I suffered with learning disabilities too. I'm 70 now. I was tutored after school and every summer. I was never diagnosed with anything. I was a called a slow learner. I hated school and was bullied all the time. I blamed the bullying for my lack of focus in school. I spent every waking moment, worrying about being messed with. I was (shoved, tripped, having my books thrown on the ground, called names). I was the smallest kid, too. I overcame it all, too. And also graduated with Honors.
Thank you for this. I was diagnosed at 40yo with Dyslexia. Went through the same journey. Cried with relief when I was diagnosed as it had a name it wasn't stupid...
I have all the symptoms 😭. I cry soo much from yesterday at 39 years 8 months old. My school and college were worst day. I still have nightmares that I have a test tomorrow and I am not prepared. I think I am and my kid could be too.
To the people who think dyslexia is used as an excused to be lazy, your wrong. We cant help it but we do try. I am a college student with dyslexia and now will graduate with my Associats degree with HONERS. it took me 4yrs not 2 but slow and steady wins...
Anyone who says dyslexia is an excuse is a total fucking moron. I too am dyslexic. I understand what you are saying. Best wishes to you. You are doing great.
Good for you. I started college at 18 and didn't get my Bachelor's until 30 then went for a Master's in Bioinformatics but got discouraged because I couldn't get an internship so dropped out after 2nd semester. Now I'm learning French at 38 and working on writing a children's book in French and English. I struggled to read until 3rd grade then read college level in elementary. I didn't learn to ride a bike until 10 yo. I was bullied and at times wanted to end my life.
when he says he reads slower than other people but he retains and understands scripts better than others it gave me an enlightenment. I'm also a slow reader but I'm like him. Thank you Mr.Spielberg! I feel more confident after watching this interview :)
I am thinking of becoming a reading specialist. This inspires me to help those with certain conditions. Steven Spielberg is brilliant and glad he found about his dyslexia and bringing light to the issue.
I am constantly amazed at how many people have dyslexia. I am 63 years old , at school i was called lazy , stupid and a dunch . All of them made me feel different and alone . Yes i had lots friends , but i was sent to a special school at 11 years old . I hated being cent away from my friend's . I felt lost for a while, but i made new fiends there . To be honest i feel that the dyslexia made me more determined to learn . My talent was that i was good at art and fixing things . ❤
Hey Quinn, next time when you are interviewing someone, pls ask about how to deal dyslexia as adults. We usually go bk to the childhood and the problems then but hardly someone discusses dealing with it as adults. Thanks.
Wow... I don't know why but this brings me to tears. I feel this. No wonder I love his movies so much. Thank you so much for sharing even though this was 10yrs ago! 🥰
I'm 52 and live in California Only went to school 247 days of my life and I am needing to be properly tested ..but I'm sure 100% that I suffer from this ..and it answers so much for me .
Thank you. His story is similar to my story. I only found out 5 years ago. I went to school in the 70's. Finding out I an Dyslexic is piece to my puzzle. Nobody picked it up at school. My school life makes sense now...🇭🇲 So happy ❤️
I just figured out at 45 that I’m dyslexic, and finally knowing that I am not alone in my struggles and triumphs is so incredibly validating. GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE! 🏴☠️
This is a great video. I’m almost 40 and was diagnosed as dyslexic at school. Dyslexia is who I am. But as a adult I have tried desperately not to be dyslexic - did those jobs dyslexics find ten times worse than those non-dyslexics, but always brought something different and everyone else. That is why I stay employed, not my ability to read, spell or write quickly. The more amazing people like Steven talk about being dyslexic, the battle and the gift, the better it will be for all of us similarly different people, including those who are still trying to understand how and why they are different. A great great video, thanks for uploading.
I understand how he feels same feeling especially at school. I still struggle somtimes especially with some stuff.but I was happy for have some good teachers who try to help me with. but when you are adult it's still hard sometimes when you have dyslexia especially when people don't understand .
Why do I feel more at ease now since Steven Speilberg had learning disabilities and insecurities as a child, and later. Thank you for sharing with others, Mr Speilberg. Nice interview and the interviewer is allowing him to talk. Good questions too! 😊
Wow. I'm certainly glad that Steven Spielberg had such a hard time growing up. I met him at a time in his life when he'd already forgotten more about making great films than all the professors in all the colleges and universities of all the earth would ever learn. His life is lesson to us all: live with courage. Steve Spielberg was the bravest young man I ever met and I owe him my life. George W. Bush (who was a very bad person at one time) got 22 of his thug friends together, tough guys who'd molested my pretty, smart girlfriend, and came after me with bricks and boards and rocks. At the last possible instant who personally scared all 23 of them off and kept them running all the way over that hill? Steven Spielberg. That guy could scream, he scared me so much I ran after the pack myself until I found a good place to hide, behind a picket fence covered with honeysuckle. I will never forget that honeysuckle, the sweet smell of it, like life itself. Steve'd come back for me, I was shaking. I had 30, maybe 40 pounds on Steve. Any one of those 23 thugs would have been twice his size if they'd had courage enough to face Steve's rage, but they didn't, until they got themselves a gun and came back topping the hill screaming and shooting it off. They put a hole in Ann Richards' Toyota, but we made it out of there, alive and healthy, thanks to the courage and fortitude of Steven Spielberg.
