Oliver Stone

ambiguities and that was a problem selling it that was a problem selling we didn't have a big american star we had anthony hopkins who's just very good english he wasn't a big star at the time no he was not are you kidding what did you read this film was remains of the day and uh remains of the day was his biggest film legends of the fall

ambiguities and that was a problem selling it that was a problem selling we didn't have a big american star we had anthony hopkins who's just very good english he wasn't a big star at the time no he was not are you kidding what did you read this film was remains of the day and uh remains of the day was his biggest film legends of the fall

Yeah, sure. Sure. He was a wonderful man.

Yeah, sure. Sure. He was a wonderful man.

I'm not that patient. Maybe 12, 13, 14. And that's not working. I mean, I try to make change. Some directors will let it roll and roll and roll because it's tape. I don't feel that way. I feel it's a waste of energy. You've got to concentrate that energy.

I'm not that patient. Maybe 12, 13, 14. And that's not working. I mean, I try to make change. Some directors will let it roll and roll and roll because it's tape. I don't feel that way. I feel it's a waste of energy. You've got to concentrate that energy.

It was pretty painful.

It was pretty painful.

He's a good actor. Academy Award winner. Oh, wow. He reached that stage when drugs and stuff, whatever, medications had slowed him down. And then what do you do in that moment?

He's a good actor. Academy Award winner. Oh, wow. He reached that stage when drugs and stuff, whatever, medications had slowed him down. And then what do you do in that moment?

Oh, yeah, yeah. The other actor was sitting across the table from him, and those people who remember this know that the other actor was eating the tuna fish sandwich. for the scene, it was a lunch scene. So he's eating the sandwich and he ate 17 or 18 of them and I was really worried about his, yeah, but he was a strong guy and he managed to absorb it.

Oh, yeah, yeah. The other actor was sitting across the table from him, and those people who remember this know that the other actor was eating the tuna fish sandwich. for the scene, it was a lunch scene. So he's eating the sandwich and he ate 17 or 18 of them and I was really worried about his, yeah, but he was a strong guy and he managed to absorb it.

They were ham sandwiches, I think he was getting sick. Two sandwiches.

They were ham sandwiches, I think he was getting sick. Two sandwiches.

Well, it happens quite more than you think. People get nervous and they get upset because it takes time. And it's a grueling process over 60 days, 50 days. It depends. And I've seen many people lose their temper. Everyone loses their temper on something, right? Well, it's not fun. It's not fun to be the director of that person, but that happens. And we have to live with it. It's part of life.

Well, it happens quite more than you think. People get nervous and they get upset because it takes time. And it's a grueling process over 60 days, 50 days. It depends. And I've seen many people lose their temper. Everyone loses their temper on something, right? Well, it's not fun. It's not fun to be the director of that person, but that happens. And we have to live with it. It's part of life.

They're happy sometimes and they're miserable some other times. But it's a hard process. It's a life process. Every film takes something out of you. I feel like it's a tree with rings around it. You've got those rings, they build up. I don't know how in the old days they did 50, 60, 80 films. Okay. You have to, to a certain point, you have to be insensitive and cut it off. It's just a role.

They're happy sometimes and they're miserable some other times. But it's a hard process. It's a life process. Every film takes something out of you. I feel like it's a tree with rings around it. You've got those rings, they build up. I don't know how in the old days they did 50, 60, 80 films. Okay. You have to, to a certain point, you have to be insensitive and cut it off. It's just a role.

It's just a movie. And you get into a different attitude.

It's just a movie. And you get into a different attitude.