Fran Lebowitz On The Upside Of Being Old

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5 ай бұрын

Cultural commentator Fran Lebowitz tells us the upsides of being 'old', and why she doesn't have a guest room so people can't stay over.
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@emmylou-y4b 4 ай бұрын

I am old enough (like Fran) to remember the reading of Metropolitan Life she gave at one of the midtown libraries in Manhattan. Her famous line, "The opposite of talking isn't listening...it's waiting," has stuck with me for over 40 years.

@ER1CwC 4 ай бұрын

That quote is so true.

@ReadingsinSuspension-gh6uc 4 ай бұрын

I was about 18 when I first read that line, & I found it absolutely hilarious! Used to quote it often, always crediting her, of course.

@pierre1050 4 ай бұрын

She obviously waits to speak instead of listing what another one has to say. That makes her such a stubborn person.

@kathywilkowski725 4 ай бұрын

She is unapologetically herself. She's an original. How refreshing!

@psps2034 4 ай бұрын

Alot of people are just being themselves - you just dont like them.

@Absurd-Woman 4 ай бұрын

*Yeah... OMG! Hating Trump is soooo original. She' over overrated. BTW: I'm indifferent to Trump, Biden, the Clintons, Democrats and Republicans.*

@davidherz9968 4 ай бұрын

yes but people are themselves people we don't necessarily want to be around with@@psps2034

@stationarywanderer7910 4 ай бұрын

She's a transphobe.

@veenamishra8950 22 күн бұрын

@@Absurd-WomanHating Trump is not her only opinion

@B-rian937 4 ай бұрын

Fran Lebowitz is my spirit animal.

@andreebesseau6995 4 ай бұрын

Me too🎉

@AuntieFa 4 күн бұрын

What does that mean?

@debsylvester2012 4 ай бұрын

You are just the best Fran. I love your brain. Thank you. ☮️🌹

@craigmiller-randle8921 4 ай бұрын

I’m here to tell you being 60 is so much better than being 20! I wouldn’t ever want to go back to that 🤷🏻‍♂️

@debbiemetke5938 4 ай бұрын

Yes, in many ways I agree with you, though the energy dissipates.

@craigmiller-randle8921 4 ай бұрын

@@debbiemetke5938 oh yes agree my energy is definitely diminished, if I could have the energy of a 20 year old with the brain of a 60 year old well that would be perfect but as someone great once said youth looks much better than it feels but age feels much better than it looks 😜

@debbiemetke5938 4 ай бұрын

@@craigmiller-randle8921 Ha! Never heard that before. True dat! :-D

@margaret7688 4 ай бұрын

Ms. Leibowitz is one of those rare human beings with a true, clear sense of who she is and doesn't make excuses for it. I have always enjoyed her down to earth persona. I always seem to learn about life listening to her. I hope she stays on this earth at least until I am no longer here. I am 70. So there!

@unfingbelievable1 4 ай бұрын

I’m 77 and I agree!

@stormwatcher59 4 ай бұрын

71 and I agree

@kayeroskaft9619 4 ай бұрын

77 here

@XX-zk2lf 5 ай бұрын

Fran being wonderful as always

@michaelmoraga2926 4 ай бұрын

💜

@californianorma876 4 ай бұрын

Much needed

@kimberknutson831 5 ай бұрын

God, I love that woman. That was really fun to watch. Thank you. : )

@filmsforsmartpeople3587 4 ай бұрын

I love Fran...I remember her many talk show appearances back in the 70's-80's when they had actual intelligent people on talk shows...

@j.b.9895 4 ай бұрын

Wow yeah. I remember when talk shows had interesting, intelligent guests on. Now the people are on just to sell something

@patricenz 5 ай бұрын

Fran was excellent, as expected, and Benjamin Law was absolutely wonderful. And ... the Opera Houuuusssse!!!

@JudithRandall-vz1zk 4 ай бұрын

Really? "Absolutely wonderful:"? He did little more than ask a few mild questions.