There is dyslexia and there is what I term "oppositional reading disorder". Both things are very real. True dyslexics are visually intelligent, artistic and deep in character. Like Steven here they fall "out of love" for reading because of early bad experiences in primary school (elementary school) but often come back to it because they savour good writing and, as Steven says, their comprehension is excellent and their reception of motifs and messages within writing is prodigious. In Spielberg's case his visual artistry and his love for movies (so much easier than reading when he was a little kid) coalesced into a drive to become a successful director. I don't think he did this for the money (although the money helps)...he did this because films helped him say what he would have found difficult to put into written expression. All his films have a deeper meaning and all his films, to me, are like masterpieces hanging in a gallery to be observed, digested and thought about. Oppositional Reading Disorder ( a term of my own coining, being that I was an primary school teacher for many years) is a different kettle of fish. It usually affects boys between the ages of around 8 to 16. These are kids whose main interest is sports and physical play. They don't like reading because it's a chore for them...not because reading is hard...they just don't like it. These kids require a LOT of modelling of proper reading behaviour (having teachers, especially male teachers, reading interesting and adventure-packed stories to them in character voices, etc), modelling of good reading behaviour in the home by BOTH parents and the development of what I call "family quiet time". This is a time when all electronic entertainment devices go off and EVERYONE in the family sits around in the living room reading for fun. This can be as short as twenty minutes or as long as an hour. At the end of the quiet time everyone in the family should just have a yarn about what they have read so far. This should be followed by a nice snack or a cup of cocoa for the kids...anything to make the experience pleasant and family-bonding for the children. Believe me, boys who really hate reading will turn themselves into good readers if these simple suggestions are followed to the letter.
I went through The same in school and it was Terrible 😢 i’m now 50 and having dyslexia has caused a lot of heartache in my life😞 throughout my life I have quitea lot of jobs because of my dyslexia because when it came time to sometimes filling out paperwork I was too embarrassed to tell them. thank you for sharing your story
I am a dyslexic person too. Every time I read a book, I get bored. I couldn't understand what I have read. I always feared that I may be considered that I may be, "the dumb one". I am always the odd-one-out. Even my parents couldn't believe me when they found out that I am not learning as fast as I should be. They were disappointed. The saddest part is that I am dealing with this same issue now. I found this video to be very inspirational because this is somebody that I share the same issue with. The fun part is that this dyslexic person happens to be one of my favorite film directors working today.
Thank you for opening out with your dyslexic, I can relate, so much ,so many go though life without the help they need, schools in the UK, don't have any extra help for children with learning disabilities, it breaks my heart ,,, that they will go into adult hood with struggling because of the education system 😢
Knowing that my favourite filmmakers and tv show creators have disabilities has made it easier to dream big and push myself because it’s pushed me further to achieve my potential goals as a screenwriter. Many celebrities have disabilities which is awesome. George Lucas also has dyslexia
....I think Steven must have felt a great warmth and relaxation in him when he got into the movie/TV business, as he said...."It saved me." He finally found something that he could fit into, escape the routine system of leanings of school/collage and suddenly found he was focusing on film making that was like being born again to a new life. Some dyslexics never find the ability that they are made for, Steven luck-idly did. I am partly dyslexic i think, i have never been tested, but after reading and viewing about it, i see some commonalities in it about me.
I understand how he feels same feeling especially at school. I still struggle somtimes especially with some stuff.but I was happy for have some good teachers who try to help me with.
Wow! “School day was another long day, in the worst day of my whole life”. This was my life. It was so sad. It breaks my heart just thinking of the pain and embarrassment. I knew people thought of me as being stupid, I couldn’t escape that, I couldn’t prove them wrong, because the school system was set up differently than what I could understand. I painstakingly memorized every word, rather than learning sounds. In my late 20’s early 30’s when I had babies, toddlers and young children, I bought them books and read out loud to them. They didn’t judge me. It was the first time I was able to relax and really start learning how to read. I also learned phonics for the first time. All in all, I wouldn’t change a thing about my dyslexia, it’s the one thing that make me an individual. My mind works differently than others and I’m ok with that. I still have daily troubles like reading out numbers are the most taxing for my brain. I also just found out that my issue with remembering names was part of my dyslexia. I finally just thought, after another embarrassing incident; why don’t I remember names? Then I thought I should look that up on Google....and I thought to myself, it’s like being “name blind” because I have difficulty seeing the person’s name in my mind...so I Googled ‘name blindness’ and wouldn’t you know it.....there is such a thing!!! Funny, my brain works so fast that I never stopped to think about it, but every word has a picture that comes up when I think of it. No wonder names are difficult, because everyone looks different but their names could be the same. Quick question, Steven, likely you are one of us...what’s called Mandela Effected, when are you going to breakout your camera and creativity and tackle this massive incredible phenomena, that everyone is ridiculing? I just deleted more than 100 video’s I had up, because of rude commenters. We in the M.E. Community could sure use someone like you in our corner. I mean, think about it....are there 2 of you? One that wrote “Luke, I am your father” and one that wrote “No, I am your father”....And the silver leg....etc, etc, etc.
I also have dyslexia and totally agree with Spielberg about comprehension! I feel like that I can understand paragraphs much better than other students. Although I struggle with other things everyday in my life.
I empathize with you 100% I am 71 years of age , and our stories are so similar, except I did not become a successful director. Director! My favorite movie of all time is Schindler's list Favorite director of all directors : Steven Spielberg - the only movie celebrity that I would loved to have met. My hero!
It’s like hearing my own school life. My dyslexia has shaped me immeasurably, both good and bad. More than anything in the world, I’d still love to be able to read properly even nearing my 60s. I continue to hope but sadly feel it’s unlikely.
Hey Bre Re. Before you go around calling people retards why don't you research the person's background and have a little bit more respect. Here is Quinn Bradlee's Bio About Quinn Quinn Bradlee has dedicated the last 4 years of his life to helping others with learning disabilities and velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS). Born with a hole in his heart that required invasive surgery when he was only three months old, Quinn suffered from a battery of illnesses -seizures, migraines, fevers-from an early age. But it wasn’t until he was fourteen that Bradlee was correctly diagnosed with Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS), a little-understood disorder that affects 1 in 2000 people and is expressed through a wide range of physical ailments and learning disabilities. Quinn graduated from the Gow School, a college prep school for students with learning disabilities, with honors. He also attended The Lab School in Washington, DC, The New York Film Academy, and programs at the American University and Landmark College. He is the author of a memoir entitled A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures, documenting his efforts to overcome VCFS, and a second book entitled A Life’s Work: Fathers and Sons, which he co-authored with his father. Quinn assisted in the making of HBO’s I can’t do this but I can do that, a film for families about learning differences. Quinn Bradlee is the son of long-time Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee and bestselling author Sally Quinn. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Pari.
