Steven Spielberg

5 statements across 4 episodes · 3 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Mar 29, 2024 by David Senra · said 79 times in 12 episodes since 2023 · across every show →

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The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of the Most Powerful Man in Hollywood: Michael Ovitz Mar 21, 2025 · 2 mentions · from 45:01
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The Biography of George Lucas May 2, 2024 · 46 mentions · from 0:00
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Oprah In Her Own Words Apr 21, 2024 · 1 mention · from 12:15
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The Biography of Jim Clark (Founder of Silicon Graphics, Netscape) Nov 17, 2023 · 2 mentions · from 23:13
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Everything said about Steven Spielberg, oldest first

Mar 29, 2024 positive

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James Cameron Openly Shares Proprietary Filmmaking Tech With Industry Peers

“Jim is very generous in the way he shares knowledge and information. He doesn't jealously guard technology and secrets.”

David Senra Mar 29, 2024 ▶ 1:08:53 The Biography of James Cameron

Mar 31, 2024 neutral

Assertion Supported

Interstellar was originally developed for Steven Spielberg to direct

“Interstellar was originally supposed to be made by Steven Spielberg”

David Senra Mar 31, 2024 ▶ 39:14 The Biography of Christopher Nolan

May 2, 2024 positive

Assertion Supported

Spielberg earned over $40M from trading 2.5% of Close Encounters for Star Wars

“And so Spielberg gave Lucas 2.5% of Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Lucas gave Spielberg 2.5% of Star Wars. And it says this two 5.5% would earn Spielberg more than forty million dollars over the next four decades.”

David Senra May 2, 2024 ▶ 1:30:39 The Biography of George Lucas

May 2, 2024 positive

Insight

Senra: Creative film success is positive-sum, not zero-sum

“People going to see a Spielberg movie has no, like him being successful does not, it's not, it's all positive sum. It's not zero sum. They can go see Jaws and then next year they'll go see Star Wars.”

David Senra May 2, 2024 ▶ 41:04 The Biography of George Lucas

Mar 8, 2025

Assertion Partly supported

Steven Spielberg Receives 2% of Universal Studios Global Ticket Sales

“Steven Spielberg for quite a while has gotten two percent on all of Universal Studios ticket sales. And I think it's at every single Universal Studios throughout the world.”

David Senra Mar 8, 2025 ▶ 1:08:25 400 Pages of Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger In Their Own Words

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