Christopher Lee discusses Gandalf, Saruman and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy

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  • Опубликовано: 16 янв 2025

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  • @jane1993
    @jane1993 7 лет назад +6907

    Christopher Lee: "I'm trying to remember the rest of the question."
    Also Christopher Lee: "And then there were the two blue wizards, Alatar and Pallando"

    • @gandalfthegrey7146
      @gandalfthegrey7146 6 лет назад +456

      Christopher Abel it’s also like a less aggressive form of short term memory loss and/or dementia....he can remember things from long ago, but not things that happened a few seconds or minutes ago....my grandma can remember back when she was 3 yrs old...her old memories are locked In a steel safe so to speak, but she can’t remember a conversation from the previous day.

    • @ethan6277
      @ethan6277 5 лет назад +10

      Lol

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 5 лет назад +99

      @@gandalfthegrey7146 Seriously? Because I'm really young and the same happens to me. I get lost even on my own thoughts when I'm speaking.
      However I can remember a lot, even something someone else has done long after they have forgotten about it themselves.

    • @xanox2003
      @xanox2003 5 лет назад +66

      I've read the story of Alatar and Pallando...
      Tolkien said that they were last seen in the east of middle-earth and they suddenly vanished never to be seen again,either they were killed or returned to the space with the valars

    • @germanicelt
      @germanicelt 5 лет назад +3

      @@gandalfthegrey7146 because more happened then

  • @Tiger74147
    @Tiger74147 8 лет назад +3665

    The fact that he remembered the names of the Blue Wizards, what with all the stuff that's already in his head, astounds me.

    • @dasschadenfreude7333
      @dasschadenfreude7333 8 лет назад +234

      The guy could recite Black Speech with noticeable fluency, I feel that knowing the names of all the Maia wizards would have been child's play. RIP Sir Lee...

    • @astaldo1117
      @astaldo1117 8 лет назад +18

      JFC THAT WAS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT... That man was wonderful...

    • @UnfamiliarPlace
      @UnfamiliarPlace 8 лет назад +77

      And especially when having trouble keeping in mind the question asked a minute prior. Just goes to show how our brains assess meaning and where we put our memory resources. A good story wins out every day, even one first read 60 years ago!

    • @MrAllallalla
      @MrAllallalla 7 лет назад +5

      Tiger74147 kinda weird then that he didnt remember the part of unfinished tales about how saruman became evil. It wasn't much that was said there but still even a little is more than "nothing" as he proclaimed.

    • @rodrigotolosa590
      @rodrigotolosa590 7 лет назад +11

      Maybe those texts hadn't been published when he was youger? Even If he read The Silmarillion he wouldn't have learnt much about Saruman.

  • @bullsquid42
    @bullsquid42 10 лет назад +5068

    "There were 5 wizards, but you probably didn't know"
    Over 90 years old and still a hipster. I love this guy.

    • @silentgroyper5069
      @silentgroyper5069 4 года назад +64

      @DM Animation I disagree tho calling him a hipster. A nerd but not hipster. A hipster stands for pretensious bastard.

    • @Ben-vl5ew
      @Ben-vl5ew 4 года назад +2

      @@kaliciusername why lol

    • @jackleeray
      @jackleeray 4 года назад +2

      Lowkey the truth lmao 😂

    • @aaronm97oh10
      @aaronm97oh10 4 года назад +5

      @@silentgroyper5069 it's more of a joke

    • @filmspilloganime6591
      @filmspilloganime6591 4 года назад +2

      Yes, this comment I kinda got a bit disturbed by. Why would he assume that the woman hadn't heard about them? Kinda rude.

  • @PapaSmurff660
    @PapaSmurff660 9 лет назад +3975

    Lee gets a simple question, responds with an encyclopedia.

    • @PapaSmurff660
      @PapaSmurff660 9 лет назад +128

      gotta love him though

    • @semme321
      @semme321 8 лет назад +164

      +PapaSmurff660 Even though he himself didn't know where he was going with his story at one point, he's just such an interesting man to listen to that it doesn't matter.

    • @MugenHeadNinja
      @MugenHeadNinja 8 лет назад +67

      Lets be fair though, he was in his late 80's during this interview, he was having trouble hearing and having trouble staying on track and remembering, I feel a little bad for him knowing in just a few more years from this he died.......

    • @PapaSmurff660
      @PapaSmurff660 8 лет назад +3

      MugenHeadNinja same

    • @cristinaantunes615
      @cristinaantunes615 8 лет назад +37

      But amazing how he knew most of the story of the books even at such age already, you can see that he trully trully loves it

  • @MrSamuel539
    @MrSamuel539 9 лет назад +3097

    I love how much of Tolkien lore nerd he is. Really couldn't have picked anyone better to play Saruman.

    • @hyperrunner8531
      @hyperrunner8531 5 лет назад +107

      Nerd is not the right word I think, in his day it was being a litterateur, to be very scholarly and well read with strong works of literature, they didn't have all the easy forms of media and entertainment like we do today, with our generation its nerd culture because our interest in the lore of say the Tolkienverse is almost entirely due to the epic movies and video games etc and the cult following they created.

