Quote of the day by Steven Spielberg: ‘Our best friend is our intuition’

Steven Spielberg, the pioneer of the new Hollywood era, is a living legend. He is regarded as one of the most influential in cinema history. The three-time Academy Award winner whose master profile includes blockbusters like ‘Schindler’s List’ and ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ is also a man of great intellect. This is evident in many of his public addressals, and one such quote also reflects his great philosophy: “Our best friend is our intuition.”These words come from one of Steven Spielberg’s conversations with Sean Fennessey in this year's South by Southwest (SXSW) conference. During the conversation, the filmmaker discussed a number of things such as his obsession with sci-fi, the "fear-based" imagination that drives his work, and other of his philosophies.Spielberg shared, “Our best friend is our intuition... I listen to the whispers more than I listen to the loud voice of the brain. The whispers of the intuition speak stronger to me than my brain, which is always trying to take over. It’s a fight between this and that.” Spielberg, one of the greatest visual designers in the history of cinema, believed preparation is important, but overthinking is what kills the real plan. The 79-year-old admits that on films like ‘Schindler’s List’ and ‘The Fabelmans,’ he didn't use a single storyboard. He showed up and let the space and the actors dictate the camera.His intuition certainly reflects the scale of his career that spans over five decades. Here’s a look at his journey of becoming one of the greatest filmmakers. Currently, the director, screenwriter, and producer has a net worth of USD 11.5 billion. His career began with short films and television in the late 1960s, but his breakthrough came in 1975 with the release of ‘Jaws.’ The film was a massive commercial and critical success, and gave Spielberg the spotlight. His success followed with films like ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ (1977), ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,’ ‘Jurassic Park,’ ‘Schindler's List,’ ‘Saving Private Ryan,’ and ‘The Fabelmans’.