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and what it did was it distorted
everything in the foreground,
:38:06
but made everything
in the background sharp focus.
:38:10
And so, it was neat because
I had Mr Hitchcock to myself.
:38:14
He had no other
distractions except me.
:38:16
So, he really took time
to get to know me a little bit.
:38:19
And every year, then, he made sure
I did a guest-starring appearance
:38:23
on Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
:38:25
You call me Jesse, and you say,
:38:28
"Jesse, I'd like to know
what you done to that woman?"
:38:32
- No.
- (Menacing Laugh)
:38:34
And 12 years went by,
and he was casting Family Plot.
:38:39
I wasn't the first choice.
I think Al Pacino was the first choice.
:38:42
And Mr Hitchcock
didn't like to pay actors.
:38:45
And he was very upset that he had to
pay Julie Andrews and Paul Newman
:38:49
$750,000 apiece to do Torn Curtain,
and he never got over that.
:38:55
Now, wait a minute, Blanche.
Did you say ten big ones?
:38:59
- Mm-hmm.
- Ten thousand?
:39:01
- Mm-hmm.
- Dollars?
:39:03
Dollars, George!
:39:06
So, when he got to Family Plot,
to get over a $100,000 was amazing.
:39:11
And he didn't want to pay Al Pacino
whatever his price was then.
:39:15
And he'd just done Serpico
and The Godfather, so he was big stuff.
:39:18
And so, then they were going to go
to the next on the list.
:39:22
I certainly wasn't the next on the list.
I was about 15th on the list.
:39:27
But he jumped right away.
He jumped over everybody.
:39:29
And he called my agent,
and he said, you know,
:39:31
(Imitating Hitchcock) "I liked Bruce.
I think he would be good for the film."
:39:36
And so I went, and I saw him.
:39:38
I said, "Why would you
want me to play this part?"
:39:41
He said, "Bruce, I-I never
know what you're gonna do next."
:39:45
"I know that the frame is perfect."
:39:49
"I know the shot works perfectly."
:39:52
"All I want is to be entertained.
I make entertaining movies."
:39:58
My feet are killing me.
These damn six-inch heels.