My father got a phone call to bring me in to meet with Spielberg for 'E.T.,' partially because they knew I was a physical kid, and I was known in the business somewhat as a stunt kid, and I could do all the bicycle riding.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
My dad couldn't connect to my wanting to be a filmmaker. He was very connected in entertainment, and through him I met Steven Spielberg and got rides on his private plane to California. I'd see Spielberg's people reading scripts. I was like, 'That's what I want to be when I grow up.'
Steven Spielberg was a huge part of my childhood, like everyone's, I guess.
I'd love to work with the Coen brothers. And Steven Spielberg. 'E.T.' was big for me.
Even as a child, I would get film offers, and all my friends would tease me saying, 'You will also be an actor like your father,' or 'Don't forget us.' I always took it as a joke, but subconsciously, I felt maybe this was my true calling.
The director sent for me for Tarzan. I climbed the tree and walked out on a limb. The next day I was told I was an actor.
You've got to feel a little nervous when you first meet Spielberg. The guy's an apparition.
My father is an actor, and I used to go on set to visit him. I saw the stories he was telling and said: 'That's what I want to do.' I was always in awe whenever I went to the movies or when I watched television.
Unlike a lot of actors, my father encouraged all his kids to go into show business.
Steven Spielberg and I have tremendous amounts of money.
I worked with Steven Spielberg on Amistad... he seemed so very secure in himself that he let me do things.