Think it every time I land on something like this, or a full-blown 1972 or 1978 or 2003 Stones concert that I would never otherwise hear...and all the rest...
I don't think there is a person on earth I would have rather spent a day with than Orson Welles. He'd been everywhere, done everything, known everyone...amazing.The most interesting man I can imagine!
These people seem so real. There's naturalness, and an unhurried air about them. No fake laughter, embarrassing grimaces or idiotic selling of their 'brand'. Funny, warm, respectful, measured, and fluid conversation. I LOVE IT!!!
The internet is an amazing thing, I would have never found this gem without it. On the other hand, we're being overwhelmed by content. Finding something meaningful is hard, but it's possible.
rent went up, retail monopolies took over our communities, wages are shit, but also we lost the sense that human beings can choose our collective future. We let disorganized market forces run our society. No human dream is directing us. One role of television and movies, in the past, was to clarify and reflect back at us our yearnings for the future. That future no longer exists, so television and movies have become hollow, not just wrapped in consumerism but consumerist all the way through with nothing else inside.
Jack Lemon, a big star in his own right, just sits back and listens carefully and politely with hardly a word and not vying for attention. That’s pretty rare these days. I was always impressed with how these gentlemen carried themselves like it mattered. It does. They don’t behave like children or fools. Now that is not rare these days. I see people everyday that act like kids in adult bodies and I’m not impressed. Where’s the dignity and class? It should be OK to be well dressed and polite. I think that mindset of mutual respect and maturity would go a long way in helping to keep our chaotic society sane and functioning smoothly. It doesn’t need to be stiff, snobby and arrogant. There used to be common terms for that: ladies and gentlemen.
Yes absolutely amazing it's a different time and a different people in a different medium. I'm sure you know all these things. I feel inferior just by watching this yet conversely I'm enjoying it LOL Ernie Kovacs said TV is a so-called medium because it is neither rare nor well done
@@suearmstrong9597 i enjoy watching Cavett as well but what's amazing is that for a guy who apparently stuffers from depression i guess it was really awful and so bad that he did not even remember talking to Marlon Brando what in (1974) or (1975) and he was talking to brando about it before he died they were neighbors in fact. he was saying how awful the interview was and Brando said to him watch the video so he thought why not? so he watched it and said to himself wow it's a good interview i dunno how i did it the way i felt that night but it does not show at all.Brando also at the end of his life regretted putting so much weight on
Cavett was so great at putting his guests at ease. You can tell Orson is nervous at the beginning, yet Cavett makes him more and more comfortable as the interview goes on. Fantastic work.
I think a big part of cavetts success as an interviewer ,was that he appeared more nervous than the guest. This in turn compelled the guest to talk , in empathy for the interviewer.
Good observation. Cavett is very humble, very self-aware. That's the reason for his nervousness perhaps. And he thus has great control of his emotions, he doesn't envy, he services the guest. It's exactly who the interviewer should be - ask inquisitive, thoughtful questions and then sit back and allow the guest to take center stage.
i think here we have one of the most poignant moments ever captured on television when we see the camera zoom in on Orson's face as Jack Lemmon tells him the story of all the young college students giving him a standing ovation at a screening of Catch 22 - it appears at that moment Orson is experiencing perhaps for the first time in his life a sense of joy and affirmation that all the toils and trials of his career as an artistic genius trying to survive and thrive in the commercial cesspool of the entertainment industry were finally now being rewarded beyond measure
@The Elder I am pretty sure that Welles was too intelligent to care about awards. The highest honor you can get is being recognized by your colleagues and being a teacher for younger generations. Most awards in film are worthless. Innaritu won four Oscars, but none of them or even all put together have the same value as the standing ovation Scorsese received this year.
12:20 Jack Lemmon paying that tribute to Mr. Welles was so touching. A legend acknowledging another legend. Awesome. I can see Welles getting emotional. This is what RUclips was made for.
As an old-time radio fan, it pleases me to hear the pride in Orson Welles' voice when Cavett asks "Is it true that you were the voice of the Shadow?" Mr. Welles grins and replies, "You bet I was!"
@@Bejaardenbus If you know the movie "Dr. Strange," it was a little like that. Lamont Cranston was an urban playboy type who learned a mysterious Asian technique for clouding people's minds, so they couldn't see him. He used it to fight crime as a virtually invisible crusader who seemed to be nothing but a frightening, disembodied voice. Very popular radio show with a famous opening: "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows." And then he'd give out this low, creepy laugh that had all the villains wetting their pants.
Welles played The Shadow for only one season, 1937-38. Several other actors played the character over the show's 15-year run, but I think he was the best of the lot.
“Have pictures, I don’t remember the dialogues. Like silent movies” - he’s literally describing memories that are faint. This is so descriptive and so true! Wow!