I have learning disabilities (not dyslexia, but just as frustrating and life-affecting), so I can REALLY relate to a lot of what he said! I also looked up info on Quinn Bradlee here, and found that he also has learning disabilities, apparently brought on by 22q deletion syndrome (a chromosonal disorder) that apparently has a 90% rate of learning disabilities. It might be interesting for people with LD to get tested and see if they have 22q
I don't know Steven had a disability. I understand what is going through. I have a learning disability and I'm currently going to graduate in Miami-dade College this year. great inspirational video.
Words like “sing and sign”, transposition errors in my accounting class. But the worst is when I had a dispatch job and I had to organize a series of numbers and I would mix the numbers up. Also, I was a very slow reader. But my next door neighbour was an ex British school teacher who read stories from, “Sam the pig”, and I would spend a couple of hours learning to read every week when I was seven. I was never formally diagnosed with dyslexia. I am 69 years old and retired.
I got diagnosed with Dyslexia, but when we tried to get help couldn't get any. An English teacher even said that Dyslexia doesn't exist. If that is an English teacher you don't have much hope with other teachers. When I read I often don't understand the story because I often miss lines or words. Or I can't understand words. Sometimes being diagnosed early means nothing. I was diagnosed when I was in nursery I think. So it was known throughout my whole school time. But it is why I prefer non-fiction to fiction. You don't tend to need to follow what's happening in non-fiction. I also found it hard to visualise the characters, so it made it hard to follow stories. But just because I found English hard, I enjoyed other subjects that weren't as reliant on English, but more knowledge or research, or creative things like DT food and ICT. Biology was another subject I found hard because of all the complicated words that are used. I was unable to spell them so I couldn't remember them. Hence why I hate exams!
Big Spielberg fan here and I discovered this only in the last few minutes. How can he possibly be dyslexic? The reading he must do, though.. What does that make me, I wonder..
I realized i had it in high school because i was a “gifted” kid so they put me in ap English and it was the first book we read was the alchemist and it blew my mind that people didnt take turns reading chapters out loud and I wasn’t allowed to get help from the teacher with understanding the book (mostly because the teacher was talking to female students about Taylor swift, no joke) and i switched to a regular class and passed it with an A because we would read books out loud and watch the movies. Now at 27 im realizing i need help for it because I wasn’t taught how to read better, i was just made to feel better for passing tests.
Great interview difficult and dangerous to your occupation and social life to mention this and get by without becoming ostracize and losing your job. In my case the world look far far more smarter and more intelligent complicated than it really is. It always amazes me, how dyslexic people find ways to work around their unique personalities, in secret and silence very unique. Without anger or prejudice. I always feel grateful that I just made it by every day feeling grateful that I was able to move forward. My grandfather used to say I sooner I have good luck then anything else. Because you always feel happy and contented inside her soul. Steadyasshegosssssssss :)
If only more people could realize the reality of it! Spielberg is speaking through experiential knowledge, which is made easier through dyslexia (the different way of thinking). The interviewer on the other hand is speaking through his linear programming and not listening to half the things that Spielberg is expressing... we don't just listen with our ears. Dyslexia is still a dark area for the current educational, psychological and scientific areas.
Steven Spielberg Inspirational Speech This is proof.... if you can understand it. There is so much more that is not being addressed, realized or cultivated, than the specialist community thinks.
I constantly read words wrong. Words that I get mixed up everytime are "who," "how." Words will disappear, and reappear when reading a book. Now I don't read anymore because I can't finish a paragraph without reading it 2 or 3 times. frustrating as hell!
Gosh I never really thought I had trouble with reading as such, and I REALLY enjoy it now, but damn, yes if I was asked to read aloud in class it was a thing of the worst nightmares!
I have to wonder how much his dyslexia affected his ability as a director. Spielberg is known (among other things) for his ability to compose a shot visually, and I wonder if that same ability is tied in to his dyslexia. Even if it isn't directly related, I'm sure the hardships included with dyslexia has changed his mentality towards movies and life. Perhaps his difficulty with reading is what led to his love of movies in the first place. Obviously I'm not saying his talent IS his dyslexia, but it's a part of him the same way everything else is. Stevie Wonder would have been a great musician if he could see, but I guarantee he wouldn't have written the same songs I love today.
hes one of the best he must read very often directors write rewrite its an ongoing process talent is talent monetary value has no bearing on spotting talent if someone is really good
you are describing me to a tea. I am 62. finally came out as dyslexic. My parents were very hands-off. I got no help. I played the card. I'm too cool for school.😢😮
When your not dyslexic and you find out that people like Steven Spielberg, or Richard Branson are dyslexic, you say, “Wow!” But when you are dyslexic and find that it out you say, “That makes perfect sense!”
Very awesome !! I have a son with Rhetts syndrome and one boy that has mild Autism. I have Add and anxiety disorder. I love to make music and movies that's my escape.. Life is very tough on kids especially now in the info age having a kid with Rhetts taught me a lot of patience not just for his sake but for mine. love yourself with every imperfection there's nothing wrong with you..
I could read and spell, my problem was I wrote each letter back wards, I’m left handed so learning your right hand is my left hand. Also learning east and west, things I saw but wrote backwards.
