There comes a time, thief, when the jewels cease to sparkle, when the gold loses its luster, when the throne room becomes a prison, and all that is left is a father's love for his child.

I'm not in retirement. I just don't want to work so much, and I don't get that many offers any more.

Producers are not gamblers. They want a good return on their investment.

The more I had to act like a saint, the more I felt like being a sinner.

I began imagining scenes in public which some drunk would come up to me and slap me in the face. Nothing like that ever happened, but I often wonder if I would have turned the other cheek

I like to play with things a while before annihilation.

Spielberg knows his craft so well, he can also improvise, and that is a lot of fun.