Oliver Stone
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What is the most impressive thing? Giving birth.
What is the most impressive thing? Giving birth.
He got kicked out of the hospital?
He got kicked out of the hospital?
He was happy. No, that's not true. You know, it takes a long time. You have to sit there and sit there. 12 hours sometimes. And it was a Saturday or something, and I wanted to see that game. So my wife was, my wife, I said, I'm going to go out and come back. And I came back with a pizza. I'll never forget. It was nauseating, the smell. She couldn't take it. So she asked me, get the fuck out.
He was happy. No, that's not true. You know, it takes a long time. You have to sit there and sit there. 12 hours sometimes. And it was a Saturday or something, and I wanted to see that game. So my wife was, my wife, I said, I'm going to go out and come back. And I came back with a pizza. I'll never forget. It was nauseating, the smell. She couldn't take it. So she asked me, get the fuck out.
She was screaming. But then I came back. I saw him being born, by the way. I saw him coming out.
She was screaming. But then I came back. I saw him being born, by the way. I saw him coming out.
312.
312.
Yeah, you got to fight for these things. What do you mean you got to fight for these things? The three hour movie in those days was not normal at all. It was a special event. When I grew up, it was a... what they called, you know, an intermission film. It was a spectacle. But by the time it's 1980s, 90s, it was turned into, you had to make it as a single feature.
Yeah, you got to fight for these things. What do you mean you got to fight for these things? The three hour movie in those days was not normal at all. It was a special event. When I grew up, it was a... what they called, you know, an intermission film. It was a spectacle. But by the time it's 1980s, 90s, it was turned into, you had to make it as a single feature.
And that, because they don't want to, they were playing, the theater owners were putting pressure on the studios, you know, We want quicker turnovers. We want six turnovers a day. We want to sell popcorn in between. There's all kinds of economic reasons for it. A three-hour and 12 movies are killer. You only have four shows, three-day shows a day. Okay?
And that, because they don't want to, they were playing, the theater owners were putting pressure on the studios, you know, We want quicker turnovers. We want six turnovers a day. We want to sell popcorn in between. There's all kinds of economic reasons for it. A three-hour and 12 movies are killer. You only have four shows, three-day shows a day. Okay?
You should know that.
You should know that.
Hour 45, perfect.
Hour 45, perfect.
JFK was a hit. Nixon was not because I think it was a darker poster and he was a darker man. John Kennedy was more popular. Also, people were interested in his assassination. Whereas the Nixon presidency was shrouded with
JFK was a hit. Nixon was not because I think it was a darker poster and he was a darker man. John Kennedy was more popular. Also, people were interested in his assassination. Whereas the Nixon presidency was shrouded with