"Perhaps there's still time to win [an Oscar]." this was 1992, so _Schindler's List_ came out that very next year. Steven Spielberg would've already been in pre-production for the movie that'd win him TWO Oscars. what a world this is sometimes. that quote worked out pretty perfectly. it couldn't have been closer than that, really.
“I’m sorry Steve. Hook is a bomb and you still haven’t won an Oscar. What are you gonna do now?” // “Hold my beer. I’m planning on shooting Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List back to back.”
It's shocking that he was able to begin production on Schindler's list while still completing post-production work on Jurassic Park. Talk about splitting yourself in half. I'm pretty sure he took a year off after that, and who could blame him?
@@BobSmith-mz1uo He actually said that was the reason he'd never direct a "spectacle/family" blockbuster again. He was deeply hurt that corporate machines behind "Jurassic Park" considered it more important to complete their commercial picture on time, than to allow him time off to prioritize a culturally sacred film like "Schindler's List." That lack of value for anything other than profit made him decide he never wanted to work in that corporate environment again.
It's interesting that CBS removed the whole section about Hook (and Spielberg's hesitancy to fully comment on his experience with Julia Roberts) from this interview as it exists on their website. I wonder if perhaps somebody at Amblin asked CBS to remove that part of the interview. It was a chaotic period of Spielberg's career, which he evidently prefers to forget.
Frank Sanellos biography on Spielberg has a section on Hook and they talk about Julia Roberts watching this interview and being devastated when Spielberg said “no” to working with her again. One incident described said she was impatient between shots on a blue screen. Julia finally said “I’m ready now” to which Spielberg replied “we’re ready when I say we’re ready, Julia.” Then the author implied that he has a history of problems with his female stars. I’m shocked to hear that the author implied he torpedoed the careers of Karen Allen and Dee Wallace. The man is still my hero.
@@solidsnake58 While I haven't read Sanello's book, he gets it wrong if he states that Spielberg said "no" to working with Roberts again. As we can see for ourselves in the full interview here, Spielberg avoids a yes-or-no answer to the question; he merely laughs and replies, "This is a 60 Minutes question, isn't it?" It's true that Roberts did not like his comments, and here on CZcams there's an interview with Roberts and (unless I'm misremembering?) Barbara Walters, in which Roberts says she thinks Spielberg is "confused" about the relationship they had during production. Roberts also called Spielberg a "turncoat" in a Vanity Fair interview. It's true that there was tension between Spielberg and Dee Wallace during "E.T." but there's no proof that he torpedoed her career. I've heard rumors about him having difficulty with Karen Allen and even with Terri Garr, but again, no proof that he hurt their careers. It's just typically frowned upon whenever actors and actresses criticize their directors during interviews. Read Joseph McBride's biography of Spielberg for a more thoroughly researched biography of him.
@@adamzanzie Thank you for the recommendation! I can’t imagine Spielberg being so petty and he did work with Karen Allen again on Indy 4. I will definitely check out Joseph McBride’s biography.
@@solidsnake58 I worked at Malpaso-Burbank as a Set PA for a little over four years. Basically it meant never being more than six feet away from the AD at any given time. I was fully involved in four of Clint's movies which meant location and soundstage. You'd be surprised how small the world is out there. You figure out real quick, whether personally or by the grapevine, who are the assholes and who are the good guys. The gaffers, grips, sound guys, focus pullers, etc. were mostly experienced hands and had a lot of films under their belts. They always had the best stories too. Spielberg was one of the few heavies that I never heard a single bad thing about. He and Clint must be good friends because Spielberg showed up on set quite often. He was always very kind to everyone. If Spielberg had to crack the whip on Julia Roberts I can only assume that she was fucking up BIG TIME. A lot of actors behave basically like adult children. They'll push things as far as they are allowed. Sometimes it needs to be made crystal clear who is in charge. Working for Clint, however, was fairly low drama. He's one of the coolest guys out there, but he really does give off a "don't mess with me" vibe. Some of the bigger name actors I worked with were complete douchebags and others were totally chill. But regardless, if Clint said "jump they would say "how high?" I only saw him get mad twice and even then he was pretty low key. Kind of like giving a dog the old nose tap with a rolled up newspaper. I saw him do that to bit actress on one film and one of the stars of another film. Clint was so good at shutting people down it was almost like an art form lol. Sorry for writing you a novel lol. I just figured I could shine my very tiny light on the topic.
@@BULL.173 That’s so cool to hear about Eastwood and Spielberg. Thank you for sharing. I worked as a lowly PA for one single day for an HBO production. Mike Binder was the star and director. He was very cool, professional and personable. He took interest in my iPod (it was 2002 and he’d never seen one before) and I asked him if he was in Minority Report. He smiled and confirmed that he indeed played Leo Crow.
1:10 - this video reminding me that people who crap on Kathleen Kennedy are misogynist idiots, pretending she doesn't have a massive list of existing accomplishments as a producer prior to working at Lucasfilm. Whatever you think of her _Star Wars_ projects, she's one of the most accomplished producers in the history of cinema. To say otherwise would be revisionist/writing her out of history.
"10 years from now [that's by 2002]...Hollywood...won't be able to give audiences grand entertainment anymore..." *coughs* Marvel Cinematic Universe *coughs*
It's funny to think that in just a short time Spielberg will have two movies that'll sweep the Oscars and finally bring him the gold.
It's also funny that you think Spielberg needs anymore Oscars. He has three.
"Perhaps there's still time to win [an Oscar]."
this was 1992, so _Schindler's List_ came out that very next year. Steven Spielberg would've already been in pre-production for the movie that'd win him TWO Oscars.
what a world this is sometimes. that quote worked out pretty perfectly. it couldn't have been closer than that, really.
