Sir Laurence Olivier was fired by Greta Garbo

Sir Laurence Olivier was fired by Greta Garbo | The Dick Cavett Show

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5 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine a world where Laurence Olivier wasn't up to par?
Date aired - 1/24/1973 - Sir Laurence Olivier
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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@geoffjoffy 3 жыл бұрын

Don't you just wish TV chat shows were like this today. Calm polite intelligent conversation.

@cameronkrause4712 2 жыл бұрын

yes, there was still some respect for actors in those days. Cavett's presentation is so laid back and relaxed it makes you want to keep watching.

@mikekaatman3194 Жыл бұрын

They are in Europe.

@peteyspaletas2023 Жыл бұрын

Pigs now.💰💰💰

@LouvonBrockdorff 6 ай бұрын

it just shows that the population of the world has gone stupidere today, then they where back then.. And today people will only watch stupid talkshow like jimmy fallon and ellen..

@robertkingston6164 4 ай бұрын

TV has been supplanted by podcasts and KZfaq as the medium for smart, esoteric discussion. To try and compete with the open source Internet and stay relevant, TV has had to dumb itself down

@hazlitt1 2 жыл бұрын

I met this great man once when I was a student at Central where he also trained, and I was asked to take care of him for the evening when he visited for an anniversary party. Unlike most actors and celebrities, he was as humble in real life, when there were no cameras around, as he is here on national television. When he arrived, I addressed him as ‘Lord’ Olivier, he asked me so politely, please not to call him Lord Olivier, so I said alright ‘Sir’ Laurence, he then, with the most humble voice, smilingly placed his hand on my forearm, and said ‘Please call me Larry’. Like to all great men, titles mean nothing. Titles, like wealth, cannot elevate a man who is already great, nor can poverty or lack of a title, diminish men who already possess Greatness of character.

@CynthieD 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this wonderful remembrance of Olivier!

@corra7 2 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful story! Thank you! No one like him ever!!

@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! The true greats have humility. It's the mediocrities that are full of themselves.

@hazlitt1 Жыл бұрын

@@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 You are so right. I’ve worked with a whole lot of mediocrities, all puffed up with ego and arrogance. They are not even aware of how ridiculous they appear to those who are astute. Take care Elizabeth.

@hazlitt1 Жыл бұрын

@@corra7 I was lucky to have had the honour of meeting this great legend and sharing an evening with him. Just lucky.

@ernestleong476 5 жыл бұрын

I could listen to Olivier read a phone book and be mesmerized.

@TheSuperQuail 4 жыл бұрын

But could you listen to Oliver Reed read?

@TrangPakbaby 3 жыл бұрын

E Leo my goodness isn’t he beautiful? I totally get why Vivien loved this man with all her heart

@paulhoward6792 3 жыл бұрын

What is a phone book

@monadarling74 3 жыл бұрын

@@paulhoward6792 😂

@stephenperretti8847 Жыл бұрын

@ernest leong... After three years you won't recall your comment nor get my joke... But could he sing "Beachwood 4-5789-"?

@patrickleahey4985 5 жыл бұрын

Oliver's modesty and honesty is wonderful.

@alanjlamando4958 4 жыл бұрын

Who’s Oliver?

@scotnick59 4 жыл бұрын

YES

@Wkkbooks 4 жыл бұрын

It's acting!

@gauravw6947 4 жыл бұрын

@@Wkkbooks It's not acting, it's reality...

@augmentedkeys5971 3 жыл бұрын

His name is Lawrence Olivier. Not "Oliver." :)

@powerWithinUs4055 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Cavett for being the intelligent interviewer that brought this history to us. They wanted to come on the Dick Cavett Show. Just think, we could have missed Sir Laurence, Hepburn, Orson, Richard Burton. These segments are history, jeweled history.

@degsbabe 4 жыл бұрын

Cavett was good. Imagine these greats being interviewed by Norton or 'Chatty man'. They'd have fled. Michael Parkinson was UK's best interviewer.

@Deanetts 4 жыл бұрын

Carole Very well said!

@Deanetts 4 жыл бұрын

Durins Bane Yes, Michael was our equivalent.

@oliwiapurta8612 3 жыл бұрын

And Marlon Brando..

@Historian212 2 жыл бұрын

And Groucho Marx.

