+The Joker HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA YOU MADE MY DAY U ARE THE PRESIDENT OF THE EARTH NOW HAHHAHGSHAGSHGAHDVBCSAVCD
+RhythmGrizz You are completely correct. I have often considered going gay for this individual. It a shame that he is literally the epitome of perfection and would not even notice me. Oh well.
In person it's a likeable vibe, but in film it comes across as blandness. I don't think acting is really the career for him, but I'm glad he's been successful in his own right, even if by an unconventional route. It seems like he deserves it.
not to be a dick but you probably should stop the habit of judging people based on their appearance, like just in general, whether they are ugly or attractive.
*Here's the condensed version of Tommy's past that Doug scrolled on the screen for a part of the interview ( **12:50** ) so you don't have to pause and play to read every single word:* So after leaving his home country, Tommy Wiseau moved to Strasbourd in Eastern France, where he adopted the name _Pierre_ and worked as a restaurant dishwasher. Sestero describes how Wiseau saw the Disney film _One Hundred and One Dalmations_ at a young age, and quickly became obsessed with American pop-culture and cinema, and following a brief stint in Paris, Wiseau moved to Chalmette, Louisiana, where he lived with his uncle and aunt while employed at a grocery store. Sestero claims that Wiseau later moved to San Francisco as a street vendor selling toys to tourists near the Fisherman's Wharf. Locals nicknamed him _The Birdman_ due to the fact that he sold the unique bird toys that were only popular in Europe at the time; as a result of this moniker (name), he later legally changed his name to Thomas Pierre Wiseau, "taking the French word for *bird*, _oiseau_, and swapping out the _O_ and _W_ of his birth name". Sestero describes Wiseau continuing working in the San Francisco Bay area as a hospital worker and later starting a clothing company, _Street Fashions USA_, the profits of which Wiseau used to purchase and rent out large retail buildings around the city, allowing him to fund the production of _The Room_. Wiseau was interested in becoming a rock star before turning to a career of acting. He has said that he has been influenced by _The Guns of Navarone_, James Dean, Marlon Brando, and _Citizen Kane_ -- which is ironic, since _The Room_ has been called "The _Citizen Kane_ of bad movies." *YOU'RE WELCOME!*
This guy should work in Public Relations. He cake walked through those questions and wrote a book that Seth Rogan thought about making a movie on. That honestly....takes skill.
After reading The Disaster Artist, I've come away with this... Tommy Wiseau doesn't get enough credit. He was a unique soul that reached a point in his life where he decided to take control of his own destiny. No matter the cost (literally). No one can take that away from him. And further, The Room isn't a bad movie, when I watched it I expected much worse. If Wiseau had released this for the Latin market and dubbed in Spanish, he would have a hit. I've seen telenovelas follow the same formulas and emerge unscathed. Respect for you Mr Wiseau. Respect for you Mr Sestero!
RavnerRavner outside of Tommy's acting and the dialogue, it was just a really cheesy movie. and the most interesting part is that you can kind of feel good ideas under all this shit. put it into the hands of a competent director it really couldve been a gripping, intense drama story.
Right on. The Room was intended as a play at first, where these ideas would have translated better onto a stage. Where Tommy did screw up was taking an idea for a play and making a feature out of it. What can I say, the man thinks big.. but he did make a movie that for one reason or another we're still talking about over a decade later.
Interestingly, my Mexican wife (who is no fan of telenovelas, but is familiar enough with the formula, since her grandma is a big watcher of them) didn't find the movie to be quite as much of a turkey as she was expecting from the way I presented it to her before showing it to her.
Well, he published a well-received book which was then optioned into a film and this movie, as bad as it is, continues to screen all over the world. So all things considered, things worked out incredibly well for him.
A second chance? The guy wrote a New York Times best seller & just released his own film (which he wrote by himself). He still has so much ahead of him. He is incredible!
Greg and Tommy were destined to collaborate with each other. On one hand, you have a man with some sort of crazy vision, inordinate amount of self confidence, and little self awareness. Greg seems like that low key, intelligent, and self aware friend that keeps the ego in check without being too harsh about it.
I love that Greg isn't annoyed or mad at Tommy Wiseau for the weird shit he was put through in The Room. When I tell my friends that I plan to buy a physical copy of The Room, they always tell me that I'm a terrible person because of how bad it is. But the way I feel is that the fun in life is putting yourself through weird experiences, be it dropping acid, or watching The Room (they're pretty much the same level of what-the-fuckery). I am happy to see that Greg has the same outlook. I encourage everyone to become friends with the weird French Zombies sitting in the dark basements of the world.
I don't think he should be Mad, Greg achieved a level of fame and he got to write a book which is about to be turned into real hollywood movie. If anything it's Tommy who got taken apart by a person who he gave employment to.