@Barb6106 4 ай бұрын

I adore Fran..so smart, whitty and effortlessly snarky. I always come away with a quip to toss around after listening to her. She cares about it all in a way that makes you care- but not really. What a gem.

@patriciatapia1710 4 ай бұрын

the host was trying to get Fran to seem more humble, when she doesnt care, she s just right, and she loves it.

@neonoires 3 ай бұрын

Right it felt kind of antagonistic at times lol

@lindas.martin2806 4 ай бұрын

I do not like to work anymore either...not since I reached 63. Pretty unacceptable in the USA but I would rather live very, very simply than work like I did when I was young. And instead of gathering things, one of the nice things about being older is enjoying giving things away and uncluttering.

@allnyermind 4 ай бұрын

I agree totally. Why keep working to accumulate more things? I'm 65 and I don't need more things.. I need time, time to read, time to spend with friends,, time to simply think, study, cherish.

@marzymarrz5172 4 ай бұрын

She made me nostalgic for my bad jobs. What I loved was how easy they were to leave. No doubts, no second thoughts, no nostalgia. Ah the good old days.

@JudithRandall-vz1zk 4 ай бұрын

She says everything I think and believe. In other words, she's great.

@emilymcnamara5179 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Fran. There is very little that is good about being old. Nobody really appreciates your wisdom or your experience unless you know how to fix their faucet or take care of their child so they can go out to dinner. I also enjoy my time alone but it is nice to know my husband is around most of the time in case I fall and can’t get up.

@MrDemoldo 4 ай бұрын

As a human being, it's incumbent upon you to engage your intellect and humanity. Fran exemplifies this by leveraging her cognitive faculties to actualize her fullest potential. She remains true to herself, refusing to compromise her authenticity for the sake of others' demands or dependencies.

@Medina-bk2fo 4 ай бұрын

I'm with Fran: I like people - out there. The best way to keep liking people is to never let them in your house - maybe for coffee..

@jcortese3300 4 ай бұрын

This is brilliant.

@Kim-lc3fv 4 ай бұрын

I've seen her at her show in Copenhagen and she is so fun.

@janserventi 5 ай бұрын

😂 love you Fran

@dianebarbera1284 4 ай бұрын

Yes, Fran. You are right we are always changing jobs in NYC. It was pretty easy. I remember you and am glad to see you again.

@amandad6513 4 ай бұрын

I love Fran. Thank you for hosting her!

@diaryofanafricanladyutanyo9656 4 ай бұрын

Fran is just like me about not wanting people in my house

@ClueSign 4 ай бұрын

She's finally graduated to being an "old curmudgeon" instead of a young curmudgeon. God bless her.

@davidanthonystone5165 4 ай бұрын

I am a native N Y er and remember the 1960’s and 7O’s for I was in my 20’s. I was interested in $ or a career then Until the 1980’s. However I Adore and Abhor N Y and feel grateful that I have a rent control apartment with garden

@JJNow-gg9so 4 ай бұрын

Respect Fran and nothing but respect. Celebrate who you are.

@angelscreation1 4 ай бұрын

She is 100% on point!

@roxtar38 4 ай бұрын

I've always known OF Fran, but in this 6:25 video, I LOVE her.

@TroyBrooksPainter 4 ай бұрын

That interviewer graded on my nerves. Fran was gracious and smart as always.

@moimeme6533 4 ай бұрын

he sorta missed the point several times esp at the beginning and she rescued the moment with aplomb

@LiliWhyte 4 ай бұрын

I'm so happy to hear from Ms Leibowitz! What an icon! I love her!

@MariaAyub-ma-sentient24 4 ай бұрын

“It is better to be twenty but you don’t have a choice”-best line of the interview. 😂

@gilbertkelly-sx8gh 4 ай бұрын

Donald Trump makes it easy for people to express their racism - insightful

@TheKmonta 3 ай бұрын

She's right.

@johngalt5411 4 ай бұрын

I love Fran

@barbarabrooker2502 4 ай бұрын

I LOVE Fran Liebowitz-authentic. Smart. Says what we think.

