Orson Welles - Interview (July 27, 1970)

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  • Host Dick Cavett welcomes his only guest, actor-writer-director Orson Welles.
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  • @JeffRebornNow
    @JeffRebornNow 2 года назад +307

    I just noticed the joke Cavett and his crew put in the credits at the end of the show: "Entire production conceived, produced, directed, written, staged, choreographed, built, designed, lit, managed, rehearsed, contracted for and criticized by Orson Welles." LOL that was awesome

  • @omelmusic
    @omelmusic 2 года назад +516

    Interviews with Orson Welles are more engaging than 99% of movies made nowadays.

    • @TheSnowmanBKK
      @TheSnowmanBKK 2 года назад +7

      You got that right !

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 2 года назад +15

      Well, they're not trying to entertain people today.
      I've got no idea who actors are today.
      I see their photos and I've never seen them before.
      The old world has well and truly gone.

    • @omelmusic
      @omelmusic 2 года назад +5

      @@dreyn7780" It's a very sad state of affairs, Jerry." - Cosmo Kramer

    • @jjcaron72
      @jjcaron72 2 года назад +8

      Orson was amazing.

    • @judyannlemay618
      @judyannlemay618 2 года назад +6

      AWESOME!! Well said ;]

  • @BULL.173
    @BULL.173 2 года назад +215

    Orson Welles was just so...grand and majestic. I don't watch him so much as I regard him. There will never be another.

    • @Billkwando
      @Billkwando 2 года назад +7

      He was _so_ grand, I find I have a tendency to reregard him regularly.

    • @MarkMirremont
      @MarkMirremont Год назад +5

      He was without a doubt a one of a kind genius.

    • @deborahdodson9367
      @deborahdodson9367 Год назад +4

      And played many many characters on & offstage...

    • @normsaunders4980
      @normsaunders4980 Год назад +2

      Very, very well put 👏.

    • @stevenallard5284
      @stevenallard5284 8 месяцев назад +1

      Him and Richard Burton, I can listen to all day

  • @jcmilosmith4622
    @jcmilosmith4622 3 года назад +175

    What is intriguing about Cavett and Welles, is their insatiable curiosity about things. It's always thoughtful

  • @garrettsmth
    @garrettsmth 3 года назад +77

    “One’s privacy is invaded enough without doing it to oneself”

    • @daveschere918
      @daveschere918 3 года назад +4

      wisdom applicable to our time for sure.

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 3 года назад +9

      2021: 'wtf is privacy'?

  • @TerryUniGeezerPeterson
    @TerryUniGeezerPeterson 2 года назад +90

    Orson was a great raconteur and every story he would tell was a colorful, masterful performance in itself.

  • @scottnapier943
    @scottnapier943 3 года назад +125

    Mr Welles looks like a Mafia boss here, he once said in an interview he would have loved to have played Don Corleone in 'The Godfather'.
    Would have been very interesting to have seen that performance.

    • @treble77
      @treble77 3 года назад +7

      Good call or a rival mob boss?

    • @paolamura3497
      @paolamura3497 3 года назад +6

      No..that role Is Brando's

    • @jadezee6316
      @jadezee6316 2 года назад +1

      @@paolamura3497 orson welles did not consider brandos performance very good..in fact quote" it wasnt even a good performance"......after someone suggested it was great performance

    • @jadezee6316
      @jadezee6316 2 года назад +2

      Wells after someone suggested brandos performance in the Godfather was great...."it wasnt even a GOOD! performance".

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 2 года назад +3

      Well, you know what?
      I heard people talk bad about brando.
      The thing about people is, they appear out of nowhere into your life and then rapidly vanish, never to be seen ever again.
      I've retired from listening to people.
      Its a worthless hobby.

  • @vickaps
    @vickaps 4 года назад +124

    What a booming voice. Intelligent and confident - would love to have been able to have known him

  • @Conn30Mtenor
    @Conn30Mtenor Год назад +19

    He's the only filmmaker I know of who casts himself as the villain. Multiple times. He was also the first to produce a Shakespeare production with an all-black cast.

  • @jeremymullins1294
    @jeremymullins1294 8 месяцев назад +6

    Orson always manages to seem from the past the present and the future.

