I like to know where I am. I don't like the kind of cutting where you don't know where you are.
Steven SoderberghIf you're not smart enough to know what Fidel meant during the Cuban revolution, that - when they were on the Granma - Fidel was already a rock star in Cuba, and how important that was to the indigenous population, then you're not paying attention.
Steven SoderberghTo me the directorโs job is to leave it in better shape than you found it, literally.
Steven SoderberghI think often people fall into the breadth trap of wanting to do too long a period of time, and obviously there's this sort of algorithm of how much depth you can put into something times how much of their life you're trying to show. My attitude has always been, I'd rather show a briefer period of time in more detail than a longer period of time in less detail.
Steven SoderberghI'm still very affected and moved by their music - maybe in a way that's different from someone who grew up around it.
Steven SoderberghWhen you get a certain level of resources, and you want things a certain way, I find it difficult to get too belligerent because it's not my money.In this case it is. Itโs a lot easier to stand your ground and say โI want it like thisโ when you know itโs your money youโre spending.
Steven Soderbergh