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what made welles different then other so called renaissance men, like lets say brando, is his humility. hes very early 20th century american in that respect. I would suspect twain interviewed would be like this. he's eccentric but not self important. hes also grounded in reality and not absorbed in narcissism.
@@tonym994 Welles is way above stars like Nicholson and Brando. They were sex addicted degenerates in real life. Welles was far more talented, intelligent and humble than those movie stars.
Big fan of Welles. Extremely talented and interesting man. However you need to watch Brando's 6-part interview with Cavett. Unlike Welles who at times masters the art of spewing bullshit, Brando comes across as a man who constantly deflects attention to himself and his craft and instead tries to expose glaring problems in the area of human rights. A caring and intelligent man many years ahead of his time.
Yes, I get exactly the same vibe from this and other interviews I've watched of Orson Welles: a prodigious talent with his feet firmly planted on the ground; a genuinely humble guy with a generous laugh.
There are simply not enough recorded interviews with Orson Welles! I could watch or listen to endless hours of him talking about anything, he was just incredibly interesting, fascinating and a great story teller.
If he was endlessly doing interviews he wouldn't have had the time to do so much wonderful work, contribute to his art and experience the world in the way he did
i fucking love how hes like out of breath just walking to the stage. truly one the greatest men ever. one of the best thinkers and showmen we've ever seen, but mostly loved to just smoke cigars and eat as much food as he could. he knows hes the most interesting person in every room, but there's not an ounce of arrogance or pretension about him. hes also kind of insane hes so cool
I agree, but would phrase it differently. I don't think he believed that they had failed, rather that their talent had not been largely recognized. They were successful in their learning, insights and understanding, but not lucky enough for it to bring them fame and fortune.
What an absolutely wonderful human being Mr. Welles was. At least as I can ascertain from his interviews. So down to earth for someone who was so intelligent, famous and rich.
I saw Orson Welles filming the opening scenes of “Touch of Evil” on Windward Ave., Venice Beach, California. I was a wee lad. It put Welles deep in my subconscious. Tremendous energy, talent, focus. Sometime there will be another awesome talent emerge.
Orson Welles - always a pleasure to listen to; warm, witty, and articulate. It’s a pleasure to see him without the beard, for a change. He had an infectious laugh, a storytelling gift, and a self-deprecating sense of humour. And that voice! Dick Cavett did many fabulous interviews, including with Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, and Dick Van Dyke.
Omg...two of the greatest actors ever. Only to listen to Welles brings empowerent. Lemmon is so humble yet being of cinema giant of its own. Dick Cavett show was really something.
In a second interview a year or two or three later, he told the story of hiking in Germany and sitting at a table of fledging Nazis, Hitler right next to him. Hitler was a total bore according to Wells
This is bitter sweet for me. So much charisma and intelligence. I never want to leave these kinds of personages by themselves. It's said that the best conversationalists have practiced by fending off their inner demons. I bet his were always waiting for the cameras to turn off so they can have him back.😢😞
Jack Lemmon ... saw him in 1976 in Beverly Hills and wanted to say hello but I was so in awe. I regret it today. Love Jack Lemmon and Mr to Wells. We don’t have stars like those two
From what I've read about the late great Mr Lemmon, I think he would have been gracious & kind to you if you had introduced yourself to him. He came across in interviews as such a kind & gentle man.
Hi Suzie, He used to park his old MG in a parking structure on El Camino Dr, just off Wilshire Bl... I worked in that office and figured he was going next door to William Morris or to some nearby restaurant. Was wondering if that was the same area you saw him, his MG was the 40’s TC I believe...
"How do you feel about PSYCHOANALYSIS?" "Do you believe in any sort of THE OCCULT?" Can you imagine any late night host today asking these apropos of nothing?
At about 22:50, Orson references something Jack Lemon said earlier in the show, before he came on for his own segment. How wonderful that Welles was back stage actually paying attention to what his fellow guest was saying, and was thoughtful enough to come out and reference it. Orson, among many other things, was a gentleman.
I have never seen one celebrity applaud for another like Lemmon does for Welles here. Jack Lemmon had met or worked with everyone and was a smart cookie, and he still made it clear that Welles was in a different league. He wasn't wrong.
yeah, if you can put up w/ his fractured style of storytelling.I can.I saw KANE in a theater about 20 yrs. ago, and again a couple times.I can't understand just how great it is, because I didn't experience the 1940's.like ,I KNOW why Bonnie & Clyde is so great because I am of the 60's, and saw movies before that milestone of film violence tore my head off at age 10(the ''ratings'' system,R,PG,ETC. hadn't got to me in time. that started about a year later.)
I love how he call tv the box and how it was the fabulous new medium/ and how now a lot of people don't even watch tv anymore. What a great man sad true art isn't respected anymore.
