a new documentary film from susan lacy examines his remarkable life and career. the hbo documentary "spielberg" will debut october 7, 8:00 p.m. on hbo. the los angeles times calls the documentary an intimate and thoughtful examination of the life and career of one of the most successful and influential filmmakers. here's a look at the trailer. >> every time i start a new scene i'm nervous, and when that verges on panic, i get great ideas. ♪ ♪ >> i try very hard to get into u.s.a. film school and i didn't have the grade to get in, and i realized this is going to be what i was going to do or die trying. when i got into the movie brats, i felt like an insider. >> this is stephen, get the camera arranged, great. >> there was word this was going to be a folly and disaster. >> done, done, done, done. the night it happened, we went down the lines and said, this is it. >> there were people who hated it, people who blamed him for ruining the movie. my films come from a part of myself that i can't articulate. >> he changed my approach to cinema. >> he's like someone who's

charlie: susan lacy is the person behind this. am has received 27 emmys and some peabody awards. i'm pleased to have her. susan: thank you, very happy to be here. charlie: what happened to you? you had this perfect thing with american masters, you got all the awards. then richard steals you. then what happened? susan: kind of. you know, i had been thinking that i had begun to direct as executive reducer of the series and creator of the series along the way for almost 30 years, i have directed some films. i loved it, and i have been wanting to focus more on directing. it was an interesting, perfect storm of richard giving me -- he had loved my films i have directed, and he actually asked me if i would consider doing some films for hbo. i said, i have my own series. why would i do that? he said, aren't you tired of raising money? and that clicked. something went, i am tired. i would like to focus on directing. i would like to not have spent so much time doing that, so it came together. charlie: tell me how you came together to make t

. >> joining us now, susan lacy, director of "spielberg." susan, good morning. delighted to be here. >> well done. how did you convince steven spielberg to do this. >> it wasn't that hard. i shouldn't say that. it was something i've wanted to do for a long time. h does not do interviews, but he did that because they were friends and we had -- he felt very comfortable, and i got sort of the message that, okay, maybe i'm ready for this, but only if you do the film. >> wow. you ended up doing 14 interviews with him. >> yeah. >> over 30 hours. >> it was shocking how much time he gave. i didn't expect it. first interview, you know, two hours later, he was 11 years old old. he said, this fun. when are we going to do it again. he surprised us both. he opened up in ways -- he doesn't do director's come men tairks doesn't do interviews. never participated in anything about him. >> one of the stories i love -- he was kind of obsessed with lawrence of arabia as a kid and it almost discouraged him. >> when he told me the story, we us going to start with that. it was amazing