@d.bcooper7819 5 жыл бұрын

I miss Dick Cavett. His style and mannerisms seam to bring an air of ease and comfort that gets his guests to speak openly.

@m.e.d.7997 4 жыл бұрын

He attracted wonderful guests over the years!

@bobboscarato1313 2 жыл бұрын

Best talk show besides Johnny Carson's; I remember when Cavett asked Bette Davis "Miss Davis when did you lose your virginity?"; she answered "At 26 when she married her first husband". lol

@serpentines6356 Жыл бұрын

@@bobboscarato1313 There used to be a clip of Bette Davis on some talk show (don't remember which one) on how to properly smoke a cigarette. It was so classy, and fun. What a hoot she was!

@deegeraghty9426 2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely man was Sir Laurence Olivier.

@joycegibbs5267 3 жыл бұрын

he speaks so beautifully. Class act, sadly these standards & legends have all gone.

@SirPeter6464 2 жыл бұрын

To my mind the greatest speaker the English language ever had.

@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Жыл бұрын

@@SirPeter6464 I agree. And the greatest actor bar none.

@serpentines6356 Жыл бұрын

I so appreciate the classiness, the well spoken English. These days creeps want to tear it all down, belittle it, and toss it into the trash bin of history. That's so wrong, and I hope more teachers and parents will encourage the children to appreciate, and read the greats, the great stories, the great art, etc.

@lepolhart3242 5 жыл бұрын

What a lovely man. So humble and polite, as well as a great actor.

@normadesmond6017 3 жыл бұрын

Olivier was a lot of things. But he certainly wasn't humble. He was livid when Vivien Leigh, the love of his life, won an Academy Award before he did!

@TheStockwell 2 жыл бұрын

@@normadesmond6017 How does humility fit in with what's more like envy or professional jealousy? That said, here's an interesting quote: "Katharine Hepburn told her biographer that Lord Larry, although a huge actor, was a small man, asserting that whenever his wife experienced a towering success -- like an Oscar for Scarlett O'Hara and for Blanche duBois, the two most famous southern belles in cinema history -- he would stress to her the need for her to return to the stage, in Olivier's effort to sabotage Vivien's momentum." Hepburn and Olivier were good friends, by the way. She and Garson Kanin drove Olivier and Leigh to their 1940 wedding in Santa Barbara, California.

@petergedd9330 2 жыл бұрын

Yes he wasnt a bad actor.

@normadesmond6017 2 жыл бұрын

he wasn't humble or polite. He once slapped Maggi Smith because she decided on doing a movie instead of beeing on stage with him. He was horrible to Marilyn Monroe during filming the Prince and the Showgirls, when he became aware that she upstaged him big time. And she was the one who was paying the for the movie. But he was very good at playing polite and humble, yes.

@catlover34fl 9 ай бұрын

His performance in Wuthering Heights was unforgettable.

@YOGI-yl4ff 5 жыл бұрын

Wonderful that the guest gets to speak without interruption, now that's an interview! Las Vegas, NV July 3, 2019

@joe-zj8js 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers also from the 89118

@MrDaiseymay 3 жыл бұрын

They no longer exist, because the real Stars are no more; SO,, the craft has adjusted to the level of the morons , claiming to be ''Stars''.

@jeremypearson6852 4 жыл бұрын

My voice coach said Olivier is the greatest narrator he’s ever heard. Everything seems so effortless.

@SirPeter6464 2 жыл бұрын

His reading of World at War is as good as anything I have ever heard. It remains the ultimate TV history series.

@mrpeel3239 2 жыл бұрын

Olivier never stopped honing his craft.

@mattdeans9873 Жыл бұрын

When I was an actor, Olivier was my absolute idol.

@April-gg5xl 5 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy Cavett's interviews he lets the guests speak without interrupting.

@spenser9908 4 жыл бұрын

Oh look, it's the interviewer critic.

@ernestkovach3305 3 жыл бұрын

Not always. Here, good job.

@MrDaiseymay 3 жыл бұрын

QUITE SHOCKING, ISN'T IT ? WHEN YOUR USED TO UTTER CRAP.

@dbcopper10 2 жыл бұрын

Sad that it is impossible for a studio audience to be that quiet and respectful today.