I vividly remember my wife & i waiting anxiously all week for this interview due to the tv guide listing,we shared a bottle of wine and smoked some extremely good opium while watching,we were both spellbound by Orson and hung on every word,Orson Wells is the only artist i hold in higher esteem than my idols who are Frank Zappa and Miles Davis ,the albums Bitches Brew and Hot Rats changed my life .
All three of those men I'd say are about the highest kind this country has produced, along with Hunter S. Thompson, Herman Melville, Richard Pryor. True American originals!
I viewed this earlier this afternoon and I had to see it again it was so enjoyable and it wasn't like people were bombarding and shouting and talking at you or one liners or the f word here and there it was for me like A Beautiful Exchange and the Art of conversation between elegant bright and exciting men in their creative endeavors and what they understand about life and they generously share this information with no qualms at all and I thank them again for this little intellectual stimulating trip
Orson came on this show again 2 or 3 years later and was on for almost an hour. Dick Cavett, has some other great interviews, Bette Davis which was hysterical, Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer almost came to blows, also Dick Van Dyke talking openly about his alcoholism.
Orson Welles: 'I think the best thing in the world, the best thing we have in life, is the ability to choose - the act of choice and decision is freedom.'
Jack Lemmon ,and indeed, Mr Welles are captured on tape before smoking became a terrible crime.Jack's smoke is blowing by Welles like the wind, and he isn't the least bit bothered by it, being a cigar man himself.
Ironically you have hit the nail on the head. The talk shows in those days were "talk shows" the podcasts of today especially the longer ones are "talk shows". That is why they are so popular.
My favourite interviewee of all time. Generous to a fault, the man had charisma to burn. However his greatest quality in my opinion is just how incredibly engaged he is at nothing less than all times. (A lesson there for a great many people; particularly these days). On top of it all, he is extremely and genuinely self deprecating. The man was an absolute delight. RIP dear friend.
Orson Welles must have been one of the greatest interviewees of all time. I was fascinated to hear what a character his father was. I would love to read a biography of him.
Orson Welles - what a wonderful character. Jack Lemmon - I'll never forget him in Days of Wine and Roses. Great interview. Wish I had been born years earlier.
He really loved using that line; he said it multiple times over the years, in various interviews. But, of course, if it's good, why let it go to waste? :-)
@@marlenasien8793 No he was certainly American. Not everything about my country is bad as you imply. Come and experience the truth of what this country has to offer. Go to Kenosha. Plenty of decent and engaging people who are free in a way that no other county affords its citizens.
I once picked up a paperback at a yard sale for a quarter. called 'interviews w/ film directors',it was a collection from different publications. Chaplin, Welles, Hawks, Hitchcock, and many more. best buy I ever had .lost it after moving,but among other gems, I remember Welles saying he didn't like scenes where you could notice the projector running.in other words, ''action''.
The Dick Cavett interview was always the best! Orson Welles w/ Jack Lemmon on the couch? It's outstanding. Really excellent conversation, sharing each others stories... Truly great people.
I am from India and watching this interview maybe for the fifth time. Ask any of those Avenger guys or Harry Potter guys or any of those Superheroes to match the class of Orson Wells, even for 5 mins.
We are so lucky to live in an age when we can find interviews like this, at the touch of a button.
So true. I can't imagine a better age to live in......IF you started out BEFORE this....so you can appreciate it.
I find you overly optimistic, sir. I had to touch several buttons in order to find and view this video!
Think it every time I land on something like this, or a full-blown 1972 or 1978 or 2003 Stones concert that I would never otherwise hear...and all the rest...
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@@SpaceCattttt Is that you George Jetson, exhausted from pressing the buttons too much?
Forget the fake Dos Equis man... Orson Welles was the most interesting man in the world.
After Churchill. Yes.
Orson Wells and Peter Ustinov
Christopher Lee
100% fact.
I certainly agree. He is the only director and actor that I know of whose live interviews are even more interesting than his movies.
"Ignorance, there's no authority like it"
Such a throw away line but so great
And how it So applies in Novenber 2019,Eh?
James Alexander - Hello from June 2020 friend
I didn't understand. Could you explain?
@@PN5758 I think it means that when you least know, you think you know most.
@@jamesalexander5623 2020...2021
I don't think there is a person on earth I would have rather spent a day with than Orson Welles. He'd been everywhere, done everything, known everyone...amazing.The most interesting man I can imagine!
And he was still very down to Earth and open.
These people seem so real. There's naturalness, and an unhurried air about them. No fake laughter, embarrassing grimaces or idiotic selling of their 'brand'. Funny, warm, respectful, measured, and fluid conversation. I LOVE IT!!!
The internet is an amazing thing, I would have never found this gem without it. On the other hand, we're being overwhelmed by content. Finding something meaningful is hard, but it's possible.
I refuse to watch any of the recent talk shows. Too boring, dumb and it's all about promoting a movie or product. Shame.
