Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004 TV Movie)
Robert Altman: Self - Filmmaker
Quotes
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Self - Filmmaker : I had a film called "Images" that I had done in - shot in Ireland in '72. And he was particularly - Jerry liked that film a lot. He said, "Let's run that on the Z Channel." We couldn't find who owned the title. He said, "Well, I'll run, if you'll run it." I said, "Well, I'll run it, if you'll run it. So, here's the print."
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Self - Filmmaker : When "McCabe & Mrs. Miller" first came out it was a flop. It made less money, grossed less money, I think than "O.C. and Stiggs" or some of these films of mine that were *really* flops. And it's become a little - kind of a mini-classic. You do a film and it's so - it's just different from what the standard thing is. They just don't succeed, until the audiences have time to let themselves catch up with it.
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Self - Filmmaker : I knew Jerry personally so well. He would say, "Hey, I'm going to sneak your film on my channel." And I'd say, "Oh, that's good." But - because, otherwise, they didn't play anywhere. They just didn't play anywhere.
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Self - Filmmaker : It's hard to keep the audiences' attention when you show them everything. And the problem with most films is, is it, you hear it, you see exactly what it is, if you're talking, there's a big closeup of your face, so we know that you're talking and we hear it. So, I think the mandated film is to hide that. To make the audience, "Oh, what's going on? I don't quite see that. And, oh! You think that's..." So that - the goose bumps can come out. Otherwise, you know, you're sittin' there drinkin' coca-cola and eatin' a hot dog.
