All presidents swear an oath to the Constitution to keep this country united, and when the country fell apart, Lincoln had to put it back together again, with a lot of help. But he bore total responsibility.

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

Science fiction really is the only genre that lets you use your imagination without limitations.

I had to get over my fear of running through the world naked and learn to say 'take me or leave me.'

Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for a bookmark?

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.

Everybody who works for Amblin Television has to do five jobs.