Growing up in northern California has had a big influence on my love and respect for the outdoors. When I lived in Oakland, we would think nothing of driving to Half Moon Bay and Santa Cruz one day and then…

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My kid could get a bad X-ray and I could get a call from the...

My kid could get a bad X-ray and I could get a call from the...

The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and...

The year I was born, 1956, was the peak year for babies being born, and...

If you have to have a job in this world, a high-priced movie star is...

If you have to have a job in this world, a high-priced movie star is...

E-mail is far more convenient than the telephone, as far as I'm concerned. I would...

E-mail is far more convenient than the telephone, as far as I'm concerned. I would...

From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon....

From now on we live in a world where man has walked on the Moon....

There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a...

There's a difference between solitude and loneliness. I can understand the concept of being a...

If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.

If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. It's the hard that makes it great.

I would not want to live in a country that would have me as a...

I would not want to live in a country that would have me as a...

What we're doing with Band of Brothers is trying to put it into human terms,...

What we're doing with Band of Brothers is trying to put it into human terms,...

I will entertain anything; it doesn't matter. You know, it's not obviously about the price,...

I will entertain anything; it doesn't matter. You know, it's not obviously about the price,...

It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to...

It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to...

My favorite traditional Christmas movie that I like to watch is All Quiet on the...

My favorite traditional Christmas movie that I like to watch is All Quiet on the...

I must say that I do wrestle with the amount of money I make, but...

I must say that I do wrestle with the amount of money I make, but...

Prior to Saving Private Ryan I never worked with men. I was always working with...

Prior to Saving Private Ryan I never worked with men. I was always working with...

I must say that I do wrestle with the amount of money I make, but...

I must say that I do wrestle with the amount of money I make, but...

There is something basic about protecting land by taking it off the market. People should...

There is something basic about protecting land by taking it off the market. People should...

That's what's nice about directing a film and having it done: There's nothing more I...

That's what's nice about directing a film and having it done: There's nothing more I...

I love what I do for a living, it's the greatest job in the world,...

I love what I do for a living, it's the greatest job in the world,...

Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal.

Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal.