When I grow up, I still want to be a director.

There's nothing self-serving about what motivated me to bring 'Schindler's List' to the screen.

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.

I get that same queasy, nervous, thrilling feeling every time I go to work. That's never worn off since I was 12 years-old with my dad's 8-millimeter movie camera.

The turning point in my career was Jaws. It was a turning point because I was a director-for-hire before Jaws and because it was such a big hit I could do any movie I wanted and Hollywood just wrote me a cheque.

I didn't read reviews earlier in my career, but I read them now as I'm older. I read them all.

I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living.