my second oldest brother has dyslexia and when I was going through school I got held back in kindergarten and half way through 1st grade we found out I was dyslexic because my parents made sure I was tested. I remember reading a line and then loosing my spot and skipping a few lines and start reading. I still have fear of reading aloud because I'm afraid I'm going to start skipping lines and stuttering. I still to this day mess up my Bs Ds Ps Qs and Gs and Ys. I was in a dyslexia class/program called "Let's Read" and I found out that people were actually afraid of being bullied because of their dyslexia. starting in Elementary I would leave which ever class I was in at the time and go to this small closet room area that was for one on one help with reading. it was only 30 minutes long and I went every day. when I got to 5th grade in a different school I had a 45 minute class with other kids where we actually discussed what dyslexia was and how it effected us. I played viola in 5th grade but had to drop out in 6th because they were changing how our electives were set up. (in 5th I didn't have History and got to have my elective) so in 6th I lost my opportunity to play in orchestra and was in the first history class that I actually had to pay attention in. it was annoying and hard for me to understand because comprehension was a weakness of mine. going to a different school I was in the 7th grade where we helped our reading by reading short chapter books that never had over 150 pages. it was simple and easy. 8th grade was my last year in the dyslexia class. a family tragedy that truly impacted me happened and it seemed that I had gotten worse with my dyslexia when we were tested on our fluency. we did basically what we did in 7th grade. at the end of 8th grade there was an award ceremony and I was given the "Most Improved" certificate for how much I had changed in fluency and comprehension over X amount of years. I am in 10th grade now and am failing practically all my core classes because they surround themselves with words and phrases that I can't pick up quickly. I still try to not read aloud because of how bad I am now at it. I draw lots of different things mostly my OCs from my favorite TV shows and crochet random things. I am excelling at Fine Arts classes but am not part of orchestra. sometimes while writing I was to just tell my teacher "my handwriting is horrible and just.... dyslexia!" because I was put in a extra reading class and felt discouraged towards certain subjects I have given up on asking for help at school. I spend a lot of my time drawing or thinking of things to myself. I try to help my friends in an artistic point of view and teach them how to draw like I do. I guess you need less to make the best. :33 I'm glad to know the director of the Goonies is dyslexic it gives me another reason to smile when I say the word "dyslexia"
Do not despair! Get a dyslexia tutor who is specialized in dyslexia; a learning specialist (best) with dyslexia training; occupational therapy. Get the phone/address of the several learning disabilities THERAPY OFFICES in your town and have one of them Evaluate you and start Therapy Fast. Good luck!
I still cannot read and write beyond the third grade level. so you're automatically put in a box. voice to text opened up a lot of doors for me. but it is too late in life. I've been an I've been a very successful auto body technician for 42 years. now I am being put down pushed out. it is the only way I have to support myself if I had the courage I would end it all😢
My boyfriend is dyslexic and he’s the most wonderful man I’ve ever met. Is there anyone who can suggest any learning material for me to read as his girlfriend to help him build more confidence and help me to support him?
I'm 24 and dyslexic. I've been having a hard time at work because of it but over time I get better at dealing with it. It's not just spelling it can be the same problem but with learning anything. I can understand something but I won't remember or will mix up procedures or notations for example. No matter how many times I do something I will mix it up. I have to use tricks for learning everything...
I’m pretty sure dyslexia is genetic! So there’s a good chance one of your parents have it but just haven’t been diagnosed! I thought I was the only one too but now I’m wondering if my mum is an undiagnosed dyslexic
Anyone who is dyslexic, has a dyslexic child, friend, coworker, Parent ... knows the joys and overwhelming challenges that go along with this unique wiring of the brain. I used to feel very alone in my private world that was the surround sound, stereophonic, eye splitting reality of dyslexia.. More often than not, I would interpret the situation to be something a kin to having a computer with the wrong program in it. And anyone that's had that computer with the wrong programming has a very good understanding of how difficult that situation can be. You start to doubt if you're actually seeing the world as it is. You start to believe that there's something so wrong with you, so shameful almost, that it would be better for you to never open your mouth; keep your head down and just keep trudging along in the hopes that no one will pay any attention to you. That broken feeling, that feeling of disconnection, that understanding of you being different makes life a fractured thing. But it also means that you are amazingly different in amazingly wonderful ways. Difficulty reading and writing is a symptom that hints at a truly unique perspective. One in five human beings has some variant of dyslexia, 20% of humanity. I can't tell you how wonderful it is to see this video describing the fantastic qualities associated with dyslexia… instead of just the heart ache.
My jr high school experience was a nightmare because I didn't want my peers to know I struggle with reading and writing cuz I I was afraid I was going to get make fun of what really got me through those tough times was being with my family and movies watching movies really play the big part of my life it was my Escape
I suffered with learning disabilities too. I'm 70 now. I was tutored after school and every summer. I was never diagnosed with anything. I was a called a slow learner. I hated school and was bullied all the time. I blamed the bullying for my lack of focus in school. I spent every waking moment, worrying about being messed with. I was (shoved, tripped, having my books thrown on the ground, called names). I was the smallest kid, too. I overcame it all, too. And also graduated with Honors.
Thank you for this. I was diagnosed at 40yo with Dyslexia. Went through the same journey. Cried with relief when I was diagnosed as it had a name it wasn't stupid...
I have dyslexia as well. It makes what is easy for others to be close to impossible.
when my new book comes out it goes deep I:m 48 did my first book now my second one come out soon
I have all the symptoms 😭.
I cry soo much from yesterday at 39 years 8 months old.
My school and college were worst day.
I still have nightmares that I have a test tomorrow and I am not prepared.
I think I am and my kid could be too.
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To the people who think dyslexia is used as an excused to be lazy, your wrong. We cant help it but we do try. I am a college student with dyslexia and now will graduate with my Associats degree with HONERS. it took me 4yrs not 2 but slow and steady wins...
+Victoria Ureno high 5 :) ,
You rock Victoria.
Anyone who says dyslexia is an excuse is a total fucking moron. I too am dyslexic. I understand what you are saying. Best wishes to you. You are doing great.
Well done do you exercise and eat good food this can make a big change and to do more
Good for you. I started college at 18 and didn't get my Bachelor's until 30 then went for a Master's in Bioinformatics but got discouraged because I couldn't get an internship so dropped out after 2nd semester. Now I'm learning French at 38 and working on writing a children's book in French and English. I struggled to read until 3rd grade then read college level in elementary. I didn't learn to ride a bike until 10 yo. I was bullied and at times wanted to end my life.
when he says he reads slower than other people but he retains and understands scripts better than others it gave me an enlightenment. I'm also a slow reader but I'm like him. Thank you Mr.Spielberg! I feel more confident after watching this interview :)
My 10 year old is profoundly dyslexic and bullied I'm going to let him see this, he loves your work and will be proud to be similar to you!
Where's his father?
David Oscar Flores what does that have to do w/ anything?
