o'clock, look up from your work and it's 10 o'clock at night.

Good luck has its storms.

I think one of the reasons that Steven (Spielberg) and I have been as successful as we have is because we like the movies. We like to go to the movies. We enjoy movies and we want to make movies like the ones we enjoy.

'Young Indiana Jones' was one of the happiest times I ever had, so I love television.

You really have to focus on what you're doing and just plow ahead no matter what hurdles are thrown in front of you.

I wanted to make a kids' film that would strengthen contemporary mythology.