mash is about the korean war but it was made during the vietnam war and the question of what robert altman was doing with that movie is more about the attitudes, the feelings of the vietnam era, it was the culture of the people watching the movie. strangely enough when the movie turned into a tv show what we had was a womanizer who became a feminist and the attitudes changed in relation to the current culture in what was both accessible and also admirable about people who are in the madness we call war. that issue of war films often settled on such issues as is this an antiwar film or pro war film? almost no director will say or admit to making a pro war film. people are not happy with wars. nevertheless with in any war there is something to be shown. some kind of courage. rambo is an example of a movie that took the vietnam era and essentially made it palatable for the american the link public. what sylvester stallone taught us was even though most people were not happy with the way the war was being waged, the way the war worked out, the outcome of the war there was something to be said

robert altman. i have such admiration for what it is they do.would never want to do it, i would never think i could do it. i am totally in awe of it. because i respect what they have to do, it is within me. i'm a better director. tim: i agree. i have to say, not being a fashion designer, i am never projecting myself into the designers worked and asking what would i do. first of all, what i would do is totally irrelevant. in this case, it is moot because i would not be doing anything. charlie: is there anything you would like to do that you are not doing? tim: i have to tell you, there's not a single day where i don't talk about how lucky i am. i believe to wish for anything else would be so hubris i would be struck by lightning. charlie: somehow, i found the rainbow. tim: most definitely. charlie: television has given you something that just teaching would not have done? it has to do with fame. tim: which is something that still -- i don't feel famous. i never assume anyone knows who i am. as i said earlier, i count my blessings and thank my luc

was made during the vietnam war, and the question of what robert altman was doing with that movie is -- it's really more about attitudes, the feeling of the vietnam era toward war. it was the culture of the people who were watching the movie then. and strangely enough, when the movie turned into a tv show what weed had was -- what we had was a womanizer who became a feminist but the attitudes changed in relation to the current culture and what was both accessible and also admirable about people who are in that kind of madness we call war. the issue of war films often has settled on such issues as is this around anti-war film -- an anti-war film or a pro-war film, and almost no director will say or admit to making a pro-war film. people just aren't happy with wars. nonetheless, within any war there is something to be shown, and there's some kind of courage. "rambo" is an example of a movie that took the vietnam era and, essentially, made it palatable and sellable for the american viewing public. what sylvester stallone taught us was that even though most people were not happy with the

i asked robert altman who was a great director. >> indeed. >> rose: and he said to me and part of the reason he was a good director he said i could never be an actor. i have such admiration for what it is they do. >> yes. >> rose: i would never want to do it. i would never think i could do it. but i -- and i amed to allly in awe of it. >> he know. >> rose: an therefore because i respect what they have to do and because it is within me i'm a better director, i'm a better -- >> i agree with altman i totally agree. i have to say also, to the being a fashion designer i'm never projecting myself into the project runway designers' work and asking what would i do. well first of all what i would do is totally irrelevant. but in this case it's moot. because i wouldn't be doing anything. >> rose: well, is there anything are you not doing that you would like to do? >> oh charlie, i have to tell you, there isn't a single day when i don't talk about how lucky i am. and i believe that to wish for anything else would be such hubris i would be struck by lightning. >> rose: somehow i found the rainbow