[Guillermo]

Took him long enough to make a "correction."

I remember reading the "eight hours" quote quite a while ago.

[Billthedrill]

I've learned not to believe everything I read in the press. I've learned not to believe everything I see in the movies for the same reason.

[Prysson]

Whatever the case may be I am going to take Spielberg at his word on this...Whew! I was starting to run out of Hollywood film folks to watch!

[UCFRoadWarrior]

Its amazing how many US liberals suck up to Fidel Castro. Even sadder, we have some in the GOP who want to reward Castro with removing the embargo on Cuba (unfortunately we have Castro suck-ups on both sides)

Hopefully Spielberg's explanation is from the heart and not from the wallet.

[SJSAMPLE]

He'd have credibility if he never went there in the first place. Castro couldn't claim anything if Spielberg hadn't gone there. Now, he's stuck with what his buddy Castro says about him. Now and forever, they're Buds.

[sheik yerbouty]

Why did yje @$%$@#@#!! go there in the first place?

[mass55th]

First Sean Penn felt exploited by Iraq, now Spielberg. Gee! Will wonder never cease?

[Slyfox]

Reaction to Spielberg: meeting Castro was "the eight most important hours of [his] life."

[andrew]

Look, NEWSMAX was used here. Big time. This so-called 'Spielberg's people' is Steven Rivers. He is a left wing PR hack who has been trying to undo the quote for quite some time. If Spielberg wanted to retract the quote he could, easily,like he did when he was falsely quoted as saying he supported Bush on Iraq. Spielberg immediately filed a press release clarifying the situation; He did not support the Republican president--God Forbid.

When aligned with Bush, Spielberg was quick to officially distance himself. When aligned with Castro, Spielberg used a left wing ally (Rivers worked with Tom Hayden and Gary Hart and organized the Spielberg Cuba trip in the first place) to try to undo the damage of the quote, without Spielberg himself having to embarrass Cuba or Castro by retracting the comment after he graciously hosted him. ARGH~!@#$@#$ Why would Newsmax be used so easily here?!

[GretchenEE]

empathy / exposure bump

cuz I sure wouldn't want Castro misquoting me if I took all the trub to talk to the dictator

[kidd]

Spielberg made 'Band of Brothers'. He supported the Iraq war. He may lean left, but he's not an Oliver Stone lunatic.

I believe Spielberg.

[abigail2]

Spielberg on the boy scouts...

"For me the greatest value of scouting was scouting created opportunities for me to become proud of myself," he said. "And, maybe most importantly, it was through the Boy Scouts of America, as I was trying out for a merit badge in photography, that I actually discovered my passion for filmmaking."

He considered himself a passionate advocate of scouting, he said, "until the Supreme Court case of (James) Dale vs. the Boy Scouts of America (in 2000, which upheld the group's right to exclude gays), where I realized something that I really had not been very aware of -- that you could be black, white, you could be Hispanic and Asian, Native-American, Jewish, Catholic, Islamic, but you couldn't get into the scouts if you were gay. And I know it's tough just being a kid trying to find acceptance, trying to accept yourself."

Moreover, he emphasized, "I just have to say that quitting the Boy Scouts was probably one of the most painful experiences I've ever had to endure. But they are wrong and you are right. We are right -- supporting causes like the Human Rights Campaign isn't difficult and it's not even brave. It's mandatory because every day, we wake up in a country that presumes basic liberty and freedom."

Spielberg needs to be Hannitized...