    • @MrZackavelli
      @MrZackavelli 4 года назад +64

      @@hyperrunner8531 You're right, but I'm sure he was using the term 'nerd' as a term of endearment

    • @HypervoxelRBX
      @HypervoxelRBX 4 года назад +13

      Matches_Malone yes, now days being considered a ‘nerd’ is a very good thing

    • @whiterider
      @whiterider 4 года назад +8

      Same here. I feel like the entire cast was perfect for their roles

    • @kylafatina
      @kylafatina 4 года назад +40

      He actually is the only one on the cast who has met Tolkien in person.

  • @Andrese935
    @Andrese935 4 года назад +1151

    Played in Lord of The Rings
    Played in Star Wars
    Played in James Bond
    This man is a legend.

    • @thehoogard
      @thehoogard 3 года назад +91

      Don't forget Dracula.

    • @bartendergaming6115
      @bartendergaming6115 3 года назад +26

      He portrayed Dracula very well too.

    • @Vingul
      @Vingul 3 года назад +13

      Played in Mio min Mio.

    • @TheZahilia
      @TheZahilia 3 года назад +20

      And metal singer too

    • @edgar6628
      @edgar6628 2 года назад

      His a world war 2 vet also he was a nazi hunter sesearch it

  • @jakeollyb
    @jakeollyb 9 лет назад +2348

    Rest in Peace you magnificent gentleman. You'll always be Saruman to me.
    Sir Christopher Lee (1922-2015)

    • @ryanfriedman4329
      @ryanfriedman4329 9 лет назад +3

      He can't be gone! He can't be!!!!

    • @hvittfjellrose3105
      @hvittfjellrose3105 8 лет назад +46

      He is not gone. He is in the mountains riding dragons with Dio.

    • @ryanfriedman4329
      @ryanfriedman4329 8 лет назад +14

      +Sarah Outten and chatting with Peter Cushing

    • @darthparallax5207
      @darthparallax5207 7 лет назад +25

      and Count Dooku. He is excellency.

    • @hvittfjellrose3105
      @hvittfjellrose3105 7 лет назад +3

      Ryan Friedman And chilling with Christopher Lee-wait. He is Christopher Lee. If he ever met himself he would totally chill with himself.

  • @St3v3z
    @St3v3z 12 лет назад +861

    I love that Christopher forgets the question 30 seconds after being asked it, but remembers the names of the blue Wizards that Tolkien mentions only a couple times in all his books :) I really hope he lives to see all 3 films as he will enjoy them more than most. A true legend.

    • @geechyguy3441
      @geechyguy3441 4 года назад +53

      He did live to see all 3, he's in all 3

    • @St3v3z
      @St3v3z 4 года назад +51

      @@geechyguy3441 Yeah, i said that in 2013.

    • @geechyguy3441
      @geechyguy3441 4 года назад +22

      @@St3v3z Oh U meant hobbit movies my bad I didn't know this was an interview about the hobbit.

    • @RoboEpic
      @RoboEpic 4 года назад +41

      A 7 year old commenter actually replied. This comment did not age well ):

    • @geechyguy3441
      @geechyguy3441 4 года назад +9

      @@RoboEpic Im still gonna be in love with Middle Earth movies even 70 years from now xD

  • @davidls187
    @davidls187 4 года назад +403

    People call anybody they admire "legends" these days.
    Sir Christopher Lee, however, was truly, really, an actual legend.

    • @---cf9bj
      @---cf9bj 3 года назад +7

      Agreed, and his life story is massive in detail, the life he lived. not many come close to him.

    • @jedofaxa1147
      @jedofaxa1147 3 года назад +2

      Christopher, I don't use the word 'legend' very often. But you, are the greatest legend in acting history.

    • @ZenithalPoint
      @ZenithalPoint 2 года назад +5

      I couldn't agree more. Nowadays people use dramatic expressions way too loosely and just about anything they think is even remotely good.
      Yes. Christopher Lee is one of few who is actually worthy of being remembered as a Legend

    • @jimmy22334
      @jimmy22334 Год назад +1

      Just read his wiki page and be amazed. Dude went from a Nazi killing badass to one of the most iconic actors of all time, and did so much more in between. God bless this man. Rest in Peace to the great Sir Christopher Lee.

    • @stephaneneron
      @stephaneneron Год назад +2

      You are a legend to bring that up :)

  • @cloudgirl150
    @cloudgirl150 8 лет назад +2093

    He should narrate every book ever...

    • @kraortlag1548
      @kraortlag1548 8 лет назад +114

      Well this wonderful man is dead now :(

    • @TOONAnimeRevolutions
      @TOONAnimeRevolutions 7 лет назад +13

      Banana Man yet justin beiber is still kicking

    • @JaffaJannu
      @JaffaJannu 7 лет назад +20

      Well sir Christopher Lee was born in 1922. And jb what? 1994? So it's natural that latter one is still alive.

    • @tidepods1470
      @tidepods1470 6 лет назад +10

      @cloudgirl150 There’s a video on RUclips where he narrated Tell Tale Heart by: Edgar Allen Poe

    • @KacoughanicKing
      @KacoughanicKing 5 лет назад +14

      cloudgirl150
      He narrated the book children of Hurín Christopher Tolkien edited book.

  • @dcornejoy
    @dcornejoy 8 лет назад +359

    You gotta love sir Christopher Lee's voice

  • @OdeForCruelty
    @OdeForCruelty 11 лет назад +349

    Holy fuck Christopher is charismatic, his voice is just so... hypnotic. He could read a dictionary out loud in here and I wouldn't care.

