Brendan Behan on Camera
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- His views on Keats, being a shy man, in the IRA, not liking cops, busking outside theatres, the Irish not being his audience, drinking porter, not being invited to the US, being generally difficult, the Abbey theatre, champagne, and going to the gallows.
Brendan Behan (1923-1964) was an Irish poet, short story writer, novelist, and playwright who wrote in both English and Irish. Some of his memorable quotes are listed below:
“It's not that the Irish are cynical. It's rather that they have a wonderful lack of respect for everything and everybody.”
“I am a drinker with writing problems.”
“The most important things to do in the world are to get something to eat, something to drink and somebody to love you.”
“There is no such thing as bad publicity except your own obituary.”
“The big difference between sex for money and sex for free is that sex for money usually costs a lot less.”
“Other people have a nationality. The Irish and the Jews have a psychosis.”
“I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.”
“One drink is too many for me and a thousand not enough.”
“New York is my Lourdes, where I go for spiritual refreshment ... a place where you're least likely to be bitten by a wild goat.”
“What the hell difference does it make, left or right? There were good men lost on both sides.”
“I am a daylight atheist.”
“If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.”
“Critics are like eunuchs in a harem; they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves.”
“It is a good deed to forget a poor joke."
I find Behan to be a fascinating character. Wonderfully witty and extremely likeable. Very underrated as a writer in my view.
great to see this. footage of him is hard to come by. thanks.
Never once heard him stuck for words.
Lovely. Thanks for sharing.
great stuff - many thanks for posting this x
Brilliant about the Abbey
Thanks for posting.
I remember that tv show with Edward R. Murrow, Brenden Behan, and Jackie Gleason. Brenden was intoxicated and they finally cut him off at the station in Ireland. Murrow announces they lost the connection between the U.S. and Ireland, and Gleason says that he thought Brendan was coming through 100 proof.
Don't you just love that man.
Superb!
I'd love to see the interview of him with Jackie Gleason.
There's a great photo of them hugging each other. They look like brothers.
Legend
Brilliant,
Curse the drink! It produces the lifestyle that gives great art like Brendans.....then destroys the artist! But I still would give the artist a drink....have you tried art sober??
yeh the drink makes people so stupid.
Intense.
Think I would have liked him .
A very interesting guy. He died at the age of 41, its awful how drink destroys your looks.
Sadly, he was an undiagnosed diabetic. This may not happen today but it certainly was an issue then. So, it wasn't just a drink problem. It was a cycle between the two.
@@marieannwalsh662 both conditions combined is a timebomb. Diabetes can be brought on with alcohol, overweight etc. he certainly looks rough, also hes irish and i have known many Irish drinkers whos livers are in awful shape. Terrrible shame and loss to literature.
No mention of his homosexuality as told in the 2000 movie " Borstal Boy" ?
And why should it be?
He kissed his mate. He was married to a woman
@@givey972 probably was bisexual
@@andyforsythe2565 because if he was it would be nice to acknowledge that part of his identity
@@noel-qi6ti fuck off