I understand. I wish you and your son the very best wishes always.
@@brentpal are you joking
I am thinking of becoming a reading specialist. This inspires me to help those with certain conditions. Steven Spielberg is brilliant and glad he found about his dyslexia and bringing light to the issue.
I was diagnosed at 21 and it was life changing knowing that my challenges weren’t my fault.
I am constantly amazed at how many people have dyslexia. I am 63 years old , at school i was called lazy , stupid and a dunch . All of them made me feel different and alone . Yes i had lots friends , but i was sent to a special school at 11 years old . I hated being cent away from my friend's . I felt lost for a while, but i made new fiends there . To be honest i feel that the dyslexia made me more determined to learn . My talent was that i was good at art and fixing things . ❤
How do you write with dyslexia
I enjoy his sincerity
good interviewer, nice, friendly, and making it look effertless. welldone
Hey Quinn, next time when you are interviewing someone, pls ask about how to deal dyslexia as adults. We usually go bk to the childhood and the problems then but hardly someone discusses dealing with it as adults. Thanks.
This topic needs more light
Awesome interview. Spielberg is such a down to earth guy.
Just when you thought This man can't get any more inspirational...well, He does. Amazing.
Wow... I don't know why but this brings me to tears. I feel this. No wonder I love his movies so much. Thank you so much for sharing even though this was 10yrs ago! 🥰
I'm 52 and live in California Only went to school 247 days of my life and I am needing to be properly tested ..but I'm sure 100% that I suffer from this ..and it answers so much for me .
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very good interview.
Thank you so much for sharing this!
Thank you. His story is similar to my story. I only found out 5 years ago. I went to school in the 70's. Finding out I an Dyslexic is piece to my puzzle.
Nobody picked it up at school. My school life makes sense now...🇭🇲 So happy ❤️
I just figured out at 45 that I’m dyslexic, and finally knowing that I am not alone in my struggles and triumphs is so incredibly validating.
GOONIES NEVER SAY DIE! 🏴☠️
Great point made at 7:46 .... he might read slowly but because of that he has great understanding of what he is reading and really takes it in.
Yep.
This is a great video. I’m almost 40 and was diagnosed as dyslexic at school. Dyslexia is who I am. But as a adult I have tried desperately not to be dyslexic - did those jobs dyslexics find ten times worse than those non-dyslexics, but always brought something different and everyone else. That is why I stay employed, not my ability to read, spell or write quickly. The more amazing people like Steven talk about being dyslexic, the battle and the gift, the better it will be for all of us similarly different people, including those who are still trying to understand how and why they are different. A great great video, thanks for uploading.
I understand how he feels same feeling especially at school. I still struggle somtimes especially with some stuff.but I was happy for have some good teachers who try to help me with. but when you are adult it's still hard sometimes when you have dyslexia especially when people don't understand .
Thanks Steven for being open and honest about this. U r a true artist of the highest calibre
What a fantastic interview!
his dyslexis hasn't exactly stopped him being successful in his career. That understandment of the century and life.
Why do I feel more at ease now since Steven Speilberg had learning disabilities and insecurities as a child, and later. Thank you for sharing with others, Mr Speilberg. Nice interview and the interviewer is allowing him to talk. Good questions too! 😊
Wow. I'm certainly glad that Steven Spielberg had such a hard time growing up. I met him at a time in his life when he'd already forgotten more about making great films than all the professors in all the colleges and universities of all the earth would ever learn. His life is lesson to us all: live with courage. Steve Spielberg was the bravest young man I ever met and I owe him my life. George W. Bush (who was a very bad person at one time) got 22 of his thug friends together, tough guys who'd molested my pretty, smart girlfriend, and came after me with bricks and boards and rocks. At the last possible instant who personally scared all 23 of them off and kept them running all the way over that hill? Steven Spielberg. That guy could scream, he scared me so much I ran after the pack myself until I found a good place to hide, behind a picket fence covered with honeysuckle. I will never forget that honeysuckle, the sweet smell of it, like life itself. Steve'd come back for me, I was shaking. I had 30, maybe 40 pounds on Steve. Any one of those 23 thugs would have been twice his size if they'd had courage enough to face Steve's rage, but they didn't, until they got themselves a gun and came back topping the hill screaming and shooting it off. They put a hole in Ann Richards' Toyota, but we made it out of there, alive and healthy, thanks to the courage and fortitude of Steven Spielberg.
There is dyslexia and there is what I term "oppositional reading disorder". Both things are very real. True dyslexics are visually intelligent, artistic and deep in character. Like Steven here they fall "out of love" for reading because of early bad experiences in primary school (elementary school) but often come back to it because they savour good writing and, as Steven says, their comprehension is excellent and their reception of motifs and messages within writing is prodigious.
In Spielberg's case his visual artistry and his love for movies (so much easier than reading when he was a little kid) coalesced into a drive to become a successful director. I don't think he did this for the money (although the money helps)...he did this because films helped him say what he would have found difficult to put into written expression. All his films have a deeper meaning and all his films, to me, are like masterpieces hanging in a gallery to be observed, digested and thought about.
Oppositional Reading Disorder ( a term of my own coining, being that I was an primary school teacher for many years) is a different kettle of fish. It usually affects boys between the ages of around 8 to 16. These are kids whose main interest is sports and physical play. They don't like reading because it's a chore for them...not because reading is hard...they just don't like it. These kids require a LOT of modelling of proper reading behaviour (having teachers, especially male teachers, reading interesting and adventure-packed stories to them in character voices, etc), modelling of good reading behaviour in the home by BOTH parents and the development of what I call "family quiet time". This is a time when all electronic entertainment devices go off and EVERYONE in the family sits around in the living room reading for fun. This can be as short as twenty minutes or as long as an hour. At the end of the quiet time everyone in the family should just have a yarn about what they have read so far. This should be followed by a nice snack or a cup of cocoa for the kids...anything to make the experience pleasant and family-bonding for the children. Believe me, boys who really hate reading will turn themselves into good readers if these simple suggestions are followed to the letter.