@@sarcasticallyrearranged Or about playing some idiotic "game".
rent went up, retail monopolies took over our communities, wages are shit, but also we lost the sense that human beings can choose our collective future. We let disorganized market forces run our society. No human dream is directing us. One role of television and movies, in the past, was to clarify and reflect back at us our yearnings for the future. That future no longer exists, so television and movies have become hollow, not just wrapped in consumerism but consumerist all the way through with nothing else inside.
@Noble Failures : They shouldn't even be in the same sentence.
Jack Lemon, a big star in his own right, just sits back and listens carefully and politely with hardly a word and not vying for attention. That’s pretty rare these days. I was always impressed with how these gentlemen carried themselves like it mattered. It does. They don’t behave like children or fools. Now that is not rare these days. I see people everyday that act like kids in adult bodies and I’m not impressed. Where’s the dignity and class? It should be OK to be well dressed and polite. I think that mindset of mutual respect and maturity would go a long way in helping to keep our chaotic society sane and functioning smoothly. It doesn’t need to be stiff, snobby and arrogant. There used to be common terms for that: ladies and gentlemen.
I agree that it is a pleasure to see talented persons behaving with dignity and sharing their experiencers in life!!
Hear hear Arthur.
Hear hear.
You couldn't have out it better my friend.
What an intelligent and inciteful comment Authur, they should have what you said on a sigh for the house of commons in the UK and the Senate in the US
Well said
Spot on.
Dick Cavett is the man who even made Miles Davis smile happily during an interview. Maybe the best interviewer ever.
Yes absolutely amazing it's a different time and a different people in a different medium. I'm sure you know all these things. I feel inferior just by watching this yet conversely I'm enjoying it LOL Ernie Kovacs said TV is a so-called medium because it is neither rare nor well done
Couldn't agree more. Cavett is the best.
Correct! I'm watching this interview with Orson Wells almost exactly 50 years after it took place. Amazing!
CAVITT WAS from NEBRASKA....same as JOHNNY CARSON.
@@suearmstrong9597 i enjoy watching Cavett as well but what's amazing is that for a guy who apparently stuffers from depression i guess it was really awful and so bad that he did not even remember talking to Marlon Brando what in (1974) or (1975) and he was talking to brando about it before he died they were neighbors in fact. he was saying how awful the interview was and Brando said to him watch the video so he thought why not? so he watched it and said to himself wow it's a good interview i dunno how i did it the way i felt that night but it does not show at all.Brando also at the end of his life regretted putting so much weight on
Orson Welles and Peter O Toole's discussion on Shakespeare's Hamlet is the best thing on RUclips. Two brilliant minds in their prime..
Yes indeed
Thank you
You never know if Orson is telling the truth or making it up. But you never care.
The glider story is so similar to George Cayley's one
A great showman.
Most of what he talked about is true.
@@Ballsarama Most. lol
Watch his movie "F, for fake"
Somebody once said that Orson Welles talks like he carries around his own reverb unit with him. So true. What a rich beautiful voice he had.
And that s why I forgot the wheelchair when he spoke his first lines as Lear....
Cigars
Christopher Hitchens was up there!
Cavett was so great at putting his guests at ease. You can tell Orson is nervous at the beginning, yet Cavett makes him more and more comfortable as the interview goes on. Fantastic work.
Probably why he came back to be on the show at least 2 more times where he was the only guest.
@@redbaron779 And he eventually hosted his own talk show from his own living room too, he ended up enjoying the experience so much 🤣
I think a big part of cavetts success as an interviewer ,was that he appeared more nervous than the guest. This in turn compelled the guest to talk , in empathy for the interviewer.
Good observation. Cavett is very humble, very self-aware. That's the reason for his nervousness perhaps. And he thus has great control of his emotions, he doesn't envy, he services the guest. It's exactly who the interviewer should be - ask inquisitive, thoughtful questions and then sit back and allow the guest to take center stage.
thats a good observation.
That's a good take... Cavett carried his flaws in a transparent way and his acceptance of himself makes him endearing to us.
Michael Parkinson was a bit like that as an interviewer in the UK. He interviewed Welles more than once. On RUclips.
i think here we have one of the most poignant moments ever captured on television when we see the camera zoom in on Orson's face as Jack Lemmon tells him the story of all the young college students giving him a standing ovation at a screening of Catch 22 - it appears at that moment Orson is experiencing perhaps for the first time in his life a sense of joy and affirmation that all the toils and trials of his career as an artistic genius trying to survive and thrive in the commercial cesspool of the entertainment industry were finally now being rewarded beyond measure
I agree, that moment is fantastic.
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t=12:20 is the start of that story
@The Elder I am pretty sure that Welles was too intelligent to care about awards. The highest honor you can get is being recognized by your colleagues and being a teacher for younger generations. Most awards in film are worthless. Innaritu won four Oscars, but none of them or even all put together have the same value as the standing ovation Scorsese received this year.
in this interview ? at what timestamp ?
