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: After getting a three-day visitor pass for Universal Studios from a chance encounter on a bus, he simply kept showing up after it expired.
: He eventually returned to finish his education, earning his degree in Film Production from California State University, Long Beach in 2002—35 years after dropping out. The Turning Point Spielberg
: Undiagnosed with dyslexia until his 60s, he was often labeled "lazy" by school administrators and bullied by classmates. : After getting a three-day visitor pass for
: He was famously rejected from the University of Southern California (USC) film school multiple times due to poor academic grades. : He was famously rejected from the University
* RICHARD SCHICKEL: There's a popular myth that you got started in the film business when you snuck on to the Universal lot. ... *
: He allegedly found a vacant office, put his name on the door, and went to work every day for months before being discovered. Resilience Against Rejection