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title: "Steven Spielberg: \"I am optimistic, I have always been that way.\""
description: "Steven Spielberg tells Lesley Stahl, \"I am not a brooding guy, I don't brood; I am optimistic; I have always been that way.\""
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# [Steven Spielberg: "I am optimistic, I have always been that way."](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/blog/steven-spielberg-i-am-optimistic-i-have-always-been-that-way)

 Written by [Victor Perton](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/blog/author/victor-perton) | Nov 10, 2022 7:44:14 PM

"I am not a brooding guy, I don't brood; I am optimistic; I have always been that way. But I also know how to embrace tragedy. I know how to embrace darkness."

In a very nice interview, director Steven Spielberg talks with CBS News' Lesley Stahl about the influence of his mother, Leah, his optimism and about making films both light and dark.

 

 

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