12:20 Jack Lemmon paying that tribute to Mr. Welles was so touching. A legend acknowledging another legend.
Awesome. I can see Welles getting emotional. This is what RUclips was made for.
have watched a few times, never gets old
What a courteous gesture by Mr. Lemmon. Also, the way he asked for permission before joining the conversation speaks volumes about his class.
He WAS pretty damned good in that movie
Lemmon is a legend that can never be duplicated. One of a kind and his bank account was proof of that. Orson was always broke.
He can't believe what he's hearing , utterly thunderstruck. A lovely moment.
As an old-time radio fan, it pleases me to hear the pride in Orson Welles' voice when Cavett asks "Is it true that you were the voice of the Shadow?" Mr. Welles grins and replies, "You bet I was!"
What is he referring to though?
@@Bejaardenbus It's was a very popular radio show...I think it started in the 30's...but ran for a very longtime.
@@Bejaardenbus If you know the movie "Dr. Strange," it was a little like that. Lamont Cranston was an urban playboy type who learned a mysterious Asian technique for clouding people's minds, so they couldn't see him. He used it to fight crime as a virtually invisible crusader who seemed to be nothing but a frightening, disembodied voice. Very popular radio show with a famous opening: "Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow knows." And then he'd give out this low, creepy laugh that had all the villains wetting their pants.
As a fan of Jack Kerouac...that makes my day.
Welles played The Shadow for only one season, 1937-38. Several other actors played the character over the show's 15-year run, but I think he was the best of the lot.
Such a cool interview.
Great to see you here, Gman! Can we get a review of the Dick Cavett show? lolol
I had him confused with Orson Scott for days
U also a movie lover bro
Big fan, Gman. Keep up the good work
Orson is the most interesting,intelligent, and humorous man I have seen in years.
David Taylor How many?
He was never boring
Alfred Hitchcock is up there too when it comes to Cavitt appearances
Back when people had something to say and interviewers left enough air in the conversation for them to say it. This is a joy to watch.
It is crazy how drastically things have changed when regarding to these late night shows
Jack Lemmon and Orson Welles on the same talk show? I was born too late.
Yup. Try looking at future heroes.
You weren't born too late - you were born just in time for RUclips!!!
What are you talking about? You're watching it right now!
@@utube9000 Exactly!
Then bring him back to life with YOUR work :)
“Have pictures, I don’t remember the dialogues. Like silent movies” - he’s literally describing memories that are faint. This is so descriptive and so true! Wow!
I have this fantasy of being a billionaire in the 60's and 70's financing all of Orson's movies and hanging out with him.
SpockBoy wonderful Fantasy
i can be your Orson. may i call you daddy?
I've had similar fantasies about hiring my favorite obscure band to play at my house or at a local festival
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What a thing it would be to have Orson Welles call you a master of your craft.
nygiantsfan6 What if your craft was baiting fish for commercial fishermen Orson would call you master baiter
Make your craft specific enough and you'll be the master in no time!
Standing ovation for a true legend...and Jack Lemon pays tribute...just classy...Cavett's show totally underrated...
Underrated at the time and still to this day by the unintelligent.
He had the best guest, blows my mind the access to giants.
@@thehouseofcm he had Jimi Hendrix on .need I say more?
Nah I think he was pretty well respected the whole time he aired
what made welles different then other so called renaissance men, like lets say brando, is his humility. hes very early 20th century american in that respect. I would suspect twain interviewed would be like this. he's eccentric but not self important. hes also grounded in reality and not absorbed in narcissism.
well said.he's likeable where a lot of 'stars' aren't.
@@tonym994 Welles is way above stars like Nicholson and Brando. They were sex addicted degenerates in real life. Welles was far more talented, intelligent and humble than those movie stars.
Big fan of Welles. Extremely talented and interesting man. However you need to watch Brando's 6-part interview with Cavett. Unlike Welles who at times masters the art of spewing bullshit, Brando comes across as a man who constantly deflects attention to himself and his craft and instead tries to expose glaring problems in the area of human rights. A caring and intelligent man many years ahead of his time.
Yes, I get exactly the same vibe from this and other interviews I've watched of Orson Welles: a prodigious talent with his feet firmly planted on the ground; a genuinely humble guy with a generous laugh.
It’s 2020 and Orson Welles is still relevant
And he is still reciting Shakespear up in heaven.
@@dabneyoffermein595 He's in hell if he's doing that
2024 even!
Jack Lemon was so generous to share the standing ovation story and Welles seemed genuinely appreciative.
I feel Orson's tenderness here. He really is such a charming dear man. He raised himself, if you read his stories.
"How does a 15-year-old assume a 25-year-old manner?"
"He gets hooked on cigars and he lies a lot."
