"Acting is a nice racket," he says. "The words 'movie star' are so misused they have no meaning. The studios can make anyone a star if they get behind them. That's why I don't kid myself, why I can't take myself or the business seriously."
Without being able to interview the subject himself or having a treasure trove of recordings like the ones left behind by Marlon Brando used in 'Listen to Me Marlon,' Ferguson and her producer and co-writer Eleanor Emptage and editor Mick Mahon had to comb through countless hours of footage to construct a narrative.
It was a humongous task in every respect. The archive itself was extensive, but I think a really big part of it too was trying to mine the words - getting all of the words so that we could turn them into a script [...] and bring Bogart's voice to life so that he can tell his own story.
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