My Friend & I interviewed Perkins back in May 1988 while he stayed in Budapest for a month, working on the movie Edge of Sanity. He was very shy, very kind and helpful. a memory of a lifetime.
I wasn't going to post this but, here goes. My name is Anthony Perkins and I was a cop in New York City in the 1970's -80's. Working in lower and mid town Manhattan, I always thought there was a chance I would bump into my namesake (I actually knew where he lived in Chelsea). Unfortunately, it was not to be. But, if I had met him, I would have been able to say, "is your name Anthony Perkins and when he said yes, I would have been able to say so is mine". I'm sure it would have been an interesting encounter and judging by his interviews I've seen, he would have enjoyed it as much as I. RIP Tony
WOW, HI Tony!!!! So glad I read this -it made me smile AND I have a TRUE childhood account to tell YOU! Here it is: Tony from 1966-1971 when I was 3 years old to 7 years old - was a childhood acquaintance of mine-I was a little girl. He would ride from NYC -his brownstone to upstate NY and come to my cousins' farm stand and buy fruits and veggies there almost every weekend he could in the summers into the Fall. He would come in his light blue convertible and wore a black suit jacket white shirt and black tie, or sometimes he had on denim jeans with a red rose embroidered on his right back pocket and a white shirt and navy blue tie! He was so tall and handsome and treated me so nicely at my cousin's farm stand! One of my best childhood memories those summers- and when we would see him there, he would chit-chat to my mom and cousin about t he veggies and fruits and I would say ( at 4,5 years old), "Can I call you Tony?!" (in the era when little children did NOT call an adult by his or her first name) and he said with a BIG smile: "Whyyyy, suuure!" When I hear him say those exact words in Psycho 2 when Meg Tilly (Mary) asks him if he still has that room she can stay in, I swear, it takes me back to when I was little- he sounded EXACTLY the same as the way he said it to me!!! SO charismatic, so giving, I can't say enough about him!!!! He made me feel like a princess on a pedestal! - He also had an historic house white with black shutters up about twenty minutes from my cousins' farm stand and house in Westbrookville, in upstate NY! He had two old neat looking outbuildings that he kept his two motorcycles in, a kidney shaped pool, white picket fencing! He was SO GREAT and very warm and just amazing- my mother LOVED him and LOVED talking to him= so did my cousin! SO DID I!!!! I DO remember he was very TALL -as a little girl I would look straight up in the air to his face! and that he had the most beautiful dark brown eyes and was so handsome! What a smile! Kimberly ***NOTE: WHY IS SOME OF MY TEXT HERE CROSSED OUT BY RUclips? IT IS THE TRUTH! HOW DARE RUclips!!!*****
@@larrywakeman4371 Hi, That was a very nice post. I have no idea why part of it was crossed out. To my knowledge RUclips does not cross out text like this. Anyway, the post still exists and people can read and enjoy it.
My respects for Perkins. One of the few cases of an actor embracing a creative role in the story specifically in the sequels. He did fine underrated directing in III.
Sequels to Psycho? No 1 is probably the definitive one. Anthony Perkins had charm and a sense of humour. Even in later life he still projected the image of a shy, slghtly ill at ease youngster. He was a good actor, whether in or out of a closet surely does not matter. Bob Costas as accomplished as always.
It seems like all his interviews is focused on psycho. I wish they’d find an interview to put on here where he talks about mahogany the one he played in with Diana Ross and Billy D Williiams. Maybe that’s one of them he didn’t like I don’t know.
Damn he was my age here, he still looked great. Incredible he would be dead from AIDS in less than two years. I used to watch Later, but don't remember this. Fascinating to see him reembracing Norman in the Eighties after trying to escape him. He was a great actor who got typecase because he was so damn good in that role.
@@victoryak86 According to his biography he continued to have relationships with men even while he was married. I imagine that he and Berry must of had some sort of understanding, seeing as he wasn't being super secretive about it.
@@victoryak86 I didn't know about the therapy part to get over being gay 😁! You can't control what's in your heart or what you feel for someone .I do remember him " coming out " before it was such a huge deal now .
As much as I respect Tony Perkins, I resent him calling Joseph Stefano the creator of Psycho when in fact all he did was adapt the novel by the great Robert Bloch. Don't get me wrong, Stefano did a bang-up job adapting the novel for the screen, but it sucks that so much credit for the film always gave all the credit to Hitchcock and Stefano and pretended that the source material didn't exist or played it down.