    • @OdeForCruelty
      @OdeForCruelty 11 лет назад +17

      ShadrolGER
      Indeed. He's pretty much the only actor alive today, who's really capable of playing Saruman believably. The casting was spot on.

    • @wms72
      @wms72 3 года назад +2

      Wash your mouth out.

    • @deleting-e9p
      @deleting-e9p 3 года назад +4

      @@wms72 Yes, regular toothbrushing is of course important, thank you. (my teeth are in a really bad condition aaaaa)

    • @17Watman
      @17Watman 3 года назад +1

      It’s the Power of theVoice of Saruman.

  • @supacopper4790
    @supacopper4790 9 лет назад +321

    In my opinion, Christopher Lee and Ian Mckellen can exchange their own role of Saruman and Gandalf respectively, as they are both great actor with some powerful 'aura' and voice of the wise and evil. However, due to Christopher's age, it is difficult for him to involve in so many actions like Ian did (I know they have someone to perform the stunt), so they settle with their own role that we see in the movie. But the most important thing is that they play their role very well.

    • @rockingrugger
      @rockingrugger 9 лет назад +14

      Supa Copper Very true! Just look at how Sir Ian played Magneto.

    • @tatuira93
      @tatuira93 9 лет назад +47

      +Supa Copper I'd say Christopher is more appropriate for Saruman because of his voice.
      The whole thing about Saruman is his voice.

    • @meph2473
      @meph2473 9 лет назад +15

      +tatuira93 In the books there is even a whole chapter dedicated to it.

    • @paulwagner688
      @paulwagner688 4 года назад +7

      In the Hobbit films, he was so frail that he did his shooting from London, and was mostly seated. He had to act to a camera, since the rest of the cast was in NZ.

    • @DeadManSinging1
      @DeadManSinging1 4 года назад +6

      I thought he would talk about it here, but he took the role of Saruman once McKellon was interested in Gandalf because he said "He will be better than I"

  • @ZaireXIII
    @ZaireXIII 8 лет назад +97

    It's fun to watch, because even though he needs help remembering the questions, his answers are superb and richly detailed. May we all be lucky enough to be so articulate in our old age.

  • @Corum95
    @Corum95 7 лет назад +44

    He has such a deep and detailed knowledge of Tolkien's work. To have the most important antagonist played by an actor which is both talented and attached to the source material is a blessing for a motion picture.

  • @JustaQuad
    @JustaQuad 11 лет назад +1696

    In reality Christopher is the only person in the LOTR production who had met Tolkein and Tolkein had promised Lee the part of Gandalf, so it must have been a bit of an annoyance years later to not get the part. Although he at least was in it :)

    • @AceOfKnights108
      @AceOfKnights108 11 лет назад +380

      I think i read somewhere that he was offered Gandalf's role. However he knows playing Gandalf will involved more combat scenes which he knows he's a bit too old for that (Count Dooku only has 3 combat scenes and he always seems to be out of breath) and he settled with Saruman's role

    • @Wiliraughshai
      @Wiliraughshai 10 лет назад +63

      Black Snow You know, they pretty much use stunts for those while only having actors for close-ups...

    • @JustaQuad
      @JustaQuad 10 лет назад +158

      Wiliraughshai lol you think Ian Mckellan couldn't spin round and kill a couple of orcs with a staff? ;) Well think again.

    • @AlexeyFilippenkoPlummet
      @AlexeyFilippenkoPlummet 10 лет назад +26

      There's no justifying if that was what the creator wished.

    • @JustaQuad
      @JustaQuad 10 лет назад +5

      Alexey Filippenko I doubt Mr Lee lied and I'm sure other sources were perhaps present.

  • @madman2u
    @madman2u 11 лет назад +479

    He could be a politician, because he didn't answer the question xD But still awesome!

    • @metaldrago30
      @metaldrago30 11 лет назад +25

      My thoughts exactly =)!

    • @redguy2215
      @redguy2215 10 лет назад +56

      you have to forgive him, time is not too kind to him

    • @509Gman
      @509Gman 7 лет назад +78

      He answered it. He wanted to play Gandalf, but considered Saruman to be an upgrade

    • @darthparallax5207
      @darthparallax5207 7 лет назад +21

      No, he never could have been a politician. He is too honest, and had to become someone who spends all of their times in masks pretending to be other people. :)

    • @geechyguy3441
      @geechyguy3441 4 года назад +7

      Well it wasn't about him answering the questions it was more of just giving him a subject to talk about.

  • @matthewsilverio491
    @matthewsilverio491 9 лет назад +352

    Rest in Peace Christopher Lee. You are and will be one of the Great 5 wizards :'( May your soul rest in the halls of Mandos :'(

    • @gaiusmarius4112
      @gaiusmarius4112 9 лет назад +3

      I'm really sad this happened 😭😭

    • @TheTeodorsoldierabvb
      @TheTeodorsoldierabvb 8 лет назад +4

      +GoodGuySauron Humans actually don't go to the halls of Mandos when they die, only elves and dwarves do. Nobody knows where human souls go :)

    • @matthewsilverio491
      @matthewsilverio491 8 лет назад +6

      テオドル Yes I know xD he is a wizard so I said hall of mandos. Christopher Lee is Saruman to me and will always be no one can replace him! The soul of humans go back to Eru Illuvitar because Eru showed his favoritism to humans by giving them shorter lives, when men die they go back to eru illuvitar (as you said elves and dwarves only go to the halls of mandos) and the ability to forge their own destiny unlike the elves and dwarves they are tied to the world.

