I think the greatest thing about DVD is the quality of sound and picture; the real estate to put more extras on; and, my favorite point is it stores quietly in very subtle places in your home .

My movies more often are told through pictures, not words. But in this case, the pictures took second position to the incredible words of Abraham Lincoln and his presence [...] I was less interested in an outpouring of imagery than in letting the most human moment of this story evolve before us.

I've always been interested in UFOs.

I feel I'm all over my movies. I know my movies are all over me.

In high school, I got smacked and kicked around. Two bloody noses. It was horrible.

A lot of the films I've made probably could have worked just as well 50 years ago, and that's just because I have a lot of old-fashion values.

I am an American Jew and aware of the sensitivities involved in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.