    • @nemsimic
      @nemsimic 3 месяца назад

      great way to describe him

  • @GA-1st
    @GA-1st 3 года назад +23

    Welles was a true Renaissance Man, the likes of which we'll probably never see again.

    • @android584
      @android584 2 года назад

      He would have been raised on organically grown food, no fluoride, no vaccines and given a much higher grade education than is available (outside of homeschooling) today.

    • @AslansMane88
      @AslansMane88 2 года назад +2

      @@android584 And schooled with a tinfoil hat to boot!

    • @wMNWw
      @wMNWw Год назад

      @@android584 Oh blimey, the stupidity of this comment is rivaled by very little.

  • @mkrbrtsn1
    @mkrbrtsn1 3 года назад +57

    Love thes old Dick Cavett interviews. Just great conversation without needing to plug a book or film.

  • @villll
    @villll 2 года назад +16

    he has the makeup of something pretentious but he’s entirely humble, so good to listen to

  • @karenkaren3189
    @karenkaren3189 Год назад +14

    Listening to Welles lifts my spirits in these depressing times

    • @ahkee369
      @ahkee369 8 месяцев назад

      Oh Karen. Just take it easy. Less anger, more tolerance. Things will improve. I promise. 😊

  • @pleasequietdown8946
    @pleasequietdown8946 4 года назад +169

    Entire production conceived, produced, directed, written, staged, choreographed, built, designed, lit, managed, rehearsed, contracted for and criticized by Orson Welles.

    • @douglasmilton2805
      @douglasmilton2805 3 года назад +12

      But Mel Brookes did the catering.

    • @pleasequietdown8946
      @pleasequietdown8946 3 года назад +5

      @@douglasmilton2805 wonderful bagels

    • @waynej2608
      @waynej2608 3 года назад +5

      And, he even sweeps up around the joint.

    • @JeffRebornNow
      @JeffRebornNow 2 года назад +5

      LOL I noticed what Cavett and his crew had put in at the end of the show and then saw your comment

  • @POCKET21923
    @POCKET21923 3 года назад +55

    Brilliant man. Underrated, under appreciated. He was hollywood history and I regretfully was too young to know.

    • @sameerahmed-gx8js
      @sameerahmed-gx8js 3 года назад +6

      Ikr??..... He made so much great movie but people only recognize him for citizen Kane(which is not wrong though)

    • @MothGirl007
      @MothGirl007 Год назад +4

      True film fanatics totally know how important he was, imho.

    • @lovealways2609
      @lovealways2609 Год назад +2

      underrated?.. known as : having made the greatest movie ever..
      really?

  • @clifforddriver9434
    @clifforddriver9434 Год назад +6

    I can listen to Orson do interviews whenever they come up. I find him to be on of the most interesting people this planet has ever had.

  • @stewmott3763
    @stewmott3763 2 года назад +14

    Any sensible dream dinner party would have Orson Welles at the table.

    • @VictorMaxol
      @VictorMaxol 22 дня назад

      Maybe not, or at least get fed before he arrives.

  • @DINOLOVER6717
    @DINOLOVER6717 2 года назад +37

    What a giant of a man, in every single possible sense of that word. Just mind blowing to hear how that brilliant mind operated. You are missed Orson 💙

  • @GeordieAmanda
    @GeordieAmanda Год назад +15

    As a Brit I was totally unaware of Dick Cavett until I stumbled across him one day, on RUclips. What a delight. Insightful, erudite, intellectual and possibly most important, just plain old likeable. What an amazing interviewer. Possibly the finest I've seen (we had the much revered Michael Parkinson, brilliant interviewer himself). Incredible composure too.

    • @GodsOath_com
      @GodsOath_com 11 месяцев назад +2

      He was the cerebral Johnny Carson

  • @thebuffmister90
    @thebuffmister90 2 года назад +18

    The George Marshall and Winston Churchill stories are brilliant and probably made so by not just the content of the stories but the way in which they were told. Thank god for RUclips for preserving these moments of entertainment history.

  • @outwestinc
    @outwestinc 4 года назад +66

    Spellbinding interview. Thanks for sharing.

