2:07:02
I remember him teasing me,
"What are you doing?"
2:07:05
I said, "I know it's great having
you here, Sydney, you're perfect. "
2:07:09
Because we shot it in a day.
2:07:12
And then, my God.
2:07:15
Of course, the next day. . .
2:07:17
. . .Sydney comes out. . .
2:07:19
. . .and he's dressed.
He's got his sleeves up.
2:07:22
He's in his pants. He knows every
line of this massive scene.
2:07:27
He says, "Let's run lines.
Let's go, Cruise.
2:07:31
Let's go. I got a week.
2:07:32
We're gonna jam this out
and it's gonna be fantastic. "
2:07:36
And we're doing the Steadicam shot
of me coming into the room. . .
2:07:41
. . .and Sydney goes,
"How do you want me to do this?"
2:07:44
Stanley said,
"Well, let's try it and see. "
2:07:48
"Well, I can go to the door fast. "
"Let's see that. "
2:07:51
He says, "Now open the door.
2:07:53
Maybe that's a little too fast. "
"Okay, I'll go slower. "
2:07:57
We start doing the scene this way,
and...
2:08:00
By the third week
when we're in the billiard room. . .
2:08:04
. . .I'm saying, "My God. How? How?"
2:08:08
Of course, Stanley said, "I didn't
think you would be much longer.
2:08:14
But don't you want to get it right?"
2:08:17
I tell you, there are a lot of people
in our business who are. . . .
2:08:21
Well, they label themselves
as perfectionists.
2:08:25
That's a kind of euphemism
for a pain in the ass, really.
2:08:29
Stanley was the first real
perfectionist that I met.
2:08:34
I mean, there just wasn't any way. . .
2:08:39
. . .for him to go one take less.
2:08:41
He never gave an inch on anything.
2:08:45
So much was expected of him
every time.
2:08:49
He wasn't allowed just
to make a movie.
2:08:52
It had to be an amazing movie. . .
2:08:54
. . .because so many were waiting
for the next Kubrick film.
2:08:57
It had to be an event. I think,
on his shoulders was a responsibility.