We all have a speciality ...the trick is to find thatCongrats Steven of finding yours and sharing it with the world !!
Fantastic interview thank you for sharing.
I went through The same in school and it was Terrible 😢 i’m now 50 and having dyslexia has caused a lot of heartache in my life😞 throughout my life I have quitea lot of jobs because of my dyslexia because when it came time to sometimes filling out paperwork I was too embarrassed to tell them. thank you for sharing your story
thank you. people like you help other dyslexics know they can do it! Like ME!! :)
I am a dyslexic person too. Every time I read a book, I get bored. I couldn't understand what I have read. I always feared that I may be considered that I may be, "the dumb one". I am always the odd-one-out. Even my parents couldn't believe me when they found out that I am not learning as fast as I should be. They were disappointed. The saddest part is that I am dealing with this same issue now. I found this video to be very inspirational because this is somebody that I share the same issue with. The fun part is that this dyslexic person happens to be one of my favorite film directors working today.
I'm so in love with him to the highest.hes just so magical and brilliant.
Thank you for opening out with your dyslexic, I can relate, so much ,so many go though life without the help they need, schools in the UK, don't have any extra help for children with learning disabilities, it breaks my heart ,,, that they will go into adult hood with struggling because of the education system 😢
I understand I was lucky to have some support at school but I understand how you feel about not getting the support .
Knowing that my favourite filmmakers and tv show creators have disabilities has made it easier to dream big and push myself because it’s pushed me further to achieve my potential goals as a screenwriter. Many celebrities have disabilities which is awesome. George Lucas also has dyslexia
I love Spielberg.He is so down to earth.
An informative interview and well presented.
....I think Steven must have felt a great warmth and relaxation in him when he got into the movie/TV business, as he said...."It saved me." He finally found something that he could fit into, escape the routine system of leanings of school/collage and suddenly found he was focusing on film making that was like being born again to a new life. Some dyslexics never find the ability that they are made for, Steven luck-idly did. I am partly dyslexic i think, i have never been tested, but after reading and viewing about it, i see some commonalities in it about me.
I understand how he feels same feeling especially at school. I still struggle somtimes especially with some stuff.but I was happy for have some good teachers who try to help me with.
Wow! “School day was another long day, in the worst day of my whole life”. This was my life. It was so sad. It breaks my heart just thinking of the pain and embarrassment. I knew people thought of me as being stupid, I couldn’t escape that, I couldn’t prove them wrong, because the school system was set up differently than what I could understand. I painstakingly memorized every word, rather than learning sounds. In my late 20’s early 30’s when I had babies, toddlers and young children, I bought them books and read out loud to them. They didn’t judge me. It was the first time I was able to relax and really start learning how to read. I also learned phonics for the first time. All in all, I wouldn’t change a thing about my dyslexia, it’s the one thing that make me an individual. My mind works differently than others and I’m ok with that. I still have daily troubles like reading out numbers are the most taxing for my brain. I also just found out that my issue with remembering names was part of my dyslexia. I finally just thought, after another embarrassing incident; why don’t I remember names? Then I thought I should look that up on Google....and I thought to myself, it’s like being “name blind” because I have difficulty seeing the person’s name in my mind...so I Googled ‘name blindness’ and wouldn’t you know it.....there is such a thing!!! Funny, my brain works so fast that I never stopped to think about it, but every word has a picture that comes up when I think of it. No wonder names are difficult, because everyone looks different but their names could be the same. Quick question, Steven, likely you are one of us...what’s called Mandela Effected, when are you going to breakout your camera and creativity and tackle this massive incredible phenomena, that everyone is ridiculing? I just deleted more than 100 video’s I had up, because of rude commenters. We in the M.E. Community could sure use someone like you in our corner. I mean, think about it....are there 2 of you? One that wrote “Luke, I am your father” and one that wrote “No, I am your father”....And the silver leg....etc, etc, etc.
I also have dyslexia and totally agree with Spielberg about comprehension! I feel like that I can understand paragraphs much better than other students. Although I struggle with other things everyday in my life.
I empathize with you 100%
I am 71 years of age , and our stories are so similar, except I did not become a successful director. Director!
My favorite movie of all time is Schindler's list
Favorite director of all directors : Steven Spielberg - the only movie celebrity that I would loved to have met.
My hero!
It’s like hearing my own school life. My dyslexia has shaped me immeasurably, both good and bad. More than anything in the world, I’d still love to be able to read properly even nearing my 60s. I continue to hope but sadly feel it’s unlikely.
Fuck! This is me too.!! Always loved this man.
I can completely relate to the being called lazy one of my teachers would verbally abuse me with the fact that I wasn’t as fast as the other kids
Hey Bre Re. Before you go around calling people retards why don't you research the person's background and have a little bit more respect. Here is Quinn Bradlee's Bio
About Quinn
Quinn Bradlee has dedicated the last 4 years of his life to helping others with learning disabilities and velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS). Born with a hole in his heart that required invasive surgery when he was only three months old, Quinn suffered from a battery of illnesses -seizures, migraines, fevers-from an early age. But it wasn’t until he was fourteen that Bradlee was correctly diagnosed with Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS), a little-understood disorder that affects 1 in 2000 people and is expressed through a wide range of physical ailments and learning disabilities.
Quinn graduated from the Gow School, a college prep school for students with learning disabilities, with honors. He also attended The Lab School in Washington, DC, The New York Film Academy, and programs at the American University and Landmark College. He is the author of a memoir entitled A Different Life: Growing Up Learning Disabled and Other Adventures, documenting his efforts to overcome VCFS, and a second book entitled A Life’s Work: Fathers and Sons, which he co-authored with his father. Quinn assisted in the making of HBO’s I can’t do this but I can do that, a film for families about learning differences.
