The most expensive habit in the world is celluloid, not heroin, and I need a fix every few years.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Spielberg compares the high cost of filmmaking to addiction, noting his need for regular creative fixes.
- In plain terms
- Filmmaking is expensive and I need to make films regularly.
- What can you take from it?
- Creative work can become an expensive but necessary habit.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What drives your creative habits?
- Is art a luxury or a need?
Another view
The comparison to drug addiction is hyperbolic and trivializes substance abuse.
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