Spielberg wasn't paid for directing this film; he said it would be "blood money"
[DOC] [TLE] Schindler's List - Wikipedia [PAR] Schindler's List is a 1993 American epic historical period drama film, directed and 
co-produced .... At their first meeting in spring 1983, he told Pfefferberg he would 
start filming in ... Spielberg forewent a salary for the film, calling it "blood money", 
and ....