@michaelmelen9062 2 жыл бұрын

Sir Laurence was quite up to par eleven days prior. On Jan 13, 1973, I saw him with Constance Cummings, Denis Quilley, and I forget the fourth actor's name in Long Day's Journey into Night, at the Old Vic. It took me a while to understand what I was seeing, as he wasn't "emoting". I've been foolish at every age, but especially so at age 19. We left the theatre completely drained emotionally and yet buoyant at the same time. Thoroughly memorable.

@gregkloot4402 3 жыл бұрын

So sad this type of class has disappeared from Hollywood.

@ernestkovach3305 3 жыл бұрын

Arguably the greatest actor of all time and yet he is so humble and honest in this interview. A fascinating ,and unpretentious , fellow.

@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Жыл бұрын

I agree. To borrow a leaf from football, he's the GOAT (Greatest of All Time) of actors.

@Justificus 5 жыл бұрын

In another interview with Peter Ustinov, he recounts with humor how a scene in Spartacus went between him and Olivier. Apparently Olivier was fond of taking long dramatic pauses while delivering his lines, and Ustinov having some fun on set, dragged his lines out 3x longer making everyone including the great actor laugh as well. These were wonderful conversations that you rarely see nowdays on television.

@MrDaiseymay 3 жыл бұрын

ONE OF MY FAVOURITED RECALLS.

@christopherallen9580 2 жыл бұрын

William Shatner emulated Olivier's dramatic pause technique.

@davekp6773 2 жыл бұрын

@@christopherallen9580 He did, and many of his detractors use this to be critical of his performance as Kirk. In reality, Shatner was a trained Shakespearean actor, being part of the Ontario Shakespeare fraternity, and his Kirk reflected this.

@stevehinnenkamp5625 4 жыл бұрын

Who could imagine this captivating actor so famous for his interpretations of brooding, tragic characters would be so open to answer questions in a breezy way when interviewed by the right person? Absolutely marvelous!

@davidstevens3934 4 жыл бұрын

65! He looks better than me at 38!!!

@HEAVYHONEY1 5 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest acting talents ever and he talks with such grace, humor, wisdom, maturity and humility that it just warms the soul to know that with true greatness one can be truly beautiful too.

@thehouseofcm 5 жыл бұрын

Doing that Sam Goldwyn voice brought him to life in ways that anything written about him could not. I really got a good idea of what kind of man he was from those seconds, amazing.

@lenwilson3707 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly Charles. A REAL actor comes Alive when he is 'doing' someone else. It happens right before your eyes.

@ildertonmann4086 5 жыл бұрын

Cavett was an excellent interviewer, I have an LP of him interviewing Groucho, he asks the sort of questions the man in the street wants to ask and he listens. He had a great subject here, the greatest actor of all time.

@quattrodinotte 5 жыл бұрын

I've heard that the greatest actor of all time is actually Chinese.

@stephenperretti8847 Жыл бұрын

@entionden... The Warner Oland?

@markhughes7927 3 жыл бұрын

What a truly lovely host Dick Cavett is - draws people out so well

@jamesanthony5681 4 жыл бұрын

Dick Cavett was very good, and like his old boss, Jack Paar, who told him years earlier, "kid, don't make it an interview and have a clip board and be like David Frost and ask 'what was your greatest role or game?' Make it a conversation." Cavett listened and let the other person speak. Good god, who does THAT anymore? It helps to be intelligent and witty, like he was with Orson Welles, in responding to Orson's contention that there were a lot of big words being used by today's (1970) young people: "there is a great deal of veracity in what you're saying." Orson laughed, of course. As only Orson can.

@bradhill1099 3 жыл бұрын

I am fascinated by this man. He is so elegant, yet unassuming. He has genuine humility, but unbelievable talent. He is a treasure to the world. I could listen to him recite Shakespeare for hours, and feel genuinely uplifted, and edified. Once in a life talent, and a sterling gentleman.

@craigmelissa12 2 жыл бұрын

Dick Cavett is simply the best interviewer ever. If anyone wants to learn how to lose their self-importance and actually just get to the soul of the interviewee than watch the master. Carson, Letterman (especially), Leno and all the current talking heads should have and should pay attention.

