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00:00Those opening credits, Blake Edwards' production.
00:04This guy knows how to make the funniest movies I've ever seen.
00:07It was so exciting. You could just tell it was going to be a hit.
00:14We sunk a truck!
00:15You go from Operation Petticoat to Breakfast at Tiffany's to The Pink Panther.
00:19It's like he could do no wrong.
00:21And I remember watching this huge screen and thinking,
00:25What is my dad doing in the back row with Mary Poppins?
00:31I was driving and a very beautiful car came into the Meridian.
00:35And I looked across and Blake rolled down his window and said,
00:38You're Julie Andrews? And I said, Yes, I am.
00:43It was pretty instantaneous. He was dangerously attractive.
00:50It's a fascinating pairing. I remember as a kid finding out they were married.
00:53I was like, What? How is that possible?
00:55She's from Sound of Music and he's this comedy guy?
00:58She is a remarkable human being. She really, truly is.
01:01Blake was working to take Julie out of that mold that everybody had put her in.
01:06She'd really been stuck in Mary Poppins for a year.
01:12Collaborating with your spouse is extremely nerve-wracking.
01:16Underlying that incredible charisma and charm and talent.
01:20He had a very dark side to him.
01:22Comedy people are an interesting breed. They have problems with depression.
01:25Even though he looked so happy, there was a lot of sadness.
01:28It was just too much. I couldn't handle Hollywood.
01:31In a way, he wrote out his demons.
01:33He said, That's it. I'm just going to write. And they had to buy it if they don't.
01:38First thing people think about when they think of him, they think of the Pink Panther films.
01:41But I actually think of the range.
01:43It's intangible. It's perfect. And it's just...
01:46Comic genius.
01:47Controlled insanity.
01:49My director.
01:50One of those things like Lightning Strike.
01:52Dude knew how to put on a show.
01:56That's just movie magic right there.