Steven Spielberg

The first Godfather film was the greatest American film ever made.

I was going to ask you that next.

And I've always believed that.

And George and I were best friends from the day we met.

And yes, we were competitive with each other, but it made us better at what we do because I was always trying to top George and George was always trying to top me.

And then we would be together and joke about that and be honest with each other.

And so George gave me inspiration and I gave him inspiration.

And we have always been feeding off each other.

For me, The First Godfather is the greatest American film of all time.

I think it's the greatest film of all time.

It's very, very hard for me to be objective about my own work.

Very hard.

I have regrets that they didn't approach me to direct a Bond film.

I approached Cubby Broccoli after Jaws was a big hit.

I'd always wanted to make a James Bond film from the day I saw Dr. No.

So I called Cubby Broccoli after Jaws and I volunteered.

I said, if you need a director, I would love to direct one.

And he said, no.

And he moved on.

And then Cubby called me again after Close Encounters came out.