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MEL GIBSON: The King of Cool.

He was so cool, man.

But, he probably felt that there was something missing,

and he felt at the end of it all,

maybe I'm a little empty, so what is it I'm missing?

BARBARA MINTY MCQUEEN: There's always a little something

that was off.

He was looking for so much, and I

think he'd been looking for so much for his whole life.

No matter how big you get or Academy Awards or anything,

there's still something missing.

STAN BARRETT: He could steal a scene just by being in it,

but there comes a point where there's an emptiness.

I said I'm going to leave you a couple of books.

You better think about it.

BARBARA LEIGH: He found another love, which was flying.

LEONARD DEWITT: And then he bought an antique airplane

and had it restored.

He was given the name of Sammy Mason, who was a stunt pilot,

very well-respected man.

PETE MASON: Steve saw in my dad something

that I just took for granted.

LEONARD DEWITT: Sammy was so solid spiritually.

I knew when I heard that Steve was taking flying lessons

that he would be intrigued.

BARBARA MINTY MCQUEEN: I've never seen him really

respect somebody so much.

LEONARD DEWITT: They just became solid friends.

And he recognized in him a spirit of peace.

BARBARA MINTY MCQUEEN: I think Sammy was maybe the father

that Steve always wanted.

MARSHALL TERRILL: It wasn't Sammy

asking Steve to come to church, it

was Steve asking Sammy if he could come to church with him.

BARBARA MINTY MCQUEEN: Every Sunday, we

went to church, which I think that was just Steve's way.

He wanted to make sure that he had all his questions answered.

LEONARD DEWITT: I said each one of us is different,

but God has a tailor-made plan for each of us.

And he grinned.

He said, "You want to know if I'm born again, don't you?"

And so then he said, "Remember the Sunday that you invited

people who wanted to receive Christ?"

"When you gave that invitation," he said,

"that's when I accepted Christ."

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Somebody had a final plan for Steve.

It sort of all clicked.

And I think that was sort of the perfect place for Steve to be,

up in the air, in the clouds, feeling close to God,

hearing about God, and I think that changed Steve McQueen's

life.

BARBARA MINTY MCQUEEN: He loved it.

Steve loved it.

I think when you're up there, your mind

just has to go to places that are spiritual.

I mean, he was talking to God when he was in the sky.

God was looking at him, and he gave him a second chance.

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MEL GIBSON: We're all designed with a desire for happiness.

And it's so ingrained in us, that that aspect of our nature

tells me that there is a place where that can happen.

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BARBARA MINTY MCQUEEN: He finally

found something he could trust, completely.

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He found peace.

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