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Spielberg: This was supposed to be a thriller
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Spielberg

This was supposedto be a thriller based on peoplelike you and me that areout of our...

Spielberg:
This was supposed
to be a thriller based on people
like you and me that are
out of our element and having to fight something
we have no comprehension
how to deal with

Full Transcript

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Spielberg: This was supposed to be a thriller
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based on people like you and me that are out of our element
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and having to fight something we have no comprehension how to deal with.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:32
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.
That needs a level of authenticity - Spielberg 00:08
That needs a level of authenticity
Spielberg: I thought it was gonna be a cakewalk, - Spielberg 00:06
Spielberg: I thought it was gonna be a cakewalk,
I didn't know about how the wind affects the water, - Spielberg 00:08
I didn't know about how the wind affects the water,
It was one nightmare, worst-case scenario after the other. - Spielberg 00:05
It was one nightmare, worst-case scenario after the other.
We were isolated in the middle of the ocean 12 miles offshore - Spielberg 00:16
We were isolated in the middle of the ocean 12 miles...
Just trying to hold a whole movie story in my head - Spielberg 00:15
Just trying to hold a whole movie story in my head
Just before I went off to make "Jaws," I got to meet Henry Hathaway. - Spielberg 00:04
Just before I went off to make "Jaws," I got to me...
He was kind of a tough-guy director, and he said, - Spielberg 00:08
He was kind of a tough-guy director, and he said,
You've gotta guard that secret with your life. - Spielberg 00:04
You've gotta guard that secret with your life.
Let no one see when you're unsure of yourself. - Spielberg 00:04
Let no one see when you're unsure of yourself.
Hide that from everybody, - Spielberg 00:07
Hide that from everybody,
Absolutely everything was falling apart. - Spielberg 00:04
Absolutely everything was falling apart.
( vocalizing ) Like that. - Spielberg 00:04
( vocalizing ) Like that.
Spielberg: I knew that it's gonna take - Spielberg 00:11
Spielberg: I knew that it's gonna take
Spielberg: The barrels were a godsend, - Spielberg 00:09
Spielberg: The barrels were a godsend,
What you don't see is generally scarier than what you do see - Spielberg 00:11
What you don't see is generally scarier than what you...
( boat engine starting ) - Spielberg 00:10
( boat engine starting )
( music playing ) - Spielberg 00:10
( music playing )
When the shark is just about to attack, it's very close and it's very loud. - Spielberg 00:06
When the shark is just about to attack, it's very close...
Williams: We can advertise the shark's presence or his attitude - Spielberg 00:09
Williams: We can advertise the shark's presence or his ...