@shiwooify 2 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing him on a talk show answering questions from the audience, and someone asked him what was it like to be married to a sex symbol (his wife was Carrie Nye) and without missing a beat he said "You'll have to ask her" lmao! I work in advertising, and years ago I thought I heard his voice just outside my office! I whipped my door open to take a look and there he was! I startled him! he was talking to a producer whose office was next to mine. He apologized bc he thought he was too loud (he wasn't) I managed to get my act together to assure him he was fine and I slunk out of sight. I regret not saying how much I enjoyed his show!

@singingindark12 4 жыл бұрын

Wish he was still alive and acting for films... This man Lord Olivier was more than legend and beautiful..

@crazycatfish183 4 жыл бұрын

Just amazing how open and honest he is. Seen a lot of his interviews lately and you ask him a question, then he gives you the answer. Theres a great one where he talks about Monroe. Perhaps its because he is wise and had a love of his craft is he knows when he has had failings. You just cant imagine any modern day film star show that amount of frankness and moist would have their PR intervening and storming out. It reminds me how great some of the TV used to be and the best interviewers let their guests talk instead of playing stupid games. They are already interesting enough.

@piedro132 4 жыл бұрын

Humble man, true class, much better actor than todays loud and vulger action hero types. Hats off for this gentleman

@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Жыл бұрын

Except for Keanu Reeves.

@viborgvee8399 11 ай бұрын

I can’t stand these constant comparisons with today’s this that and the other. Far more annoying than today’s action heroes.

@nondescript2892 7 ай бұрын

@@viborgvee8399totally agree...they all seem to have some nostalgia for the dear dead past that never was...better this, better that..that's how facism starts really...one need not look further than the maga nonsense

@MrDavey2010 5 жыл бұрын

Sir Larry was magnificent. I wish I’d seen him on stage in his prime.

@kimlog7476 Жыл бұрын

Being European, Cavett was completely unknown to me until very recently. Clearly a master of his trade, and how good is to see an interviewer letting the interviewee get the space to talk? These days the interviewer seems to think he is the attraction and the person being interviewed a prop...

@lynnturman8157 7 ай бұрын

In America in the 70s, he was as popular as Johnny Carson.

@johnmercury2272 5 жыл бұрын

"Is it safe?" was one of his best lines.

@wiseonwords 3 жыл бұрын

No, it wasn't. "Marathon Man" was a mediocre film.

@wolfganghasenmaier8350 2 жыл бұрын

It outed Dr. Mengele as what he was: An extreme coward who mistreated helpless people.

@eileenhetherington3704 8 ай бұрын

@@wiseonwordshahaha what? One of the best thrillers ever made. You are not a movie critic, don't quit your day job. From Wikipedia:"It was a critical and box office success, with Olivier earning an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Szell, the film's antagonist. The film was a financial and critical success. Olivier's performance was particularly praised. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 83% based on 46 reviews, with an average rating of 7.4/10. The consensus reads, "Marathon Man runs the gamut from patient mystery to pulse-pounding thriller, aided by Laurence Olivier's coldly terrifying performance and a brainy script by William Goldman."

@thehair1474 2 жыл бұрын

Olivier was probably the greatest stage actor EVER.

@skyarcher9692 4 жыл бұрын

I am a programmer. I was fired from my first job at the age of 27. I was not good enough. It took about two years of small daily nervous breakdowns, painful headaches to get to position to relax a bit. Now, 13 years later, I am decent at what I do.

@zeldasmith6154 2 жыл бұрын

Small daily nervous breakdowns. I identify totally.

@BrenB125 2 жыл бұрын

Read the Psalms. Great when one needs help.

@jimmaloney3738 2 ай бұрын

Fair Play..... Keep up the good work 👍. Life's not easy

@paulmurgatroyd6372 2 жыл бұрын

When you see people like Olivier examine and dissect their roles in such detail, then see modern actors mostly talking inane drivel, it just goes to show why modern movies have gone downhill so badly.

@caliden3785 5 жыл бұрын

This is when actors honed thier craft and were actual stars......

@jamesmcinnis208 3 жыл бұрын

"actual"

@magnusheridersson4338 2 жыл бұрын

Olivier's impression of Goldwyn wasn't slimey enough.

@Hollowshape 5 жыл бұрын

That Sam Goldwyn voice is incredible.

@nickritchie2154 5 жыл бұрын

I'd never heard Goldwyn's voice before, so I had to see if you were right, and holy CRAP you totally were! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bJ1phthyt9vOkmQ.html (33 seconds in is when he starts speaking)

@kamuelalee 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing...course it's Olivier!