@barbarabrooker2502 4 ай бұрын

I love her. Love her VOICE. Her truths. I am 87, the founder of the first age march in history-age pride for ALL ages. I'd rather be 87 than 20 so I disagree with Fran. But I LOVE HER. I also hate domestic life.

@brucemajors7525 4 ай бұрын

New York City is now so wonderful, having enacted all of Fran's party's policies and ideas. Way to go Fran!

@moimeme6533 4 ай бұрын

the interviewer missed the point at the beginning and she discreetly bailed him out 3 times

@heatherwhite2788 4 ай бұрын

Nobody can go wrong looking down on Trump 😂

@skypics 2 ай бұрын

Just saw her at Roy Thompson Hall in Toronto, brilliant! Man, she gets around.

@joanlyoung1 4 ай бұрын

Fran is awesome. Truthteller!🎉🎉🎉🎉

@nanny287 3 ай бұрын

Her unbridled honesty is incredibly refreshing. Love her!

@Collageartist69 4 ай бұрын

She is right. I love her.

@aslfdjalskjflkajs134 4 ай бұрын

I felt like the interviewer wanted her to seem like a woman of the people, but instead she was just herself and good for her. Confidence in your own being is underrated, and it's not like she was being rabid and attacking people, she made statements, either factual or opinion, and left it at that. My word is my word and that's enough for me - I've said my piece.

@karinschild9020 4 ай бұрын

Haha, she calls us non-New Yorkers Hillbillies when we come to her city. Here in the country we call urban tourists "citiots"

@EvelynBaron 4 ай бұрын

Fran using humour rather than rage to address the Dunning-Kruger effect not localized anymore, I don't know how she does it. Watched an interview with Jon Stewart 7 years ago where he was so angry and simultaneously addressing an audience of young people. He was visibly fighting with himself to keep even a modicum of the public persona he struggled to maintain so as not to discourage the younger generation from completely abandoning any kind of public discourse, in retrospect was chilling. Glad she's still around. Glad he hasn't given up.

@c.a.savage5689 4 ай бұрын

Well said.

@larrysamet4030 5 күн бұрын

Fran for NYC Mayor

@cg9612 5 ай бұрын

Fran, how was the airplane journey this time? What books did you read enroute? Was your plane delayed from landing in Aus.?

@LiliWhyte 4 ай бұрын

That would be a better interview than we got here!

@EK-cr5ht 4 ай бұрын

I don't think he gets Fran, really. Well, I do and I love her.

@ryangrey8643 3 ай бұрын

Saw her give a speech in the 80’s at Franklin Marshall college and she was amazing! Had no idea who she was before that.

@endlessnameless6494 4 ай бұрын

She's always been cool. And please, guys- never drink and drive. Stay safe, call a cab if you must! 11,000 die each year. Don't be one!

@skyeblu817 4 ай бұрын

In New York no matter how rich you are you still end up walking on a filthy sidewalk to get to your $500 meal. Haha.

@lobstermash 3 ай бұрын

Air people don't walk on the filthy sidewalk. The limo takes them to the red carpet under the porte cochere at the restaurant. They get into the limo under the porte cochere at the house or apartment building. 😀. That's how come they can wear pale pink satin slippers in the rain.

@katnap9189 4 ай бұрын

Totally agree Fran!

@jamesrobiscoe1174 4 ай бұрын

Fran Lebowitz speaks for a lot of us. Civic leaders can learn a lot from her bold and forthright views. She certainly is a fine observer of our social and political culture. Long may she flourish.

@Misshattans 4 ай бұрын

She is 💯 correct. We do not like tourist or working.

@user-xi5re1mo8p 4 ай бұрын

Fran understands life like no one else

@johndillon9791 4 ай бұрын

Right on

@jamesktucker979 4 ай бұрын

I am an American, and a Bush Republican. I love Fran.

@irockluculent961 4 ай бұрын

Nice interview! I like Fran and I like Sydney, so what a good combination...

@rodneyhamilton2562 4 ай бұрын

The thing about getting old is that you have to work towards it when you are younger, otherwise you will grow old ill prepared and will not be able to enjoy the upsides of being old. Most of them have to be earned.

