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" There were so many odd, strange things about Abraham Lincoln that I think nobody knew how to pigeonhole him. "

Steven Spielberg

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" People often tell me how much they love the digital skies that we obviously painted for 'War Horse.' Well, there's not a single sky that we put in through special effects. The skies you see in the movie are the skies that we experienced - but it was definitely challenging at times. "

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" I love my kids as individuals, not as a herd, and I do have a herd of children: I have seven kids. "

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" The most amazing thing for me is that every single person who sees a movie, not necessarily one of my movies, brings a whole set of unique experiences. Now, through careful manipulation and good storytelling, you can get everybody to clap at the same time, to hopefully laugh at the same time, and to be afraid at the same time. "

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" And I may often question choices I make as a producer. But I've never questioned the choices I make as a director. "

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" It's still a mystery to me, but even though my mother was like an older sister to me, I kind of put her up on a pedestal. "

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" I've always wanted to tell a story about Lincoln. I saw a paternal father figure; I saw someone who was completely, stubbornly committed to his ideals, to his vision. "

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" I had a great time creating the future on 'Minority Report,' and it's a future that is coming true faster than any of us thought it would. "

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" The machinery of the democratic process is really no different today from what it was 150 years ago. "

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" All presidents swear an oath to the Constitution to keep this country united, and when the country fell apart, Lincoln had to put it back together again, with a lot of help. But he bore total responsibility. "

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