tell me a little bit about the insider film came out about the giant
film came out about the giant
film came out about the giant controversy over cigarettes and 60
controversy over cigarettes and 60
controversy over cigarettes and 60 minutes and you weren’t too happy in the
minutes and you weren’t too happy in the
minutes and you weren’t too happy in the end with your portrayal in that film it
end with your portrayal in that film it
end with your portrayal in that film it was a good idea to do the film it was
was a good idea to do the film it was
was a good idea to do the film it was much too long but the last third of it
much too long but the last third of it
much too long but the last third of it was pure unadulterated drama the sense
was pure unadulterated drama the sense
was pure unadulterated drama the sense in the film is that you lost your
in the film is that you lost your
in the film is that you lost your dedication to getting the truth out and
dedication to getting the truth out and
dedication to getting the truth out and going after the story and then somehow
going after the story and then somehow
going after the story and then somehow you recover it at the end and say yes we
you recover it at the end and say yes we
you recover it at the end and say yes we now must stand for a principle and
now must stand for a principle and
now must stand for a principle and you’re saying that never happened I’m
you’re saying that never happened I’m
you’re saying that never happened I’m saying that that that happened at one
saying that that that happened at one
saying that that that happened at one point for a period of about 12 to 15
point for a period of about 12 to 15
point for a period of about 12 to 15 hours and that was all of it when you
hours and that was all of it when you
hours and that was all of it when you look back on those 12 to 15 hours
look back on those 12 to 15 hours
look back on those 12 to 15 hours somebody said to me some said Mike
somebody said to me some said Mike
somebody said to me some said Mike you’re wrong to do this and I thought
you’re wrong to do this and I thought
you’re wrong to do this and I thought about it and I said yeah you’re
about it and I said yeah you’re
about it and I said yeah you’re absolutely right i’m wrong to do that
absolutely right i’m wrong to do that
absolutely right i’m wrong to do that look it’s much too long story to tell
look it’s much too long story to tell
look it’s much too long story to tell all i can tell you is during the entire
all i can tell you is during the entire
all i can tell you is during the entire time that the insider was being written
time that the insider was being written
time that the insider was being written researched etc etc i was never asked
researched etc etc i was never asked
researched etc etc i was never asked once by the writer by the producer by
once by the writer by the producer by
once by the writer by the producer by the dress never asked once one question
the dress never asked once one question
the dress never asked once one question let me ask you a few questions who would
let me ask you a few questions who would
let me ask you a few questions who would you still like to interview after all
you still like to interview after all
you still like to interview after all these years that you haven’t been able
these years that you haven’t been able
these years that you haven’t been able to get the Pope the current Pope I
to get the Pope the current Pope I
to get the Pope the current Pope I thought on a couple of occasions I was
thought on a couple of occasions I was
thought on a couple of occasions I was going to get the chance I don’t know it
going to get the chance I don’t know it
going to get the chance I don’t know it was being foolishly optimistic you’re
was being foolishly optimistic you’re
was being foolishly optimistic you’re the love to talk to the Pope not as Pope
the love to talk to the Pope not as Pope
the love to talk to the Pope not as Pope necessarily as
necessarily as
necessarily as man this I want the same thing so right
man this I want the same thing so right
man this I want the same thing so right here right now let’s let’s start yeah a
here right now let’s let’s start yeah a
here right now let’s let’s start yeah a race a race to the phone neither one of
race a race to the phone neither one of
race a race to the phone neither one of us is going to get him it’s too bad but
us is going to get him it’s too bad but
us is going to get him it’s too bad but if you get him first I’ll buy you dinner
if you get him first I’ll buy you dinner
if you get him first I’ll buy you dinner you get I get him first you buy me
you get I get him first you buy me
you get I get him first you buy me dinner all right you Catholic well we go
dinner all right you Catholic well we go
dinner all right you Catholic well we go to a Catholic Church yes so will that
to a Catholic Church yes so will that
to a Catholic Church yes so will that help well I would imagine you know that
help well I would imagine you know that
help well I would imagine you know that you never know I love the way that you
you never know I love the way that you
you never know I love the way that you still light up after this wonderful
still light up after this wonderful
still light up after this wonderful career about stories I hope that many of
career about stories I hope that many of
career about stories I hope that many of us in the profession can do the same as
us in the profession can do the same as
us in the profession can do the same as years go by I’m sure you will thank you
years go by I’m sure you will thank you
years go by I’m sure you will thank you very much for coming to see us Mike
very much for coming to see us Mike
very much for coming to see us Mike Wallace
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