Hello pod, I'm Chris Hewitt and welcome to yet another special empire podcast.

We're delighted now to bring you the full 15 minute chat with William Friedkin.

I will say one thing though we do talk extensively about all his movies.

If you haven't seen to live in Diana L.A. we do talk about a huge spoiler in it so the

minute you hear me say the words to live in Diana L.A. to William Friedkin about 38 minutes

in, either skip the next 4 minutes because we give away a major plot point or maybe do

yourself a favour.

If you haven't already done so go and see to live in Diana L.A. before you listen to the

podcast believe me you will not regret it.

And now without any further to do as Khaled or Brigante once said I present to you the

full William Friedkin interview he was talking to myself and failed to send in.

We are delighted to have in the empire pod booth a legend William Friedkin hello sir right

there right there.

Oh okay it is you it is you sir he warned me the legend here today.

Well how do you how do you feel about that when people who introduced you as the legend

of my I did a Q&A with you last night introduced you as the great William Friedkin so I just

divorced myself from that characterization so I don't think of myself that way at all.

Is there every point in your career that you did when no no no I mean they're obviously

points in my career when I've been more arrogant and stupid you know enough to think more

of myself than I should have but I don't anymore you know I and as a matter of fact there's

a film director you just another bloke making a living you know you make a good living

when you make a film that separates you somewhat people see your name on a screen but you're

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