“I made 'Empire of the Sun' in Shanghai in the 1980s and want to come b...” — Steven Spielberg Quote

“I made 'Empire of the Sun' in Shanghai in the 1980s and want to come back one day to make a movie in China.”

“'E.T.' began with me trying to write a story about my parents' divorce.”

“I love creating partnerships; I love not having to bear the entire burden of the creative storytelling, and when I have unions like with George Lucas and Peter Jackson, it's really great; not only do I benefit, but the project is better for it.”

“Owning great landmarks such as the Empire State Building or Trump Tower or the General Motors Building or the Plaza Hotel - there are certain just spectacular landmarks - it's an honor; it's really an honor.”

“When I was in high school, I looked for the black presence in a British historical tradition - before too much slavery and empire - that would not cost me my self-respect.”

“Your empire is now like a tyranny: it may have been wrong to take it; it is certainly dangerous to let it go.”