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Springsteen, Scorsese, Cruise Honor Spielberg at MoMA
Springsteen mocks Spielberg's fear of water at MoMA film benefit, with Tom Cruise and Scorsese joining the tribute.
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Springsteen mocks Spielberg's fear of water at MoMA film benefit, with Tom Cruise and Scorsese joining the tribute. Springsteen joked Spielberg fears water, while Tom Cruise and Martin Scorsese honored Spielberg at MoMA's film benefit event. Originally reported by Vanity Fair.
Springsteen's water joke
Bruce Springsteen mocked Steven Spielberg's fear of water at MoMA's film benefit event.
“In June of 1975, I went to a small theater directly across from the Atlantic Ocean and I saw Jaws. I was 25 years old”
Springsteen's water fear claim
Springsteen said Spielberg never swims, even on his yacht the Seven Seas.
“Steven Spielberg does not go in that water, ever. Steven’s boat is so fucking big it has water on it. There’s a pool on it. Steven Spielberg does not go in that fucking pool, and I mean ever”
Spielberg's MoMA connection
Spielberg's first film premiered at MoMA in 1974, making the museum his starting point.
“His first theatrical feature, The Sugarland Express, had its New York premiere at MoMA, in 1974, as part of a series called New Directors/New Films”
Spielberg's gratitude
Spielberg thanked MoMA for film preservation and Chanel for his fancy outfit.
“MoMA’s dedication, since 1935, to curation, preservation, and restoration is what makes this honor so deeply personal for me, for all of us who love film”
Tom Cruise's tribute
Tom Cruise praised Spielberg's generosity and shared stories from their early careers.
“Since I was a young man, you were very generous with me, always on movie sets, and at your home with Kate, the meals that we had together”
Martin Scorsese's tribute
Martin Scorsese called Spielberg's films transformative and honored his legacy.
“The films he has made have changed the world. So art does matter. It always will”
Springsteen's performance
Springsteen performed 'Dancing in the Dark' at MoMA's event.
“Dancing in the Dark”
Spike Lee's farewell
Spike Lee left MoMA with a 'Knicks in five' mantra for security guards.
“Knicks in five”
What it means
Springsteen joked Spielberg fears water, while Tom Cruise and Martin Scorsese honored Spielberg at MoMA's film benefit event.
