Tony Kushner Breaks Down 'The Fabelmans' and Collaborating with Steven Spielberg

Published: Nov. 15, 2022, 9 a.m.

b'Two of the biggest names in the industry, Tony Kushner and Steven Spielberg, collaborate on a film about Spielberg\\u2019s early life. Tony shares what it has been like to work with Spielberg over the years. The film, "The Fabelmans" is in limited release Nov 11 and everywhere Nov 23.\\n\\nIn this episode, we talk about\\u2026\\n\\nBeing fascinated by Steven Spielberg\\u2019s life story\\n\\nHow filmmaking helped to protect Spielberg as a youth by giving him control\\n\\nWorking together on films such as Munich and West Side Story\\n\\nBattling one another during filmmaking\\n\\nRecognizing when he can\\u2019t convince Spielberg and trusting his judgment\\n\\nKeeping everyone focused on the outcome\\n\\nA particular scene of The Fabelman\\u2019s - Spielberg\\u2019s genius idea\\n\\n\\n\\nMemorable Quotes\\n\\u201cBecause I think that\\u2019s the extraordinary thing about art, both for audiences and for artists. It\\u2019s a dream. But it has real life meaning and sometimes real life consequences.\\u201d [3:55]\\n\\n\\u201cThere\\u2019s a flash of insight that he has and it feels somewhat, kinda superhuman to me.\\u201d [5:50]\\n\\n\\u201cFilming things is like a second nature to him\\u2026I think he makes things difficult for himself, to keep himself excited.\\u201d [9:55]\\n\\n"Steven is very open to the experiences of other human beings.\\u201d [11:39]\\n\\n\\nMentioned in the episode:\\nThe Fabelman\\u2019s\\n\\nFind No Film School everywhere:\\nOn the Web\\nhttps://nofilmschool.com/\\n\\xa0\\nFacebook\\xa0\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/nofilmschool\\n\\xa0\\nTwitter\\xa0\\nhttps://twitter.com/nofilmschool\\n\\xa0\\nYouTube\\xa0\\nhttps://www.youtube.com/user/nofilmschool\\n\\nInstagram\\nhttps://www.instagram.com/nofilmschool\\n\\nGet your questions answered on the podcast by emailing editor@nofilmschool.com!\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'