I'm not even joking, I think this whole story of Greg's interactions with Wiseau and the production of The Room is really inspiring. Seriously. I mean, Wiseau may have created (what I atleast consider it to be) one of the worst movies of all time. I'd put it in my top 5, probably at #4, simply because the acting, script and overall production quality is so bottom of the barrel it's almost reaching the Earth's core. But I admire it in a way, because Wiseau really did just make one of his visions come true, and he did it mostly on his own. Granted he seems like a completely deluded lunatic, but he still managed to make a legacy for himself. This is inspiring because it proves that even if you make something that is terrible, awkward, badly produced or anything like that, there will always be a crowd somewhere for it, be it serious or sarcastic. (This is also how I think of Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey)
Oh it does. Mostly women who like to fantasize about a hunky rich man who will take care of everything they want. I had a female friend in College who said she liked it because "It's a sweet and dramatic love story, nothing wrong with that." It completely flew over her head how ridiculous the lines and general writing is in that book (I haven't read it myself, but I've read excerpts). Twilight however is a genuine monstrosity of a franchise, which is even more insane in my opinion, since the main character is literally the most unlikeable character I've ever seen in any form of media.
BaneofGalaxy I had completely forgot about that. My point remains valid though, as Twilight is actually a "successful" franchise due to the teenage girl fandom it has.
The way i see it there are two ways to acquire a following. You either make something very good, or you make something very bad. When you have something so painfully average and boring as twilight or fifty shades of grey, its a lot harder to gain a following.
Greg actually did clearly see something in Tommy before others were able to. Part of what makes "The Room" so memorable is the presence of its star and director. The same things that repulsed the acting coach were what cued Greg into knowing he could create something special.
I met Tommy at Wondercon, CA 2014! He was such a nice guy and was really social with everyone. I had him sign a bobble head. One of my favorite celebrities I've ever met!
Greg seems like such a nice guy, like the kind of person who was just happy to be in a movie that people enjoyed, regardless of why they enjoyed it. Perhaps that's why I find him endearing (and I find Tommy less so, though I'm sure he's a nice guy irl too). Greg knows the movie isn't good, but accepts and embraces the fact that people treat it as an unintentional comedy. In certain parts of this interview in fact, I get the feeling that Greg is holding back so as to not hurt Tommy's feelings by outright calling it bad. But that's my personal opinion. Tommy, on the other hand, seems to only tolerate the fact that it's not heralded as a masterwork of drama because people are still seeing his film. It's almost like he doesn't like people enjoying it unless it's for "the right reasons" despite the fact that he still became (in)famous because of it. But idk, I don't know either of them personally of course, and I'm just basing opinions off of interviews, editorials, Greg's book, etc. I'm sure they're both nice guys in person.
+J Venom "After watching an early cut of The Disaster Artist (the film based on The Disaster Artist, a book about the making of The Room) Greg Sestero felt sympathetic towards Tommy Wiseau, and so he decided to create a film for the two of them in order to make Wiseau happy. Over the course of a few weeks, Sestero wrote the script for Best F(r)iends." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_F(r)iends
I definitely recommend you read The Disaster Artist, it's amazing. Scrub that, listen to the audio book since it's read by Greg himself. You'll really appreciate what a good sport Greg is afterwards, considering just about anyone else would want to kill Tommy.
I'm reading Sestero's novel, The Disaster Artist, and I love it. It is really good, interesting, and explains so many things about why this movie is the way it is. Recommend it
I met Greg a couple of days ago, at a preview for Best F(r)iends in London, and he was like a magnet. I mean, obviously, he's a handsome dude but it was more than that. He has a really attractive presence.
Gotta hand it to Greg for being extremely chill about this whole thing. Also that shirt Doug's wearing blends a bit to well with the background. Haha, and Greg's impersonation of Tommy is great!
It actually took me two views to realize that it was Greg, and until I watched this interview I was able to accept it was him, show how far Doug has come
Nothing really to do with the actual interview itself, but it's funny how Doug wears black clothing here. In close-up shots of him it almost looks like a disembodied head and a hand. Not sure if that was intentional or not.
I'm trying to watch and listen to this interview but the fucking info card below keep making me pause, read and rewind to listen to what they were talking about. It took me an hour and a half to watch all of this. Am I the only one this happened to?
Transcript of that incredibly fast moving caption: So after leaving his home country, Tommy Wiseau moved to Strasbourg in eastern France, where he adopted the name Pierre and worked as a restaurant dishwasher. Sestero describes how Wiseau saw the Disney film "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" at a young age, and quickly became obsessed with American pop-culture and cinema, and following a brief stint in Paris, Wiseau moved to Chalmette, Louisiana, where he lived with his uncle and aunt while employed at a grocery store. Sestero claims that Wiseau later moved to San Francisco working as a street vendor selling toys to tourists near the Fisherman's Wharf. Locals nicknamed him "The Birdman" due to the fact that he sold unique bird toys that were only popular in Europe at that time. As a result of this moniker, he later legally changed his name to Thomas Pierre Wiseau, "taking the French word for 'bird', oiseau, and swapping out the O with the W of his birth name". Sestero describes Wiseau continuing working in the San Francisco bay area as a hospital worker and later starting a clothing company, Street Fashions USA, the profits of which Wiseau used to purchase and rent out large retail buildings around the city, allowing him to fund the production of The Room. Wiseau was interested in becoming a rock star before turning to a career in acting. He has said that he has been influenced by The Guns of Navarone, James Dean, Marlon Brando and Citizen Kane -- which is ironic, since The Room has been called "The Citizen Kane of bad movies." You're welcome! :-)
Wow ,I love this guy. He is great ,and he have perfect attitude to the whole situation ,it was like he knew its going to influence his life. I hate when people treat him and Tommy like two wierdoes. Does anyone treat Bruce Campbell ,or Rob Zombie that way?
