Spielberg's Scariest Moment - NYTimes.com Whether it was the production designer, Rick Carter, silk-screening wallpaper, or the sound designer, Ben Burtt, sending someone to the Kentucky Historical Society to find out how the ticking of the 16th president's pocket watch sounded, Team Lincoln went to great lengths for theiproject. That includes the director Steven Spielberg, who said he felt extra pressure to honor his subject's legacy. "Maybe this is the quietest directing I've done in my life," he tells the Bagger. Correction: Feb. 7, 2012 A previous version of this post misstated the number of nominations "Lincoln" has received.