Quinn Bradlee is the son of long-time Washington Post executive editor Ben Bradlee and bestselling author Sally Quinn. He lives in Washington, DC with his wife Pari.
i didnt read all your comment, but im sure there was reason behind quinn's actions. :D
oh my gosh... ive gone through same as Spielberg, how cool he over came every thing
I have learning disabilities (not dyslexia, but just as frustrating and life-affecting), so I can REALLY relate to a lot of what he said! I also looked up info on Quinn Bradlee here, and found that he also has learning disabilities, apparently brought on by 22q deletion syndrome (a chromosonal disorder) that apparently has a 90% rate of learning disabilities. It might be interesting for people with LD to get tested and see if they have 22q
This is the most stupidest comment I’ve ever read. Did you actually look up the traits of q22 deletion syndrome?!
@@victoriak1219 i don’t even remember making this comment woman! It’s 7 years old!!! Leave me alone
Thank you for this, this has done me good
To be called my friend by such man is very empowering.
What a wonderful example for young kids with dyslexia.
Bravo l'artiste ! ❤️🎩💯
God job :)
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Love Spielberg ,love his movies and never tire of hearing a real Rebel beat a system built to subjugate the intellect.
I don't know Steven had a disability. I understand what is going through. I have a learning disability and I'm currently going to graduate in Miami-dade College this year.
great inspirational video.
Words like “sing and sign”, transposition errors in my accounting class. But the worst is when I had a dispatch job and I had to organize a series of numbers and I would mix the numbers up. Also, I was a very slow reader. But my next door neighbour was an ex British school teacher who read stories from, “Sam the pig”, and I would spend a couple of hours learning to read every week when I was seven. I was never formally diagnosed with dyslexia. I am 69 years old and retired.
I got diagnosed with Dyslexia, but when we tried to get help couldn't get any. An English teacher even said that Dyslexia doesn't exist. If that is an English teacher you don't have much hope with other teachers. When I read I often don't understand the story because I often miss lines or words. Or I can't understand words. Sometimes being diagnosed early means nothing. I was diagnosed when I was in nursery I think. So it was known throughout my whole school time. But it is why I prefer non-fiction to fiction. You don't tend to need to follow what's happening in non-fiction. I also found it hard to visualise the characters, so it made it hard to follow stories. But just because I found English hard, I enjoyed other subjects that weren't as reliant on English, but more knowledge or research, or creative things like DT food and ICT. Biology was another subject I found hard because of all the complicated words that are used. I was unable to spell them so I couldn't remember them. Hence why I hate exams!
Big Spielberg fan here and I discovered this only in the last few minutes. How can he possibly be dyslexic? The reading he must do, though.. What does that make me, I wonder..
I realized i had it in high school because i was a “gifted” kid so they put me in ap English and it was the first book we read was the alchemist and it blew my mind that people didnt take turns reading chapters out loud and I wasn’t allowed to get help from the teacher with understanding the book (mostly because the teacher was talking to female students about Taylor swift, no joke) and i switched to a regular class and passed it with an A because we would read books out loud and watch the movies. Now at 27 im realizing i need help for it because I wasn’t taught how to read better, i was just made to feel better for passing tests.
Great interview difficult and dangerous to your occupation and social life to mention this and get by without becoming ostracize and losing your job. In my case the world look far far more smarter and more intelligent complicated than it really is. It always amazes me, how dyslexic people find ways to work around their unique personalities, in secret and silence very unique. Without anger or prejudice. I always feel grateful that I just made it by every day feeling grateful that I was able to move forward. My grandfather used to say I sooner I have good luck then anything else. Because you always feel happy and contented inside her soul. Steadyasshegosssssssss :)
If only more people could realize the reality of it! Spielberg is speaking through experiential knowledge, which is made easier through dyslexia (the different way of thinking). The interviewer on the other hand is speaking through his linear programming and not listening to half the things that Spielberg is expressing... we don't just listen with our ears. Dyslexia is still a dark area for the current educational, psychological and scientific areas.
Steven Spielberg Inspirational Speech This is proof.... if you can understand it. There is so much more that is not being addressed, realized or cultivated, than the specialist community thinks.
I constantly read words wrong. Words that I get mixed up everytime are "who," "how." Words will disappear, and reappear when reading a book. Now I don't read anymore because I can't finish a paragraph without reading it 2 or 3 times. frustrating as hell!
I can relate and understand the struggles growing up with a learning disability but different not Dyslexia.
his word are so true. Dyslexic people are thought to be thick. A lot of famous scientists are Dyslexic like Albert Einstein
Thank you Steven
High School was rough for me. To me College was harder for me especially when your trying to figure what you want to do with your life it's hard.
Gosh I never really thought I had trouble with reading as such, and I REALLY enjoy it now, but damn, yes if I was asked to read aloud in class it was a thing of the worst nightmares!
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!
I like the interviewer. He’s young but he’s mature and engaging.
Hopefully we can speak more about truthful stuff in the future Mr. Spielberg.
Such an inspiration!
I have to wonder how much his dyslexia affected his ability as a director. Spielberg is known (among other things) for his ability to compose a shot visually, and I wonder if that same ability is tied in to his dyslexia. Even if it isn't directly related, I'm sure the hardships included with dyslexia has changed his mentality towards movies and life. Perhaps his difficulty with reading is what led to his love of movies in the first place.
Obviously I'm not saying his talent IS his dyslexia, but it's a part of him the same way everything else is. Stevie Wonder would have been a great musician if he could see, but I guarantee he wouldn't have written the same songs I love today.
hes one of the best he must read very often directors write rewrite its an ongoing process talent is talent monetary value has no bearing on spotting talent if someone is really good
you are describing me to a tea. I am 62. finally came out as dyslexic. My parents were very hands-off. I got no help. I played the card. I'm too cool for school.😢😮
this is wonderful!
Very enlightening.
You are answering questions before I can ask them.
When your not dyslexic and you find out that people like Steven Spielberg, or Richard Branson are dyslexic, you say, “Wow!”
But when you are dyslexic and find that it out you say, “That makes perfect sense!”
Very awesome !! I have a son with Rhetts syndrome and one boy that has mild Autism. I have Add and anxiety disorder. I love to make music and movies that's my escape.. Life is very tough on kids especially now in the info age having a kid with Rhetts taught me a lot of patience not just for his sake but for mine. love yourself with every imperfection there's nothing wrong with you..