@Kevon420 3 жыл бұрын

Robin Williams should’ve played Goldwyn in a film.

@marygoodson4920 3 жыл бұрын

It's the worst American accent ever! Doesn't sound like anyone real anywhere! Olivier was a great actor, but his accents were the absolute worst!

@Hollowshape 3 жыл бұрын

@@marygoodson4920 have you heard Goldwyn's voice? It sounds EXACTLY like him.

@talmadge1926 2 жыл бұрын

I am truly grateful that I saw Olivier in several productions in the 60s. " London Assurance" a Restoration comedy. and "The Seagull" by Ibsen. Almost impossible to imagine two roles more polarized. Of course he triumphed in both. He quite simply riveted the attention of the audience. The dramatic stage never had a better ambassador.

@bloodgrss 2 жыл бұрын

I think your memory is a bit frayed (as is mine these days!). He was in both Uncle Vayna and The Three Sisters in the 60's, but not The Seagull. And they are all by Anton Chekhov, not Ibsen. And the only Restoration comedies were Love for Love and The Recruiting Officer. But, nevertheless, you were indeed fortunate to see him in anything in those far off days...

@serpentines6356 Жыл бұрын

@@bloodgrss What a treat to see him in real life. Wow! I can totally imagine the immense presence he must have given onstage! 👍

@bloodgrss Жыл бұрын

@@serpentines6356 Yes-he certainly had that!

@MalteWilsen 3 жыл бұрын

I still can't believe how this nobleman could turn into the monster Szell.

@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Жыл бұрын

huh?

@MalteWilsen Жыл бұрын

@@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Watch Marathon Man

@dcny69 3 жыл бұрын

Wow he’s voice change was unnerving. What a great character.

@63bplumb 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this I'm 66. He just identified himself as 65. Yet it is easy to see him as older and wiser and such a great craftsman. There WERE men like this on this Earth. Sadly no more.

@wolfganghasenmaier8350 2 жыл бұрын

There are.

@63bplumb 2 жыл бұрын

@@wolfganghasenmaier8350 Oh?

@parinikasharma317 3 жыл бұрын

He's so handsome and so cute simultaneously!

@sandrakenney567 Жыл бұрын

I loved Laurance Olivier. My favourite film he was in was Withering Heights .The music By Mario Lanzo.beautiful.he was my idle although he was 40 years older then me.he was a great actor and will never be forgotten. Rest in peace Laurence Amen🙏🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋🦋

@tonynesbit9673 4 жыл бұрын

The no 1 englishmanof all time,a great actor/man who was married to one of the prettiest women of all time.

@justgivemethetruth 4 жыл бұрын

nice to see a polite intelligent balanced actor without a toxic ego.

@margaretstokely9016 5 жыл бұрын

I love him in "The Divorce of Lady X", he was very funny and dear. Pride and Prejudice' 'Wuthering Heights" i love it when he yells, no one can yell like Olivier.

@flenif2247 9 ай бұрын

He gave such a hammy performance next to MM in "The Prince & The Showgirl". She was spectacular

@jacqudace 8 ай бұрын

He was the director. It was a monumental feat for him to get any performance out of her, she was so troubled. I recommend a clip on KZfaq of him discussing this with Parkinson. He was amazingly honest about her issues.

@flenif2247 8 ай бұрын

@@jacqudace actions speak louder than words. At the end if the day - she gave a very good performance and he did NOT. And he can say whatever he wants about her because she's dead. My take is that she was "difficult " fir him to work with only because she wouldn't tailor her performance to his desires. She ignored him and did it her way. He had a big ego because he thought he was such a great actor who need advise her. Case closed.

@KeithDec25 5 жыл бұрын

From the last gasps of the Golden Age of Interviewing on the television THANKS FOR POSTING

@44032 2 жыл бұрын

A nice, down to earth discussion. Sometimes, perhaps when he didn't know or respect the interviewer, he'd put on a 'performance' during the interview to get through it. he performed here, imitating Goldwyn but the overall tone was that of a real discussion of his career.

@j1st633 Жыл бұрын

Great interview.

@Tav57 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great interview. Olivier was so personally forthcoming to Cavett, which he often wasn’t in interviews.