    • @TheTeodorsoldierabvb
      @TheTeodorsoldierabvb 8 лет назад +7

      GoodGuySauron
      All of this is true, I am so dumb to forget that he isn't actually human, but a Maya in human form. Anyway, cheers, it is nice to see others who read the Silmarillion :)

    • @matthewsilverio491
      @matthewsilverio491 8 лет назад +4

      テオドル Yes it is nice to see people read the Silmarillion cheers :)

  • @JessFromMead
    @JessFromMead 8 лет назад +163

    His voice....So captivating

  • @ferfogs
    @ferfogs 9 лет назад +324

    Actually Tolkien explained Saruman's fall. He studied too deeply the arts of the Enemy and got enchanted by its ways. "he who breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom", as Gandalf says.

    • @ferfogs
      @ferfogs 8 лет назад +4

      +deergawd - yes, it's basically what I meant, with different words :)

    • @JohannesLG12203
      @JohannesLG12203 8 лет назад +30

      It may also be a hint to the palantir. Saruman had it for a very long time, and hid it from the rest of the order. He may have fallen to Saurons tricks through it, like Denethor. And Sauron had the most powerfull one, that could see what the other palantiers would see

    • @docwyli4316
      @docwyli4316 8 лет назад +5

      spot on man; i was so close to writing it myself
      +

    • @ulmo5536
      @ulmo5536 8 лет назад +13

      Johannes Gnocchi Curumo/Saruman had plans to take the one ring for himself and deceive Sauron, ironically also called "the deceiver"

    • @JohannesLG12203
      @JohannesLG12203 8 лет назад +5

      correct. IMo the one of the biggest mistakes in the movies. They didnt even mention it

  • @JordanR
    @JordanR 11 лет назад +743

    Such a boss.

    • @JordanR
      @JordanR 6 лет назад +17

      Hello me from 4 years ago.

    • @unbelievablytrash9458
      @unbelievablytrash9458 5 лет назад +1

      @@JordanR Hello you from 5 years ago.

    • @JordanR
      @JordanR 5 лет назад +3

      @@unbelievablytrash9458 Hello from modern me ^^

    • @Chris-ve1st
      @Chris-ve1st 5 лет назад

      @@JordanR hi

    • @damiank7374
      @damiank7374 5 лет назад +1

      @@JordanR hello u from 2020

  • @JamesCourse66
    @JamesCourse66 10 лет назад +361

    Lol.. I love how he kinda answers the question, but he slowly gets to it.

    • @TheUniverseExists
      @TheUniverseExists 10 лет назад +62

      And he just barely answers it. The questioner probably expected a more insightful answer into how he felt about playing as Saruman. Instead, Cristopher Lee just runs on and on about facts from the tolkein mythology.
      Just like any old person would do. They like to share their knowledge, and they enjoy telling little trivia facts that have relevance to the discussion but in no way further the point.

    • @TheEphemeralMammal
      @TheEphemeralMammal 10 лет назад +94

      Such is the cruel curse upon humanity; to have ten times the knowledge in our 80s than we have now, but 1/3 the neurological circuitry. The brain is a wonderful and terrifying thing.

    • @JohnyAngelo
      @JohnyAngelo 10 лет назад +18

      Primus He was 89 at that time, noone can really blame him.

    • @TheUniverseExists
      @TheUniverseExists 10 лет назад +5

      King Théoden Yea I know. I was kind of trying to imply aimee shaw's point.

    • @Melthornal
      @Melthornal 9 лет назад +16

      Primus He did answer the question. He was at first drawn to Gandalf because he was a wizard, but Saruman is an even greater wizard with a more interesting character arc.

  • @Caledoniarose
    @Caledoniarose Год назад +6

    What a distinguished gentleman. Such a marvelous voice and captivating on screen presence. Such an amazing life. Peace to him.

  • @TheGhostfacekilla86
    @TheGhostfacekilla86 11 лет назад +174

    This guys voice is badass.

    • @tomservo75
      @tomservo75 11 лет назад +33

      He could read the phone book and give you chills! :P

  • @Blue-yk9yw
    @Blue-yk9yw Год назад +4

    When Sir Chrisopher Lee spoke everyone listened. That is just the respect fans have for this amazing man

  • @AssassinDwarf
    @AssassinDwarf 8 лет назад +14

    Am I the only one that could legit sit there for days on day just listening to all of Christopher Lee's stories or just generally talking about random stuff.
    Christopher Lee, May you rest in peace you magnificent man.

  • @MrCompassionate01
    @MrCompassionate01 10 лет назад +45

    I love how when says 'Saruman the White!' his voice subtly slips back into the role for a split second.

  • @JakusLarkus
    @JakusLarkus 10 лет назад +153

    When he starts talking the whole room goes quiet as if to say... "SILENCE! Our lord is speaking to us!"

