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how we would shoot the car chase,
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he wanted that to be a second unit,
and I wanted him to shoot it.

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- (Tyres Screeching)
- George, what's the big hurry?

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And he asked me one question. He says,
"Well, how do you shoot that?"

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And I said,
"Well, you get an insert car

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and you hook it up to the car and you
go up to Angeles Crest Highway

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where it was designed to be shot,
and you shoot it."

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And he says,
"And where does the director sit?"

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And I said,
Well, on the back of the insert car."

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And he said,
"Precisely. Have I made my point?"

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Which was him telling me he can't do
that rigorous type of shooting.

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And from then on, I could see that he
couldn't do anything that was taxing,

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and that became a second unit.
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(O'Connell)
My mother also had been ill.

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She had cancer, but she recovered.
But then she'd had a stroke too.

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Alma was Hitchcock's wife, and he was
very devoted to her. He loved her.

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She came by occasionally
during preproduction

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and came by a couple
of times during filming.

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She used to come by on Tuesdays
and leave the dog

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and sometimes have lunch with him.
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She was very much a part of him, and...
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she was very much a part
of selecting projects for him,

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and he would always consult
with her on the pictures.

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Never outwardly on the set
would she ever say anything,

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but I know behind the scenes
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she was very involved.
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(Kazanjian) Casting for Hitchcock
was a little different

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than most directors or producers,
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and he saw a great many films.
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And Bill Batliner, who was head
of feature casting at Universal Studios,

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would bring in films for Hitchcock
to see in his private projection room.


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