William Friedkin on Casting Fernando Ray In THE FRENCH CONNECTION 

Fernando Rey was absolutely Perfect!!!

2:00 Friedkin knows that the funniest part of the story is next, but he doesn't _oversell it_ or _sell it at all,_ he just declares it and lets it speak for itself; I think that knowing the value of something and not overselling it is what sets him apart as a filmmaker 👏

Friedkin is hilarious describing this incident.

Fernando Ray was perfect in that role

Fernando Rey fue un excelente actor español

You never go wrong with a Fernando.

Fernando Rey played the best drug dealer in both those films. We never saw much of him in american films after that though.

Fernando REEEEEY

Friedkin is such a good story teller.

Mr Rey’s French was actually great. As a Frenchman he could have fooled me, his Français lines were flawless in delivery and verbatim. Merci Monsieur Rey, vous étiez en effet un merveilleux acteur et un être humain. Édit; Salud! 🍻

"I'm not even French"

Who is the guy beside Friedkin, and why is he so intensely uncomfortable?

it is REY omg can you even spell

It was the wrong guy 😂 he was not the actor I had in mind at all 😂