And I'll preface this by saying the first movie I ever saw was '20,000 Leagues Under The Sea,' and I was probably around 6, the same age you were when you saw 'The Greatest Show On Earth.' And I walked - we walked in late, which people used to do at that time. Let's start with 'The Greatest Show On Earth.' It's a circus movie with some very disturbing things in it. And congratulations on this film, which I really enjoyed. I wasn't sure I'd ever have that opportunity to talk with you.

I'm so glad we have this opportunity to talk. And as Michael Schulman wrote in The New Yorker, Spielberg has shaped nearly half a century of the American popular imagination. Spielberg has directed over 30 movies, including 'Jaws,' 'E.T.,' 'Close Encounters Of The Third Kind,' the 'Indiana Jones' films, 'The Color Purple,' 'Jurassic Park,' 'Schindler's List,' 'Amistad,' 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'Lincoln,' and the recent adaptation of 'West Side Story.' His movies have grossed more at the box office than any filmmaker. The movie is also about tensions in his family during those years and why his parents divorced when he was 19. 'The Fabelmans' is a semi-autobiographical film, based on Spielberg's childhood and teenage years, and tells the story in a fictionalized way of how he fell in love with movies and became a filmmaker. He says all his movies are personal in the sense that they come from his experiences, observations and imagination, but this one is personal in a more direct way. It's a great time to interview him because his new movie, 'The Fabelmans,' is a personal one. And to all of Dave's fans, don't worry - you'll still be hearing him on the show. First of all, I'd like to thank the great Dave Davies for hosting the show while I've been dealing with a family medical emergency.

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