I'm proud of all the movies I've made. They're not sequels, they're not franchises. And the reason I pick my films carefully is that I don't want to spit on my life. I like to think of myself as more than that.

Field of Dreams is probably our generation's It's A Wonderful Life.

I'm a pretty convenient foil for a lot of people.

Sometimes we worry about the things that you know that matter the least and don't focus on the things that matter the most.

The truth is, I just want do things that are original and throw an original spin on them.

There's nothing more noble than a father and mother making an opportunity for their child, knowing that their life is gonna be hard. There's something incredibly heroic about that.

I think these movies are as much for people of that time as for people who weren't born. For people who weren't born, they see how leaders must act under a crisis situation, not trying to be re-elected or not trying to check polls, that they go from their gut check.