I had the opportunity to work with Simon on the mentalist. He was great to be around and we even surfed a few times looking forward to seeing High Ground..Rick here
Thanks for getting an up to date interview with Simon Baker with good questions. It's great to see him so up-beat, open and authentic as he always has been.
Yes, this is a wonderful interview. I do really hope Simon's going to work on a new movie soon, as an actor or director, or both (even better), he's talented at everything he does.
Thank you for this wonderful and inspiring interview. It is always a pleasure to see it. Great to see how Simon Baker continues to evolve and grow as an artist and a director over the past few years. I love to see him getting bolder, more powerful, more passionate and edgier in his projects. Really looking forward to his next self-directed film 🙂
I really like Simon Baker. His energy, his intelligence and sensitivity. 'Sit with that uncomfortability' It is my life purpose of bringing this awareness. Thank you Simon! Very curious about the film
Wow what a geniune interview/man--Love his humanity..Would totally wish to understand his approach to the potentially magic of acting..Of course as an American am very touched by how he talks about High Ground ..and how people who are different can be so real-and we need to sit with our reactions. I really believe we human beings are all very similar underneath the skin..Also adore The Mentalist!!!!!! Thank-you so much for this great interview!!!
Simon is such an insightful, generous, articulate and intelligent human. Movie suggestion for Simon ... the original "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" with Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn and Sidney Poitier. Also, his emotional connection with Australia, his true love for his Austrailia is heartfelt and moving. Rare these days!
That is a good recommendation. I liked these below with some similar themes, true stories yet somewhat fictionalized to move movie plot lines. The Last King of Scotland. Colonialism story that left problems and then in comes a dictator that is worse. Mr. And Mrs. Loving, I saw the one with Hutton. Dances with Wolves. Costner produced this as I recall and many as I recall at the time thought it wasn't going to make it. Native Americans did comment they liked it because it depicted them more realistically as a people with a culture and life and family like other humans.
Also one other I would recommend is The Great White Hope. Also a more realistic view, but at an earlier time period. It is based on real people as I recall although I'm sure that some of this was fictionalized.
I really enjoyed this interview - thank you so much. It's really interesting to hear Simon Baker explain a little bit of his process in choosing his projects. He's such a brilliant actor and interesting man. Hopefully there will be more stories that will pique his interest so we can keep seeing him on the screen - big and small.
This is a great interview. Simon Baker seems like an artist following his own drum and that is great to see. He’s so humble and modest too (saying he’s not a movie star”), because he’s really a fantastic actor and we need to see him more!
Great interview. I have often thought some of these same thoughts as Simon politically and about priests; being that we have somewhat the same background there. You've peaked my interest in seeing this movie.
No entiendo ingles...Pero lo poco que puedo traducir mal creo que Simon ama Australia de tal manera que desea mostrar esa naturaleza que alli transcurre ,como es pero mas como el lo ve y lo siente...( que se cumpla )ES TAN LINDO QUE PUEDAN ENTENDER LO QUE QUIERE TRANSMITIR.*Que se cumpla su deseo...💥👌💥
Simon, “Boy swallows Universe” is wonderful, & I’ve already watched it 3 times because it is so rich but also real in the sense that people swear & get into trouble & have messy lives, & you surprised me with your character as a drunk, with the whole of your house filled with books. Right away I thought there is more to this character & I had hope for you. The kids who were the main part of the film especially Eli, his acting was amazing. Bryon Brown was a wonderful gruff teacher or babysitter, who told Eli about prison & the nasty stuff that goes on there. Great film & great subject matter. Thx
Here in Germany I learned about the australian Aborigines in School. So I find it quite strange that Simon - and probably all other Australians - didn't learned that in School.
@@annebonnyssister Indeed, it was a VERY important subject in my schools - so, no hiding at all. In contrary. And by the way: I didn't blame anybody or the Australian schools. I was just expressing my amazement.
I'm not sure of your ages, but I see it the way Simon does. He's a child of the 70s and 80s as myself was except I'm a little older by a few years. It is the way things were taught then and I'd say in any country with European colonialism history with some variation on the historic events. Same in the US as mentioned here, except Native Americans. Their history was left out in our schooling years here as well back then. They were depicted to be savages and uneducated and scarey. But that's not a real true depiction. They were just not as advanced a civilization as Europe. If you looked at the way they treated criminals in England during the Renaissance, it looked about as savage and perhaps more so than any Native American.
With the title I thougt they ment the metalcore band I got happy for a second.