    • @pix046
      @pix046 4 года назад +6

      Brilliant actor, director, producer, the works. As an Englishman, I see him as an honorary Englishman.

    • @nathanmiller185
      @nathanmiller185 3 года назад +3

      @@pix046 an anglophile from wisconsin , usa

  • @stiv147mccluskey3
    @stiv147mccluskey3 2 года назад +12

    America should be so proud of this great man.

  • @lisaburns4131
    @lisaburns4131 3 года назад +40

    Orson is a brill interviewee He was really interesting, never boring. Could listen to him again and again, and I have.

  • @acheesylasagna8636
    @acheesylasagna8636 2 года назад +11

    I wish people spoke like this today

  • @UncleBobCrypto
    @UncleBobCrypto 3 года назад +11

    Good God, the English language is so skilfully spoken by Wells. Smooth like silk

    • @paolamura3497
      @paolamura3497 3 года назад +1

      In fact I thought finally an American Who speaks excellent English...and the I learn he's been years in London theatres!!!

  • @Bunske1976
    @Bunske1976 2 года назад +37

    What an interview. First time of ever watching an interview with Orson Welles, and first time I have ever heard of Dick Cavett.. what a pleasure to watch! I'm completely blown away by Mr Welles' charm, intelligence and voice. Great interview, I could have watched them talk for hours on end. Marvellous. Thank you for posting 👍

    • @wolfwilliams
      @wolfwilliams 2 года назад +5

      Look for the video of Welles and Peter O'Toole discussing how to act and stage 'Hamlet.' Brilliant....

  • @theflorgeormix
    @theflorgeormix 9 месяцев назад +2

    This might be the definitive Welles interview. Good person. Very generous. Calming.

  • @villll
    @villll Год назад +16

    this man is excellent, I can listen to him forever. Such charisma, such grace and self awareness..

    • @MothGirl007
      @MothGirl007 Год назад +3

      His intelligence is off the charts.

  • @camphope9344
    @camphope9344 2 года назад +22

    I have fallen head over heels in love with Orson fucking Wells. That man was stupendous. So pleasurable and proper. Reminds me of the etiquette that my grandmother taught me. Makes me smile

  • @arundelmercure553
    @arundelmercure553 11 месяцев назад +5

    This was wonderful, thank you. I felt like I was spending time in Orson's company, what a splendid raconteur.
    Cavett was great too- gently inquisitive and respectful, asking just enough to let Orson do his thing, reeling off great stories.
    "So I was swimming with Churchill and..." So cool. He knew everybody, had seen it all. One of the greatest 20th century men.

  • @aaronlane8405
    @aaronlane8405 2 года назад +17

    Orson led a truly epic life.

  • @GodsOath_com
    @GodsOath_com 11 месяцев назад +3

    Absolutely the best interview I have EVER SEEN.

  • @jamesdrynan
    @jamesdrynan 2 месяца назад +2

    An interesting aspect of Cavett's original shows was the number of actors and show biz folks who watched it religiously.

  • @coastlinersmithy
    @coastlinersmithy 2 года назад +15

    A wonderful “old school” interview but I especially loved the bit where he turns the interview on to Cavett, great humour and Welles seemed genuinely interested in Cavett.

  • @PhilippinesFarmLife
    @PhilippinesFarmLife Год назад +6

    I hope there is an Afterlife. I am going to look for Orson Welles

  • @cuddlycactus6378
    @cuddlycactus6378 3 года назад +88

    Orson Welles was truly a unique creative genius. (And a compassionate genuine human being) It truly is a tragedy the original version of The Magnificent Ambersons was destroyed and we will never be able to watch the real story that Orson wanted to tell.
    And his way of story telling through his movies & paintings and interviews (such as this one) are true treasures.
    F for Fake was so far ahead of its time and sadly when it was released people just did not understand it...amazing how decades later it resonates and is simply a fascinating story. If you are a fan of O.W. then you need to see F For Fake
    Orson Welles has given us an Immortal Story of his own creation and his artwork and insights are truly eternal and I am eternally grateful for all of his contributions to this world.

