“Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant liz...” — Oliver Stone Quote

Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard chasing them - maybe that's what Steven Spielberg connects with so well in Lost World.

I think that many people in history who had power were bumped off because they had power.

But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to cut through time with editing.

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate that.

Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can follow that. And then hopefully that character can integrate with the background of the social situation that people can recognize.

I do write all the time about - you tell me what your dreams are. What are you chasing? It's not impossible. Name it.

The great thing about rock n' roll is, if you want to fight - like, fight the system, fight the man, fight the government, fight the people in front of you - it's Don Quixote all over again. You're really chasing windmills.

Chasing revenues that don't have good earnings doesn't help us or shareholders one lick.

I'm doing a book, 'Chasing Science,' about the pleasures of science as a spectator sport.

I don't ever think it's a good idea to try to recreate the success you've had before; it's all about chasing something fresh and new.