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As an Australian born of Aboriginal. Simon Baker doesn't even look or sound Australian. He sounds more linked to the mental health epidemic in the States. The CIA oust Australian Labor Party Prime Minister Whitlam. Not to know that you would have to be pretty twisted. I don't need any Brit to lecture me about Australia and my people. This is our story, not the British story ..In the city of Sydney, there's a Statue of Queen Victoria on display with some Irish or British soldier with a tin hat at a War memorial. But there's no memorial for the First Nations people's genocide. So yeah, it's really nice to be white from England in Australia and the States. The rest of Australia got left behind. The US anti-China policy in Australia. It's almost as if the US media is obsessed with portraying China in a negative light, which is both creepy and laughable. The US wants to turn Australia into another Ukraine. Tucker Carlson supported the white supremacist attack on US democracy. Clive Palmer paid Tucker Carlson to BS about Australia. Don't be a sucker for Tucker. Vladimir Putin Destroyed Tucker Carlson's low IQ American Journalists! Plus: It's important to note that Criminal Donald Trump's administration indicted Julian Assange, leading to his imprisonment in Belmarsh. Given the controversy, many believe Trump and US presidents should not be welcomed in Australia. The USA is all corrupted. Why are they here interviewing?
I think Simon's role could have been written more skilfully. He's got incredible acting skills , and the final scenes of the movie don't do him good. His facial expressions were uncanny in the scene when he was hand-cuffed to his bed after being shot and hurt. I think the writer should have thrown in some lines for Simon. The same thing applies to his final scene where he dies. He just calls out the boy's real aboriginal name and that's it!? The movie is great,and treads on dangerous ground regarding the issue of racism and colonizing Australia. But when it comes to giving Simon Baker a solid role to fully demonstrate his acting skills, I think the writer and director failed at doing it.
How about this would be a positively horrendous time to do a movie about politics, either Australian or American. People are so polarized and heart felt either one way or another, That a complex movie would just turn them off. I know it would me. Plus it wasn't Australians that pushed back the Aborigines, it was England, The English who colonized every country and pushed back all natives on every continent and the only country that won it's freedom was the US.(granted France was involved). Mr Baker seems to be very English in his love of Australia and not so American even though that's where he made his fame and money Does Simon Baker look in the mirror and not want to be handsome? Does growing roughage make him feel better ? He has a twisted interior.
You are obviously American Annie. Just for the record, it wasn’t just the English (aka Great Britain) who colonized “every country.”. Try adding Spain, France, Portugal, Holland, Belgium and Italy. The Australians pushed back the aboriginal people just the way the Americans and Canadians did - and still do. Simon Baker loves Australia because he IS Australian - not English.
@@jackiehamilton9375 Yes, you are correct, The point I was making is that Aussies still are completely attached to the royals in England who hold them hostage and they still bow. Even though they were criminals sent to a penal colony. Yes, other countries colonized, including the US and Simon baker is welcome to love his country, just as we do ours. But really we'd like Simon to come back and entertain us again.
It begs to ask the question, when is the right time? He seems Australian to me. And being an American, he enjoys the same freedom of speech we do with rights to comment about what he thinks. You can find it in the constitution that we Americans say we believe in.
I had the opportunity to work with Simon on the mentalist. He was great to be around and we even surfed a few times looking forward to seeing High Ground..Rick here
Thanks for getting an up to date interview with Simon Baker with good questions. It's great to see him so up-beat, open and authentic as he always has been.
Yes, this is a wonderful interview. I do really hope Simon's going to work on a new movie soon, as an actor or director, or both (even better), he's talented at everything he does.
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Mr. Simon Baker is good to see you again. Congratulations . Great movie High Ground
Would love to see a sequel to the Mentalist.....totally brilliant series....
What a treat to hear from Simon! Great interview, so nice to watch an interesting and thoughtful conversation. Thank you so much!!
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Thank you for this wonderful and inspiring interview. It is always a pleasure to see it. Great to see how Simon Baker continues to evolve and grow as an artist and a director over the past few years. I love to see him getting bolder, more powerful, more passionate and edgier in his projects. Really looking forward to his next self-directed film 🙂
I really like Simon Baker. His energy, his intelligence and sensitivity. 'Sit with that uncomfortability' It is my life purpose of bringing this awareness. Thank you Simon! Very curious about the film
I have loved & followed Simon Baker since the first time I laid eyes on him!! I miss him on film!!
Even when he is being critical (about politicians), he says it with a kind smile. Love him.
What a thoughtful, intelligent and interesting man. I'm impressed. Thank you for posting !
Wow what a geniune interview/man--Love his humanity..Would totally wish to understand his approach to the potentially magic of acting..Of course as an American am very touched by how he talks about High Ground ..and how people who are different can be so real-and we need to sit with our reactions. I really believe we human beings are all very similar underneath the skin..Also adore The Mentalist!!!!!! Thank-you so much for this great interview!!!