I really liked this interview. Usually these kind of nerdy interviewers put me off because they're not very sensitive to how difficult an interview can be for the subject and so they can come off as inhumane. This guy is forceful but comes off as genuinely friendly and super interested in his subjects. Way to go complete stranger Doug Walker! PS. No hate towards nerds just making an observation.
Sestero recounts that at some point in late adulthood, Wiseau was involved in a near-fatal car crash in California after another driver ran a red light and struck Wiseau's vehicle; as a result, Wiseau was hospitalized for several weeks. Sestero believes that this incident was the turning point in Wiseau's life that led him to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor and director, ambitions that he had long neglected while pursuing financial security The more and more I read about Greg's book, the more I do want to read it and attempt to understand who the heck TW is. Tommy seems to have a childlike quality about him when you see him in interviews, etc and I think he is one of those out there who, while having that childlike quality, still can be demanding, insane but yet genius, etc and we really do not see people like that anymore
I've got to say read it. Or find the audio book. Because you hit the nail on the head. That's even how he is described by Greg in the book. I felt the same exact way though.
10:52, Doug forgot to mention in the text scrawl two other celebrities that LOVE The Room, Seth Rogen and James Franco, who are apparently trying to make a film about the making of The Room in which James Franco plays the midget vampire himself, Tommy Wiseau. Fingers crossed this actually happens!!
CarozQH Okay, but I can hardly find any information about it, there's no poster, there's no release date, there's no screenshots, nothing. What's happening, I really want to see this film?
Warner Bros doesn't really seem to promote the movie at this point. Seth Rogen did tweet about the premiere a couple of days ago, but it seems like the film won't be released in theatres in the next few weeks.
It's sort of incredible how even a film that's so bad, has gained the level fame it now has. Even the guy responsible for the film, will always be known for being a terrible actor and creating the worst thing to hit screens anywhere but he is known. Awful lines that spawned dozens of memes, I mean, is Tommy some kind of secret genius???
To be fair, this is the movie, that became famous for being so bad it's good, but by far not the worst film. That I think would go to Illuminati 1 and 2 by Desire Dubonet, so much of a bottom of a barrel, that it's not even on "her" IMDB page (yet the movies are on RUclips, only partially English).
I genuinely believe that there are some people that are just on a different plane of existence, metaphorically speaking, in terms of their perception and interpretation of the world and everything around them. At least to an extreme degree, of course everyone is different, but these people are truly out there and are one in a million, and I believe that Tommy is one of those people.
The interviewer proves that you can be a good internet movie critic with a lot of funny / witty observations and not be a good interviewer. He is such a narcissistic interviewer constantly making his own observations and turning the conversation back to himself. I think people think interviewing is 'easy' cause it's just sitting there & talking, right? But like all things it is harder than it looks. Good interviewing is a skill not easily learned or mastered. But anyway, how's your sex life? Love Greg Sestero!
GAH! All this fucking text. I can´t concentrate on both the interview and on reading the text at the same time so i end up pausing the film all the time wich ruins the flow. And everytime there isnt text im sitting on needles just in case text is gonna pop up so that i can pause the video which makes it hard to enjoy the video at all. Please just stop doing this. Please.
Oh hai Nostalgia Critic! When Mark says "George McFly" does he mean Crispin Glover? Also, 'Room' expert Steve Heisler has claimed that Tommy is actually from Poland. In 'The Disaster Artist,' Greg's mom, who is French, speaks to Tommy in French and tells Greg that he is definitely not from France.
"Celebrity fans such as Jonah Hill" He's not a celebrity he's a mysterious creature that some how crawls his way into movies while the other actors carry him.
this guy has the most positive correlation of handsomeness and non-douchebaggery that I've ever seen
I agree. He seems to be a nice guy and he's not ugly.
+The Joker why?
Maresa Knight
I beat the shit out of woman he knows, put her in a hospital in Guerrero street.
+The Joker HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHA YOU MADE MY DAY U ARE THE PRESIDENT OF THE EARTH NOW HAHHAHGSHAGSHGAHDVBCSAVCD
+RhythmGrizz You are completely correct. I have often considered going gay for this individual. It a shame that he is literally the epitome of perfection and would not even notice me. Oh well.
Mark you betrayed me played with me and I dont care anymore! You take my girl then go against my film. Im fed up with this world!
anyway how's your sex life?
Oh hai random youtube user. I cannot tell yu itz confidential.
You Tearing us apart, Tommy!
Shut up, youre nothing, youre shit, youre jus a chicken, chii chiip chip CHIP CHIIIP.
