Hubert Selby Jr Interviewed by Ellen Burstyn Part 1 

Always loved this interview. It’s been nearly twenty years I guess since I watched with the dvd of the film. He’s a very inspiring guy and it’s a joy to see two sensitive intelligent people speaking in this way. The way he said ‘I haven’t felt this bad in a while’ always stuck with me, and I think back then as a twenty year old I hadn’t heard someone express real pain and anger with such wisdom and calmness - but still really managing to express the pain, not just being philosophical about it. Just watching this video makes me feel a bit better

Thank you for putting this up. I've only read LETB but just watched a French documentary bout Hubert. A remarkable man. A kind of truthful, youthful light just shining through an old broken body. I find it hard to think of someone I find more inspiring.

What a brilliant man. Shoutout Ellen too

here's someone who lived bravely.here's someone whose pain wasn't at last stronger than his mind. here's someone who was saved by his self-awareness. the humanity sparkling in his eyes is just moving, and of great inspiration.

Thank you! I'm translating this amazing interview to re-load it with italian subtitles, so that more poeple can listen to it. Thank for your help! Peace

Thumbs up for the Richie Havens reference! Right on, Selby. I'm in the middle of Requiem for a Dream, and I'm pretty sure it's the greatest book I've read in my life.

A light that radiates with his sincerity and humanity ,

Amazing! What a moving interview of a deeply unassuming, self-deprecating, funny, humble genius.

The brutality of Last Exit To Brooklyn makes sense when Mr Selby sums it all up in one sentence: "It's what happens when people's lives are lived without love or empathy".

beautiful man, my greatest inspiration

the olçder i get the more beauty i see in older people, i can see behond the skin and outside i can really see the person some years ago i could not tell the difference

We need Hubert Selby Jr audiobooks

Being British I don't know the lady interviewer but my goodness she is lovely.

For a transcript of this interview see: glamour-and-discourse.blogspot.com/p/hubert-selby-jr-interview-transcript.html

Please activate the subtitles so we from Brazil can understand.

I've just read all of his Novel's over the last four months. I'm different Now and I believe better. Id's Like to say, read page 356 (?) or whatever of some of his writing of a specific Novel especially what I'd read on his book "Waiting Period"but you'll need to discover his prose on your own.

please, whose name does he mention together with ghandi, at 1:30?

Paul Robenson

sorry, Robeson