I agree with you all of my heart
I Love you Simon Baker. I watched "The MENTALIST" many, many times. Please do it more chaper or another one. I live in Brazil and here you are famous
Simon is such an insightful, generous, articulate and intelligent human. Movie suggestion for Simon ... the original "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" with Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn and Sidney Poitier. Also, his emotional connection with Australia, his true love for his Austrailia is heartfelt and moving. Rare these days!
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That is a good recommendation.
I liked these below with some similar themes, true stories yet somewhat fictionalized to move movie plot lines.
The Last King of Scotland. Colonialism story that left problems and then in comes a dictator that is worse.
Mr. And Mrs. Loving, I saw the one with Hutton.
Dances with Wolves. Costner produced this as I recall and many as I recall at the time thought it wasn't going to make it. Native Americans did comment they liked it because it depicted them more realistically as a people with a culture and life and family like other humans.
Also one other I would recommend is The Great White Hope. Also a more realistic view, but at an earlier time period. It is based on real people as I recall although I'm sure that some of this was fictionalized.
Simon Baker, such a great actor. A big shout out from Brazil!👏👏👏
Haven't seen Simon in years! Still looks the exact same hehe good to hear from him
mentalist needs new seasons
Thanks for this. I finally got to see High Ground. Great movie, well made, beautiful locations, beautifully told. Thanks for the interview.
I really enjoyed this interview - thank you so much. It's really interesting to hear Simon Baker explain a little bit of his process in choosing his projects. He's such a brilliant actor and interesting man. Hopefully there will be more stories that will pique his interest so we can keep seeing him on the screen - big and small.
Fantastic interview!!!
He's so humble
Simon is such a Super Star great Director and very good communicator. Look forward to Simon's next Directed movie❤
This is a great interview. Simon Baker seems like an artist following his own drum and that is great to see. He’s so humble and modest too (saying he’s not a movie star”), because he’s really a fantastic actor and we need to see him more!
Vi algunas entrevistas y Mr BAKER siempre se muestra humilde o modesto en su profesión, parece q el es así y no es una pose para quedar bien.
That's inspiring a lot, just follow his work, be occupied too, and develop a movie like an art of living itself.
I bought Breath because it’s so good. Can’t wait to see what’s next!
A beautiful amazing movie!!! Simon is really driven by perfectionism. He is so talented and amazing!
Great interview. I have often thought some of these same thoughts as Simon politically and about priests; being that we have somewhat the same background there.
You've peaked my interest in seeing this movie.
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No hablo Inglés, pero ver a este actor con su sonrisa tan contagiosa me encanta...
No entiendo ingles...Pero lo poco que puedo traducir mal creo que Simon ama Australia de tal manera que desea mostrar esa naturaleza que alli transcurre ,como es pero mas como el lo ve y lo siente...( que se cumpla )ES TAN LINDO QUE PUEDAN ENTENDER LO QUE QUIERE TRANSMITIR.*Que se cumpla su deseo...💥👌💥
SIMON BAKER ES UN ACTOR QUE TRASMITE TANTA DULZURA QIE NOS LLEGA A LOS SENTIMIENTOS.COMO MUY POCOS LO LOGRAN...LE DESEO LO MEJOR .ME HACE BIEN VERLO
How you mask your "Aussie" accent, I was amazed when I caught your first interview, good show mate, LOVE the MENTALIST!!!! Gb
Que lindo soprende siempre cafa personaje pero su sonrisa es un sello incomparable me llena el Alma SIMON QUERIDO QUIERO VERTE EN AUSTRALIA
Simon, “Boy swallows Universe” is wonderful, & I’ve already watched it 3 times because it is so rich but also real in the sense that people swear & get into trouble & have messy lives, & you surprised me with your character as a drunk, with the whole of your house filled with books. Right away I thought there is more to this character & I had hope for you. The kids who were the main part of the film especially Eli, his acting was amazing. Bryon Brown was a wonderful gruff teacher or babysitter, who told Eli about prison & the nasty stuff that goes on there. Great film & great subject matter. Thx
No entiendo nada de lo que dicen pero está guapísimo Simón Baker lo amo 😘❤️😍
Great actor, man, human.
You are a sweetheart Simon i love you ❤❤❤
Here in Germany I learned about the australian Aborigines in School. So I find it quite strange that Simon - and probably all other Australians - didn't learned that in School.
I was surprised for the same reason! Maybe nowadays it's different...
Não entendo nada só falo português mais amo ver o Saimom..
Everybody hides their own shame. Did you learn about the Shoah ?
@@annebonnyssister Indeed, it was a VERY important subject in my schools - so, no hiding at all. In contrary. And by the way: I didn't blame anybody or the Australian schools. I was just expressing my amazement.
