I'm 62 years old. Am I old enough to win a lifetime achievement award? Yes, I am. Thank you very much.

There is a fine line between censorship and good taste and moral responsibility.

I just had a crazy, wild imagination all my life, and science fiction is the greatest outlet for me.

I think that is the secret of great acting. You have to bring your imagination to the party. You've got to have a great imagination.

'E.T.' began with me trying to write a story about my parents' divorce.

When I was a kid, there was no collaboration; it's you with a camera bossing your friends around. But as an adult, filmmaking is all about appreciating the talents of the people you surround yourself with and knowing you could never have made any of these films by yourself.

The baby boomers owe a big debt of gratitude to the parents and grandparents - who we haven't given enough credit to anyway - for giving us another generation.