@@plasticweapon I completely disagree. The film and the novel are comparable as storytelling experiences in different mediums. Stefano faithfully adapted the novel to film. He made a few changes to the material, such as making Norman younger and better looking, toning down the violence and gore, and changing Mary Crane's name to Marion. Otherwise there's nothing really all that different about them. They tell the same story, following the same structure, and end the same way. You want an improvement from page to screen, Psycho ain't it. A better example would be Spielberg's Jaws which took a soapy melodrama by Peter Benchley and turned it into an all-time classic monster movie.
@@leonardbenzies6374 I worked on some additional photography for that film. For the life of me I couldn’t figure out why they were remaking it. But I was happy for the paycheck…
Can't help but watch every Anthony Perkins interview.
My Friend & I interviewed Perkins back in May 1988 while he stayed in Budapest for a month, working on the movie Edge of Sanity. He was very shy, very kind and helpful. a memory of a lifetime.
You are so lucky! please, share more details!
that's amazing! very jealous!
At last an interview without constant interuptions! Anthony Perkins is clearly a very intelligent man with a lot of fascinating stories to tell.
Pretty Poison (1968), another great Perkins performance. Legend
Love finding "new" videos with Tony!
I wasn't going to post this but, here goes. My name is Anthony Perkins and I was a cop in New York City in the 1970's -80's. Working in lower and mid town Manhattan, I always thought there was a chance I would bump into my namesake (I actually knew where he lived in Chelsea). Unfortunately, it was not to be. But, if I had met him, I would have been able to say, "is your name Anthony Perkins and when he said yes, I would have been able to say so is mine". I'm sure it would have been an interesting encounter and judging by his interviews I've seen, he would have enjoyed it as much as I. RIP Tony
WOW, HI Tony!!!! So glad I read this -it made me smile AND I have a TRUE childhood account to tell YOU! Here it is: Tony from 1966-1971 when I was 3 years old to 7 years old - was a childhood acquaintance of mine-I was a little girl. He would ride from NYC -his brownstone to upstate NY and come to my cousins' farm stand and buy fruits and veggies there almost every weekend he could in the summers into the Fall. He would come in his light blue convertible and wore a black suit jacket white shirt and black tie, or sometimes he had on denim jeans with a red rose embroidered on his right back pocket and a white shirt and navy blue tie! He was so tall and handsome and treated me so nicely at my cousin's farm stand! One of my best childhood memories those summers- and when we would see him there, he would chit-chat to my mom and cousin about t he veggies and fruits and I would say ( at 4,5 years old), "Can I call you Tony?!" (in the era when little children did NOT call an adult by his or her first name) and he said with a BIG smile: "Whyyyy, suuure!" When I hear him say those exact words in Psycho 2 when Meg Tilly (Mary) asks him if he still has that room she can stay in, I swear, it takes me back to when I was little- he sounded EXACTLY the same as the way he said it to me!!! SO charismatic, so giving, I can't say enough about him!!!! He made me feel like a princess on a pedestal! - He also had an historic house white with black shutters up about twenty minutes from my cousins' farm stand and house in Westbrookville, in upstate NY! He had two old neat looking outbuildings that he kept his two motorcycles in, a kidney shaped pool, white picket fencing! He was SO GREAT and very warm and just amazing- my mother LOVED him and LOVED talking to him= so did my cousin! SO DID I!!!! I DO remember he was very TALL -as a little girl I would look straight up in the air to his face! and that he had the most beautiful dark brown eyes and was so handsome! What a smile! Kimberly ***NOTE: WHY IS SOME OF MY TEXT HERE CROSSED OUT BY RUclips? IT IS THE TRUTH! HOW DARE RUclips!!!*****
WHY IS MY TEXT CROSSED OUT BY RUclips? IT IS THE TRUTH! HOW DARE RUclips!!!
@@larrywakeman4371 Hi, That was a very nice post. I have no idea why part of it was crossed out. To my knowledge RUclips does not cross out text like this. Anyway, the post still exists and people can read and enjoy it.
he was a fantastic actor.. love his interviews too.
Tony Perkins, one of the greats.
RIP, sir!