I'm not sure of your ages, but I see it the way Simon does. He's a child of the 70s and 80s as myself was except I'm a little older by a few years. It is the way things were taught then and I'd say in any country with European colonialism history with some variation on the historic events.
Same in the US as mentioned here, except Native Americans. Their history was left out in our schooling years here as well back then. They were depicted to be savages and uneducated and scarey. But that's not a real true depiction. They were just not as advanced a civilization as Europe. If you looked at the way they treated criminals in England during the Renaissance, it looked about as savage and perhaps more so than any Native American.
"I was never a movie star.."! Are you kidding me?! He is everything I expect from a star.
He is great for tv shows, this should be his new tv show about politics. I would definitely watch him.
deadly Simon Make some more Aboriginal movies please
Simon Baker might have fun as a character on Heartland
What I would really like to know would be about SMITH! Would love to see Simon working with Jonny Lee Miller again!
I really want to see this movie...
simon baker open true inspiring unique gifted humour actor producer director in his own way.
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Deberían traducción al español
10:58 Devil Wears Prada talk
No one cares about that
Favor traduzir em Português moro no Brazil obrigada
use as legendas automáticas e coloque em português
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En español ok?
With the title I thougt they ment the metalcore band I got happy for a second.
As an Australian born of Aboriginal. Simon Baker doesn't even look or sound Australian. He sounds more linked to the mental health epidemic in the States.
The CIA oust Australian Labor Party Prime Minister Whitlam. Not to know that you would have to be pretty twisted. I don't need any Brit to lecture me about Australia and my people. This is our story, not the British story ..In the city of Sydney, there's a Statue of Queen Victoria on display with some Irish or British soldier with a tin hat at a War memorial.
But there's no memorial for the First Nations people's genocide. So yeah, it's really nice to be white from England in Australia and the States. The rest of Australia got left behind.
The US anti-China policy in Australia. It's almost as if the US media is obsessed with portraying China in a negative light, which is both creepy and laughable.
The US wants to turn Australia into another Ukraine.
Tucker Carlson supported the white supremacist attack on US democracy. Clive Palmer paid Tucker Carlson to BS about Australia. Don't be a sucker for Tucker. Vladimir Putin Destroyed Tucker Carlson's low IQ American Journalists!
Plus: It's important to note that Criminal Donald Trump's administration indicted Julian Assange, leading to his imprisonment in Belmarsh. Given the controversy, many believe Trump and US presidents should not be welcomed in Australia. The USA is all corrupted. Why are they here interviewing?
I think Simon's role could have been written more skilfully. He's got incredible acting skills , and the final scenes of the movie don't do him good.
His facial expressions were uncanny in the scene when he was hand-cuffed to his bed after being shot and hurt. I think the writer should have thrown in some lines for Simon. The same thing applies to his final scene where he dies. He just calls out the boy's real aboriginal name and that's it!?
The movie is great,and treads on dangerous ground regarding the issue of racism and colonizing Australia. But when it comes to giving Simon Baker a solid role to fully demonstrate his acting skills, I think the writer and director failed at doing it.
How about this would be a positively horrendous time to do a movie about politics, either Australian or American. People are so polarized and heart felt either one way or another, That a complex movie would just turn them off. I know it would me. Plus it wasn't Australians that pushed back the Aborigines, it was England, The English who colonized every country and pushed back all natives on every continent and the only country that won it's freedom was the US.(granted France was involved). Mr Baker seems to be very English in his love of Australia and not so American even though that's where he made his fame and money
Does Simon Baker look in the mirror and not want to be handsome? Does growing roughage make him feel better ? He has a twisted interior.
No hablo inglés, entiendo algo pero me gustaría que pusieran la traducción. Gracias
You are obviously American Annie. Just for the record, it wasn’t just the English (aka Great Britain) who colonized “every country.”. Try adding Spain, France, Portugal, Holland, Belgium and Italy. The Australians pushed back the aboriginal people just the way the Americans and Canadians did - and still do. Simon Baker loves Australia because he IS Australian - not English.
@@jackiehamilton9375 Yes, you are correct, The point I was making is that Aussies still are completely attached to the royals in England who hold them hostage and they still bow. Even though they were criminals sent to a penal colony. Yes, other countries colonized, including the US and Simon baker is welcome to love his country, just as we do ours. But really we'd like Simon to come back and entertain us again.
It begs to ask the question, when is the right time?
He seems Australian to me. And being an American, he enjoys the same freedom of speech we do with rights to comment about what he thinks. You can find it in the constitution that we Americans say we believe in.
How dare you, Christian Thompson