He was the highest - paid first assistant in New York - not surprisingly, for, in a world where everything went out live, a
man who could keep his head and not only handle, but relish, the extremely complicated logistics of doing a TV show
under intense pressure was worth his weight in gold.
Without knowing the
man or his tolerance levels, I don't know what he considers unbearable, but I think that it is not unreasonable to conclude from how he expressed itself that he came
under pressure which was
intense, persistent and unconscionable.