@dottieparker7274 4 ай бұрын

LOVE LOVE LOVE ❤❤❤

@amusicment4829 4 ай бұрын

Love her!

@cidsanta4204 4 ай бұрын

♥️ Fran

@kentdunne1320 4 ай бұрын

Any time she is saying something, I feel a broom sweeping a cobweb in my brain.

@Apollo_Blaze 4 ай бұрын

I love Fran so much. She has said that holding grudges is in the same category as having standards....I totally agree with her on that and on SO many things.....I would love to sit around and have drinks with her. None of her videos are ever long enough.

@waniaxaviermonteiro8487 4 ай бұрын

Fran is an unique person. Very genuine.

@banshee7743 4 ай бұрын

She's spot on about trump

@kgolem79 4 ай бұрын

Fran is Fabulous!

@bluelv 4 ай бұрын

One of Americas best exports! ❤️

@christianruiz5385 4 ай бұрын

If you ever want a definition of what a real New Yorker is : she is it!

@lesleymcshanemitchell9651 3 ай бұрын

Love this intelligent interesting lady

@sawahtb 4 ай бұрын

She's not wrong. I use to live in San Francisco and the tourists were a danger to themselves. Of course they were a financial life line and are sorely missed by hotels and restaurants, but yeah, they were also kinda awful. We wanted them to stay in the tourist attractions like on the water front. They would make their way into neighborhoods and be in the way.

@DippyHippie 4 ай бұрын

So sad….no cc,what’s a deaf person to do?😢

@ziziscorsese9475 Ай бұрын

Fascinating woman !

@Rosiedelaroux 4 ай бұрын

I love you Fran - the brightest star in the UNIVERSE

@lisahinkofer2085 4 ай бұрын

Love her

@ballet07 4 ай бұрын

Love her!!!❤

@Brian-os9qj 4 ай бұрын

Fran is a treasure

@melodymcnamara 4 ай бұрын

Yes

@marianfrances4959 4 ай бұрын

Shes awesome!👍😎🇨🇦

@doloreswylie3067 Ай бұрын

When she was young she was very beautiful ,interesting and unique…still is …and just adorable.

@ruling528 13 күн бұрын

For a second I thought it was George Burns with a wig!

@semmaville 4 ай бұрын

Luv you Fran ❤❤❤ I’m a dumdum that adores old age… it fits me really well… 😊🎉

@PatriciaDryburgh 4 ай бұрын

I love this woman!!!

@rumorhasit9506 4 ай бұрын

I agree with Fran's estimation of Donald Trump.

@wwbuirkle 4 ай бұрын

She's wrong and she's dangerous

@c.a.savage5689 4 ай бұрын

@@wwbuirkle luckily she's not running for president, eh?

@wwbuirkle 4 ай бұрын

@@c.a.savage5689 Yea well she's tuff to look at

@davezwick5539 4 ай бұрын

@@wwbuirkle Lucky for us that she doesn't care what you think.

@themanwnoname3454 4 ай бұрын

I think Senator Sandwers is fantastic & if Donald Trump was elected President would posit the question “If the USA is the leader of the free world when exactly has Western Democracy failed?”

@gstavella 4 ай бұрын

Fran is our national treasure.

@mrmink 4 ай бұрын

She laid it out just right!

@user-ek3rn7qe1f 4 ай бұрын

A complete original.

@dominicportelli7468 4 ай бұрын

I give this a thumbs up before I even watch it cause I'm sure it'll be a cut above intellectually.

@pamr4040 4 ай бұрын

❤

@karenbenning2166 4 ай бұрын

I love her humor, Have often wondered if she is really a grumpy old person or that is just her comedic person that we get to see and chuckle over. By the way I disagree w her politics-but she is still a very funny lady.

@PrincessOPD_Utah 4 ай бұрын

😊😊😊😊😊

@Initwithlove 4 ай бұрын

Nothing personal but honestly, that was the cringes set of questions. It makes me not like the interviewer at all. Why did he just concentrate on? What’s icky with every single question?