Watch Steven Spielberg Explain Why John Ford Cursed Him Out

The story of Steven Spielberg's career beginnings -- including how he fled a tour group at Universal and earned his first internship by asking staffers about their jobs -- is oft-told, but when you're the most influential filmmaker of a generation, your origin tale is always relevant. In a new video with his Cowboys & Aliens collaborators Jon Favreau, Brian Grazer, and Ron Howard, Spielberg sheds light on a time when Searchers director (and general legend) John Ford cursed him out. It is mesmerizing.

More like How Mean Was My Valley, am i right? Too funny and, uh, spellbinding.

For kicks, here's a video of Spielberg and Grazer speaking about those humble beginnings I mentioned earlier.

Click through to Movies.com for some more videos. Cowboys & Aliens opens on July 29.