+Tommy Wiseau NOBODY POORLY IMITATES MY FAVORITE FARMYARD ANIMAL
Hahaha! What a story Mark!
+LuxKadafi I was just rolling over the floor, laughing in tears for 7 minutes about your comment.
+Magic Medic glad to hear that hahahha
+LuxKadafi You can say that again.
Just brilliant.
+Oswald The Lucky Rabbit I think he just did
I'm not sure why, but I find Sestero's laid-back personality really refreshing.
IndigoPhoenix21 main reason I love Keanu interviews so much. Such a down to earth dude.
IndigoPhoenix21 Id get fucked up with Greg
In person it's a likeable vibe, but in film it comes across as blandness. I don't think acting is really the career for him, but I'm glad he's been successful in his own right, even if by an unconventional route. It seems like he deserves it.
@@moonlily1 leave your stupid comments in your pocket.
Greg looks like a guy who would be really narcissistic and kind of a douchebag, but he's totally not. So down to earth and cool about the whole thing.
It seems to me like your the expert H S
not to be a dick but you probably should stop the habit of judging people based on their appearance, like just in general, whether they are ugly or attractive.
Probably because he looks like a cooler Matthew McConaughey
Tommy Wiseau would make an excellent Luke Skywalker:
*VADER: Luke, I am your father."*
*LUKE: Haha, what a funny story Vader!"*
+Potatobombkyle Lego Productions There's videos of Vader with his voice on RUclips, it's awesome. Droids go "cheep cheep cheep cheep"
+Potatobombkyle Lego Productions You're not my father, it's not true, it's bullshit, you're not my father.
Hahaha, what a story Darth!
(Luke and Leia in Ewok village during Episode VI)
Leia: "Luke, what's wrong"
Luke: "I cannot tell you, is confidential. Anyway, how is your sex life?"
"Hai Chewy! *pets chewy's head*"
*Here's the condensed version of Tommy's past that Doug scrolled on the screen for a part of the interview ( **12:50** ) so you don't have to pause and play to read every single word:*
So after leaving his home country, Tommy Wiseau moved to Strasbourd in Eastern France, where he adopted the name _Pierre_ and worked as a restaurant dishwasher. Sestero describes how Wiseau saw the Disney film _One Hundred and One Dalmations_ at a young age, and quickly became obsessed with American pop-culture and cinema, and following a brief stint in Paris, Wiseau moved to Chalmette, Louisiana, where he lived with his uncle and aunt while employed at a grocery store. Sestero claims that Wiseau later moved to San Francisco as a street vendor selling toys to tourists near the Fisherman's Wharf. Locals nicknamed him _The Birdman_ due to the fact that he sold the unique bird toys that were only popular in Europe at the time; as a result of this moniker (name), he later legally changed his name to Thomas Pierre Wiseau, "taking the French word for *bird*, _oiseau_, and swapping out the _O_ and _W_ of his birth name". Sestero describes Wiseau continuing working in the San Francisco Bay area as a hospital worker and later starting a clothing company, _Street Fashions USA_, the profits of which Wiseau used to purchase and rent out large retail buildings around the city, allowing him to fund the production of _The Room_. Wiseau was interested in becoming a rock star before turning to a career of acting. He has said that he has been influenced by _The Guns of Navarone_, James Dean, Marlon Brando, and _Citizen Kane_ -- which is ironic, since _The Room_ has been called "The _Citizen Kane_ of bad movies."
*YOU'RE WELCOME!*
Thank you. This must have taken a long time. We appreciate the effort bro.
Extremely appreciated. You earn a life time supply of swag points :D
AndrewsFaceTime oh man thats genious XD
AndrewsFaceTime too late :p
You forgot the part where he went by the alias D.B. Cooper.
Oh my god, that Wiseau impression is killing me. "It's a me, Maaaario."
Hahahahahahahahaha
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Fuck YEAH, SPARKLE SPARKLE SPARKLE!!!
Greg's Tommy Wiseau impression might be one of the most glorious things I've ever heard
At which part of the video?
MrThischarmingman2 16:20
You can thank me later
well i guess nobody knows him better.. only logical that he can do a great impression... ;)
You should listen to the audio book for the disaster artist, it is read by Greg and he does all of Tommy's lines though out. Its da best.
Lenard Johnson someone should put it online!
This guy should work in Public Relations. He cake walked through those questions and wrote a book that Seth Rogan thought about making a movie on. That honestly....takes skill.
CleoPhoenix he's freaking smart. He just needs to be a big time writer
CleoPhoenix they are making the movie
CleoPhoenix babe that trailer is out.
Peter Hernandez looks fucking amazing
And it was amazing
No offence Doug, but wearing all black against an all black background might not have been a smart idea.
Anyway, how is your sex life?
After reading The Disaster Artist, I've come away with this... Tommy Wiseau doesn't get enough credit. He was a unique soul that reached a point in his life where he decided to take control of his own destiny. No matter the cost (literally). No one can take that away from him. And further, The Room isn't a bad movie, when I watched it I expected much worse. If Wiseau had released this for the Latin market and dubbed in Spanish, he would have a hit. I've seen telenovelas follow the same formulas and emerge unscathed. Respect for you Mr Wiseau. Respect for you Mr Sestero!