Orson Welles is a very fascinating and interesting man. Always providing intelligent and genuine answers.
I have a notion to second that emotion !!
There are simply not enough recorded interviews with Orson Welles! I could watch or listen to endless hours of him talking about anything, he was just incredibly interesting, fascinating and a great story teller.
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I miss shopping at the Red Owl.
If he was endlessly doing interviews he wouldn't have had the time to do so much wonderful work, contribute to his art and experience the world in the way he did
This is the first time I'm seeing late era Welles clean shaven. Also his voice damn
i fucking love how hes like out of breath just walking to the stage. truly one the greatest men ever. one of the best thinkers and showmen we've ever seen, but mostly loved to just smoke cigars and eat as much food as he could. he knows hes the most interesting person in every room, but there's not an ounce of arrogance or pretension about him. hes also kind of insane hes so cool
Teared up when Lemmon told about the standing ovation to Orson Welles. Welles' dumbfounded reaction is just so moving.
Orson should've been applauded at 34:16 for what he said about being fascinated by people who failed. It was beautiful.
I agree, but would phrase it differently. I don't think he believed that they had failed, rather that their talent had not been largely recognized. They were successful in their learning, insights and understanding, but not lucky enough for it to bring them fame and fortune.
@@jordanjordan9022 yeah. there are people who are brilliant,funny, and interesting who live under a bridge somewhere.it's true.
@@jordanjordan9022 well said.
He once said that there were great actors who went to work in factories every morning. At least, we had factories then.
Interesting... i like the way Cavitt actually let his guests talk... such brilliant people..
Ah how refreshing an interview with one of the intellectual giants of hollywood and a host who doesn't interrupt him every 5 seconds.
What an absolutely wonderful human being Mr. Welles was. At least as I can ascertain from his interviews. So down to earth for someone who was so intelligent, famous and rich.
"He had his faults." Big time.
Not SO rich, though…
I saw Orson Welles filming the opening scenes of “Touch of Evil” on Windward Ave., Venice Beach, California. I was a wee lad. It put Welles deep in my subconscious. Tremendous energy, talent, focus. Sometime there will be another awesome talent emerge.
Wow! You are SO LUCKY! I don't think there ever will be another human remotely like Orson, though. The Times are so diff. ... sweet thought, though!
Only after these sterile, awful, anti intellectual times are long gone and forgotten.
Orson is such a unique presence that I didn't even realize that was Jack Lemmon until Orson said his name... and Jack is one of my favorite actors.
A genius.
but i bet you recognised your porcine girlfriend when norm macdonald’s uncle was having a go on her in between shifts at macintyre mine!
@@MacIntoshMann She's calmed down since those days. The answer is quality slop.
Orson Welles, the most brilliant, under used genius of the 20 century
Watching it from Budapest😎😃
Hey ! How's things in Budapest?
I didn't know that people speak English in Budapest.
@@larrynko63 everyone speaks English, all over the world...
Beautiful city
Orson Welles - always a pleasure to listen to; warm, witty, and articulate. It’s a pleasure to see him without the beard, for a change. He had an infectious laugh, a storytelling gift, and a self-deprecating sense of humour. And that voice!
Dick Cavett did many fabulous interviews, including with Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, and Dick Van Dyke.
so gracious and kind, i adored the surprise and pride on his face when jack lemon told him of the standing ovation when people saw his name
6:18 “He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark...”
Omg...two of the greatest actors ever. Only to listen to Welles brings empowerent. Lemmon is so humble yet being of cinema giant of its own. Dick Cavett show was really something.
What a kind and wonderful man Jack Lemmon was. So sadly missed. Orson is just great - a real larrikin and a genius.
"larrikin" - great!
In a second interview a year or two or three later, he told the story of hiking in Germany and sitting at a table of fledging Nazis, Hitler right next to him. Hitler was a total bore according to Wells
It's been said he was a bit of a fantasist, I hope that's not true
the more I see interviews of Orson, the more humble, genuine, and hilarious he seems.
Exactly what I thought. Didn’t expect this level of humility
12:58 The shock in his eyes!
He deserved the praise though.
This is bitter sweet for me. So much charisma and intelligence. I never want to leave these kinds of personages by themselves. It's said that the best conversationalists have practiced by fending off their inner demons. I bet his were always waiting for the cameras to turn off so they can have him back.😢😞
You're right. But the inner demons never let go. They are always there. Now you know... you can bet on that.
a brilliant beautiful and sad thought.
What a marvelous comment.
1970 -- When your guests could smoke cigars on the set and nobody cared.
Dick Cavett - one of the best of his kind!
Orson Welles was such a wonderful guest. Such a brilliant storyteller and interesting person to talk to. And what a great voice!
Jack Lemmon ... saw him in 1976 in Beverly Hills and wanted to say hello but I was so in awe. I regret it today. Love Jack Lemmon and Mr to Wells. We don’t have stars like those two
Suzie, but Mr. Lemon did live in Orange County,by the way ? Greetings from Europe !
