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Anne: Steve had a feeling that family should be
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Spielberg

Steve had a feelingthat family should be like "Father Knows Best," but we were notthe...

Anne:
Steve had a feeling
that family should be like "Father Knows Best," but we were not
the usual family

Full Transcript

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Anne: Steve had a feeling that family should be
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like "Father Knows Best,"
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but we were not the usual family.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:57
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.
We just kind of were bohemians growing up in suburbia. - Spielberg 00:04
We just kind of were bohemians growing up in suburbia.
I went to a pet store one day, and there was a monkey - Spielberg 00:09
I went to a pet store one day, and there was a monkey
And the shopkeeper said the monkey was dying. - Spielberg 00:04
And the shopkeeper said the monkey was dying.
He had been taken away from his mother and he was depressed. - Spielberg 00:04
He had been taken away from his mother and he was depressed.
So, I come home, driving my jeep - Spielberg 00:09
So, I come home, driving my jeep
Steve said, "You know, in a normal household, - Spielberg 00:19
Steve said, "You know, in a normal household,
I liked the monkey - Spielberg 00:08
I liked the monkey
( birds chirping ) - Spielberg 00:13
( birds chirping )
He did not like me getting Cs, - Spielberg 00:06
He did not like me getting Cs,
Nancy: Steve was a kid that was sort of watchful and tentative - Spielberg 00:07
Nancy: Steve was a kid that was sort of watchful and tentati...
Most of my demons were self-inflicted wounds. - Spielberg 00:05
Most of my demons were self-inflicted wounds.
I didn't have a lot of high esteem for myself, - Spielberg 00:09
I didn't have a lot of high esteem for myself,
J.J. Abrams: I think that explained a lot - Spielberg 00:06
J.J. Abrams: I think that explained a lot
It was not just a means of expression, - Spielberg 00:17
It was not just a means of expression,
And when I was able to say "action" and "cut," - Spielberg 00:06
And when I was able to say "action" and "cut,...
Spielberg: I love films like the "Sands of Iwo Jima," - Spielberg 00:07
Spielberg: I love films like the "Sands of Iwo Jima,&qu...
And I would watch these things over and over and over again. - Spielberg 00:05
And I would watch these things over and over and over again.
I was really influenced by all that stuff, - Spielberg 00:07
I was really influenced by all that stuff,
There was an airport with a bunch of World War II airplanes - Spielberg 00:06
There was an airport with a bunch of World War II airplanes
( explosion ) - Spielberg 00:10
( explosion )