Veteran interviewees are forever trotting out the same anecdotes in response to unoriginal questions \u2013 until one fearless disruptor dared ask if ET had moist skin<\/p>\n
For the most part, Steven Spielberg has avoided most of the indignities of the modern day press tour. He hasn\u2019t had to subject himself to any spicy chicken wings<\/a>, or summon any witticisms when presented with a cloche-covered sausage roll<\/a>. Unlike many other celebrities, he hasn\u2019t chosen to promote Disclosure Day by answering softball questions while simultaneously fashioning a Lionel Richie-style clay approximation of himself for YouTube<\/a>. For this he should be applauded.<\/p>\n Instead, Spielberg has spent this promotional cycle on something more suited to his stature. A maestro tour, if you will, on which he gets to position Disclosure Day against a body of work that is second to none. Publications have run long oral histories about his entire career<\/a>. He was a guest during the prestigious final week<\/a> of Stephen Colbert\u2019s talkshow. He was interviewed by the New York Times about the exact texture of ET\u2019s skin<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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