Steven Spielberg issues warning to 'Obsession,' 'Backrooms' directors after blockbuster success

Disclosure Day director Steven Spielberg, with his decades of filmmaking experience, is sharing his two cents with the young directors of Obsession and Backrooms, following their box office success.

​The 79-year-old filmmaker, who is the highest-grossing film director of all time per Forbes, was asked during a recent appearance on The Rest Is Entertainment podcast what he would tell the young filmmakers, Curry Barker, who directed Obsession and Kane Parson, who directed Backrooms.

​The Jurassic Park director replied, “Don’t let success go to your heads. Do not let wild success go to your heads, because when you make your next movie, you’re starting from scratch.”

​Steven continued, “It’s always good to have a big hit to shore up your reputation, and you’re going to get a lot of respect from executives, from the film world and from the studios. But the advice I’d give them is something I had to learn the hard way: We all start over again."

​The legendary director added, “And if you get the chance to make 20 or 30 films in your career, you will discover, maybe on your second or third film, that you’re beginning your career all over again at the outset of every single project.”

​It is pertinent to mention that both Obsession and Backrooms have become surprise box office hits.

​Obsession, which was made on a small budget of $750,000, has earned $238.7 million worldwide, while Backrooms, which cost $10 million to make, has grossed $220.6 million globally.