1:02:03
. . .which for some was difficult.
1:02:05
After working with him on 200 1, I
swore I'd never work for anybody again.
1:02:10
Stanley was a hell of a taskmaster.
1:02:13
He was difficult and demanding.
1:02:15
His level of quality control was
just astronomically near perfection.
1:02:20
I found, as a young guy, this was hard.
1:02:23
His mind was so insatiable
and so active. . .
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. . .that he could barely sleep,
he could barely stop.
1:02:31
I saw that Stanley Kubrick worked
and lived his work seven days a week. . .
1:02:36
. . .almost 24 hours a day.
1:02:37
And I think he had a hard time
keeping up with his own intellect.
1:02:42
Kubrick now turned to a mighty
historical character. . .
1:02:45
. . .whose triumphs, failures and
personality fascinated him: Napoleon.
1:02:50
Napoleon is still in his grave,
waiting to be brought back to life.
1:02:55
I wonder what Napoleon would think
of Lew Wasserman and David Picker.
1:02:59
Whether he would've liked to have them
passing judgement on his life.
1:03:04
Napoleon represented for him. . .
1:03:07
. . .the worldly genius. . .
1:03:09
. . .that, at the same time, failed.
1:03:13
Stanley was fascinated by the fact
that somebody so intelligent. . .
1:03:19
. . .and so talented,
could make such mistakes.
1:03:22
He liked comparing war and chess. . .
1:03:27
. . .and making films, and the idea
of seeing everything as a battle.
1:03:32
All directors like battle analogies
for movies. . .
1:03:37
. . .and certainly nobody planned. . .
1:03:42
. . .with the mixed results.
1:03:45
When somebody that meticulous
plans something. . .
1:03:47
. . .anything that goes wrong
seems to wreak havoc.
1:03:51
If Stanley was afraid of anything, it
was of making that kind of mistake. . .
1:03:56
. . .where you get carried away
without checking.
1:03:59
There was the chess player in him.