  • @dustinw6849
    @dustinw6849 4 года назад +59

    Well said. Here Here. Rare to witness an adult conversation between two gentlemen.

    • @android584
      @android584 2 года назад +1

      I think the Idiocracy's already kicked in.

  • @alanchriston6806
    @alanchriston6806 3 года назад +19

    Orson a genius, superb interview from the great DC.
    Orson left us with a handful of genius pieces, the system shut him down., and didn’t want us to see more.
    Orsons portrayal of Shakespeares, Falstaff is sublime.
    Look again.

  • @celebrityrog
    @celebrityrog 2 года назад +13

    This is a HOOT! Dick and Orson just being masters of comedic timing and innuendo and double entendre is on fucking point. Its classy yet trashy but not too trashy with a pinch, dash, and splash of extra class back into it. I love it.

  • @2kanchoo
    @2kanchoo Год назад +6

    This is one of best interviews of all time. Both of these guys were so great at conversing.

  • @marcco44
    @marcco44 2 года назад +9

    not only a brilliant man, but also immensely charming

  • @danielharpo263
    @danielharpo263 3 года назад +105

    Just the way they speak...not to say everything was better in the old days, but the language and vocabulary were on such a different, higher level than nowadays. Class, elegance, grace - call it what you want, but the difference is blatantly noticeable compared to the pretentious, tasteless language and behavior of today, especially in today's talk shows.

    • @PURPLE.REIGN.1999
      @PURPLE.REIGN.1999 3 года назад +6

      That's just how language evolves. People 200 years ago would say the same thing about you.

    • @csfan65
      @csfan65 3 года назад +5

      You are absolutely correct, Daniel.

    • @smoothlyamusing1502
      @smoothlyamusing1502 3 года назад +4

      it seems that we have found the lazier option in our linguistics and vocabularies ... how I miss the good old days...

    • @PURPLE.REIGN.1999
      @PURPLE.REIGN.1999 3 года назад

      @@smoothlyamusing1502 the good old days to you are the bad old days to others.

    • @smoothlyamusing1502
      @smoothlyamusing1502 3 года назад +4

      @@PURPLE.REIGN.1999 the music back then was better than anything these days

  • @Eire_Go_Deo
    @Eire_Go_Deo 3 года назад +42

    Dick Cavett was one of the best interviewers ever!

    • @PutItAway101
      @PutItAway101 2 года назад +2

      Not many people could contribute equally to the conversation with Orson Welles like Dick Cavett.

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 2 года назад +1

      He was very low quality.
      He could be very bitter and boring.

    • @dreyn7780
      @dreyn7780 2 года назад

      He could be very bitter and nasty to people who didn't deserve it.

    • @gordonowens7794
      @gordonowens7794 2 года назад +2

      I beg to differ Johnny Carson and Charlie Rose were the best interviewers because they were both great listeners and could be spontaneous with their questions.

    • @Arjmm
      @Arjmm 2 месяца назад

      ​@@gordonowens7794 Charlie Ross not at all. He was extremely dull

  • @benkoldoff8662
    @benkoldoff8662 Год назад +2

    Welles was such a unique individual. He talks so differently than anyone else I've ever heard. When you first hear him he sounds a little dramatic, a little pretentious, a little over the top, but you just listen to him for 2 minutes and you simply can't deny his genius. Hollywood would not be what it is today without this brilliant mind.

  • @johngraves2417
    @johngraves2417 3 года назад +9

    "Film of memory" love how he speaks as if he's directing his life

  • @Tabish29
    @Tabish29 Год назад +3

    Orson Welles was and is an American Institution. There's been no one close after him.

  • @amberpaigejames9054
    @amberpaigejames9054 Год назад +3

    All the comments for Welles, but Dick Cavett, who was able to keep so smooth and composed during this interview, is a legend.

  • @mollied4905
    @mollied4905 4 года назад +14

    A man who’s as cool as his name, great interview!

  • @richardthelionheart5594
    @richardthelionheart5594 Год назад +4

    This piece of tape is priceless - literally! He's brilliant w greatest command of the English language.

