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Spielberg

But Steven knewhow to take them as a director into someof these darker places while...

But Steven knew
how to take them as a director into some
of these darker places while handling them
with kid gloves

Full Transcript

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But Steven knew how to take them as a director
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into some of these darker places
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while handling them with kid gloves.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:56:29
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.
A.O. Scott: The children in Spielberg's world - Spielberg 00:10
A.O. Scott: The children in Spielberg's world
I think all of my movies that have dealt - Spielberg 00:13
I think all of my movies that have dealt
( yelps ) - Spielberg 00:12
( yelps )
So, it became the kind of go-to lens - Spielberg 00:08
So, it became the kind of go-to lens
George Negus: One of the most interesting things that I've read about you - Spielberg 00:10
George Negus: One of the most interesting things that I'...
He's really just a big kid." - Spielberg 00:05
He's really just a big kid."
I think it's reasonable. You have to understand-- how do you define a big kid? - Spielberg 00:05
I think it's reasonable. You have to understand-- how d...
Because I think you have to be responsible, - Spielberg 00:13
Because I think you have to be responsible,
I don't quite know - Spielberg 00:05
I don't quite know
( both screaming ) - Spielberg 00:12
( both screaming )
If I did those two movies, why can't I do anything? - Spielberg 00:04
If I did those two movies, why can't I do anything?
I felt pretty invulnerable at that time. - Spielberg 00:04
I felt pretty invulnerable at that time.
I can assure you - Spielberg 00:06
I can assure you
Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale wrote the script, - Spielberg 00:04
Bob Zemeckis and Bob Gale wrote the script,
I'm the one that stretched the humor - Spielberg 00:07
I'm the one that stretched the humor
To me, it was an excuse to just blow a bunch of shit up - Spielberg 00:08
To me, it was an excuse to just blow a bunch of shit up
But it was like I committed a war crime by making "1941." - Spielberg 00:07
But it was like I committed a war crime by making "1941...
I was really devastated. - Spielberg 00:04
I was really devastated.
Just that feeling of failure, that cold emptiness, - Spielberg 00:12
Just that feeling of failure, that cold emptiness,
I mean, for the next year, I put my head in a lot of holes. - Spielberg 00:05
I mean, for the next year, I put my head in a lot of holes.