RavnerRavner outside of Tommy's acting and the dialogue, it was just a really cheesy movie. and the most interesting part is that you can kind of feel good ideas under all this shit. put it into the hands of a competent director it really couldve been a gripping, intense drama story.
Right on. The Room was intended as a play at first, where these ideas would have translated better onto a stage. Where Tommy did screw up was taking an idea for a play and making a feature out of it. What can I say, the man thinks big.. but he did make a movie that for one reason or another we're still talking about over a decade later.
Yeah, the parallel with spanish soup operas is on point.
If a lot of people love each other, the World would be a better place to live.
Interestingly, my Mexican wife (who is no fan of telenovelas, but is familiar enough with the formula, since her grandma is a big watcher of them) didn't find the movie to be quite as much of a turkey as she was expecting from the way I presented it to her before showing it to her.
He seems like such a cool guy and a real person unlike most of Hollywood. I hope he gets a second chance.
Well, he published a well-received book which was then optioned into a film and this movie, as bad as it is, continues to screen all over the world. So all things considered, things worked out incredibly well for him.
@boneair The Room 2: My Johnny is a vampire
He just made a new movie called Best Friends.
A second chance? The guy wrote a New York Times best seller & just released his own film (which he wrote by himself). He still has so much ahead of him. He is incredible!
Doug Walker, the floating disembodied head.
haha
Hahaha..... what a story, Tony! So anyway, how is your sex life?
I thought the same
what a story, some jerk with a camera
Don't you dare question the almighty power of Doug's secret powers...
I picked up the audiobook. It's fantastic, and surprisingly moving. And Greg's narration is superb. He should do more voice acting.
Agreed! I love his impression of his mom. Tom E.
@@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE -tom E why do yo wanna help my son?
- I think he's cool guy
@@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE it is but honestly I love his Sandy impression even more. It's like a hopeless straight man giving up.
The audiobook of the room?
Indeed
His impressions of Tommy are hilariously accurate.
+Colin Brain I'm pretty sure no one on the entire planet knows Tommy Wiseau better than Greg Sestero. :D
could you tell me the minute?? i mean when he performs an impression
16:37
Reducto thanks a lot man !
Well, then buy the audiobook. You'll be rolling with laughter.
I can't believe how sweet this guy is, Tommy is so lucky.
A loyal friend, talented, good actor, good looking and an amazing writer. The full package
I did not dislike this video... its not true... its bullsh!t.. i did not dislike this video... i did not... oh hai mark!
Toufiq Aziz 😂
Like Doug said, the fact that he's being so cool about it just makes him more awesome. I think he did an AMA on Reddit at one point.
+Christina Kwon thats cool mr chinese guy
Like CHANNEL AWESOME
I'll shut up now
He should have opened with, "Oh hi Mark."
SuperJoshuaAguilar I did not hit her! I did nawt!
KevinementD I am fed up with this world!
SuperJoshuaAguilar OMG yes.
SuperJoshuaAguilar you are tearing me apart, Lisa!
+TheUnprofessionalAmateurPlays You seem to have quite the wonderful one yourself, judging by your picture..
This guy chills me out. This is what I needed to watch after the interview with Tommy.
I just discovered The Room and realized that 24 years of my life were wasted in the meantime.
Haha, what a story, Mark.
Eirika sacredstones lol'd so much XD
Anita smiles I try my best. Ehehehe. ;)
+Eirika sacredstones you meant hahaha
The room is made in 2003. So,you waisted only 17 years ;D
Greg and Tommy were destined to collaborate with each other. On one hand, you have a man with some sort of crazy vision, inordinate amount of self confidence, and little self awareness. Greg seems like that low key, intelligent, and self aware friend that keeps the ego in check without being too harsh about it.
I love that Greg isn't annoyed or mad at Tommy Wiseau for the weird shit he was put through in The Room. When I tell my friends that I plan to buy a physical copy of The Room, they always tell me that I'm a terrible person because of how bad it is. But the way I feel is that the fun in life is putting yourself through weird experiences, be it dropping acid, or watching The Room (they're pretty much the same level of what-the-fuckery). I am happy to see that Greg has the same outlook. I encourage everyone to become friends with the weird French Zombies sitting in the dark basements of the world.
I don't think he should be Mad, Greg achieved a level of fame and he got to write a book which is about to be turned into real hollywood movie. If anything it's Tommy who got taken apart by a person who he gave employment to.
He pretty much hated the experience. He just cannot say no and ha a deep relationship with Tommy
You're hardly a terrible person. The Room was WEIRD but it was FUNNY! You have a great sense of humor and this is a year where a laugh comes in handy.
They call you a terrible person over movie choice? You need new friends my man.
I could just imagine Wiseau exclaiming "Nobody understands my art!" and throwing a tantrum like at the end of The Room.
Greg seems like a genuinely cool guy. I like how differently he reacted to Wiseau then everyone else and saw the value in him.
