Quote of the Day: Making Movie Magic Takes Imagination AND Good Timing

After directing movies for six decades, I've learned a lot about how movies are made. It is rewarding, but never easy. Nothing in this business, and I mean nothing, is more challenging than figuring out where to set up the cameras before all that amazing stuff happens.

Director Steven Spielberg, shown here holding up his 2026 Golden Globes trophies for writing and directing The Fabelmans 2: Sammy vs. The Time Gobblers

Legendary filmmaker Steven Spielberg, overheard in December at the Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Cerritos speaking to Timothée Chalamet at his 30th birthday party.