I guess why the Ocean's films are hard for me is because on the one hand you have to make sure the performances are there, but on the other hand it's a film that demands, to my mind, a very layered and complex visual scheme. That takes a lot of time to figure out.
Steven Soderbergh

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

When you're sent something and read it, either you can see it while you read it, or you can't.
Steven Soderbergh

Another thing that really excites me: I'd like to do multiple versions of the same film.
Steven Soderbergh

I love caper films.
Steven Soderbergh

I guess I didn't feel confident enough to be searching in a big public way. I was very content at the time to toil in obscurity on things that I thought might point me in certain directions or teach me certain things - not knowing what that would be.
Steven Soderbergh

Warner Bros. has talked about going out with low-cost DVDs simultaneously in China because piracy is so huge there. It will be a while before bigger movies go out in all formats; in five years, everything will.
Steven Soderbergh