CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) – Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has told Harvard University graduates to become heroes in real life. Speaking at commencement on Thursday, Spielberg invoked stories from his films and his life as he encouraged students to take on the world’s woes. He told them the world is full of villains, such as like racism, homophobia and religious hatred, and the response to them should be empathy. Spielberg has won Oscars for best picture and best director for “Schindler’s List” and best director for “Saving Private Ryan.” One of his earliest hits, “Jaws,” was filmed primarily on the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard. He earned a degree from California State University, Long Beach, in 2002, after dropping out of the school in the 1960’s. Harvard says Spielberg is not being paid for his speech.
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