@mariaevans5793 Жыл бұрын

A wonderful actor ,wonderful human being, and what a voice !!!!!!!😁🇬🇧

@westfield90 2 жыл бұрын

I truly loved celebrities of days gone by.

@ernestkovach3305 3 жыл бұрын

Great job as Healthcliffe in Bronte 's Wuthering Heights.

@todd3563 11 ай бұрын

There's something about the host not sitting behind a big desk that makes the interview more intimate

@PaddyPawsRescue 5 жыл бұрын

Cavett is like the anti-Fallon

@SpiritMQ 4 жыл бұрын

And way better and more witty... I find this manner of interviewing more attractive than the ones these days in my times...

@krisscanlon4051 4 жыл бұрын

I heard Jimmy right about now is asking Kesha about her TikTok account whilst beatboxing

@acron21k 4 жыл бұрын

and the anti-kimmel.

@jaygreenberg4979 4 жыл бұрын

Way better then Fallon who laughs at anything

@terry4137 3 жыл бұрын

Thank god!

@briangreen6602 5 жыл бұрын

At what point did interesting talks shows like this, get lost to 6 mins interviews of promotional shows that we have today ?

@HR-rl4ke 5 жыл бұрын

I couldn't agree more!!!! Thank god for you tube!!!

@gonufc 5 жыл бұрын

When people only went on because someone wrote in the contract that they had to do promotional media. I just want to see an honest conversation of people simply invited for an interview at any time- not just when there's something to sell. No pre-rehearsed, pre-interviewed, choreographed appearances where the host has to fake laugh at a story they've been told already and tinkered with and likely had a part in editing to make it appropriate for the show (or channel). It's practically pointless every time now- they have a little story and joke to tell all the interviewers as they do he circuit.

@danner909 5 жыл бұрын

Brian Green The promo interviews were in full force on many shows at that time, too. Cavett was as unique then as he is now. .

@MrSean03839 5 жыл бұрын

In the 1980's.

@briangreen6602 5 жыл бұрын

@Luke James Parky was great. Watched his Peter Sellers interview the other day, and seems a world away from today's stuff with personal highs and lows.

@nadiazahroon6573 5 жыл бұрын

One of the nicest people ever. I have never heard him say anything mean about actors.

@SunOnMyStubble 5 жыл бұрын

Nadia Zahroon He just provides insight into what it was like working with people like Marilyn Monroe but without being bitchy. He gives a well rounded view of his time as an actor- the good and the bad, so that's what makes him so interesting.

@JohnAnderson-kl9pl 3 жыл бұрын

What an honest man. That's so rare these days.

@marclaw4511 Жыл бұрын

Larry was great,modest and so funny.He adapted from theatre to the big screen perfectly.

@jesusggrimaldo6955 4 жыл бұрын

Sir Laurence Olivier" was the Greatest Actor in History of Theatre and Cinema... and listening to him so very humble and human is the cherry on the cake... thats what Greatness is all about...that the new generations need to learn... I admire Laurence Olivier ( RIP)🙏

@loganstolberg2743 4 жыл бұрын

Theatre yes, cinema definitely not at all one bit. Brando owns that distinction and I don’t need to tell you. Look at how every1 talks about him compared to Olivier.

@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Жыл бұрын

@@loganstolberg2743 No, cinema definitely every bit. I never had the good fortune to see him at the theatre. I only saw him on film. I was swept away by his Heathcliff, Hamlet, and Richard the Third. Come on. You're American for sure.

@elizabethharttley4073 5 жыл бұрын

How fun to see LO telling stories and being funny. Mr. Cavett is brilliant

@kitty6720 2 жыл бұрын

One of the greats...

@RONALD511 4 жыл бұрын

Sir Laurence Olivier...A living legend

@weveri6 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting that Olivier said he feels the characters he plays, noting "Long Day's Journey into Night", which he had done not long before before this interview was taped. This is the opposite of what an actor friend of mine, and others as well, thought about Olivier. The release of the film "Sleuth" was probably the occasion for this interview. Some of the talk here is part of Olivier lore - the bits about Sam Goldwyn were probably told at innumerable dinner parties. By this time in his life, Olivier seemed relaxed enough not to be in character, to be "on". Curious physical touch: the crossing of the ankles. Various physical conditions were draining Olivier of his physical vitality, which may account for that weak position. He left a film legacy that the other greats of English acting of that time - Gielgud, Richardson, Redgrave - couldn't begin to match. Alec Guinness, however, left much for following generations to consider. A special life, a special career. Aren't we reminded of how we miss Dick Cavett?

