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Spielberg

Always before, you hadto kind of sit there quietly, because if you moved,it would destroy...

Always before, you had
to kind of sit there quietly, because if you moved,
it would destroy everything

Full Transcript

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Always before, you had to kind of sit there quietly,
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because if you moved, it would destroy everything.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:40
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Pentimento Productions,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
They could not be doing those effect movies - Spielberg 00:08
They could not be doing those effect movies
Phillips: The stakes were so high for Steven on "Close Encounters." - Spielberg 00:11
Phillips: The stakes were so high for Steven on "Close ...
He had bankers and Hollywood breathing down his neck - Spielberg 00:07
He had bankers and Hollywood breathing down his neck
So, Steven had a giant responsibility on his shoulders, - Spielberg 00:11
So, Steven had a giant responsibility on his shoulders,
Win or lose, he made the movie that he had dreamed of making. - Spielberg 00:04
Win or lose, he made the movie that he had dreamed of making...
Spielberg: When I was a kid, my dad took me to watch - Spielberg 00:08
Spielberg: When I was a kid, my dad took me to watch
And because it was such a beautiful experience for me, - Spielberg 00:17
And because it was such a beautiful experience for me,
Between an extraterrestrial civilization and our own - Spielberg 00:31
Between an extraterrestrial civilization and our own
I had first thought mathematics would be - Spielberg 00:13
I had first thought mathematics would be
( music playing ) - Spielberg 00:11
( music playing )
There's a spiritual part of myself that happens - Spielberg 00:16
There's a spiritual part of myself that happens
Balaban: "Close Encounters" was much more a personal statement - Spielberg 00:07
Balaban: "Close Encounters" was much more a person...
Its genesis was from a film - Spielberg 00:06
Its genesis was from a film
( music playing ) - Spielberg 00:08
( music playing )
And there were actually UFOs in "Firelight" that I created. - Spielberg 00:06
And there were actually UFOs in "Firelight" that I...
I saw a lot of movies, and I had a whole card catalogue in my brain - Spielberg 00:06
I saw a lot of movies, and I had a whole card catalogue in m...
And just by watching movies with special effects in them, - Spielberg 00:07
And just by watching movies with special effects in them,
In a way he had lived with Close Encounters - Spielberg 00:22
In a way he had lived with Close Encounters
Balaban: In a way, he had lived with "Close Encounters" - Spielberg 00:06
Balaban: In a way, he had lived with "Close Encounters&...
Steven doesn't want to make little personal movies. - Spielberg 00:04
Steven doesn't want to make little personal movies.