You have many years ahead of you to create the dreams that we can't even imagine dreaming. You have done more for the collective unconscious of this planet than you will ever know.

The work that I'm proudest of is the work that I'm most afraid of.

I'll probably never win an Oscar, but I'll sure have a lot of fun! I really believe that movies are the great escape.

I didn't read reviews earlier in my career, but I read them now as I'm older. I read them all.

I made 'Saving Private Ryan' for my father. He's the one who filled my head with war stories when I was growing up.

I make some movies for myself. I do that sometimes when the subject matter is very sensitive and very personal and I really can't imagine that I'm an audience member. I would lose myself too much if I thought of myself as the audience. There are other types of genre films that I need to be able to direct from the audience, to be right next to you watching the picture being made.

You have many years ahead of you to create the dreams that we can't even imagine dreaming. You have done more for the collective unconscious of this planet than you will ever know.