You Know How I Came Up With

My Dad Hated His Job. He Sold Overcoats, But He Wanted To Make Movies. He Had A Failed Career Working With The Ritz Brothers - They Were Like The Marx Brothers, Only A Tier Below. I Always Had A Picture In My Mind Of Him In A Straw Hat.

I've Always Been Fascinated By Picasso And How He Would Look At A Single Image Through Multiple Perspectives And From Separate Moments In Time. He Would Look At A Woman's Face And He Would See Almost A Three-dimensional Look Even Though It Was A Flat Canvas. I Thought, Well Why Couldn't We Do The Same Thing With A Football Play?

Look At A Football Field. It Looks Like A Big Movie Screen. This Is Theatre. Football Combines The Strategy Of Chess. It's Part Ballet. It's Part Battleground, Part Playground. We Clarify, Amplify And Glorify The Game With Our Footage, The Narration And That Music, And In The End Create An Inspirational Piece Of Footage.

The Importance Of An Artist Is Bringing New Signs Into A Language.

When My Father Bid $5,000 For The 1962 Championship Game, That Was A Huge Amount. It Was Double The Bid The Year Before. Pete Rozelle Was Flabbergasted. Who Was This Guy Who Was Willing To Spend So Much Money On What Seemed Like Relatively Worthless Rights To The Nfl Championship Game?