The director Steven Spielberg78, revealed that your desire to become a father Followed during the recordings of the movie “ET – The Extraterrestrial” (1982). The filmmaker, who has seven children and six grandchildren, explained that working with actress Drew Barrymore, then 7 years old, changed his life perspective.
During the classic TCM Film Festival in New York, Drew – now 49 – spoke about the huge success of the feature.
“I think ‘et’ is the movie that is most proud of. Changed my life without a doubt. Everything in my life revolves around how, and it is this life that I try to honor every day, ”said the actress.
Spielberg, thrilled, replied: “Also changed my life. To that point, in 1981, 1982, I was my life. I was obsessed with telling stories, but doing ‘et’ made me want to be a father for the first time. I had never thought of it until then. ”
Drew joked, asking if his presence on the set did not ruined the idea of paternity for the director. Spielberg replied, “Quite the opposite!”
In the conversation, the filmmaker admitted that some of his grandchildren have not yet had the opportunity to watch the science fiction classic.
“I have already shown the movie to all my children and some of my grandchildren. Some are still very young, because I am always worried that they can be scared of ‘ET’. I want to prepare them, explain what to expect before they come across something unexpected, ”explained the director.
