The art model of problem solving is incredibly efficient because ideology has no place there.There's only the thing and what the thing needs to be.
Steven SoderberghWhen things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong it's really easy.
Steven SoderberghI don't consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are gifted.
Steven SoderberghEverything had been done long before I started making movies. I mean, there's nothing that Godard hasn't already done. You can't do a single thing that Godard hasn't already thought of. And so you struggle to do something that is not predictable.
Steven SoderberghEverything is the director's fault - you can quote me on that. There are no excuses.
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. It’s a lot easier to stand your ground and say “I want it like this” when you know it’s your money you’re spending.
Steven Soderbergh