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SummaryBilly Wilder talking to Hellmuth Karasek about a Molnár piece as a template for "One, Two, Three"; Coca Cola as the great American idea of success; how he got the Bravery Medal for exploding champagne bottles; the collaboration with Marilyn Monroe; why he has something against doctors; what made him a director; collaboration with Charles Brackett and trouble with Charles Boyer on "Holding Back the Dawn"; about differences between a scriptwriter and a director; about misconceptions of Hollywood, especially in Washington; Lolita-theme and censorship using the example of "The Major and the Minor"; suspense and humor in the film; arguments with the producers in "The Seventh Year"; how the air battle scene was shot; censorship in "Kiss me, Stupid!"and "The Girl Irma La Douce"; about technical innovations, such as the colour film and cinemascope; quality of films; casting problems with "Double Indemnity" and "Sunset Boulevard"; about difficult outside shootings; the Oscar awards; about film financing, anonymous, partly enthusiastic donors and the fear of the donors of new ideas; (non-)effect of films and books; anecdote to a sold-out My-fair-Lady performance
