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J.J. Abrams: I think that explained a lot
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Spielberg

I think that explained a lot of why and howhe was compelledto make movies

J.J. Abrams:
I think that explained a lot of why and how
he was compelled
to make movies

Full Transcript

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J.J. Abrams: I think that explained a lot
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of why and how he was compelled to make movies.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:52
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.
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 )
And made a movie that looked like - Spielberg 00:07
And made a movie that looked like
( music playing ) - Spielberg 00:10
( music playing )
His use of primitive special effects was spectacular. - Spielberg 00:05
His use of primitive special effects was spectacular.
You know, he'd have big bullet hits, - Spielberg 00:12
You know, he'd have big bullet hits,
There was something in the DNA of it that, - Spielberg 00:08
There was something in the DNA of it that,
But I didn't know anything about whether - Spielberg 00:06
But I didn't know anything about whether
I just knew that it filled up the time and it gave me - Spielberg 00:05
I just knew that it filled up the time and it gave me
And the second I finished a movie, I wanted to start a new one - Spielberg 00:08
And the second I finished a movie, I wanted to start a new o...
But when I had too much time to think, - Spielberg 00:08
But when I had too much time to think,
It was not fun to be me in between ideas or projects - Spielberg 00:11
It was not fun to be me in between ideas or projects
Sid Sheinberg: The lore has it that as a young man, - Spielberg 00:10
Sid Sheinberg: The lore has it that as a young man,
He would literally get on the lot - Spielberg 00:07
He would literally get on the lot
Spielberg: I got on the studio tour bus, - Spielberg 00:05
Spielberg: I got on the studio tour bus,