@bloodgrss 2 жыл бұрын

At his best (which was usually when he talked and tried to inject his 'impish' humor least) yes. Those 'sins' were too far in evidence at times. But he WAS a saint in that regard compared to the late un-lamented Charlie Rose...

@bloodgrss Жыл бұрын

@jimdandy8686 Yes, I know. How sad...

@Fiona-hp4mw 4 жыл бұрын

Really like Dick Cavett. An interviewer with class and intelligence. Love Olivier !

@mgellerster Жыл бұрын

Olivier gave me a fear of dentists

@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Жыл бұрын

I've always had a fear of dentists, so Marathon Man really works for me.

@ctb3078 2 жыл бұрын

He is wonderful. Such a pity his contemporaries Leslie Howard and Robert Donat had their life cut short.

@bloodgrss 2 жыл бұрын

Yes; and that Donat was so ill and so self-doubting during his whole life...

@m.e.d.7997 5 жыл бұрын

He and Vivien Leigh would have had beautiful children.

@chrismill9896 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe, but as mad as fruitcakes.

@quinnmorlotti 4 жыл бұрын

chris mill, what a disgusting thing to say

@gb2096 3 жыл бұрын

@charis morlotti I thought it was pretty funny 😂 I absolutely adore Viv and Larry but they were as crazy as a soup sandwich

@m.e.d.7997 3 жыл бұрын

@@gb2096 They??

@gb2096 3 жыл бұрын

@Muffie1174 Well yeah they both had their fair share of quirks haha

@SoerenBruunJensen 3 жыл бұрын

I like this style of talkshow, where the conversation is the focus. I heard an interview with Dick Cavett in a podcast ‘The Hillarious World of Depression’. Dick had an anxiety attack right before this interview. And he felt out of control and shaky during this interview he admitted. He didn’t want to see the show himself until Marlon Brando forced him to see it. Dick had a shock of how convincing his facade was. Marlon called it the autopilot. In fact both Marlon, Lawrence and Dick suffered from depression from time to time.

@cathryncampbell8555 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, Cavett's depressive problems are evident in the first few questions, where he asks Olivier about failures in the latter's early career. The negative questions did not deter Olivier from answering in an eloquent manner -- which is unlike the attitude many modern actors might have to such a line of questions.

@obsolise8063 Жыл бұрын

Compare this to the utter shite on tv nowadays… 😒

@Bootmahoy88 4 жыл бұрын

True, these kind of talk shows don't exist in present time anymore, but thanks to YoutUbe and other platforms we can still enjoy them and derive great satisfaction from them. Well, at least I do. I watched Cavett obsessively when it was on the air. His ability to stimulate conversation, even with the most resistant and obtuse guests, is still unmatched in my opinion. .

@rishabhaniket1952 9 ай бұрын

Oh! I envy those people in the studio that day, got to witness the Master giving a snippet of his greatness.

@pedroheberle6665 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful man he seems, sir Laurence.

@bennyjazzful 5 жыл бұрын

GOD---What an actor. From a mad keen 75yo Aussie fan.

@Isleofskye 4 жыл бұрын

Are you still with us ? Just checking...

@73reider 4 жыл бұрын

That golden Voice, Modest, Funny, self effacing, England`s finest Actor, Only Brando could match him on Film.

@loganstolberg2743 4 жыл бұрын

Brando outmatched him in film what are you talking about?

@73reider 4 жыл бұрын

@@loganstolberg2743 Brando matched Olivier In terms of Acting ability i mean. I am Brando`s greatest admirer i can assure you.

@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Жыл бұрын

@@loganstolberg2743 Not for me.

@nataliacaetano6326 5 жыл бұрын

YESSS!!!BRING MORE SIR LARRY!!!! I'm lovin it...😍

@elizabethhestevold1340 4 жыл бұрын

Great interview 👍🇩🇰🇱🇷🇬🇧Both very gifted individuals.

@autoad 5 жыл бұрын

The difference between shows like Dick Cavett and shows of today is this; today, shows speak down to the audience. Then, the shows spoke up to the audience. They treated the audience with respect, intelligence and integrity. Today, the programs are lowbrow, common, and superficial.

