Steven Spielberg Quotes
I still have pretty much the same fears I had as a kid. I'm not sure I'd want to give them up; a lot of these insecurities fuel the movies I make.
Quotes to Explore
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When you're doing a car chase movie, you're sitting in car waiting for places or grips or stuff for quite a while.
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I have learned to be patient.
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As a unique person, I was bullied badly as a teen.
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I didn't follow big box office ideas. That eventually led me to witches. It's led me to find interesting roles.
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I would like to see more Bollywood films! The more stylized musicals are a new trend in the U.S. We are beginning to make musicals again after a long break, practically since the days of the studio structure, so perhaps we can learn a few things from Bollywood about this fun style of film-making.
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I'm a professional, and I know what I have to do. I know where I've failed and how I've grown up.
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My parents wouldn't have sent me out into the world with wool over my eyes. You have to be aware, or you'll be swallowed.
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In law a man is guilty when he violates the rights of others. In ethics he is guilty if he only thinks of doing so.
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It was a great thing to be a human being. It was something tremendous. Suddenly I'm conscious of a million sensations buzzing in me like bees in a hive. Gentlemen, it was a great thing.
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The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs.
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I believe women are the glue of everything.
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My argument is simple, which is, that for several thousand years in Western civilization, marriage has been the union of one man and one woman. Research is overwhelming that children need mothers and fathers.
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At age three, if you have a still-growing brain, it's a human behavior. In chimps, by age three, the brain is formed over 90 percent. That's why they can cope with their environment very easily after birth - faster than us, anyway. But in humans, we continue to grow our brains. That's why we need care from our parents.
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If you really want to be competitive in today's market you have to be in movies that make money.
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If I can sleep in until 9 A.M. - wow, what a luxury.
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Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it.
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I usually prepare a track, and then I work with the artist when it's time to do the vocals.
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I will always be an actress. I couldn't see myself without acting. But I'd love to direct and keep writing. I don't think one has to be in place of the other.
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I got hit with an octopus in Detroit one time. It was the most gross thing I've ever had happen. I got it right in the back of the neck; all the juice was coming down. It was awful.
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I’m not a good kid. Yeah, look, I’m just a piece of paper with the word sad and a bunch of cuss words written on it. A lousy piece of paper. That’s me. A piece of paper that’s waiting to be torn up.
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I think everyone who does something creative has got some kind of flaw or insecurity that helps drive them to do what they do. As a general rule, artists value themselves quite low; that’s why they want to add value by doing things. Weaknesses often become your biggest strengths. People with no insecurities don’t tend to make very good art
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I was born in a mining village, and you either played football or played football. If you didn't play, there was something wrong with you.
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We need to create an ecosystem which will make young people want to start their own company.
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I still have pretty much the same fears I had as a kid. I'm not sure I'd want to give them up; a lot of these insecurities fuel the movies I make.
