Steven Spielberg Quotes & Sayings (Page 10)

“I turned down 'Harry Potter' and 'Spider-Man,' two movies that I knew would be phenomenally successful, because I had already made movies like that before and they offered no challenge to me. I don't need my ego to be reminded.”

“We all feel that if we have a crazy idea that might get laughed at, there's nothing wrong with seeing if there's a crazy writer out there who agrees with us and can take it to a crazy network and somehow bring something that's a little bit daft and edgy to life.”

“I think that a movie can only be an adjunct or only a supplement to books, to different points of view, to scholars, historians and your own teachers.”

“I think we need to take responsibility for the things we put on this planet, and also take responsibility for the things we take off the planet. We need to have limiters on how far we allow ourselves to go - ethical, moral limiters.”

“When I was younger, all I cared about was what people thought of me and my films. Now I care less about catering, hand-serving, hand-feeding the audience. I've gotten to the point now in my life where I'm serving myself.”

“I'd rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday.”

“Money to me is not a factor in my life.”

“There were so many odd, strange things about Abraham Lincoln that I think nobody knew how to pigeonhole him.”

“When I felt like an outsider, movies made me feel inside my own skill set.”

“Why pay a dollar for a bookmark? Why not use the dollar for a bookmark?”