Every Disclosure Day Quote from Cast & Crew

Director & Producer — 3x Academy Award Winner

Spielberg's most direct public statement about extraterrestrial life, made during the press campaign for Disclosure Day. The quote sent shockwaves through media and reignited public debate about UFO disclosure.

The opening narration of the first teaser trailer, spoken by Spielberg himself. The question frames the entire thematic premise of the film and echoes the tone of his earlier works like Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Spielberg has spoken about his fascination with UFOs and extraterrestrial life throughout his career, from Close Encounters (1977) to E.T. (1982) to War of the Worlds (2005). With Disclosure Day, he returns to the subject with what he describes as a far more personal lens.

Given that Spielberg's career spans five decades and includes some of the most iconic films ever made, this statement carries extraordinary weight. It suggests Disclosure Day represents the culmination of themes he has explored since the 1970s.

Lead Actress — The Meteorologist

Blunt described receiving Spielberg's call as one of the most exciting moments of her career. She was offered the lead role without an audition — Spielberg knew exactly who he wanted for The Meteorologist.

In the teaser trailer's most striking moment, Blunt's character is seemingly taken over by an alien presence during a live weather broadcast, communicating in a series of inhuman clicks. The revelation that this was performed practically, not added digitally, speaks to Spielberg's commitment to authenticity and Blunt's extraordinary physical performance.

Blunt has spoken openly about the deep personal connection she felt with Spielberg on set, comparing their dynamic to the collaborative relationships the director built with actors like Richard Dreyfuss on Close Encounters and Liam Neeson on Schindler's List.

Lead Actor — The Whistleblower

O'Connor's description positions Disclosure Day as a throwback to Spielberg's classic filmmaking style — the kind of big-screen spectacle driven by character and emotion rather than franchise IP. For audiences who grew up on Spielberg's earlier work, this is exactly what they want to hear.

This line, delivered by O'Connor's whistleblower character, captures the film's central moral argument: the public's right to know about extraterrestrial life versus institutional secrecy. It suggests his character may have known about alien contact before it became public.

Supporting Actor — Oscar Nominee

Domingo's emotional reaction to the screenplay speaks to the depth of David Koepp's writing. For an actor of Domingo's caliber — fresh off an Oscar nomination — to be moved to tears suggests Disclosure Day operates on a level far beyond standard sci-fi spectacle.

The distinction Domingo draws between "biggest" and "most important" is telling. It implies the film's themes of disclosure and truth carry personal significance beyond entertainment — a sentiment that aligns with Spielberg's own comments about the project.

Screenwriter — Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds, Indiana Jones

The Super Bowl trailer featured a spaceship design that visually echoed the mothership from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Koepp's careful non-denial has only fueled speculation that Disclosure Day may exist in the same narrative universe — or at least in deep conversation with Spielberg's earlier film.

Koepp has a long history of collaborating with Spielberg, having written Jurassic Park (1993), War of the Worlds (2005), and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). His framing of Disclosure Day's theme as fundamentally about secrecy and public right-to-know gives the film a distinctly political dimension.

This quote reveals Spielberg's original creative brief for the film: grounding an alien contact story in authentic human behavior rather than genre conventions. It echoes the approach of Close Encounters, which famously depicted an ordinary man's obsession rather than a military response.