@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Жыл бұрын

You are so right!

@pixl8me 3 жыл бұрын

Rebecca, the book and original film. Clever, suspenseful.

@tubularbill 4 жыл бұрын

Olivier the greatest of them all and possibly the humblest

@mickybovars 2 жыл бұрын

For a couple of years I used to run a hotel in Brighton, England, called the Royal Crescent. This was in the early 80's and Sir Ralph and his family had often stayed. The first and last time I met him was when he unusually didn't arrive on his motorbike, but in his Mercedes. Carmichael, the Concierge, had phoned me and informed me that Sir Ralph was arriving. I walked out of the front door looking for him, to find that he was parked across on Marine Parade, a busy road which runs along the Brighton seafront. I welcomed him and he asked a few questions, testing me, I think. We were standing, not on the pavement, but in the actual road. When I asked him if he thought we should get off the road, he asked me "My boy, do you not know who I am?", as if his fame was going to prevent him from being run over. And he brought a painting. The painting was a picture of the parrot in a cage. I was told by the hotel's staff that someone at the hotel had, on a previous visit, let the parrot out. And it had gone!

@terry4137 3 жыл бұрын

So nice to be able to hear an interviewer not talking f politics!

@kimlog7476 Жыл бұрын

In some ways it is illuminating to see this interview with Olivier and compare to the interview with Burton. There is a tension in Burton that comes across very well. Olivier seems more vain and happy go lucky. At times I think Richard Burton fits his namesake Richard Francis Burton...

@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Жыл бұрын

Vain, Olivier. No, he seems down to earth and humble.

@juanaltredo2974 4 жыл бұрын

loved him in *sleuth* he was tricky and devious and awesome

@MrDaiseymay 3 жыл бұрын

OH DEAR---I'D COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN THAT GEM---WITH MICHAEL CAINE, EQUALLY GOOD.

@michealcurrie8272 4 жыл бұрын

Mr. Dick Cavett is the best. Thank you.

@rberka555 5 жыл бұрын

They couldn't get insurance for Olivier on Marathon Man because of health issues. It was lucky the movie was made at all.

@AmericasChoice 4 жыл бұрын

He did it for scale. Larry makes a great villian.

@reealitychick 4 жыл бұрын

OMG___ HE IS FABULOUS -- fell in like with Sir L-- when I watched the movie with Greer Garson... ''''Pride n' Prejudice//.... he has got that inner sexy manly charm. What a magnificent actor. R-I-P-...

@susanf.7737 5 жыл бұрын

The Entertainer is, for me, one of his best films.

@AmericasChoice 4 жыл бұрын

One of his very favorites, too.

@davidwhyberd7612 4 жыл бұрын

Sir Laurence was brilliant as Archie Rice. I saw Max Wall in the play and met him at a party. He was superb in the role, and a great entertainer himself, so he was ideal for the part. He became a superb actor himself. He was a nice man to talk too and one of the greats of the music hall. It was interesting how Sir Laurence made Archie such a real and tragic man. It was just great acting and one of my favourite films of his.

@IntrepidFraidyCat 5 жыл бұрын

I saw a PBS American Masters program on Cavett. I've loved him ever since.

@fanboy2015 4 жыл бұрын

Love listening to the way he tells stories.

@robinghosh8891 5 жыл бұрын

We really are mesmerized by Laurence Lord Olivier

@NxDoyle 5 жыл бұрын

I think you wrote this purely to style Olivier's name that way. Why, I don't know. But there's nothing else of note in your comment, beyond speaking on our behalf with regard to being mesmerized. I enjoy the segments, sure, but I don't feel as if I'm in a trance. Oh, and just for shits & giggles, you missed a comma. It would be styled 'Laurence, Lord Olivier', mesmerized or no.

@robinghosh8891 5 жыл бұрын

@@NxDoyle Sir to inform you that no other Actor either living or dead ,or since Shakespeare's time has achieved such Greatness in Acting......so in the total area of his range of roles Sir Laurence has dominated in the 20th century... I am totally mesmerised....

@peezebeuponyou3774 5 жыл бұрын

@@NxDoyle Did Olivier upset you at some point in your life? You sound fairly bitter about something or other.