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

The greatest films ever made in our history were cut on film, and I'm tenaciously hanging on to the process. I just love going into an editing room and smelling the photochemistry and seeing my editor wearing mini-strands of film around his neck.

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

When I was younger, all I cared about was what people thought of me and my films. Now I care less about catering, hand-serving, hand-feeding the audience. I've gotten to the point now in my life where I'm serving myself.

Money to me is not a factor in my life.

All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that's why it takes so long.

I think Lincoln had a unique parenting style. He let his kids run free and wild.