I wouldn't have filmed The Color Purple if the book had been a big fat novel. The reason I read it is because it is thin.

The only movie that I would ever even consider retrofitting is the first ‘Jurassic Park,’ which I think would look pretty spectacular in 3D. That’s the only one of my films that I would consider doing in 3D.

Our one goal is to give the world a taste of peace, friendship and understanding. Through the visual arts, the art of celebration of life.

Even if I'd had a really happy relationship with my father and there was no emotional hiatus for a decade and a half, I probably would still have made some of the same choices for movies that I've made.

In high school, I got smacked and kicked around. Two bloody noses. It was horrible.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Jihadism have nothing to do with each other.

I simply adore 'The Simpsons.' I go to bed in a 'Simpsons' T-shirt.