Sally Field reveals a friend once tried to fix her up on a date with Steven Spielberg
Sally Fields has revealed how a friend tried to set her up with Steven Spielberg 50 years ago.
The actress, 76, revealed how they almost went on a date while introducing Spielberg, 76, when he received the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s Vanguard Award for his film The Fabelmans.
“My newly acquired business manager wanted me to meet one of his clients and wanted me to go to Universal for a so-called ‘meeting’ because he thought the two of us would really hit it off,” the Oscar winner explained, according to People.
Fix Up: Sally Field revealed that a friend once tried to fix her up with Steven Spielberg. “My newly acquired business manager wanted me to meet one of his clients … because he thought the two of us would really hit it off,” she explained.
The couple did, but not in the way the matchmaker expected.
“And while we never actually went on a date together, my beloved Steven Spielberg has never left my life. For almost 50 years, is he really? — we’ve been through this life that’s been full of good and bad, the laughter and heartbreak. It has been my biggest support and a constantly welcoming place.’
The old friends finally worked together on 2012’s Lincoln, in which Sally played First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln.
Friendship: Presenting the 76-year-old director’s Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Sally spoke of their lifelong friendship. “We’ve been through this life that’s been full of good and bad, laughter and heartbreak.”
Steven had first asked the Places in the Heart star to take on the role in 2005, but the project didn’t come to fruition until years later.
When she did, Sally almost didn’t get the part.
The veteran actress was about a decade older than 65-year-old Daniel Day-Lewis, who has assumed the role of 16th president, and the director was concerned about the age difference.
Working together: Steve directed Sally in 2012’s Lincoln. The project won two Oscars, including Best Actor for Daniel Day-Lewis. Sally received an Academy Award nomination for the role of her.
To ease any concerns, the two dressed up for a camera test, with Sally previously telling the Los Angeles Times “they had a long improv for an hour or two that turned into some kind of magical reality.”
Sally recalled, “To this day, none of us remember what we did or said.”
“But as a human being and an actor, what it felt like to be together, doing these two people, it was magical. And that was the beginning of the relationship that you see in the movie.’
The Fabelmans: The Fabelmans is a semi-autobiographical story that looks at the beginning of Steven’s illustrious career. Steven received the film’s Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival.
The film won two Oscars, including Best Actor for Daniel. Sally received an Academy Award nomination for the role of her.
In a tribute to The Fabelmans, which is a semi-autobiographical look at the beginning of the director’s love of making movies, Sally talked about the impact her old friend has had on her life and the way movies are made.
“Honestly, I can’t imagine my life without him right now, but I can’t imagine our country, let alone the industry, if Steven Spielberg had never held a camera in his hands.”
Impact: Speaking about Steven’s impact on the film industry, Sally said: “I honestly can’t imagine my life without him right now, but I can’t imagine our country, let alone the industry, if Steven Spielberg had never sustained a camera”. In his hands’