There are so many rumours about so many of us in the public eye. Sometimes it's too hard to deny what is not true.

From the day I started to think politically and to develop my own moral values, from my earliest youth, I have been an ardent defender of Israel.

I think every movie I've made after 'Indiana Jones,' I've tried to make every single movie as if it was made by a different director, because I'm very conscious of not wanting to impose a consistent style on subject matter that is not necessarily suited to that style. So I try to re-invent my own eye every time I tackle a new subject.

All those horrible, traumatic years I spent as a kid became what I draw from creatively today.

When my children were born, I made the choice I wanted them to be raised as Jews and to have a Jewish education.

You shouldn't dream your film, you should make it!

I love history. It was the only thing I did well at in school. I'm not ashamed to admit that I was not a good student but I was great at history.