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Steve Jobs Remembered By Actors, Artists And Celebrities

Steve Jobs Get Emotional Tributes From Hollywood
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While Steve Jobs is most closely associated with technology and those in Silicon Valley, the impact of his vision and developments reshaped the lives of by those down the coast of California, as well.

With the advent of the PC, iPhone and iPad, the way we consume media was changed forever, forcing filmmakers, actors, musicians and press members to adjust the way they thought about and delivered their work. The developments have given rise to new avenues of expression and new opportunities to make it big, and to show their appreciation, Hollywood reacted with a massive emotional tribute to the late Apple founder.

Steve Jobs Dies, Remembered By Celebrities
Steven Spielberg(01 of10)
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"Steve Jobs was the greatest inventor since Thomas Edison. He put the world at our fingertips."
Bob Iger, Disney CEO(02 of10)
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"Steve Jobs was a great friend as well as a trusted advisor. His legacy will extend far beyond the products he created or the businesses he built. It will be the millions of people he inspired, the lives he changed, and the culture he defined. Steve was such an "original," with a thoroughly creative, imaginative mind that defined an era. Despite all he accomplished, it feels like he was just getting started. With his passing the world has lost a rare original, Disney has lost a member of our family, and I have lost a great friend. Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife Laurene and his children during this difficult time."
JJ Abrams(03 of10)
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"There are so few people who are undeniably, brilliantly inspiring. Steve Jobs, a man who changed the way we create, the way we communicate, the way we live, was one of those people. I already miss knowing he is out there."
George Lucas(04 of10)
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"The magic of Steve was that while others simply accepted the status quo, he saw the true potential in everything he touched and never compromised on that vision. He leaves behind an incredible family and a legacy that will continue to speak to people for years to come."
Russell Simmons(05 of10)
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Steve Jobs was a prophet of that uniquely American genius, the Creative Entrepreneur - something no one can copy, no one can outsource, no banker can hire - a visionary who created a movement that changed generations through painstaking tenacity - even after he was fired in 1985 from the company he founded for thinking too far forward.He gambled everything, over and over, on his vision. We owe him not just our respect and our love, but also we need to take away the lesson: never give up, never compromise your dream, never forget how you can change the world in this incredible country. This is what hip-hop has always been about. Never giving up. I can give him no greater a tribute than quoting him to the GlobalGrind generation: "Your time on this earth is limited, don't live someone else's life, live by your vision."
Lavar Burton(06 of10)
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"Even though I never met him, I'm feeling the loss of Steve Jobs on a very personal level."
Rider Strong(07 of10)
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"It's impossible to tell which of Steve Jobs' legacies will last the longest. As a filmmaker, I will continue to use Final Cut Pro. As a filmgoer, I will continue to worship at the altar of Pixar. And as a person, I will continue to communicate with my iPhone and my MacBook. In so much of what we do -- in what we will always do -- Steve Jobs is far from dead."
Michelle Williams(08 of10)
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"Steve Jobs' passing is a huge loss to the entire world! He wasn't an entertainer or someone we'd see everyday, but what he offered the world through his own genius mind will cause him to live forever!! There's not an APPLE product that we won't touch and not think of Steve Jobs! Rest in Peace"
Pete Wentz(09 of10)
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"There are few people who have made an impression in every area of the modern world. Steve Jobs was a such a person - a modern Leonardo da Vinci. He changed the way we thought about art, design, invention, and the future by combining them all. He has been someone that taught me it's important to believe in what you do no matter how against the grain or revolutionary it is. He was a true visionary in every sense of the word."
Richard Simmons(10 of10)
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"The world will miss this amazing man. I never got to meet Mr. Jobs. But, he was my teacher...what I know about technology I learned from this very wise man. I said a prayer for his family today."

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