[Spielberg] surrounds himself with great crew members who are at the top of their game and know their stuff. He motivates us by liking what we do, and he doesn't get paralyzed by the process or by new ideas. He embraces them and uses them.

It's great to be recognized for work, and the work is great, but once you have the awards, it becomes less important. It just gives you the ability to do better work, in my opinion.

There are films that are difficult. There are films that would actually affect your personal life because of the length of the production, how long [you're away] from the family.

The greatest directors are the greatest users. They use people's talents to tell the story that they want to tell.

'American Dream' is a small little movie made for under a million dollars. Totally independent feature.

[I] love 'Munich', man. That's a very underappreciated film.

I do like 'Munich'.It's a really wonderful film. I mean, there's 'Schindler's List', there's 'Saving Private Ryan'. But 'Munich' - of all the other films, Munich would be the one that's really, really amazing storytelling.