:43:02
Fire me?
I obviously can't
direct the picture.
:43:06
What are you talking about?
How can you blow this shot?
:43:08
What are you talking about?
I'm blind.
:43:11
- Nobody knows.
- What the hell does that mean?
What are you suggesting?
:43:16
If you pull out
of this project now
because psychological stress...
:43:19
has caused you
to lose your sight,
you'll never work again.
:43:21
- They'll burn your union card.
- Maybe they could postpone it.
:43:25
Oh, yeah,
because you're blind?
:43:27
Val, direct this picture
and bring in a hit...
:43:30
or I leave you
with two words: homeless man.
:43:33
- I can't direct...
How can l...
- I'm telling you how.
:43:36
You're going
to muddle your way through
until your sight returns.
:43:40
Al, I can't direct
a picture. I'm blind.
:43:42
Have you seen some
of the pictures out there?
:43:46
The first five minutes
they'll catch me.
:43:48
Maybe they will,
maybe they won't.
:43:50
If they do, you're no worse off
than if you confess...
:43:52
because you're finished
in the business anyway.
:43:56
You gotta be joking.
I'll take one step on the set,
I'll break my neck.
:43:59
No, no, no.
I'll come with you.
:44:02
They won't let you.
The actors get nervous
when agents hang around.
:44:05
It's against
Galaxie policy.
:44:06
Listen. Once you get
on the set, you get relaxed,
you won't even need me.
:44:11
There's no way to do this.
I would have to take
somebody into my confidence.
:44:15
Absolutely not.
No. Never. Not a hint.
This can't get out.
:44:19
You will direct
a hit picture.
:44:22
Sometimes God works
in strange ways.
:44:26
Like Job.
:44:34
[Chattering]
:44:46
[Andrea's Voice]
Notes on "Making of
The City That Never Sleeps."
:44:49
First morning atmosphere
is upbeat.
Lots of eager anticipation.
:44:53
People moving lights.
:44:55
Actors and actresses all ready
in costume and makeup.
:44:59
Val Waxman is not
the first one on the set.