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Armstrong

"I just don't deserve celebrity. I wasn't chosen to be first,I was just chosen to command...

HARRISON (VO):
"I just don't deserve celebrity. I wasn't chosen to be first,
I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that particular roll. That wasn't planned by anyone."

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HARRISON (VO): "I just don't deserve celebrity.
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I wasn't chosen to be first, I was just chosen to command that flight.
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Circumstance put me in that particular roll.
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That wasn't planned by anyone."
Duration
15 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
01:21:16
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Tin Goose Films,Haviland Digital,Mark Stewart Productions Ltd,Hays Films

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Movie Summary

Dramatic, moving and deeply human, ARMSTRONG offers the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in Ohio to his first steps on the Moon, and beyond.
NORMAN MAILER: Everybody is pretty numb about space by now. - Armstrong 00:04
NORMAN MAILER: Everybody is pretty numb about space by now.
These space shots have been too exclusively scientific in their orientation - Armstrong 00:09
These space shots have been too exclusively scientific in th...
REPORTER: Five years later, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins - Armstrong 00:06
REPORTER: Five years later, Armstrong, Aldrin and Collins
Mike Collins, now 43, briefly tried a state department public affairs job - Armstrong 00:10
Mike Collins, now 43, briefly tried a state department publi...
Buzz Aldrin, now 44, suffers from bouts of depression - Armstrong 00:09
Buzz Aldrin, now 44, suffers from bouts of depression
Armstrong, who' II be 44 next month - Armstrong 00:07
Armstrong, who' II be 44 next month
Still his own man, Neil lives within himself and drives away from the press and public. - Armstrong 00:06
Still his own man, Neil lives within himself and drives away...
MARK: After we moved to Lebanon, we got to spend more time together - Armstrong 00:10
MARK: After we moved to Lebanon, we got to spend more time t...
And... and he wasn't a great player, but he loved it. - Armstrong 00:06
And... and he wasn't a great player, but he loved it.
CHARLIE M: As I got to know him, our friendship developed. - Armstrong 00:04
CHARLIE M: As I got to know him, our friendship developed.
We genuinely enjoyed one another's company. - Armstrong 00:04
We genuinely enjoyed one another's company.
That, I think, then led me to an ostentatious thought on my part - Armstrong 00:17
That, I think, then led me to an ostentatious thought on my ...
I spent almost two hours with Neil in his office. - Armstrong 00:05
I spent almost two hours with Neil in his office.
He wanted to be sure, number one, that I wasn't using him. - Armstrong 00:05
He wanted to be sure, number one, that I wasn't using h...
Also he wanted to know why I thought he would be a good board member. - Armstrong 00:05
Also he wanted to know why I thought he would be a good boar...
So answering those two questions to his satisfaction - Armstrong 00:06
So answering those two questions to his satisfaction
In fact, I remember one board meeting, he asked a particularly hard question - Armstrong 00:12
In fact, I remember one board meeting, he asked a particular...
Not surprisingly, Neil went on several other boards - Armstrong 00:06
Not surprisingly, Neil went on several other boards
He was even the founder of a Lloyds of London insurance business - Armstrong 00:07
He was even the founder of a Lloyds of London insurance busi...
CONTROLLER: Program confirmed. - Armstrong 00:05
CONTROLLER: Program confirmed.