I'm not even joking, I think this whole story of Greg's interactions with Wiseau and the production of The Room is really inspiring. Seriously. I mean, Wiseau may have created (what I atleast consider it to be) one of the worst movies of all time. I'd put it in my top 5, probably at #4, simply because the acting, script and overall production quality is so bottom of the barrel it's almost reaching the Earth's core. But I admire it in a way, because Wiseau really did just make one of his visions come true, and he did it mostly on his own. Granted he seems like a completely deluded lunatic, but he still managed to make a legacy for himself.
This is inspiring because it proves that even if you make something that is terrible, awkward, badly produced or anything like that, there will always be a crowd somewhere for it, be it serious or sarcastic.
(This is also how I think of Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey)
I actually have a hard time believing that 50 Shades of Grey has a "crowd." I still find people justifying the movie and it blows me away.
Oh it does. Mostly women who like to fantasize about a hunky rich man who will take care of everything they want. I had a female friend in College who said she liked it because "It's a sweet and dramatic love story, nothing wrong with that." It completely flew over her head how ridiculous the lines and general writing is in that book (I haven't read it myself, but I've read excerpts).
Twilight however is a genuine monstrosity of a franchise, which is even more insane in my opinion, since the main character is literally the most unlikeable character I've ever seen in any form of media.
Funny you should say that, since 5SoG is a Twilight fanfiction. lol
BaneofGalaxy I had completely forgot about that. My point remains valid though, as Twilight is actually a "successful" franchise due to the teenage girl fandom it has.
The way i see it there are two ways to acquire a following. You either make something very good, or you make something very bad. When you have something so painfully average and boring as twilight or fifty shades of grey, its a lot harder to gain a following.
Greg actually did clearly see something in Tommy before others were able to. Part of what makes "The Room" so memorable is the presence of its star and director. The same things that repulsed the acting coach were what cued Greg into knowing he could create something special.
I love Greg Sestero! Epitome of cool and a great sense of humor. Love to see him in more movies
I met Tommy at Wondercon, CA 2014! He was such a nice guy and was really social with everyone. I had him sign a bobble head. One of my favorite celebrities I've ever met!
If a lot of people love each other, the World would be a better place to live.
This video made me wanna buy the audiobook version of The Disaster Artist, Greg Sestero is really good at narating and impersonating Wiseau.
I adore his impression of Tommy lol.
Greg seems like such a nice guy, like the kind of person who was just happy to be in a movie that people enjoyed, regardless of why they enjoyed it. Perhaps that's why I find him endearing (and I find Tommy less so, though I'm sure he's a nice guy irl too).
Greg knows the movie isn't good, but accepts and embraces the fact that people treat it as an unintentional comedy. In certain parts of this interview in fact, I get the feeling that Greg is holding back so as to not hurt Tommy's feelings by outright calling it bad. But that's my personal opinion. Tommy, on the other hand, seems to only tolerate the fact that it's not heralded as a masterwork of drama because people are still seeing his film. It's almost like he doesn't like people enjoying it unless it's for "the right reasons" despite the fact that he still became (in)famous because of it.
But idk, I don't know either of them personally of course, and I'm just basing opinions off of interviews, editorials, Greg's book, etc. I'm sure they're both nice guys in person.
+J Venom "After watching an early cut of The Disaster Artist (the film based on The Disaster Artist, a book about the making of The Room) Greg Sestero felt sympathetic towards Tommy Wiseau, and so he decided to create a film for the two of them in order to make Wiseau happy. Over the course of a few weeks, Sestero wrote the script for Best F(r)iends." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_F(r)iends
He seems like a really good guy! I feel like he is really enjoying sitting down with Doug and discussing his book.
Well, after watching this interview i've actually liked Greg.
I definitely recommend you read The Disaster Artist, it's amazing. Scrub that, listen to the audio book since it's read by Greg himself. You'll really appreciate what a good sport Greg is afterwards, considering just about anyone else would want to kill Tommy.
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Whoa...Greg looks so attractive in his modeling photos. :D
He's always extremely attractive though.
Greg, you hot son of a bitch. That Tommy Wiseau impression was so spot on.
I'm reading Sestero's novel, The Disaster Artist, and I love it. It is really good, interesting, and explains so many things about why this movie is the way it is. Recommend it
Somebody should ask Tommy to do his Greg Sestero impression.
I met Greg a couple of days ago, at a preview for Best F(r)iends in London, and he was like a magnet. I mean, obviously, he's a handsome dude but it was more than that. He has a really attractive presence.
Yeah. Kinda sad how some people think he's bland
What a beautiful man.
Gotta hand it to Greg for being extremely chill about this whole thing. Also that shirt Doug's wearing blends a bit to well with the background.
Haha, and Greg's impersonation of Tommy is great!
