A master filmmaker and showman, Steven Spielberg is the man behind such classics as “Jaws”, “E.T”, “Jurassic Park” and “Saving Private Ryan” – all huge money spinners and critically acclaimed ventures. Undoubtedly one of the most talented American directors to have walked in Hollywood, this three time Academy Award winner is one man who knows the way to the heart of everyone – young and old. We have assembled some of the best quotes of Steven Spielberg, featuring his sayings on movies, life, children and more.
What I'm saying is that I believe in showmanship.
~ Steven Spielberg.
Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for a bookmark?
~ Steven Spielberg.
I wanted to do another movie that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world. I wanted to do something else that could make us smile. This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I never felt comfortable with myself, because I was never part of the majority. I always felt awkward and shy and on the outside of the momentum of my friends' lives.
~ Steven Spielberg.
~ Steven Spielberg.
Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for a bookmark?
~ Steven Spielberg.
I wanted to do another movie that could make us laugh and cry and feel good about the world. I wanted to do something else that could make us smile. This is a time when we need to smile more and Hollywood movies are supposed to do that for people in difficult times.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I never felt comfortable with myself, because I was never part of the majority. I always felt awkward and shy and on the outside of the momentum of my friends' lives.
~ Steven Spielberg.
The person I enjoy working for more than anyone else is George Lucas. He's the best boss I ever had because he's the most talented boss I ever had.
~ Steven Spielberg.
Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the movie's about.
~ Steven Spielberg.
A lot of the films I've made probably could have worked just as well 50 years ago, and that's just because I have a lot of old-fashion values.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I always like to think of the audience when I am directing. Because I am the audience.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I think every film I make that puts characters in jeopardy is me purging my own fears, sadly only to re-engage with them shortly after the release of the picture. I`ll never make enough films to purge them all.
~ Steven Spielberg.
~ Steven Spielberg.
Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the movie's about.
~ Steven Spielberg.
A lot of the films I've made probably could have worked just as well 50 years ago, and that's just because I have a lot of old-fashion values.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I always like to think of the audience when I am directing. Because I am the audience.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I think every film I make that puts characters in jeopardy is me purging my own fears, sadly only to re-engage with them shortly after the release of the picture. I`ll never make enough films to purge them all.
~ Steven Spielberg.
My first reaction, every time I delve into an episode of history that I don’t know very much about, is anger that my teachers never taught me about it.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I don't drink coffee. I've never had a cup of coffee in my entire life. That's something you probably don't know about me. I've hated the taste since I was a kid.
~ Steven Spielberg.
The older I get, the more I look at movies as a moving miracle.
~ Steven Spielberg.
All of us every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all our lives.
~ Steven Spielberg.
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.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I'm not really interested in making money.
~ Steven Spielberg.
When war comes, two things happen - profits go way, way up and all perishables go way, way down. There becomes a market for them.
~ Steven Spielberg.
The public has an appetite for anything about imagination - anything that is as far away from reality as is creatively possible.
~ Steven Spielberg.
Through careful manipulation and good storytelling, you can get everybody to clap at the same time, to hopefully laugh at the same time, and to be afraid at the same time. But you can’t get everybody to interpret the result in the same Way. And that’s thrilling to know – that everybody will see it differently.
~ Steven Spielberg.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I don't drink coffee. I've never had a cup of coffee in my entire life. That's something you probably don't know about me. I've hated the taste since I was a kid.
~ Steven Spielberg.
The older I get, the more I look at movies as a moving miracle.
~ Steven Spielberg.
All of us every single year, we're a different person. I don't think we're the same person all our lives.
~ Steven Spielberg.
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.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I don't dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I'm dreaming for living.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I'm not really interested in making money.
~ Steven Spielberg.
When war comes, two things happen - profits go way, way up and all perishables go way, way down. There becomes a market for them.
~ Steven Spielberg.
The public has an appetite for anything about imagination - anything that is as far away from reality as is creatively possible.
~ Steven Spielberg.
Through careful manipulation and good storytelling, you can get everybody to clap at the same time, to hopefully laugh at the same time, and to be afraid at the same time. But you can’t get everybody to interpret the result in the same Way. And that’s thrilling to know – that everybody will see it differently.
~ Steven Spielberg.
Technology can be our best friend, and technology can also be the biggest party pooper of our lives. It interrupts our own story, interrupts our ability to have a thought or a daydream, to imagine something wonderful because we're too busy bridging the walk from the cafeteria back to the office on the cell phone.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I think that the Internet is going to effect the most profound change on the entertainment industries combined. And we're all gonna be tuning into the most popular Internet show in the world, which will be coming from some place in Des Moines. We're all gonna lose our jobs. We're all gonna be on the Internet trying to find an audience.
~ Steven Spielberg.
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.
~ Steven Spielberg.
If I weren't a director, I would want to be a film composer.
~ Steven Spielberg.
Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed.
~ Steven Spielberg.
~ Steven Spielberg.
I think that the Internet is going to effect the most profound change on the entertainment industries combined. And we're all gonna be tuning into the most popular Internet show in the world, which will be coming from some place in Des Moines. We're all gonna lose our jobs. We're all gonna be on the Internet trying to find an audience.
~ Steven Spielberg.
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.
~ Steven Spielberg.
If I weren't a director, I would want to be a film composer.
~ Steven Spielberg.
Whether in success or in failure, I'm proud of every single movie I've ever directed.
~ Steven Spielberg.