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The photo journalist robert kappa. he landed with the first wave at 6:30 the morning on omaha beach and he took hundreds of photographs. only 10 or 11 shots survived. those still photographs said more to me about what it was like to land on those beaches than anything i had ever seen. so i said, i want the whole landing to look like these nine photographs. [ gunfire ] >> it wasn't like a series of shot lists. i don't think steven did story boards on them. that was a brand of documentary film making which he's down in the thick of this thing, and they are scattering, you know, cameras all over ...

Than anything i had ever seen. so i said, i want the whole landing to look like these nine photographs. [ gunfire ] >> it wasn't like a series of shot lists. i don't think steven did story boards on them. that was a brand of documentary film making which he's down in the thick of this thing, and they are scattering, you know, cameras all over the place. >> we had a great operator. he would chase the soldiers, he would follow the soldiers, he would fall down on the ground, get up, get some blood on the lens, get some dirt on the lens. >> movies are very rarely utter and complete total chaos cap...

I could be in "raiders of the lost ark" sure. they need some black people. that's how i would think. he said i want to do "the color purple" and i want you to play seeley. i said i don't think so. i think i would be better in another part because i've never made a movie. >> he said let me think about it but i'm pretty sure that's the part i want you to do. i'm just like okay. but if it's really bad, don't be mad at me. >> it was always daniel day-lewis. but daniel didn't make it easy. >> i had actually been committed to play margaret thatcher. and meryl was steven's first choice for lincoln [ ...

>> well, thank you. good seeing you again. >> could you hear the round of applause that you got from that audience? >> sure. and i felt it from my heart. it can't beat fast enough for goodness sakes. talk to me tomorrow. >> we are making the transition switch from preshow to main show. ♪ >> i was always taught growing up that i should never expect anything. i've never expected the nomination. i've never expected to win an academy award. >> i sort of didn't think english people could win oscars. i thought it was just for americans. >> you have to understand, i'm the daughter of a man who didn...

>> thank you very much, debbie. >> well, thank you. good seeing you again. >> could you hear the round of applause that you got from that audience? >> sure. and i felt it from my heart. >> i cant think fast enough for goodness sakes. talk to me tomorrow. talk to me tomorrow. >> we are making the transmission switch from preshow to main show. ♪ >> i was always taught growing up that i should never expect anything. i've never expected the nomination. i've never expected to win an academy award. >> i sort of didn't think english people could win oscars. i thought it was just for americans. >> y...