Doug is a good interviewer and I like how he becomes just a head with expressive hands in this interview.
he liked Wiseau before it was cool
Holy shit, I just now realized Greg was in Doug's commercial video
Wow am I dumb
It actually took me two views to realize that it was Greg, and until I watched this interview I was able to accept it was him, show how far Doug has come
selthroWs what commercial?can you give me a link?
selthroWs nevermind ,you meant the intro >.
nah he was in return of the commercials
his impression of tommy is on point and he's so low key about it. He says every quote in his voice
I love how fondly Greg speaks of Tommy!
Nothing really to do with the actual interview itself, but it's funny how Doug wears black clothing here. In close-up shots of him it almost looks like a disembodied head and a hand. Not sure if that was intentional or not.
I'm trying to watch and listen to this interview but the fucking info card below keep making me pause, read and rewind to listen to what they were talking about. It took me an hour and a half to watch all of this. Am I the only one this happened to?
+Chris Carmona no, i had the same problem as you. pretty damn annoying.
+Chris Carmona no, i had the same problem as you. pretty damn annoying.
Chris Carmona no you might just be illiterate.
Chris Carmona thats because you re a chicken. Cheep cheep cheep cheep cheep!
Chris Carmona Then when it started flying by i was like wtf?!?
The Disaster Artist is a well-written page turner and this was an entertaining interview (kudos to the annotation, too).
He's soooo good looking
Agreed 😍
Might be his babyface
"He was somebody that i just saw as really fascinating character that you just enjoy watching him exist in life" HAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA OMG
The story of Tommy Wiseau essentially sounds like the background to an SCP object...
Alternatevil Hahahha
Transcript of that incredibly fast moving caption:
So after leaving his home country, Tommy Wiseau moved to Strasbourg in eastern France, where he adopted the name Pierre and worked as a restaurant dishwasher. Sestero describes how Wiseau saw the Disney film "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" at a young age, and quickly became obsessed with American pop-culture and cinema, and following a brief stint in Paris, Wiseau moved to Chalmette, Louisiana, where he lived with his uncle and aunt while employed at a grocery store. Sestero claims that Wiseau later moved to San Francisco working as a street vendor selling toys to tourists near the Fisherman's Wharf. Locals nicknamed him "The Birdman" due to the fact that he sold unique bird toys that were only popular in Europe at that time. As a result of this moniker, he later legally changed his name to Thomas Pierre Wiseau, "taking the French word for 'bird', oiseau, and swapping out the O with the W of his birth name". Sestero describes Wiseau continuing working in the San Francisco bay area as a hospital worker and later starting a clothing company, Street Fashions USA, the profits of which Wiseau used to purchase and rent out large retail buildings around the city, allowing him to fund the production of The Room. Wiseau was interested in becoming a rock star before turning to a career in acting. He has said that he has been influenced by The Guns of Navarone, James Dean, Marlon Brando and Citizen Kane -- which is ironic, since The Room has been called "The Citizen Kane of bad movies."
You're welcome! :-)
it's right off of Wikipedia
The wide eyed floating head screaming at me is off-putting
Atleast he's a true friend. I mean, he knows that Wiseau is a weird guy but still likes and respect him.
Greg and Doug were both good, but the real star of this video is the subtitle box.
Greg is such a cool guy! Seeing this interview is so surreal but so awesome. As soon as he said "It's me Mario" in Tommy Wiseau's voice, I cracked up.
This is interesting, Mark from the room is being interviewed by a floating head and hands and everythings normal.
Plot twist: it was Wiseau"s doing.
Wow ,I love this guy. He is great ,and he have perfect attitude to the whole situation ,it was like he knew its going to influence his life. I hate when people treat him and Tommy like two wierdoes. Does anyone treat Bruce Campbell ,or Rob Zombie that way?
+Ovidiu Lipsa If you watch any of this interview its clear he did for the hell of it. For the experience, he didn't know anything would come of it.
He seems like a really cool guy who is easy to hang out with.
I really liked this interview. Usually these kind of nerdy interviewers put me off because they're not very sensitive to how difficult an interview can be for the subject and so they can come off as inhumane. This guy is forceful but comes off as genuinely friendly and super interested in his subjects. Way to go complete stranger Doug Walker! PS. No hate towards nerds just making an observation.
how is he so handsome and yet in so little things
The way he sees the positives of his experience is something everyone should aspire to. What a great guy!
Sestero recounts that at some point in late adulthood, Wiseau was involved in a near-fatal car crash in California after another driver ran a red light and struck Wiseau's vehicle; as a result, Wiseau was hospitalized for several weeks. Sestero believes that this incident was the turning point in Wiseau's life that led him to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor and director, ambitions that he had long neglected while pursuing financial security
The more and more I read about Greg's book, the more I do want to read it and attempt to understand who the heck TW is. Tommy seems to have a childlike quality about him when you see him in interviews, etc and I think he is one of those out there who, while having that childlike quality, still can be demanding, insane but yet genius, etc and we really do not see people like that anymore
I've got to say read it. Or find the audio book. Because you hit the nail on the head.
That's even how he is described by Greg in the book. I felt the same exact way though.
He's attractive and likeable. I hope he's doing well
Greg is a total hottie!!!!
greg seems an awesome man, so calm, funny and intersting.
