Steven Spielberg, a very famous film director from the United States, spoke at a special event in New York on Thursday, 12 November. The Museum of Modern Art held the event to honour his long and successful career. Spielberg, who is 79 years old, said he still feels the same excitement about making films as he did when he was a child with an 8-millimetre camera.

Spielberg explained that his love for making movies started when he was 12 years old. He said being older did not change the strong interest that first brought him to filmmaking. The museum celebrated the fact that Spielberg has made many different types of films, such as "Jurassic Park," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," and "Saving Private Ryan."

The Museum of Modern Art gave Spielberg an award for his work in film. The event also raised money to help the museum save and collect important movies. Spielberg said he was happy to be recognised by a museum that values film as an important art.