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Dad used to say that he liked to let actors
rehearse and run through things a while...
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until they felt the need
for a little assistance.
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Rather than coming in and saying,
"Here's the way you do it."
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And he said to Rock,
"I'd like you to sit in that chair."
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And Rock went over and sat
in this straight, small chair...
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and then they did the scene.
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Rock played the scene, and then
he got out of the chair when it got heated.
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Dad said, "Cut."
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He said, "Rock, I want you
to stay in that chair for the entire scene."
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It was such a wonderful thing,
because when you see that scene...
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Rock is sitting in that chair,
and he is an old man...
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and the young boy has the vitality.
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It was just one touch...
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that made that scene work for Rock.
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That's an example of how a director
can help an actor.
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I don't know how other actors felt.
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I loved working with George.
It was terrific.
:18:05
When we sat down to do the scene
with Rock...
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he called me into
Rock Hudson's dressing room...
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and he was giving Rock liquor.
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It was about 9:00 in the morning.
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He was going to do the scene all day long
where Rock was in his cups...
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or Bick was in his cups.
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He was giving him shots,
getting old Bick into the mood.
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He begins to talk. He says, "I wonder
what this old son of a bitch wants."
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This is George talking.
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I kept thinking, what is it?
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And I realized he was being Bob Dace.
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You know,
"What does this son of a bitch want?"
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This was the way he was giving me
direction, he suddenly became Bob Dace.
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There was only one scene
that I was in with Jimmy...
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and Rock and Elizabeth.
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When he had discovered oil...