Looking for the best and inspirational Steven Spielberg quotes?
Steven Spielberg is one of the most influential film directors in Hollywood. His films have had a wide range of influences on American culture in general.
He was born in 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio. He became interested in movies at a young age and developed a passion for making his films. He made two short films in college, one of which won an award at the university’s film festival.
In 1967, Spielberg sold his first short film called Firelight to television station WNUF-TV for $10,000. In 1968 he made his first feature-length film called Frogs. The following year he made the family comedy movie Willow and had its premiere nationally on the Disney Channel on October 27, 1988.
When it comes to writing dialogue and creating character development, Spielberg is considered one of the most skilled directors of all time.
Check out his most inspirational quotes that will motivate you to believe in yourself for dreaming big.
30 Most Inspiring Steven Spielberg Quotes
“All good ideas start out as bad ideas, that’s why it takes so long.”
“The way you create a better future is by studying the past.”
“My head’s not in the clouds, but I think I’ve gotten too much credit for being an astute businessman.”
“Whether in success or in failure, I’m proud of every single movie I’ve ever directed.”
“I always like to think of the audience when I am directing. Because I am the audience.”
“Whether in success or in failure, I’m proud of every single movie I’ve directed.”
“My imagination won’t turn off. I wake up so excited I can’t eat breakfast. I’ve never run out of energy.”
“You have many years ahead of you to create the dreams that we can’t even imagine dreaming. You have don
“You shouldn’t dream your film, you should make it!”
“Listen to that voice that tells you what you could do. Nothing will define your character more than that.”
“It all starts with the script: it’s not worth taking myself away from my family if I don’t have something I’m really passionate about.”
“Don’t turn away from what’s painful. Examine it. Challenge it.”
“Life is one strong, long string of character-defining moments.”
“All through my career I’ve done what I can to discover new talent and give them a start.”
“You can’t start a movie by having the attitude that the script is finished, because if you think the script is finished, your movie is finished before the first day of shooting.”
“Only a generation of readers will span a generation of writers.”
“The delicate balance of mentoring someone is not creating them in your own image, but giving them the opportunity to create themselves.”
“Because television doesn’t offer the kind of budget that a movie offers, you’ve got to be a little more careful where you spend the money to put the fiction in science.”
“You shouldn’t dream your film, you should make it!”
“All of us, every single year, we’re a different person. I don’t think we’re the same person all our lives.”
“The public has an appetite for anything about imagination – anything that is as far away from reality as is creatively possible.”
“Your job is to create a world that lasts forever.”
“I don’t dream at night, I dream at day, I dream all day; I’m dreaming for a living.”
“All of us every single year, we’re a different person. I don’t think we’re the same person all our lives. ”
“Replace fear with curiosity.”
e more for the collective unconscious of this planet than you will ever know.”
“I’m not really interested in making money. That’s always come as the result of success, but it’s not been my goal, and I’ve had a tough time proving that to people.”
“Even though I get older, what I do never gets old, and that’s what I think keeps me hungry.”
“Sometimes a dream almost whispers… it never shouts. Very hard to hear. So you have to, every day of your lives, be ready to hear what whispers in your ear.”
“I just had a crazy, wild imagination all my life, and science fiction is the greatest outlet for me.”
“I’ve always been very hopeful which I guess isn’t strange coming from me. I don’t want to call myself an optimist. I want to say that I’ve always been full of hope. I’ve never lost that. I have a lot of hope for this country and for the entire world.”
“The thing that I’m just scared to death of is that someday I’m going to wake up and bore somebody with a film.”
“This opportunity … allows all of us to reach out directly to open a much wider door.”