What a very intelligent man. WOW
MOST Actors are.
He'se adorable 💙💙💙
Please upload more videos of Tony ❤❤❤
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My respects for Perkins. One of the few cases of an actor embracing a creative role in the story specifically in the sequels. He did fine underrated directing in III.
Psycho is the best horror movie ever made.
The template
That's true. Sometimes I regret that I have seen this movie🤣
What an excellent interviewer Costas proves himself!
Perkins was an awesome character actor! He was pure method. I wish he wasn't dead.
@@redgrapeskins omg!!
Well, if he had never died from AIDS, he would be 92, but I thought he would have made it to 92.
Thank u for sharing this SIP Tony
Loved him in "On the beach" loved his son in "legally blonde "
Bob Costas was basically interviewing him about Psycho 2! and he's here supposed to be talking about part 4!
agreed
Lovely person with deep intelligence 🤍 very talented
Sequels to Psycho? No 1 is probably the definitive one. Anthony Perkins had charm and a sense of humour. Even in later life he still projected the image of a shy, slghtly ill at ease youngster. He was a good actor, whether in or out of a closet surely does not matter. Bob Costas as accomplished as always.
Love. All Psycho movies 🎬
It seems like all his interviews is focused on psycho. I wish they’d find an interview to put on here where he talks about mahogany the one he played in with Diana Ross and Billy D Williiams. Maybe that’s one of them he didn’t like I don’t know.
Never knew the stories about his Dad. Another “Later” that could’ve been 2 parts.
Very interesting
Damn he was my age here, he still looked great. Incredible he would be dead from AIDS in less than two years. I used to watch Later, but don't remember this. Fascinating to see him reembracing Norman in the Eighties after trying to escape him. He was a great actor who got typecase because he was so damn good in that role.
I didn't see one of three movies because then i would have to work and that would be unexceptable. What a interviewer 🙄😏🤔
He is a popular and rich actor now(in 2000).
Perkins seemed so connected to bates he knew this character inside out
He seemed to specialise in tortured loners
8:48…legions of the night!
17:36 he thought he was gonna get outed ☠️
Anthony Perkins is a cool guy
6:17
He was shy of women and settled for gay then found a cure mysteriously.
bruh
How does anybody know what he went through therapy for?
@@victoryak86 According to his biography he continued to have relationships with men even while he was married. I imagine that he and Berry must of had some sort of understanding, seeing as he wasn't being super secretive about it.
@@victoryak86 I didn't know about the therapy part to get over being gay 😁! You can't control what's in your heart or what you feel for someone .I do remember him " coming out " before it was such a huge deal now .
Victoria principal
We had ab affair in Chelsea ny early 70"s
As much as I respect Tony Perkins, I resent him calling Joseph Stefano the creator of Psycho when in fact all he did was adapt the novel by the great Robert Bloch. Don't get me wrong, Stefano did a bang-up job adapting the novel for the screen, but it sucks that so much credit for the film always gave all the credit to Hitchcock and Stefano and pretended that the source material didn't exist or played it down.
@@plasticweapon I completely disagree. The film and the novel are comparable as storytelling experiences in different mediums.
Stefano faithfully adapted the novel to film. He made a few changes to the material, such as making Norman younger and better looking, toning down the violence and gore, and changing Mary Crane's name to Marion. Otherwise there's nothing really all that different about them. They tell the same story, following the same structure, and end the same way.
You want an improvement from page to screen, Psycho ain't it. A better example would be Spielberg's Jaws which took a soapy melodrama by Peter Benchley and turned it into an all-time classic monster movie.
Shouldn't Ed Gein get some of the credit, he was the inspiration for Bloch's book,
@@TheKennethECarper i've since reversed myself, bloch's novel was better.
Trying to justify a continued money grab from a first brilliant movie.. very few sequels are worth it.. Godfather 2 was one…
Psycho II was great bffr
Psycho IV was the only not very good one, this is one of the few good franchises
So was 'The day the Earth Stood Still' remake. I walked out of the Cinema after 12 minutes of the remake. Michael Rennie Movie was the best 1951.
@@leonardbenzies6374 I worked on some additional photography for that film. For the life of me I couldn’t figure out why they were remaking it. But I was happy for the paycheck…
Spielberg admires Psycho four....actually, lots of people like it.