  • @klauspendolo1393
    @klauspendolo1393 4 года назад +440

    I actually think Tolkien explained why Saruman went “black”: the use of the Palantir which put him in contact with Sauron. The effects of social media in the LoTR world...🤣

    • @alpborakirte801
      @alpborakirte801 4 года назад +37

      Yes he did explained. But even before he used Palantir his intentions was selfish. He got control of Orthanc and started to search the One ring for himself. Using The Stone of Orthanc didn’t make him evil, just took him under control of Sauron. Even after he believed they will rule Middle Earth together if they will win the war.

    • @maivaiva1412
      @maivaiva1412 4 года назад +14

      lol same with denethor, he got hold of twitter

    • @MarkReimers1
      @MarkReimers1 4 года назад +21

      Sauron’s power over people was to make them despair. He projected a kind of overwhelming vision of the future to convince anyone that resistance is foolish. A deception to be sure, but a powerful one to the “wise” such as Saruman and Denethor, individuals who didn’t hold to their knowledge with humility, making them unable to see the arrogance at the heart of their despair.

    • @eliasnorman711
      @eliasnorman711 4 года назад +25

      Saruman was maia to aule, the valar who made the dwarves and was the god of craft and industry. I believe sauron was also. They both had great love of creating new things but i think Tolkien believed that industry was a sure road to evil, probably influenced by growing up in Birmingham in the industrial revolution. But saruman was already well on the way to evil before the palantir. I believe he attempted making his own rings of power and ultimately had no intention of even giving the ring to sauron had he ever found it. He also went from saruman the white to saruman the many coloured. Ive never heard of saruman the black

    • @DeadManSinging1
      @DeadManSinging1 4 года назад +1

      @@eliasnorman711 In the books, Saruman is actually worried that Sauron will start marching his armies against Isengard as well.

  • @farchettiensis
    @farchettiensis 11 лет назад +16

    Christopher Lee is a legend. I remember him from the old Hammer movies acting with Peter Cushing. Brilliant actor.

  • @antoniusmetal
    @antoniusmetal 7 лет назад +54

    Lee would have been a great Gandalf, but he was an even better Saruman.

  • @Fiilis1
    @Fiilis1 8 лет назад +72

    Awesome man he was, RIP

  • @ulmo5536
    @ulmo5536 8 лет назад +52

    What a life this man had. RIP Christopher Lee aka Saruman

  • @jamesleigh7026
    @jamesleigh7026 4 года назад +7

    Christopher Lee has beyond an iconic voice . His presence was flawless as Saruman and Count Dooku, I grew up on Lord of the rings and Starwars. I can't see anyone playing them better.

  • @alicelucy1333
    @alicelucy1333 8 лет назад +64

    I am so sad he's gone

    • @phoebsc5993
      @phoebsc5993 7 лет назад

      I am also very sad he has passed. My only comfort was he lived a very long and fulfilling life. I cried when he passed away, it was like a family member passing. He was my no 1 actor, I loved the man. I am a total nut job for vampires and Dracula....RIP great man.

    • @Bilboswaggins2077
      @Bilboswaggins2077 6 лет назад

      I honestly keep forgetting he passed and when I remember I get a little sad

  • @jokersbane321
    @jokersbane321 11 лет назад +308

    6 people are Wormtongue fans

  • @Balnazzardi
    @Balnazzardi 12 лет назад +12

    I have such HUGE respect for him...I mean not just it's incredible that even as 90 years old he is still going and acting (ok sure his scenes in the Hobbit were shot before he turned 90, but still) and the fact that he has read all the books, KNOWS the background story of Saruman so well and understand the character.
    When Chrisopher Lee one day leaves this world, we will all miss him, but his amazing work in all of his movies will ever live on

  • @MRDLT00
    @MRDLT00 7 месяцев назад +2

    The way Lee just throws down both of the two Blue Wizards’ actual names off the top of his head is just mind boggling.
    The absolute Legend new his material.

  • @damien2729
    @damien2729 11 лет назад +28

    The only man apart of the two greatest series in existence. This man sweats excellence, and shits brilliance.

    • @SugarBooger10
      @SugarBooger10 3 года назад

      Weeeelll, you can say that (arguably) about John Rhys-davies, but who's splitting hairs these days

  • @Whitpusmc
    @Whitpusmc 8 лет назад +26

    What a great man. Great actor, great soldier. Rest in peace and many thanks for a life's work.

  • @sebthacker309
    @sebthacker309 9 лет назад +6

    Honestly going to miss this man! R.I.P Sir Christopher, truly was a great man!

  • @PoshRaven
    @PoshRaven 10 лет назад +11

    You can only have respect for that man, Lee is a remarkable actor and will be remembered and missed when the times come

  • @jasonpatowsky6929
    @jasonpatowsky6929 10 лет назад +25

    Whoever has the chance to sit down and have a chat with him is very,very,very lucky ;__;

  • @gladefuller5420
    @gladefuller5420 3 года назад +1

    I like ho in the thumbnail of the video. We see a restless and corrupted Saruman, but behind that is a kind and warm hearted man.

  • @FEARSWTOR
    @FEARSWTOR 3 года назад +3

    "You didn't answer my question, but I got to hear your voice for 3 minutes straight so I'm satisfied with your response"

  • @ouroboros3141
    @ouroboros3141 4 года назад +3

    Sir Christopher Lee is such a class act. A true personification of the hero, the gentleman and the wise man. From his days fighting in ww2 to his acting career... brilliance every step of the way. Today's society no longer produce people like him.

