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Daniel Day-Lewis: The first thing that you have to overcome
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The first thing thatyou have to overcome is the reluctanceto even approach Lincoln because...

Daniel Day-Lewis:
The first thing that
you have to overcome is the reluctance
to even approach Lincoln because he's such
a mighty figure

Full Transcript

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Daniel Day-Lewis: The first thing that you have to overcome
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is the reluctance to even approach Lincoln
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because he's such a mighty figure.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
01:58:17
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.
His experience as a president was in, you know, - Spielberg 00:07
His experience as a president was in, you know,
And so, undoubtedly, of course, - Spielberg 00:10
And so, undoubtedly, of course,
We are absolutely guaranteed to lose the whole thing. - Spielberg 00:05
We are absolutely guaranteed to lose the whole thing.
We don't need a goddamned abolition amendment. - Spielberg 00:04
We don't need a goddamned abolition amendment.
James: ...peace commissioners appear today, or-- - Spielberg 00:10
James: ...peace commissioners appear today, or--
I can't accomplish a goddamn thing - Spielberg 00:14
I can't accomplish a goddamn thing
And whether any of you or anyone else knows it, - Spielberg 00:07
And whether any of you or anyone else knows it,
This amendment is that cure! - Spielberg 00:05
This amendment is that cure!
Steven worked a long time - Spielberg 00:05
Steven worked a long time
Kushner: And it took guts for Steven to make a movie about Abraham Lincoln - Spielberg 00:09
Kushner: And it took guts for Steven to make a movie about A...
Doris Kearns Goodwin: He had faith that if he told a story - Spielberg 00:17
Doris Kearns Goodwin: He had faith that if he told a story
But he somehow thought if the American people - Spielberg 00:09
But he somehow thought if the American people
Schuyler: A motion has been made to bring the bill - Spielberg 00:06
Schuyler: A motion has been made to bring the bill
And in the end, it's not Lincoln's triumph - Spielberg 00:07
And in the end, it's not Lincoln's triumph
I think what's really pushed to the fore - Spielberg 00:05
I think what's really pushed to the fore
The part assigned to me is to raise the flag. - Spielberg 00:05
The part assigned to me is to raise the flag.
And when up, it'll be for the people to keep it up. - Spielberg 00:06
And when up, it'll be for the people to keep it up.
( crowd laughing, applauding ) - Spielberg 00:18
( crowd laughing, applauding )
( chattering ) - Spielberg 00:17
( chattering )
I fundamentally don't buy - Spielberg 00:15
I fundamentally don't buy