Sean Stone

On W, we did the same thing. On Nixon, we did this real story. On Alexander, I shot Fight Against Time, a feature-length documentary. I got some really good access to be able to see, not fully the conversations, but to see a little bit of the dynamic. It's like Colin Farrell was going through deep moods and experiences and madness at some points, actually.

Yeah, it's it's in this it's in the documentary. And you'll see like, you know, how it's like there's there are points where you start to wonder, is this guy gonna, you know, end up like James Dean? Is he gonna kill himself? Because it's he's so passionate and erratic. And, you know, he was he was a drinker at the time. And, you know, he's Irish.

Yeah, it's it's in this it's in the documentary. And you'll see like, you know, how it's like there's there are points where you start to wonder, is this guy gonna, you know, end up like James Dean? Is he gonna kill himself? Because it's he's so passionate and erratic. And, you know, he was he was a drinker at the time. And, you know, he's Irish.

And it was like, it was a little bit of it was testing his, you know, his nerves to say, OK, can you pull this off without going over the edge? Right. And I think that's that's the issue is always, you know, you pulling out a performance from an actor. It's like pushing them to a place that's uncomfortable. And that goes to the question of the conflict that sometimes occurs is that he's pushing.

And it was like, it was a little bit of it was testing his, you know, his nerves to say, OK, can you pull this off without going over the edge? Right. And I think that's that's the issue is always, you know, you pulling out a performance from an actor. It's like pushing them to a place that's uncomfortable. And that goes to the question of the conflict that sometimes occurs is that he's pushing.

He knows how to push buttons. There's a very famous story of telling Michael Douglas on the first day of Wall Street or second day of Wall Street. You know, I saw the was dailies from yesterday. What are you, like, you know, a TV actor? You know, like he'll say stuff like that to provoke, right? With a straight look or with a smile? No, it's totally straight. I think Douglas was shocked. No?

He knows how to push buttons. There's a very famous story of telling Michael Douglas on the first day of Wall Street or second day of Wall Street. You know, I saw the was dailies from yesterday. What are you, like, you know, a TV actor? You know, like he'll say stuff like that to provoke, right? With a straight look or with a smile? No, it's totally straight. I think Douglas was shocked. No?

No, no Daryl Hannah, no Sean Young. Charlie just does a cameo.

No, no Daryl Hannah, no Sean Young. Charlie just does a cameo.

I was just upset they killed my character. Gordon Gekko's son was killed off. And he had a daughter. They replaced the son with a daughter. You were in it? No, so I was Gordon Gekko's son in the original. That's right, that's right, yeah. And the son is supposed to have killed himself in the original Wall Street.

I was just upset they killed my character. Gordon Gekko's son was killed off. And he had a daughter. They replaced the son with a daughter. You were in it? No, so I was Gordon Gekko's son in the original. That's right, that's right, yeah. And the son is supposed to have killed himself in the original Wall Street.

Not a cameo like... They had flashbacks to the original. They had moments where you see him in the original.

Not a cameo like... They had flashbacks to the original. They had moments where you see him in the original.

It was really an escape for you at that point.

It was really an escape for you at that point.

Well, in the 80s, I mean, the 80s, to me, I still go back to. If I just feel like, you know what? I just want something fun. I love the 80s as a decade, right? Because they started to mix genres in a way where it's comedy, it's adventure, right? It's sci-fi. They get back to the future, right? What genre is that? It's almost a perfect film. But like you said, it's not going to win Best Picture.

Well, in the 80s, I mean, the 80s, to me, I still go back to. If I just feel like, you know what? I just want something fun. I love the 80s as a decade, right? Because they started to mix genres in a way where it's comedy, it's adventure, right? It's sci-fi. They get back to the future, right? What genre is that? It's almost a perfect film. But like you said, it's not going to win Best Picture.

And yet it's one of the most classic. And a lot of the most classic films that we think and we want to watch every year, whether it's Wonderful Life. I don't think Wonderful Life won Best Picture. It didn't do well when it opened.

And yet it's one of the most classic. And a lot of the most classic films that we think and we want to watch every year, whether it's Wonderful Life. I don't think Wonderful Life won Best Picture. It didn't do well when it opened.

What was the horror film you loved? The Lost Boys, The Monsters Club. The Lost Boys. Right? The horror films that you loved. I mean, too many. I saw them all when I was young. Candyman. Candyman was fun. That's why I think when you ask about films, I always say to people, what's your favorite experience in your life? What's your favorite moment in your life? Go back in your life.