  • @montylatino1
    @montylatino1 Год назад +3

    Man...what a classic, fun, and quite revealing interview! A legend in Mr. Welles and a melancholic reminder that Mr. Cavett should have been on TV much, much longer than his tenure!

    • @Viewer-ld5rc
      @Viewer-ld5rc Год назад

      Didn’t he have a long run on TV anyway?

  • @pspaulstewartinterviewinspires
    @pspaulstewartinterviewinspires 2 года назад +7

    I just love these guys and their interactions. Very enjoyable.

  • @AlbertAlbertB.
    @AlbertAlbertB. 11 месяцев назад +1

    It is superb to see so much joy here. This is just much fun, just because of the fun they are having!

  • @todd3563
    @todd3563 Год назад +3

    Orson was brilliant, yet humble. The opposite of hollywood today.

  • @316minister
    @316minister Год назад +7

    An amazing man he was. Such an awesome life lived.

  • @KingTriton1837
    @KingTriton1837 2 года назад +5

    He was a good looking guy. It's amazing that he didn't think he was good looking. And his voice was out of this world!!!!

    • @MothGirl007
      @MothGirl007 Год назад +3

      He attracted a lot of very beautiful women too.

  • @rickarra1833
    @rickarra1833 2 года назад +5

    He's a great interview, and had a wonderful vocabulary

  • @anjalisharma461
    @anjalisharma461 2 года назад +3

    Really enjoyed this conversation. What a fascinating man.

  • @lisad476
    @lisad476 4 года назад +13

    A true American treasure.

  • @MothGirl007
    @MothGirl007 Год назад +3

    When intelligence, talent and the art of conversation mattered.

    • @Thrivinginthespotlight
      @Thrivinginthespotlight 5 месяцев назад

      They will always matter truly, i see your point as well. This time felt like those values were more prominent in the world.

  • @davidallen8611
    @davidallen8611 3 года назад +8

    I love this interview!

  • @jdion79
    @jdion79 4 года назад +5

    only a channel with that name could post this. thank you so much.

  • @thewhitewolf58
    @thewhitewolf58 3 года назад +10

    He sounds like hes writing a book whenever he speaks

  • @amberpaigejames9054
    @amberpaigejames9054 Год назад +1

    This is such a sweet interview!
    By the end, it seems like the two are best friends with respect and more respect for each other.

  • @edcampion3998
    @edcampion3998 9 месяцев назад +2

    Love to have met this guy He is a character

  • @roygunter3244
    @roygunter3244 3 года назад +12

    I watched Cavett all the time, he is a great interviewer, a great man and witty. When he was taken off the quality of talk shows went down. I would never have been able to sit down with either of these men and not have put on that hat they are talking about, when you sit down with giants you are always going to have a hard time not having the deer in the headlights thing going on.

    • @UncleDansVintageVinyl
      @UncleDansVintageVinyl 3 года назад +2

      One of the best interviews I've ever seen--because of the quality of the interviewer and the interviewee. Both are truly intelligent, thoughtful people.

  • @williamewing5509
    @williamewing5509 2 года назад +2

    I used to watch Orson Wells in
    a TV series called
    Orson Wells Great Misteries
    and I am dedicating this TV series
    to my old school friends who are both sisters as I hope to see them both again very soon to Chris and Hester from Billyxxxxx

  • @Abard3480
    @Abard3480 Год назад +1

    What a facinating and enigmatic man....always 3 steps ahead.

  • @authenticalaskan76
    @authenticalaskan76 Год назад +3

    .....back when intelligent conversation was the dinner and dessert of talk show entertainment.

  • @sempereye7291
    @sempereye7291 3 года назад +5

    A thoroughly entertaining conversation.

  • @bralph82
    @bralph82 2 года назад +3

    Welles immediately becomes the host.

  • @randallsguaranteedsold6361
    @randallsguaranteedsold6361 Год назад +3

    Love these Dick Cavett interviews! I at times have to pinch myself “wow, this is actually…..” (in this case Orson Welles)

  • @paulchristopher8634
    @paulchristopher8634 2 года назад +1

    Honestly, I could listen to this man for hours. Shame he’s no longer alive

  • @tonynesbit9673
    @tonynesbit9673 2 года назад +4

    Orson was a total one off ,a genius .