  • @1Shepard1
    @1Shepard1 10 лет назад +8

    I love his voice... he is such a great actor.

  • @alexandrebertrand-lafleur3114
    @alexandrebertrand-lafleur3114 17 дней назад +1

    God blessed Christopher Lee, rest in peace Sir!

  • @brandonhansen5066
    @brandonhansen5066 11 лет назад +76

    I'm pretty sure he's been in more films than any actor

    • @hiddeluchtenbelt6440
      @hiddeluchtenbelt6440 10 лет назад +45

      Yep, he has the record! (More than 350)

    • @PotrzebieConolly
      @PotrzebieConolly 7 лет назад +7

      IMdb lists John Wayne as an actor in 169 feature films. Christopher Lee is listed as an actor in 200 feature films.

    • @PotrzebieConolly
      @PotrzebieConolly 7 лет назад +1

      Eric Roberts is listed as an actor in 324 feature films. Never heard of him before either. He's 61 years old, so I guess he could add 100 more. Then there's Prem Nazir, actor in 528 Indian feature films.

    • @calebclunie4001
      @calebclunie4001 3 года назад

      I think, that honor goes to Mr. James (David Lo Pan)
      Hong.

  • @themisfitbrigade
    @themisfitbrigade 3 года назад +2

    Such an incredible man, soldier, and actor. He will forever be missed.
    I’d love for a documentary about his life, and I mean a full in-depth look at everything.

  • @ChimcharrNo1
    @ChimcharrNo1 11 лет назад +189

    anyone know why this guy is such a boss?

    • @Badsauser
      @Badsauser 11 лет назад +48

      because he's Christopher F*cking Lee!! :)

    • @ChimcharrNo1
      @ChimcharrNo1 11 лет назад +1

      DarkSTBAngel you're damn right even though i refer to him ass Sauron!!!!!

    • @StefanRS
      @StefanRS 11 лет назад +9

      omi won I think you mean Saruman?

    • @ChimcharrNo1
      @ChimcharrNo1 11 лет назад +9

      StefanMoek oh crap! my mistake, thanks for correcting me haha

    • @henrymathews399
      @henrymathews399 11 лет назад +16

      Its the deep and wise tone of his voice

  • @jamesr130
    @jamesr130 3 года назад +1

    What a joy it would've been to sit and talk with that man

  • @allenrussell1947
    @allenrussell1947 6 лет назад +6

    I miss that guy. What a presence, even at the end.

  • @9thbloodandfire508
    @9thbloodandfire508 4 месяца назад +1

    I tell ya'll, Sir Christopher Lee was well within the most talented and gifted artists - if not men at all - ever to have lived!

  • @j.mbarlow5952
    @j.mbarlow5952 7 лет назад +3

    I could listen to him talk about just about anything all day long. That voice is bewitching.

  • @lmr4403
    @lmr4403 Год назад +2

    12 years later, I doubt anybody will read this comment, but the progression of Saruman's "evilness" is quite interesting.
    How Saruman slowly got corrupted and eventually lost the battle of wills against Sauron via tha Palantír:
    Jealousy of Gandalf: Saruman volunteered to go to Middle-Earth and was sort of the leader of the gang, but Gandalf was asked with a quote "not the third" implying Gandalf is at least equal to Saruman. Once they arrived in the havens (Middle-Earth), Cirdan the shipwright welcomed them normally, but when Gandalf arrived a bit later: Cirdan recognized that Gandalf was meant for greatness and even gave him his elven ring of power. When the Wise as group was established by Galadriel (Saruman, Gandalf, Galadriel, Elrond, Cirdan, Celeborn), Galadriel wanted Gandalf to lead the group instead of Saruman.
    Saruman was proud, but proud and being humiliated are not opposites; everytime that the wise people recognized Gandalf over Saruman, it was a blow to him. So Saruman needed to be greater, in parts he even started to imitating Gandalf, first mockingly with the pipeweed. In the search of becoming greater, he studied Sauron's weapons. Envy got the best of him, he started to see Sauron not as an enemy but as an adversary he needed to be stronger than. He wanted to find the ring for himself (he is not evil yet). At some point after defeating Sauron in Dol Goldur, he faced the will of Sauron via the Palantír. He lost and became ensnared, yet he is not truely Sauron's servant.
    So to summarize: jealousy, leads to lust to become better, leads to lust for power, leads to mindbattle lost against Sauron.

  • @Vulhala
    @Vulhala 11 лет назад +21

    An absolute craftsman.

  • @bartendergaming6115
    @bartendergaming6115 3 года назад +2

    Sir Chris was and still is a Legend. Emphasis on the Legend. He was one of the few that brought the cinema industry to life and any director and/or film company to have Sir Chris to have starred in their films should be honored to have had his wisdom, his knowledge and perfect talent.
    From Dracula to Count Dooku and of course one of the grratest villains in fantasy history Saruman, im sure others can agree, thank you Sir Christopher Lee, may you rest well.

  • @theunknown4570
    @theunknown4570 5 лет назад +3

    I wasnt into that fantasy stuff. But when i went to see the first Movie. I was STUNNED!!! Was in line for everyone of them at opening. And i never have done that. GREATEST FRANCHISE EVER!!!

