- Didn't take a single penny for Schindler's List- He felt it was blood money because of the Holocaust. He also refused to shoot in Auschwitz concentration camps, because of respect for the victims.
- Saving Private Ryan was not passed by the Censor Board of India- They felt the movie was too violent and demanded cuts, that Spielberg refused to make. He decided that the film will not be released in India, but the Home Minister personally saw an uncut version and was so impressed that he let it pass.
- Indiana Jones exists because of Spielberg's wish to make a James Bond film- After the release of Star Wars, he confessed his dream to friend George Lucas, who said he had a better idea...The rest is history.
- Jaws was the first $100 million blockbuster- Hence he is credited with setting the trend of Summer big budget blockbuster movies.
- He is the director of the Running Man Trilogy- That's the unofficial collective name for A.I. Artificial Intelligence, Minority Report and Catch Me If You Can.
- Earns money because of Close Encounters... and Star Wars- After the filming of Star Wars, George Lucas felt it would flop and Close Encounters... would be a major hit. So he decided to trade 2.5% of Star Wars for 2.5% of Close Encounter... We all know which was a bigger hit.
- 1$ debut film profit- At the age of 16 he directed,wrote and even composed for sci-fi film called Fireflight in a meagre budget of 500$. He made a profit of exactly 1$ from a movie apparently only 500 people saw.
- E.T. was supposed to be a horror movie- A script for a film called Watching Skies, describing aliens terrorizing a rural family, was sent to him. A particular scene; an alien being left behind, inspired him.