  • @jamesbevin2723
    @jamesbevin2723 3 года назад +2

    Great interview pure class.

  • @salvadorvallejo8351
    @salvadorvallejo8351 Год назад

    This was a great interview. These gentlemen have great personality

  • @belladrome
    @belladrome Год назад +1

    I could listen to Welles for hours .

  • @readmelancholystrumpetmaster
    @readmelancholystrumpetmaster 3 года назад +9

    These marvelous interviews he did in the 70s show that Welles was a great human being who also was a great man.

  • @GodsOath_com
    @GodsOath_com 11 месяцев назад +1

    Spent his teens pretending he was in his twenties, it all makes sense now. How wonderful if todays teens would do likewise instead of what they do today.

  • @joeanon5788
    @joeanon5788 Год назад +8

    1970, I was 11 years old, and this was such a hip / woke period. Color TV was all the rage. Even my grandma watched this show.

    • @nhmooytis7058
      @nhmooytis7058 11 месяцев назад +1

      I was 18 and watched Cavett religiously!

  • @GodsOath_com
    @GodsOath_com 11 месяцев назад +1

    On Churchill: you realize that Churchill had keenly observed his effect on others around Orson and enjoyed helping him that way

  • @benferrio5867
    @benferrio5867 2 года назад +1

    A true through and through human being who first and foremost to start with understood the respect an artist can give to a story and the audience with which to convey they're art comes out of an unwavering commitment to being all in. Even existentialism at its first look on his work could finally sigh and see that true meaning is the connection with a pure tangibility and the human condition, not hedonistic convenience.

  • @danielharpo263
    @danielharpo263 3 года назад +6

    just a brilliant man!

  • @julietrankin870
    @julietrankin870 2 года назад

    A lovely.....interview......thank you.....

  • @garthdavis4320
    @garthdavis4320 Год назад +1

    Happy birthday to the late Orson Welles.🎉

  • @davejones732
    @davejones732 Год назад

    Wow. Thank You. I need more Burbon and these amazing human beings.

  • @phani888888888
    @phani888888888 10 дней назад

    he is a good communicator.. he knows what he is talking about

  • @gregcruse4647
    @gregcruse4647 3 года назад +5

    What a magnificent man

  • @hecatesdaughter2207
    @hecatesdaughter2207 2 года назад

    I absolutely LOVED listening to "The Begetting of the President." It is the most marvelous interpretation of the Richard Nixon years.

  • @matthewbattye5343
    @matthewbattye5343 2 года назад +2

    Aside from everything else, gosh he is a physically huge presence.

  • @omelmusic
    @omelmusic 3 года назад +8

    15:50 - Orson Welles = Class Act

  • @nhmooytis7058
    @nhmooytis7058 11 месяцев назад +1

    I saw this when it first aired!

  • @jeffstone2136
    @jeffstone2136 Год назад +20

    Of course Orson was Dick's only guest. You give the whole hour to him or you don't bother. Welles could have come on every night as the sole guest for two weeks straight, and still have half a lifetime of great stories left to tell.

  • @dmer-zy3rb
    @dmer-zy3rb 2 года назад +2

    Orson Welles propably was the most handsome big guy ever

  • @trinalaios734
    @trinalaios734 20 дней назад

    Dick Cavett interviewed Orson Welles, Katherine Hepburn, and Marlon Brando in the space of the year. Incredible.

  • @CannibalWHORE22
    @CannibalWHORE22 8 месяцев назад +1

    Some days he is one of my favorite directors. He inspires me to achieve greatness in all aspects of life.

  • @dalliepool550
    @dalliepool550 4 года назад +7

    Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story

    • @paolamura3497
      @paolamura3497 3 года назад +2

      I want to believe his stories...but he has a so cunning look when he finishes them!!!!

  • @geofftoughill
    @geofftoughill 3 года назад +1

    enjoyed that, great man.

  • @FingerBrokenBranches
    @FingerBrokenBranches 3 года назад +7

    Orson's outfit is pretty dope

  • @osvaldonoda9193
    @osvaldonoda9193 Год назад +1

    Love this man, he can describe a slice of bread and make it interesting