“I’m sorry Steve. Hook is a bomb and you still haven’t won an Oscar. What are you gonna do now?” // “Hold my beer. I’m planning on shooting Jurassic Park and Schindler’s List back to back.”
It's shocking that he was able to begin production on Schindler's list while still completing post-production work on Jurassic Park. Talk about splitting yourself in half. I'm pretty sure he took a year off after that, and who could blame him?
@@BobSmith-mz1uo He actually said that was the reason he'd never direct a "spectacle/family" blockbuster again. He was deeply hurt that corporate machines behind "Jurassic Park" considered it more important to complete their commercial picture on time, than to allow him time off to prioritize a culturally sacred film like "Schindler's List." That lack of value for anything other than profit made him decide he never wanted to work in that corporate environment again.
@@MrMarsFargo OMG I never knew that! Thanks!
Kate Capshaw looks so beautifull
Genius Steven Spielberg Oscar Material 😎💯🌟🌟🌟
It's interesting that CBS removed the whole section about Hook (and Spielberg's hesitancy to fully comment on his experience with Julia Roberts) from this interview as it exists on their website. I wonder if perhaps somebody at Amblin asked CBS to remove that part of the interview. It was a chaotic period of Spielberg's career, which he evidently prefers to forget.
Frank Sanellos biography on Spielberg has a section on Hook and they talk about Julia Roberts watching this interview and being devastated when Spielberg said “no” to working with her again. One incident described said she was impatient between shots on a blue screen. Julia finally said “I’m ready now” to which Spielberg replied “we’re ready when I say we’re ready, Julia.” Then the author implied that he has a history of problems with his female stars. I’m shocked to hear that the author implied he torpedoed the careers of Karen Allen and Dee Wallace. The man is still my hero.
@@solidsnake58 While I haven't read Sanello's book, he gets it wrong if he states that Spielberg said "no" to working with Roberts again. As we can see for ourselves in the full interview here, Spielberg avoids a yes-or-no answer to the question; he merely laughs and replies, "This is a 60 Minutes question, isn't it?" It's true that Roberts did not like his comments, and here on CZcams there's an interview with Roberts and (unless I'm misremembering?) Barbara Walters, in which Roberts says she thinks Spielberg is "confused" about the relationship they had during production. Roberts also called Spielberg a "turncoat" in a Vanity Fair interview. It's true that there was tension between Spielberg and Dee Wallace during "E.T." but there's no proof that he torpedoed her career. I've heard rumors about him having difficulty with Karen Allen and even with Terri Garr, but again, no proof that he hurt their careers. It's just typically frowned upon whenever actors and actresses criticize their directors during interviews. Read Joseph McBride's biography of Spielberg for a more thoroughly researched biography of him.
@@adamzanzie Thank you for the recommendation! I can’t imagine Spielberg being so petty and he did work with Karen Allen again on Indy 4. I will definitely check out Joseph McBride’s biography.
@@solidsnake58 I worked at Malpaso-Burbank as a Set PA for a little over four years. Basically it meant never being more than six feet away from the AD at any given time. I was fully involved in four of Clint's movies which meant location and soundstage. You'd be surprised how small the world is out there. You figure out real quick, whether personally or by the grapevine, who are the assholes and who are the good guys. The gaffers, grips, sound guys, focus pullers, etc. were mostly experienced hands and had a lot of films under their belts. They always had the best stories too. Spielberg was one of the few heavies that I never heard a single bad thing about. He and Clint must be good friends because Spielberg showed up on set quite often. He was always very kind to everyone. If Spielberg had to crack the whip on Julia Roberts I can only assume that she was fucking up BIG TIME. A lot of actors behave basically like adult children. They'll push things as far as they are allowed. Sometimes it needs to be made crystal clear who is in charge. Working for Clint, however, was fairly low drama. He's one of the coolest guys out there, but he really does give off a "don't mess with me" vibe. Some of the bigger name actors I worked with were complete douchebags and others were totally chill. But regardless, if Clint said "jump they would say "how high?" I only saw him get mad twice and even then he was pretty low key. Kind of like giving a dog the old nose tap with a rolled up newspaper. I saw him do that to bit actress on one film and one of the stars of another film. Clint was so good at shutting people down it was almost like an art form lol. Sorry for writing you a novel lol. I just figured I could shine my very tiny light on the topic.
@@BULL.173 That’s so cool to hear about Eastwood and Spielberg. Thank you for sharing. I worked as a lowly PA for one single day for an HBO production. Mike Binder was the star and director. He was very cool, professional and personable. He took interest in my iPod (it was 2002 and he’d never seen one before) and I asked him if he was in Minority Report. He smiled and confirmed that he indeed played Leo Crow.
"Even his office is filled with toys, although they're for the most part adult toys."
Phrasing...
1:28 - And we salute you, from here.
JAMES RALPH
Glad to see I’m not the only one here from that video.
Was Ed Bradley OK here? Looks like he's auditioning.
1:10 - this video reminding me that people who crap on Kathleen Kennedy are misogynist idiots, pretending she doesn't have a massive list of existing accomplishments as a producer prior to working at Lucasfilm. Whatever you think of her _Star Wars_ projects, she's one of the most accomplished producers in the history of cinema. To say otherwise would be revisionist/writing her out of history.
I agree but you didnt name the main reason why she has all these credits as producer.
Steven Spielberg.
"10 years from now [that's by 2002]...Hollywood...won't be able to give audiences grand entertainment anymore..."
*coughs* Marvel Cinematic Universe *coughs*