Steven Spielberg has become a brand name and a force that
extends far beyond the movie screen. Phrases like "phone home" and
the music score from "Jaws" are now part of our cultural script,
appearing in commercials, comedy routines, and common
conversation.
Yet few scholars have devoted time to studying Spielberg's vast
output of popular films despite the director's financial and
aesthetic achievements. Spanning twenty-five years of Spielberg's
career, "Steven Spielberg: Interviews" explores the issues, the
themes, and the financial considerations surrounding his work. The
blockbuster creator of "E.T.," "Jaws," and "Schindler's List" talks
about dreams and the almighty dollar.
"I'm not really interested in making money," he says. "That's
always come as the result of success, but it's not been my goal,
and I've had a tough time proving that to people."
Ranging from Spielberg's twenties to his mid-fifties, the
interviews chart his evolution from a brash young filmmaker trying
to make his way in Hollywood, to his spectacular blockbuster
triumphs, to his maturation as a director seeking to inspire the
imagination with meaningful subjects.
The Steven Spielberg who emerges in these talks is a complex mix
of businessman and artist, of arrogance and insecurity, of
shallowness and substance. Often interviewers will uncover the
director's human side, noting how changes in Spielberg's personal
life -- marriage, divorce, fatherhood, remarriage -- affect his
movies. But always the interviewers find keys to the story-telling
and filmmaking talent that have made Spielberg's characters and
themes shape our times and inhabit our dreams.
"Every time I go to a movie, it's magic, no matter what the
movie's about," he says. "Whether you watch eight hours of "Shoah"
or whether it's "Ghostbusters," when the lights go down in the
theater and the movie fades in, it's magic."
Lester D. Friedman teaches medical humanities and bioethics at
Upstate Medical University and cinema studies in the College of
Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Brent Notbohm of
Spring Green, Wisconsin, is a freelance instructor of film
production and media studies. He has written and directed several
films and videos independently and as a graduate student at
Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts.
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