Steven Spielberg has no regrets about turning down Harry Potter. The 76-year-old director was offered the chance to make Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first movie in the wizardry franchise based on J.K. Rowling's novels, but explained that he snubbed the movie as he wanted to spend time with his family rather than on a film set. Steven...
Director Steven Spielberg and his wife Kate Capshaw pose at the premiere of the HBO documentary film Spielberg in Los Angeles, California, US on Sep 26, 2017.The 76-year-old director was offered the chance to make Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first movie in the wizardry franchise based on J.K. Rowling's novels, but explained that he snubbed the movie as he wanted to spend time with his family rather than on a film set.
"Kate and I started raising a family and we started having children. The choice I had to make in taking a job that would move me to another country for four of five months where I wouldn't see my family every day." The Indiana Jones filmmaker said: "There were several films I chose not to make. I chose to turn down the first Harry Potter to basically spend the next year and a half with my family, my young kids growing up.
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