Making a film that's supposed to be fun to watch is really hard - that's the weird irony of it.

Quote by Steven Soderbergh

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Traffic is about drugs. As detailed a portrait as I can muster about what is...

Traffic is about drugs. As detailed a portrait as I can muster about what is...

A movie that costs only $1.6 million doesn't have to be a cultural event to...

A movie that costs only $1.6 million doesn't have to be a cultural event to...

I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they...

I think I'm good at amplifying an actor's strengths, and minimizing their weaknesses. And they...

Warner Bros. has talked about going out with low-cost DVDs simultaneously in China because piracy...

Warner Bros. has talked about going out with low-cost DVDs simultaneously in China because piracy...

I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that...

I just produced Criminal, this remake of Nine Queens, and one of the things that...

But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business...

But my sense in talking to people when I travel is that the film business...

When things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong...

When things go right it's hard to figure out why, but when things go wrong...

I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.

I'm very comfortable with failure. I'm very comfortable being the guy who disappoints people.

The key is, if you're not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes...

The key is, if you're not monkeying around with the script, then everything usually goes...

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film...

When a film like Chris Nolan's Memento cannot get picked up, to me independent film...

I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had...

I look at other filmmakers and see skills in them that I wish I had...

To me the director's job is to leave it in better shape than you found...

To me the director's job is to leave it in better shape than you found...

When you're sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read...

When you're sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read...

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're...

I know why we can't have a frank discussion with our policymakers - if you're...

I love caper films.

I love caper films.

I'm in the process of working out an arrangement to make some very, very, very...

I'm in the process of working out an arrangement to make some very, very, very...

Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but that's not reality,...

Reality shows are all the rage on TV at the moment, but that's not reality,...

I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one...

I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one...

I don't consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are...

I don't consider myself to be particularly gifted in the way that other filmmakers are...

In Full Frontal and K Street, I learned to take advantage of the mobility that...

In Full Frontal and K Street, I learned to take advantage of the mobility that...