You know what a producer does,
Mr. Ruddy? They do whatever it takes
to get their movie made. Now what makes you think that you're qualified to do that,
huh? My name is Albert Ruddy. I got the Oscar for producing <i> The Godfather.</i> People ask the question, "What does a producer do?" A producer does everything. He's responsible for every damn
thing that happens on that set; the politics, the money,
and everything else. Al will go down in history as one of the great physical
producers because of everything that
he achieved on that film. There's no question about it. I think I understand what you
do. You're a problem solver. You're a ringmaster. Something like that. Al said, "Making The Godfather, every day was the worst day of
my life." Can one thing f***ing thing go
right with this picture? I mean, is that too much to ask? The Offer is the story of Al Ruddy and the incredible
journey that he underwent in order to make one of the
most iconic films of all time. We've made a show that is a love
letter to how hard it is to get a movie
made. This is the first time
that there's really been an emphasis on the producer. They offered him the job because no other producer
would take it on. You wanna be a great producer? Beg, borrow, do whatever it
takes. He's a man with an
incredible drive and passion and approach that was
completely unheard of. You don't like the rules, do you
Ruddy? I don't know the rules. That's brilliant. The outsider's story achieving
higher than anyone could possibly
imagine. That is part of what made
Al so special and so unique. And the people involved are
incredible. You know, Coppola and Evans and
Ruddy. The Godfather is biblical, epic, fun. There's this great unsung hero and he's dedicated, he's
crazy, he's passionate, and he's formidable. I'm going to make an
ice blue terrifying film about people you love. He didn't know what the
hell I was talking about. You don't quite know what it
means. I don't think even he could
tell you exactly what it means. I knew I couldn't be rational
and give him a logical answer. But I think it's just more him staring Charlie right in the
face. But it worked. Congratulations. You're the producer of The
Godfather. I went back to LA. I was the talk of the town. Ice blue, baby. Al has a lot of passion. When I talk about passion, you have to will something to
happen. Not just make it happen. You have to say, "I'm gonna do
this if it's the last goddamn
thing I ever do in my life." If I say I'm gonna handle
something, I'm gonna handle it. It might not be right away or the way you want it, but
I will f***ing get it done. Miles engaging with Al Ruddy and hearing about their
conversations that they have going back and
forth. Just this incredible moment in
history, sort of opened up to us all. From my experience, playing
a couple real life people, I do find an added layer
of responsibility to it. No one hired an actor to be
Al Ruddy in a literal sense. You want the essence of of
what I was doing at the time, in their way and using
their own instruments as a major talent. I'm not doing an imitation
of Al by any means, but I think if through this
performance, people are able to get
a sense of that man, then that's great. I'm honored to have him play Al
Ruddy. I really am. [Miles] It's just a life that
deserves to be celebrated. We were making fun of
the Oscars-- I said, "Are you going to
get that in the background?" So they moved everything around, so the two Oscars showed up.
