What did the great director Sergio Leone do between the conclusion of his great 'spaghetti western' trilogy and the debut of his American films, Once Upon a Time in the West and Once Upon a Time in America? Apparently, he sat around in a tiki-themed auditorium in a goofy-looking robe, auditioning for the role of Tropical Santa Claus.
In this rare bit of interview footage from 1984, Leone discusses how American audiences are always willing to "punish success and reward failure", talks about how he never wanted to make another western again before he was pressured into making Once Upon a Time in the West, and uses the word 'totally' like a seasoned 15-year-old. Take a look.