  • @TALON-7
    @TALON-7 11 лет назад +1

    It is wonderful, that an actor like Mr. Lee, took the time to learn and know the history of his character and his role in this fictional setting. It rings of professionalism.

  • @gustavramirez2891
    @gustavramirez2891 10 лет назад +13

    When it comes to incredibly awesome elderly men, Christopher Lee is my hero! :)))

  • @SpaceMonke99
    @SpaceMonke99 4 года назад

    I periodically revisit these videos because I love listening to Christopher Lee speak. He wanders off from the question so much and I have absolutely nothing to complain about.

  • @JohannesLG12203
    @JohannesLG12203 8 лет назад +28

    His presence and voice is so powerfull, that people fell obligated to laugh at even his unfunniest comments. Just like Saruman would.

  • @jasonhowell7170
    @jasonhowell7170 3 года назад +1

    That man had such a great commanding voice no doubt one of the great actors of his time...always loved him in James Bond, Star Wars and Lord of the Rings..hell I loved him in the Hammer horror movies as well ..Rest in Peace Sir Christopher Lee..we your fans miss you but thank you for the work you left we can still enjoy..God bless you.

  • @robxsiq7744
    @robxsiq7744 9 лет назад +18

    so what we learned...he didn't answer the question, instead went on randomly but with a far more interesting direction.
    I could listen to the guy talk all day. as him how he is doing, and 8 hours later being lectured about occult mysticism and ancient warlock practices...and I would be fully happy he forgot the initial question.
    RIP Christopher. your mind is amazing and a great loss to this planet.

  • @Petlya1708
    @Petlya1708 Год назад +1

    one of my most favorite villains (Saruman and Dooku) of my childhood and youth. R.I.P. Legend.

  • @vergilheartnet
    @vergilheartnet 10 лет назад +19

    I know that Christopher Lee was crowned as a knight, but everything about him is like he was born from Royalty, his voice, the way he expressed his words, his facial expressions. The man is like he's the king of the world. No, he should be King !

  • @Bobbyknuckles92
    @Bobbyknuckles92 4 месяца назад

    I would happily listen to old Christopher Lee interviews for hours on end, especially when he's delving into Tolkien material.
    Such a wise man with a wonderful voice.

  • @overdosisbringslife
    @overdosisbringslife 10 лет назад +12

    Fun fact about Saruman is that when the 5 wizards came to Middle Earth in the Third Age, Cirdan welcomed them in the Grey Havens. And he saw beforehand that Gandalf the grey was far more noble and wiser than Saruman the white, who was the leader of the wizard order. This was one of the reasons why Saruman disliked Gandalf.

    • @MrNickm28
      @MrNickm28 10 лет назад +9

      Cirdan, not Galadriel. Cirdan was the master of the Grey Havens, the points where those coming into Middle Earth would enter, or conversely, when those who chose to leave Middle Earth, left via the Grey Havens. Cirdan was gifted with far-sight, and also held possession of Narya, the Ring of fire, one of the 3 elven rings. when Gandalf entered Middle Earth, Cirdan saw that Gandalf was perhaps the greatest and wisest of the 5, even through Saruman came first and was initially, ranked higher than Gandalf. It was this foresight which also made Cirdan give his ring to Gandalf so that he could 'kindle the fire in the hearts of men'. Saruman's Elvish name was Curunir, Gandalfs was Mithrandir

    • @overdosisbringslife
      @overdosisbringslife 10 лет назад

      MrNickm28 Thank you friend, looks like you are right :)

    • @WiggaMachiavelli
      @WiggaMachiavelli 10 лет назад +2

      MrNickm28 Galadriel preferred Gandalf to Saruman for leadership of the White Council, no doubt another factor in Saruman's jealousy.

  • @TheTripol
    @TheTripol 9 лет назад +1

    I could listen to this man for hours about anything he talks about the Middle-earth.. or anything else, such a great man.. R.I.P.

  • @DemoniqueTrance
    @DemoniqueTrance 11 лет назад +13

    Is it just me that would like to hear Lee as the voice actor for a Lord of the Rings audiobook?

    • @Aeldur
      @Aeldur 11 лет назад +5

      There is an audio book of The Children of Húrin read by him :) It is lovely, so if you can get your hands on a copy of it, get it!

  • @Metaphix
    @Metaphix 22 дня назад +1

    He was the kind of guy where he speaks and everyone listens, not a peep.

  • @piney24vm
    @piney24vm 11 лет назад +9

    Read "of the istaria" in the silmarilian it explains the origin of each wizard and how saruman was obsessed with the lore of the rings power

  • @LaineHughes1
    @LaineHughes1 6 месяцев назад +1

    How can you not love this man , legend

  • @KacoughanicKing
    @KacoughanicKing 7 лет назад +3

    He speaks like an old wise man who has a story to tell and a lesson to be told.

    • @Stoirelius
      @Stoirelius 4 года назад

      Replace “He speaks like” for “He is”

  • @joeyclemenza7339
    @joeyclemenza7339 10 лет назад +1

    just listening to him........it's like your grandfather retelling his war days. man, i could listen to this man talk about tolkien and the "ring saga" for hours......wow.

  • @raimonlolwow
    @raimonlolwow 10 лет назад +16

    Dat voice... The dark voice to give a documantary while Morgan Freeman is the light voice.