Well'I mwas in the Army,at the time,sorry...I was busy.
From what I've read about the late great Mr Lemmon, I think he would have been gracious & kind to you if you had introduced yourself to him. He came across in interviews as such a kind & gentle man.
Hi Suzie, He used to park his old MG in a parking structure on El Camino Dr, just off Wilshire Bl... I worked in that office and figured he was going next door to William Morris or to some nearby restaurant.
Was wondering if that was the same area you saw him, his MG was the 40’s TC I believe...
@@jubalcalif9100 I met him, and he was gracious ,but shy.(he was hoping not to be noticed.)rest his soul.
"How do you feel about PSYCHOANALYSIS?"
"Do you believe in any sort of THE OCCULT?"
Can you imagine any late night host today asking these apropos of nothing?
And imagine guest who derive no offense from the questions asked of them. Camelot indeed.
Male why would those questions be apropos of nothing ?
chris bennett If they had nothing to do with anything discussed prior. Seeming non sequiturs.
At about 22:50, Orson references something Jack Lemon said earlier in the show, before he came on for his own segment. How wonderful that Welles was back stage actually paying attention to what his fellow guest was saying, and was thoughtful enough to come out and reference it. Orson, among many other things, was a gentleman.
My God this man interviews well. What natural talent.
You are so right. He was brilliant in the Nixon era.
They actually used to have real meaningful conversation on TV back then!
yes, because was more freedom of speech...
No bells and whistles, just conversation.
This guy's humor was ahead of his time
I have never seen one celebrity applaud for another like Lemmon does for Welles here. Jack Lemmon had met or worked with everyone and was a smart cookie, and he still made it clear that Welles was in a different league. He wasn't wrong.
Great comment
Exactly. Lemmon knew. And I got the impression that Wells really admired Lemmon. And rightfully so.
Orson seems very jovial & avuncular here. Fantastic story teller.
Amen to that ! Though seems strange to see him without his beard, which he wore for most of the latter part of his life.
yeah, if you can put up w/ his fractured style of storytelling.I can.I saw KANE in a theater about 20 yrs. ago, and again a couple times.I can't understand just how great it is, because I didn't experience the 1940's.like ,I KNOW why Bonnie & Clyde is so great because I am of the 60's, and saw movies before that milestone of film violence tore my head off at age 10(the ''ratings'' system,R,PG,ETC. hadn't got to me in time. that started about a year later.)
BossBass7o7 I am intrigued by your use of the ampersand followed immediately by “avuncular.” By the way, what font is your period?
I had to google avuncular...in my toilet. Shame on you.
@@buckeven3166 What do you mean "what font is your period?" I like the word avuncular, it tickles my fancy!
I love how he call tv the box and how it was the fabulous new medium/ and how now a lot of people don't even watch tv anymore.
What a great man sad true art isn't respected anymore.
we are watching TV now. not to be picky.but RUclips reminds me of a saying about TV. "everything comes back on cable." now, we have YT!
"All you need to know about the technical side of movie-making can be learned in a day and a half"...gotta love the guy for that comment alone.
I vividly remember my wife & i waiting anxiously all week for this interview due to the tv guide listing,we shared a bottle of wine and smoked some extremely good opium while watching,we were both spellbound by Orson and hung on every word,Orson Wells is the only artist i hold in higher esteem than my idols who are Frank Zappa and Miles Davis ,the albums Bitches Brew and Hot Rats changed my life .
My favorite FZ album is Apostrophe
All three of those men I'd say are about the highest kind this country has produced, along with Hunter S. Thompson, Herman Melville, Richard Pryor. True American originals!
I bet smoking some opium with Orson would have been quite fun as well.
I would have loved to had been there with y'all and that opium!
I love learning about Orson Welles. What an interesting human being. Would have loved to have been able to talk to him.
forty-nine years ago. holy hell.
It's like time moves. Crazy stuff man.
And now it's fifty.
This is when prominent Americans were articulate. My God, Orson Welles is an American treasure! Thank you for this.
He really was/is. Too bad the monied interests in Hollywood didn't treat him as such. Orson had to go abroad, to find financing for his films.
I could listen to this amazing man all night. Thanks for posting
Wonderful interview
I viewed this earlier this afternoon and I had to see it again it was so enjoyable and it wasn't like people were bombarding and shouting and talking at you or one liners or the f word here and there it was for me like A Beautiful Exchange and the Art of conversation between elegant bright and exciting men in their creative endeavors and what they understand about life and they generously share this information with no qualms at all and I thank them again for this little intellectual stimulating trip
Orson came on this show again 2 or 3 years later and was on for almost an hour. Dick Cavett, has some other great interviews, Bette Davis which was hysterical, Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer almost came to blows, also Dick Van Dyke talking openly about his alcoholism.
