Full disclosure: Steven Spielberg has a big family.
In fact, the director of Disclosure Day—which debuts June 12—and his wife Kate Capshaw are parents to an expansive, blended family with seven children: Jessica Capshaw, 49; Max Spielberg, 40; Theo Spielberg, 37; Sasha Spielberg, 36; Sawyer Spielberg, 34; Mikaela Spielberg, 30, and Destry Allyn Spielberg, 29.
Considering many of the kids have followed in their dad’s famous footsteps by pursuing careers in Hollywood, Steven has been able to offer them some advice.
“I basically say, ‘When you’re going up to read for a part’—my kids who are actors—’don’t expect to get the part,'” the Oscar winner told E! News at the Disclosure Day premiere in New York June 8. “‘Go in there and just cut loose and let it all happen. Because if you expect or you’re really hoping to get it, it’s going to make you so self-conscious and you’re going to be so nervous.'”
Given his workload, having a cast of kids wasn’t always part of Steven’s plot. It wasn’t until he directed his 1982 movie E.T.—which Drew Barrymore and Henry Thomas starred in as kids—that the filmmaker realized he could take on the role of dad.