This woman.. she is a true actor. The craft is something meaningful, it is a bond between the actor and the audience, one life watching the actions of another. Grace and class.
When I first saw this I wondered then I looked up her birth date, she is 72. I recall seeing her in her 1st really big film back in 1982, "The World According to Garb" and "The Big Chill". The latter was what Cobert talked about the 'crying in the shower scene', for those who haven't watched it.
I agree. But, it's worth noting that as humans, we aren't always trying to one-up each-other. In fact, the hilarity that you mention being an attempt to one-up could actually be a nervous reaction or an attempt to be likable.
He has to be not only the best late night host but interviewer I have ever watched. He is literally engaged with his guest and has knowledge about their work. So many late night hosts are just churning through their guest to make the show. He loves what he is doing. Its nice to watch.
I agree hes a good interviewer but when he's not that interested with the guest's story you can almost always tell. I personally think in terms of interviewing Graham Norton is the best. But in terms of American late night its between him, Conan, and Seth Myers.
Probably one of my first female crushes. Such beauty, such class, such grace. She has a tangible prescience of mind that I can only hope to attain over my years.
I went to W&M and was lucky enough to meet Glenn at a masterclass she taught in the theater dept when she came back to visit. Sweetest woman alive. Such an immense talent.
I remember seeing Hepburn on Dick Cavett when I was a kid and I was blown away. Truely one of the most inspirational interviews ever, simply because she had such a natural sense of integrity in being fully honest and unguarded in the answers she gave which revealed such a refreshing character. The first person who I ever heard adress the existence of God in fully human terms without hesitation, and without any pretense of offering her apologies for possibly offending the faithful. On that point and everything else she was totally at ease fully expressing herself. She even sat in her chair like she was lounging on the porch. It was wonderful.
That's not very nice. No need to insult one show in order to praise the other. Jimmy may not be to everyone's taste, but he's a friendly host and doesn't deserve the teasing he gets in these comments... Nobody does.
Debra Hall: I love humor. And maybe the OP was trying to be funny and meant nothing by it, but if you think the comments that followed the OP were mere humor, you are sadly mistaken---it's clear to me they meant what they said about Jimmy---and not in a haha way.
Wow, and her adoration of Kate Hep, gave me goosebumps, as my mom looked like Kate most of her life too; equally talented in her own way, but never famous. We miss her so.
Oh my god, it's one of the rare insights in to the nature of a true artist, here on display. Stephen draws it out, so we can appreciate it. You can get all, we can get all silly, gasping over masters of their craft. This is one of those precious moments when our gasps are sincere. And, that's ridiculous, gasps are never sincere, except here. This is a special interview. Hell yes Glenn Close.
Why the hell this interview doesn't get 15-20million reviews and likes? She is so intelligent and well put together and extremely trained in her craft.Every word that comes out of her mouth is pure magic and a gem. Christ!
Euh! She totally deserves another Tony Award. I was blessed to be able to see her recently in Sunset Blvd and it was the best show I have ever seen. Her performance was incredible. Words cannot describe it.
Who doesn't love Glenn Close? She is simply marvelous in every way. But, as a clothes horse, can I take a quick moment to praise that incredible jacket she is wearing?! Holy hell, it's gorgeous and looks fantastic on her. Sorry for going off topic but it had to be mentioned! :)
Glenn Close is one of those celebrities who is exempt from the "oh they're just actors what do they know" criticism. She is a true artist who has worked tirelessly at her craft for, what, four, five decades? And still going even with all the money in the world. A legend.
I love what she said about the energy between an artist and an audience. It is a powerful, intangible and utterly real connection between minds. And it's magical! A beautiful letter from Katherine Hepburn, one great star handing on the baton to another.
I LOVE GLENN CLOSE ever since I first saw her in Dangerous Liaisons. What a dame, what a class act. I love her story with Katherine Hepburn, my favorite actress from the golden age of Hollywood. Thank you, Stephen Colbert for this wonderful interview. You are the best.
An absolute Powerhouse!!! She is always been an ole school phenomenon!! I will never ever forget her in "Dangerous Liaisons" there is this Nobility about her yet she is so down to earth !!!
I have friends who have seen the London revival last year and friends who are watching this Broadway performance. I wish I had the $$$ to fly from Malaysia to New York, buy an amazing ticket and watch this. Have been listening to her Norma on the soundtrack for years now and it gives me chills every time.
I was lucky enough to see her in the London production four times. She's incredible as Norma Desmond. I even got her autograph at the stage door. I was over the moon.
I love this woman!! I have not seen her in a movie in a long time and will not be able to see her in the play since I do not live in the US: SAD! I always for some reason had her confused with Meryl Streep. They do have several things in common: they both are excellent actresses with strong academic credentials and they've aged gracefully and beautifully without the use of artifice. All my love and respect to you ladies Xx
She is such an actress in every sense of what you'd think an actress would be. Like, she's one of those stereotypical actors that people think about as being deep and thoughtful (although she really is). She actually uses the word, "craft." That's just such an actor thing to say. I mean this all as a compliment, by the way. She's a revelation in all that she touches.
I really love her. She is so gifted. Her performance in Sunset Boulevard is so stunning. Also, her acting in all the movies she participated impressed me. I can’t hate her even sometimes she played a hateable character.
I saw her in London and God was she great! That play is a real tour de force and she was brilliant. Can't believe she is 70! We also met her outside after the show and she was super sweet. I'd always had the impression she was tall and regal but she really is tiny so no wonder her legs don't touch the ground in flats ^.^
I adore her. She's one of the best actresses I've watched in my life. She's amazing, and having seen her live at a conference here in Montevideo and in several interviews, I love how she is outside of whichever character she's killing it as.
Spectacular interview with one of the greatest actors. Thank god, Colbert conducted himself with some dignity and as a professional interviewer instead of interruptions, tangents, and lame jokes.
I had heard that Glose was a performance to watch for but for all the odd things in life, I had not seen her performances. However, the first thing I saw was the film Dangerous Liaisons, when she played opposite John Malkovich. Both actors played beautifully and their interpretations will resonate for years. But Glenn Close's performance was mesmerizing, she was her part, and against Malkovich completly in his role, playing off of each other as it came from their own puny black hearted characters. Now That is Acting. It burns me up to no end how many actors, women especially, but men, too, had grown too old to practice what they had accomplished to earn their acting chops. 🌻
I worked on a movie with Katherine Hepburn. At the end she gave everybody on the crew a present along with a handwritten thank you note. Class act, like Glenn Close.
Love is electric, I agree with Glenn: there is a force between people that can simply be described as physics in motion, when we feel good it's like being struck by lightning, it tingles the senses.