"If I see a cop then I know I did it"
Lol, Orson is hilarious.
All three of them legends. Class, class and more class. Gentlemen, 👏🏽 👏🏽👏🏽
What a charismatic man. No matter how mundane the question, he gives an interesting response. There is no modern equivalent.
Orson Welles: 'I think the best thing in the world, the best thing we have in life, is the ability to choose - the act of choice and decision is freedom.'
Not Too Much Now, With China Joe In There, And Horse Face.
@@williammclean5040 your pathetic.
I cant believe how much I enjoyed this. Orson Welles was so interesting. Wow.......famous people of today just absolutely suck!!!!
The best story teller ever....such a fascinating man cut from a different intellectual cloth.
Watching guys like Brando, Nicholson, Hitchcock and Orson Welles in interviews is otherworldly. Gods of the craft.
Dick: "How does a fifteen-year-old assume a twenty-five-year-old manner?"
Orson: "Well, he gets hooked on cigars and he lies a lot."
LMAO!
Jack Lemmon ,and indeed, Mr Welles are captured on tape before smoking became a terrible crime.Jack's smoke is blowing by Welles like the wind, and he isn't the least bit bothered by it, being a cigar man himself.
Or a real man wouldn't let it show if it DID lol.
Orson Wells and Jack Lemon. Talk about masters of their craft.
Intelligent people having conversations.
This sounds like a podcast where they just hang out.
Ironically you have hit the nail on the head. The talk shows in those days were "talk shows" the podcasts of today especially the longer ones are "talk shows". That is why they are so popular.
My favourite interviewee of all time.
Generous to a fault, the man had charisma to burn. However his greatest quality in my opinion is just how incredibly engaged he is at nothing less than all times. (A lesson there for a great many people; particularly these days). On top of it all, he is extremely and genuinely self deprecating. The man was an absolute delight. RIP dear friend.
Orson Welles must have been one of the greatest interviewees of all time. I was fascinated to hear what a character his father was. I would love to read a biography of him.
There’s a 3 part-volume one by Simon Callow. Great read!
He was also married to 2 of the most interesting women in Hollywood - Rita Hayworth and Dolores Del Rio.
Orson Welles - what a wonderful character. Jack Lemmon - I'll never forget him in Days of Wine and Roses. Great interview. Wish I had been born years earlier.
22:53 "Ignorance...there's no authority in the world like it." - now there's a great line!
He really loved using that line; he said it multiple times over the years, in various interviews. But, of course, if it's good, why let it go to waste? :-)
One of the earliest and one of the best Cavett interviews with Orson Welles and Jack Lemmon, Orson is a pure delight and in wonderful form
Welles, what a man. Such talent, intellect, and charm! A deadly combination!
What a amazing human being . I never knew just how incredible Mr Wells truly was !!!
D. Cavett
: 'Is there anyone you'd like to meet that you haven't?' O. Welles: 'I would ... almost everybody I don't know, I'd like to meet.'
He's fascinating ... So was Eartha!!! His quote - " ... the most exciting woman in America." I agree!!!
Wow! What a wonderful interview! Best half hour I've spent in a while...
Proof that we have devolved as a culture.
Or maybe he was the antithesis of everything American.
Nailed that one ☝️
@@marlenasien8793 No he was certainly American. Not everything about my country is bad as you imply. Come and experience the truth of what this country has to offer. Go to Kenosha. Plenty of decent and engaging people who are free in a way that no other county affords its citizens.
He was so smart. There are only a few actors like him now.
12:15 "everyone wants to make a movie, but not watch a movie"
he would've been amazed by the time of youtube!
Orson Welles was and is still considered a Genius. What an Icon!!
I once picked up a paperback at a yard sale for a quarter. called 'interviews w/ film directors',it was a collection from different publications. Chaplin, Welles, Hawks, Hitchcock, and many more. best buy I ever had .lost it after moving,but among other gems, I remember Welles saying he didn't like scenes where you could notice the projector running.in other words, ''action''.
There is a such a great ease about this. The audience gives the guests a great deal of respect. Cavett at his best. Bravo.
The Dick Cavett interview was always the best! Orson Welles w/ Jack Lemmon on the couch? It's outstanding. Really excellent conversation, sharing each others stories... Truly great people.
The BBC Arena Orson Welles Story ist another gem.
I'm still just trying to comprehend the fact that this man's father was alive with the wright brothers.
Somewhere else he said his grandfather told him about the civil war...the American one!
He said in another interview that his dad was already 60 years old when he was born.
I am from India and watching this interview maybe for the fifth time.
Ask any of those Avenger guys or Harry Potter guys or any of those Superheroes to match the class of Orson Wells, even for 5 mins.
Two of my favorites and I never missed Mr. Cavett either. What a fantastic interviewer he was.