I could read and spell, my problem was I wrote each letter back wards, I’m left handed so learning your right hand is my left hand. Also learning east and west, things I saw but wrote backwards.
I am really intelligent, have fast memorization, good recall.
I always came first in my class but I think I have mild dyslexia.
nice
my second oldest brother has dyslexia and when I was going through school I got held back in kindergarten and half way through 1st grade we found out I was dyslexic because my parents made sure I was tested. I remember reading a line and then loosing my spot and skipping a few lines and start reading. I still have fear of reading aloud because I'm afraid I'm going to start skipping lines and stuttering. I still to this day mess up my Bs Ds Ps Qs and Gs and Ys. I was in a dyslexia class/program called "Let's Read" and I found out that people were actually afraid of being bullied because of their dyslexia. starting in Elementary I would leave which ever class I was in at the time and go to this small closet room area that was for one on one help with reading. it was only 30 minutes long and I went every day. when I got to 5th grade in a different school I had a 45 minute class with other kids where we actually discussed what dyslexia was and how it effected us. I played viola in 5th grade but had to drop out in 6th because they were changing how our electives were set up. (in 5th I didn't have History and got to have my elective) so in 6th I lost my opportunity to play in orchestra and was in the first history class that I actually had to pay attention in. it was annoying and hard for me to understand because comprehension was a weakness of mine. going to a different school I was in the 7th grade where we helped our reading by reading short chapter books that never had over 150 pages. it was simple and easy. 8th grade was my last year in the dyslexia class. a family tragedy that truly impacted me happened and it seemed that I had gotten worse with my dyslexia when we were tested on our fluency. we did basically what we did in 7th grade. at the end of 8th grade there was an award ceremony and I was given the "Most Improved" certificate for how much I had changed in fluency and comprehension over X amount of years. I am in 10th grade now and am failing practically all my core classes because they surround themselves with words and phrases that I can't pick up quickly. I still try to not read aloud because of how bad I am now at it. I draw lots of different things mostly my OCs from my favorite TV shows and crochet random things. I am excelling at Fine Arts classes but am not part of orchestra. sometimes while writing I was to just tell my teacher "my handwriting is horrible and just.... dyslexia!" because I was put in a extra reading class and felt discouraged towards certain subjects I have given up on asking for help at school. I spend a lot of my time drawing or thinking of things to myself. I try to help my friends in an artistic point of view and teach them how to draw like I do. I guess you need less to make the best. :33 I'm glad to know the director of the Goonies is dyslexic it gives me another reason to smile when I say the word "dyslexia"
sorry that it is long.
Do not despair! Get a dyslexia tutor who is specialized in dyslexia; a learning specialist (best) with dyslexia training; occupational therapy. Get the phone/address of the several learning disabilities THERAPY OFFICES in your town and have one of them Evaluate you and start Therapy Fast. Good luck!
I can relate!
What is meant with “dart between the raindrops”?
Is it that there are always other ways to reach what you want in case of your plan didn’t work?
My boy is 7 and has just been diagnosed with dyslexia.
I still cannot read and write beyond the third grade level. so you're automatically put in a box. voice to text opened up a lot of doors for me. but it is too late in life. I've been an I've been a very successful auto body technician for 42 years. now I am being put down pushed out. it is the only way I have to support myself if I had the courage I would end it all😢
Wow! Wonderful man
For every lecturer who says read a book, try going to the library don't just watch video's right after you tell them your Dyslexic...
My boyfriend is dyslexic and he’s the most wonderful man I’ve ever met. Is there anyone who can suggest any learning material for me to read as his girlfriend to help him build more confidence and help me to support him?
Elisa San Miguel
No Easy Answers by Sally L Smith.
Very interesting to learn about his experiences, but don't read the closed captioning. There are too many mistakes, as if the captioner has dyslexia!
I'm 24 and dyslexic. I've been having a hard time at work because of it but over time I get better at dealing with it. It's not just spelling it can be the same problem but with learning anything. I can understand something but I won't remember or will mix up procedures or notations for example. No matter how many times I do something I will mix it up. I have to use tricks for learning everything...
I went through the same thing too,still going through it.
Tem como traduzir este vídeo? Eu tentei e não consegui.
Obrigada.
Wow this is so cool. I am the only person that is dyslexic in my family.
I’m pretty sure dyslexia is genetic! So there’s a good chance one of your parents have it but just haven’t been diagnosed! I thought I was the only one too but now I’m wondering if my mum is an undiagnosed dyslexic
@@lucyallen2697 my boy is dyslexic but me and my wife are not, and none of our family are either.
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Anyone who is dyslexic, has a dyslexic child, friend, coworker, Parent ... knows the joys and overwhelming challenges that go along with this unique wiring of the brain. I used to feel very alone in my private world that was the surround sound, stereophonic, eye splitting reality of dyslexia.. More often than not, I would interpret the situation to be something a kin to having a computer with the wrong program in it. And anyone that's had that computer with the wrong programming has a very good understanding of how difficult that situation can be. You start to doubt if you're actually seeing the world as it is. You start to believe that there's something so wrong with you, so shameful almost, that it would be better for you to never open your mouth; keep your head down and just keep trudging along in the hopes that no one will pay any attention to you. That broken feeling, that feeling of disconnection, that understanding of you being different makes life a fractured thing. But it also means that you are amazingly different in amazingly wonderful ways. Difficulty reading and writing is a symptom that hints at a truly unique perspective. One in five human beings has some variant of dyslexia, 20% of humanity. I can't tell you how wonderful it is to see this video describing the fantastic qualities associated with dyslexia… instead of just the heart ache.
My jr high school experience was a nightmare because I didn't want my peers to know I struggle with reading and writing cuz I I was afraid I was going to get make fun of what really got me through those tough times was being with my family and movies watching movies really play the big part of my life it was my Escape
Steven should talk to Learning disability schools with LDs.
What I formidable guy!😍
Well, I learnt something today but well his story is amazing, we would make a movie about his life but well in a fiction because it is twice better ;)