A lot of kids only know 'E.T.' from the digitally-enhanced version.

I basically went into business for myself. But it never amounted to anything. I learned a lot about editing and dubbing by watching all the professionals do it, but I never got a job out of my imposition.

I love history, so I do a lot of movies about history.

People have forgotten how to tell a story.

I have never before, in my long and eclectic career, been gifted with such an abundance of natural beauty as I experienced filming 'War Horse' on Dartmoor.

I've always been interested in how we survive and how resourceful we are as Americans.

My early exposure to all the leviathans of the Saturday matinee creature features inspired me, when I grew up, to make 'Jurassic Park.'