  • @r0bw00d
    @r0bw00d 3 года назад +1

    I'd love to be that old but I'd hate to have the memory that goes with it. The older you get, the worse your short term memory becomes while your long term memory is in vivid detail. This is why Chris needed the question repeated.

  • @redmustang03
    @redmustang03 11 лет назад +8

    Amazing this is the only guy that knew and was friends with J R R Tolkein when he was alive.

  • @My2Cents1
    @My2Cents1 3 года назад

    I love how everyone just falls completely silent when Sir Lee speaks. Doesn't even matter that he forgot half the question. He has the years and the age to show for, and so what if his memory fails him when he's in his 90s. Such an amazing human being. RIP Sir Lee. Your legacy will always remain.

  • @Tom6093
    @Tom6093 11 лет назад +71

    Count Dooku dislikes this video .

  • @swordghoti
    @swordghoti 12 лет назад

    The world won't end until Sir Christopher says so. New rules.
    He was my hero as a kid in a Catholic school back in the eighties. He was an excellent Bond villain too, and the one with both the coolest name and the coolest title!
    Awesome deep voice, he can dredge up dark emotions from the pit of his solar plexus and shiver your genes with fear, if he wants to. All he'd have to do is slightly squint, and then show a little of his teeth...
    What a dude. Hats off to you Sir Chris, you're a legend.

  • @TumbleDice
    @TumbleDice 10 лет назад +6

    Imagine this: A skyrim movie where Sir Christopher plays the Greybeard master Wulfgar, his voice is so powerfull it fits a Master of Thu'um perfectly.

  • @Maroco918
    @Maroco918 3 года назад +1

    Miss seeing this man in films. Thankful he blessed us with all he did. What a legend

  • @im_sorry_i_forgot_my_username
    @im_sorry_i_forgot_my_username 9 лет назад +9

    Actually, Tolkien did explain how Saruman got corrupted, it's in the very last chapter of the Silmarillion

  • @memphismartin196
    @memphismartin196 4 месяца назад

    So delighted he got the role that seems to mean so much to him. God bless Christopher.

  • @GermanViking
    @GermanViking 4 года назад +9

    "They went east" 2020 in the last era of men and still the only official information we have about the 2 blue Wizards...

  • @wolftaco5975
    @wolftaco5975 4 года назад +1

    Rest in peace my friend

  • @GearworksVFX
    @GearworksVFX 11 лет назад +4

    He is an amazing actor and probably an amazing person!!!

  • @alive4metal731
    @alive4metal731 Год назад +1

    I could never grow tired of hearing this man talk.

  • @thomaslecky5301
    @thomaslecky5301 8 лет назад +3

    Love the way he talks

  • @QuinlanLJ
    @QuinlanLJ 12 лет назад

    I could listen to this man for days ... learn everything from him. So knowledgeable!

  • @kegansummers
    @kegansummers 8 лет назад +3

    Class act all the way. And a huge Tolkien fan.

  • @jasonberezowski2869
    @jasonberezowski2869 Год назад +1

    The man's voice was a gift from Eru Illuvatar. What a commanding yet gentle presence.

  • @TheGuitarsquatch
    @TheGuitarsquatch 11 лет назад +156

    I would pay to hear a conversation between Christopher Lee and Morgan Freeman.

    • @Zgmflegend
      @Zgmflegend 11 лет назад +17

      Christopher Lee DESTROYS Morgan Freeman in a verbal conversation just like with any other american.

    • @TheGuitarsquatch
      @TheGuitarsquatch 11 лет назад +29

      That truly has got to be the most ignorant statement I have ever heard from an individual.

    • @Zgmflegend
      @Zgmflegend 11 лет назад +6

      bigmac51290 Truth hurts when a mans butt hurts.

    • @TheGuitarsquatch
      @TheGuitarsquatch 11 лет назад +12

      Zgmflegend You must have the worst case of hemorrhoids ever known then eh?

    • @TheGuitarsquatch
      @TheGuitarsquatch 11 лет назад +13

      Zgmflegend Also, if you're going to put something in all caps you may want to make sure it's spelled correctly before you post.

  • @Jaseph2
    @Jaseph2 25 дней назад

    This man was gifted with a truly majestic voice. Rest in Peace Sir Christopher Lee.

  • @jandreid1056
    @jandreid1056 8 лет назад +4

    Oh if only Stephen Colbert and Sir Christopher Lee sat down for an interview about anything Tolkien... The nerdgasm will be overwhelming ;)

  • @oliviastorey18
    @oliviastorey18 4 года назад +1

    Since Ian Holm died I've totally immersed myself in LOTR and I've loved every second. You forget how incredible the films are and all the magic that was captured in all the extras and interviews like this. Christopher Lee truly adored the books. We lost a true gentlemen with Lee, what an actor. Oh I wish I could have been a fly on the wall whilst filming the trilogy!

  • @lordvoldemort8904
    @lordvoldemort8904 6 лет назад +8

    He also recorded an audiobook of The Children of Hurin.

    • @maivaiva1412
      @maivaiva1412 4 года назад

      I had no idea of that before I started listening and damn, it was a magical moment to suddenly have Saruman narrate the tragedy to you.

  • @MrFantocan
    @MrFantocan 3 года назад +1

    His voice is so amazing, that people get hipnotized and forget he did not answer the question.
    Amazing mind trick.