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Steven Spielberg: Every time I start a new scene, I'm nervous. It is like going to school and having to take a test. I've never heard the lines spoken before. I don't know what I'm going to think of hearing the lines. I don't know what I'm going to tell the actors. I don't know where I'm going to put the camera. And every single time, it's the same. But, I tell you, it's the greatest feeling in the world. I'll tell you why it's a good feeling. The more I'm feeling confident and secure about something, the less I'm gonna put out. The more I'm feeling "uh-oh, this could be a major problem in getting the story told," I'm going to work overtime to meet the challenge and get the job done. And so I hate the feeling of being nervous, but, I need to feel in this moment I'm really not sure what I'm doing. And when that verges on panic, I get great ideas
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Every time I start a new scene I'm nervous
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And it's like going to school having to take a test
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I never heard the lines spoken before
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I don't know what I'm gonna think of hearing the lines
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I don't know what I'm gonna tell the actors
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I don't know where I'm gonna put the camera
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And every single time it's the same
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But I tell you it's the greatest feeling in the world
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I'll tell you why it's a good feeling
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The more I'm feeling confident
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and secure about something
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the less I'm gonna put out
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The more I'm feeling Uh oh this could be a major problem
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in getting the story told
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I'm gonna work overtime to meet the challenge
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and get the job done
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All right that's done I don't know if it's worth it
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And so I hate the feeling of being nervous
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but I need to feel in this moment
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I'm really not sure what I'm doing
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And when that verges on panic I get great ideas
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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.
