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Born
December 18, 1946 · Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Birth name
Steven Allan Spielberg

Spouses
Kate Capshaw (October 12, 1991 – present) (5 children)

Amy Irving (November 27, 1985 – February 2, 1989) (divorced, 1 child)

QUOTES:

[on winning the Best Director Oscar for Saving Private Ryan (1998)]: Am I allowed to say I really wanted this?

Before I go off and direct a movie I always look at 4 films. They tend to be: Seven Samurai (1954), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), It’s a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Searchers (1956).

[on friend Joan Crawford]: She is five feet four, but she looks six feet on the screen. In a two-shot with anyone, even Gable, (Clark Gable), your eyes fix on her. She is imperious, yet with a childlike sparkle. She is haughty, yet tender. She has no great range as an actress, yet within the range she can perform better than any of her contemporaries.
I have made almost as many films in England as I have in America. I will come back to England again and again.
I would love to see the British film industry get back on its feet again.

I don’t drink coffee. I’ve never had a cup of coffee in my entire life. That’s something you probably don’t know about me. I’ve hated the taste since I was a kid.

I dream for a living.

I’d rather direct than produce. Any day. And twice on Sunday.