As a Jew I am aware of how important the existence of Israel is for the survival of us all. And because I am proud of being Jewish, I am worried by the growing anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism in the world.
Steven SpielbergOne of the gratuities about being a director is that you can volunteer yourself out of difficult details.
Steven SpielbergIt is not my job to compare my movies. I don't like to compare my films with other movies because I don't really have that perspective. It is an intellectual exercise, but it doesn't intuitively come to me.
Steven SpielbergI made 'Empire of the Sun' in Shanghai in the 1980s and want to come back one day to make a movie in China.
Steven SpielbergI've got a lot of examples about moments where I thought something would work on film and it didn't work, but I never came to that decision with the film half shot, where I was stuck on a runaway train and couldn't jump off. On those occasions where I have admitted defeat, that this is not going to work, I haven't embarked on that project and made that movie.
Steven Spielberg