I think all directors should be animators.

I go out and look for a good story to tell and if I like it enough and I decide to direct it, I become dangerously involved in becoming a part of that story.

There are three movies that I am exceptionally proud of in my life, and I rarely commit to a list of films that I like, that I've made... but these are the three films that I was passionately connected to. The first was 'ET,' the second 'Schindler's List,' and third is 'Saving Private Ryan.'

Like, I took no poetic license with 'Schindler's List' because that was historical, factual documents.

I dream for a living. Once a month the sky falls on my head, I come to, and I see another movie I want to make.

The best time of my life has been the three instances where I have been there for the birth of my children. That is, nothing [else] has ever come close.

I think the greatest thing about DVD is the quality of sound and picture; the real estate to put more extras on; and, my favorite point is it stores quietly in very subtle places in your home .