He seems like a pretty chill dude :) I can't believe you found him for the interview!
I had a hole in my heart that needed to be filled since Pop-Up Video on VH1 was cancelled. This fills it and the some.
10:52, Doug forgot to mention in the text scrawl two other celebrities that LOVE The Room, Seth Rogen and James Franco, who are apparently trying to make a film about the making of The Room in which James Franco plays the midget vampire himself, Tommy Wiseau. Fingers crossed this actually happens!!
Today's the world premiere.
CarozQH Okay, but I can hardly find any information about it, there's no poster, there's no release date, there's no screenshots, nothing. What's happening, I really want to see this film?
Warner Bros doesn't really seem to promote the movie at this point. Seth Rogen did tweet about the premiere a couple of days ago, but it seems like the film won't be released in theatres in the next few weeks.
anadryantontine and to this day there is a trailer for "The Disaster Artist"
The interviewer did a nice job here. Very genuine.
This guy has some great fucking genes man
It's sort of incredible how even a film that's so bad, has gained the level fame it now has. Even the guy responsible for the film, will always be known for being a terrible actor and creating the worst thing to hit screens anywhere but he is known. Awful lines that spawned dozens of memes, I mean, is Tommy some kind of secret genius???
To be fair, this is the movie, that became famous for being so bad it's good, but by far not the worst film. That I think would go to Illuminati 1 and 2 by Desire Dubonet, so much of a bottom of a barrel, that it's not even on "her" IMDB page (yet the movies are on RUclips, only partially English).
Doug, this is a great show. I love that you keep your sense of humor in there, very unique. Great job! Keep it up!
This interview is gonna blow up come December.
HOLY JESUS IN A STICK. TOMMY WISEAU ATTENDED ON ACTING CLASSES???
That would be an interesting sit through; just to see what he might do.
Greg doing impressions of tommy just like he did in the audiobook is pretty awesome
I wished that Tommy had put the vampire and flying car thing into the movie
I hope James Franco's movie reenacts the acting class part.
what? is he gonna make a movie about tommy?
Yep, its called The Masterpiece, based on Greg Sestero's book.
that is awsome. i hope the critic reviews it too even if its good.
StageLined Productions look up the full trailer!
That's how the movie opens
Greg honestly seems like the most down to earth dude ever.
Awesome interview.
Gregory is one awesome dude.
It's Mark!. Doug you made me happy. Good interview!
I genuinely believe that there are some people that are just on a different plane of existence, metaphorically speaking, in terms of their perception and interpretation of the world and everything around them. At least to an extreme degree, of course everyone is different, but these people are truly out there and are one in a million, and I believe that Tommy is one of those people.
The interviewer proves that you can be a good internet movie critic with a lot of funny / witty observations and not be a good interviewer. He is such a narcissistic interviewer constantly making his own observations and turning the conversation back to himself.
I think people think interviewing is 'easy' cause it's just sitting there & talking, right? But like all things it is harder than it looks. Good interviewing is a skill not easily learned or mastered.
But anyway, how's your sex life? Love Greg Sestero!
I recently finished his book and it is an AMAZING read. Definitely got a new respect for everyone who acted in the Room. Greg is the man
I agree @ 12:41 Tommy is obviously one of Voldemort's Horcruxes.
7:11
I always assumed the tuxedos were for the wedding pictures.
There was a comment made in that scene about them.
I am the only one who thinks Greg Sestero sounds a lot like Owen Wilson?
Adam Carter looks like Luke Wilson
Wow
lmao don't ruin my crush on Greg, please.
Tommy and Greg forever! Best Bfffs
I like Doug's interview style; he does a good job talking about The Room and getting into Sistero's life
GAH! All this fucking text. I can´t concentrate on both the interview and on reading the text at the same time so i end up pausing the film all the time wich ruins the flow. And everytime there isnt text im sitting on needles just in case text is gonna pop up so that i can pause the video which makes it hard to enjoy the video at all.
Please just stop doing this. Please.
God forbid you have to read.
***** How can you have missed the point?
I hear ya.
Everybody betray me..I'm fed up with this world
+NostalgiNorden most of it is on imdb
Greg seems like a really nice guy!
Greg Sestero is the coolest
He is certainly not one of us.
Sincerely,
Hungarians.
p.s.Your turn Romania
He is either from Serbia, Romania or Bulgaria. (That much is certain for me)
Poland.
On behalf of the Polish people I'm gonna say - he is deffinietly not Polish.
Oh hai Nostalgia Critic!
When Mark says "George McFly" does he mean Crispin Glover?
Also, 'Room' expert Steve Heisler has claimed that Tommy is actually from Poland. In 'The Disaster Artist,' Greg's mom, who is French, speaks to Tommy in French and tells Greg that he is definitely not from France.
I definitely have to get that book.
+Kevin H. Pilgrim I am reading it again for the fourth time. Fantastic stuff for fans like us
"Celebrity fans such as Jonah Hill" He's not a celebrity he's a mysterious creature that some how crawls his way into movies while the other actors carry him.
I just like to watch you guys
I love Greg so much 😭❤