Oliver Stone

Leslie Groves is one of the most anti-communist generals we ever had, a total cold warrior from beginning to end. He said, quote, the quotes in the book, from the beginning, the Manhattan Project was created to address the Russian Empire. You know the line? Yeah, of course. Nothing more. It was not about Japan. It was about Russia.

Leslie Groves is one of the most anti-communist generals we ever had, a total cold warrior from beginning to end. He said, quote, the quotes in the book, from the beginning, the Manhattan Project was created to address the Russian Empire. You know the line? Yeah, of course. Nothing more. It was not about Japan. It was about Russia.

Well, yeah, the Russians were in the war at that time. We knew that Japan was finished, but we had to keep going in those crucial few days to establish the weapon. And Leslie Groves, I mean, Matt Damon played him a very good performance, but I don't know. That's not Leslie Groves. It's not Leslie Groves.

Well, yeah, the Russians were in the war at that time. We knew that Japan was finished, but we had to keep going in those crucial few days to establish the weapon. And Leslie Groves, I mean, Matt Damon played him a very good performance, but I don't know. That's not Leslie Groves. It's not Leslie Groves.

Well, yeah, the Russians were in the war at that time. We knew that Japan was finished, but we had to keep going in those crucial few days to establish the weapon. And Leslie Groves, I mean, Matt Damon played him a very good performance, but I don't know. That's not Leslie Groves. It's not Leslie Groves.

And it doesn't go into the issue of whether, why we, Oppenheimer, I don't know, I'm sure Oppenheimer got an inkling of it later, no? Yes. At the time.

And it doesn't go into the issue of whether, why we, Oppenheimer, I don't know, I'm sure Oppenheimer got an inkling of it later, no? Yes. At the time.

And it doesn't go into the issue of whether, why we, Oppenheimer, I don't know, I'm sure Oppenheimer got an inkling of it later, no? Yes. At the time.

And then he got into trouble. That's when he really, he was in trouble.

And then he got into trouble. That's when he really, he was in trouble.

And then he got into trouble. That's when he really, he was in trouble.

Once you cross the Rubicon, you have to cross.

Once you cross the Rubicon, you have to cross.

Once you cross the Rubicon, you have to cross.

so speaking you're across the rubicon yes i i have crossed it um but when you came back uh from interviewing putin for your documentary it was released what was the reaction like quiet in l.a people they don't talk to me publicly they it's always behind closed doors right did you hesitate before doing it not really because it was fascinating new material my producer set up

so speaking you're across the rubicon yes i i have crossed it um but when you came back uh from interviewing putin for your documentary it was released what was the reaction like quiet in l.a people they don't talk to me publicly they it's always behind closed doors right did you hesitate before doing it not really because it was fascinating new material my producer set up

so speaking you're across the rubicon yes i i have crossed it um but when you came back uh from interviewing putin for your documentary it was released what was the reaction like quiet in l.a people they don't talk to me publicly they it's always behind closed doors right did you hesitate before doing it not really because it was fascinating new material my producer set up

no i was doing snowden in 2013 which was a very brave movie because we were dealing with a man who was exiled who i thought was a hero and was treated i agree as if he was a traitor so i wanted to make that move in making that movie i had to go to moscow to finish it and i met putin there and we talked about snowden first because that was where we met and what he said about snowden is he says in the movie is it's very true he didn't like what snowden did no

no i was doing snowden in 2013 which was a very brave movie because we were dealing with a man who was exiled who i thought was a hero and was treated i agree as if he was a traitor so i wanted to make that move in making that movie i had to go to moscow to finish it and i met putin there and we talked about snowden first because that was where we met and what he said about snowden is he says in the movie is it's very true he didn't like what snowden did no

no i was doing snowden in 2013 which was a very brave movie because we were dealing with a man who was exiled who i thought was a hero and was treated i agree as if he was a traitor so i wanted to make that move in making that movie i had to go to moscow to finish it and i met putin there and we talked about snowden first because that was where we met and what he said about snowden is he says in the movie is it's very true he didn't like what snowden did no