Piers Morgan talks to Jordan Belfort, the subject of the movie "The Wolf of Wall Street". More from CNN at www.cnn.com/ To license video from CNN/HLN go to CNNImagesource.com or e-mail: cnn.imagesource@turner.com
@Name Name President vs TV personality? Lol.. ok.. but yes Trump is doing a better job doing an immensely more difficult job than Piers is at his. Amazing question.
Sam Argirou I can see the YOLO argument, but you seem to be uninformed as to what he went to prison for. He plead guilty to securities fraud and money laundering (same as Bernie Madoff, for which he is serving the rest of his life in prison, 150 years anyway). The only reason he wasn't sentenced more than 2 years is the scale of the fraud, basically because he hasn't made as much money as Madoff did. But Hollywood tends to portray these scumbags in a positive light, because it's more fun to watch.
Guy made everything of himself and then lost it all, went to jail, and did it all over again minus the drugs and craziness. Guy made the most of an American Dream. In this world your skills are what get you places and this man put his skills to use.
I don't think you actually understood the movie mate. it initially glamorises the lifestyle but eventually depicts the inherently morally/ethically corrupt nature of such. i loved it, it's a fantastic portrait of how our societies know the price of all and the value of nothing.
+Andrzej Strzelecki You need Captagon pills, if you can't find them dig them out, they'll turn you into a beast with unimaginable talking skills and you'll never get bored or tired, it's the secret the %1 hiding. I know cuz I'm one of them.
IncorporatedOps Debt does not mean he is broke. His net worth is estimated to be over 10 million + he can keep 50 cents from every dollar he makes on his seminars, book sales, sales training etc.
His life in the movie is glamorized and at certain points you really WANT to live his life. But what I love about Scorsese is that he shows it in a way where it's introduced as if he's saying "that's what you want, alright buddy, just try keeping up." Then as soon as a character reaches the pinnacle, there's that downfall which brings us back to reality.
Euan Hamilton I think it's just as evil to boil a lobster alive, but it's totally acceptablet in our world. So much hypocrisy. And as I understand it, some employees had "pets" in the office, but it was not because they loved the animals, it was more of an office thing. It was after all an environment of drugs and alcohol, not the ideal place to have a pet you love..
There's a very simple explanation for that, if you owned a cow and sold it to a slaughter house people wouldn't care that much, if you had a cow as a pet and some psycho killed it then ate it people would sympathize with you as the owner. Most people don't put a value on animal life unless we're emotionally convinced it has a relationship with us.
Think It's a side effect of the "parenting genes" we have, the same stuff that makes many of us instinctively want to take care of our offspring also make us love kittens, dolls or fishes in some cases. I really don't give a crap about the fish though, but I do feel sorry for the poor guy who valued it so dearly and had it taken away from him.
Honestly, this man is a legend. He is not normal by any standards. His manipulating skills and public speaking talent is matched by none, and when you have a skillset like that, the sky is the limit. Jordan Belfort took opportunity as soon as he saw it, because in his mind, he was rich already. He knew that he would be rich, it was just a matter of how fast he would get there and how much he would accumulate. A man like this is one in a million, and a man with the ambition level of his own is one in a billion. Shame to any who doubt him or call him out for his illegal acts, for they do not understand what he went through to get where his now.
***** Getting butt raped 3 times a day for a few years might be worth his money. But there's people richer than him that didn't get butt raped that I'm more jealous of.
He's so full of shit. The whole point of the movie is that he gets off easy. "I was truly scared when I went to prison, but I had forgotten something. I was rich." There is NO sense of his life falling apart. Even with Naomi he doesn't really love her, he loves her sex and the ownership he has over his kids and his possessions, and he hardly gets what he deserves there either. The movie is morally bankrupt, it's meant to be. There is no catharsis, because it's real life, and this is the world we live in.
I agree it doesn't glorify his actions, but there is definitely no sense of justice at the end. The film is a documentary of the craziest excesses of the system we live in, is the point I took from it. Which is why I can't take the guy seriously when he makes an interview like this.
short steve You see you guys are forgetting something. Money. When you have a enough money to do whatever the fuck you want, the lines of morality are blurred and you start to not give a fuck, and instead start to enjoy life
+Carl Taylor Intentionally lying and cheating people out of their money, ruining other people's lives, contracting STD's, addicted to drugs, being suicidal when sober because you realize what you've done, then taking more drugs to feel numb, going to jail because you're a criminal--not at all sure how people consider this to be "fun". Ohhhhh, but he partied, had lots of sex and got rich.
Hannah Maddela All true but how many 25 year olds do you know that make $1 million a week. Even if its by deceptive means. He married a model, sank a yachts and took so much drugs it would kill your average person.
munib1000 I'm one of those people that doesn't give a crap how much money he made at what age. No amount of money could tempt me into that world because I take pride in having dignity. He did it all by being a dishonest business man and intentionally ruining the lives of other people. I'm not impressed with anything this man did and it's shocking how many people glorify him. Oh and he beat his wife.
Hannah Maddela I'm no way defending him or his business partners or employees but he didn't take people's money by robbing them. Its not his fault that people are gullible. He down fall was mostly drug related. But he is still a scam bag through and though. Its just interesting to read about his live becuase he lived sp crazy. dan bilzerian got nothing on him.
A lot of people miss the message of this movie. The beginning shows degrees of glamorization of this lifestyle, but any critical thinker could see the tremendous backfire. Let's also remember that 1 person gets a movie made out of this, and every other person that tries this is just a copycat. There are 1 million people that try this drug and greed lifestyle, and it ends a much more extremely negative way. Let's not forget those people.
@@deerheart87 you mock him but most of the comments in any wolf of wall street RU-vid video are people just wishing they're were like Jordan an awful corrupted criminal and they praise Jordan like some sort of hero or god bc greed and selfishness and drugs is good bc he was successful at it, even in the end regardless of his victims. The comment below this literally says "you really WANT to live his life". Yep its pretty clear people got wrong idea from the movie
Put aside Jordan Belfort, what about Piers Morgan? What an absolute obnoxious, self absorbed worthless interviewer. It's a blessing he was fired, and back to England he will go -
I'm a strong believer in balance. Yes I can be greedy, a womanizer, etc.. But also I really love/care for my family and I love motivating/inspiring people. Some weeks I feel like the devil, others an angel. Hard to be the "good guy" in today's world.
Christopher Karimi Wrong. It’s easy to be the good guy & it’s also easy to be the bad guy. People just tend to get further when they can disconnect from others’ emotions
So this guy scams people for millions, yet has a freaking movie made about him starring heavyweight names. He even met Di Caprio in person. What does that tell us? As long as you're interesting enough, people won't give a shit if you've done bad things.
no shit, we glorify serial killers in western civilization too, just cause they're fascinating, regardless of their victims. Sick humans, no existing humanity
You call it hustle but he was nothing more than a lowlife thief who figured it was easier to make it illegally than do it honest like most of everybody else
It is really annoying to see these people speak as if nothing happen, while so many people lost their retirement money due to his illegal actions. Something is fundamentally wrong with our society. This person stole $200M or so. He should go to jail for 22 years not 22 months. I mean give me $200M, and by all means i would go to jail for 22 months.
I just finished the movie. I am going to become a stock broker now and live the life he did. I guess I have a screw loose and only lots of cash, drugs, and women can screw it back in!
Brokers are the bottom of the barrel, the people who make the real cash are at the other end of the phone. Just make yourself enough money to get into real estate & property development and then you're set.
Been so early and fast but that character or more over Jordan Belfort is just amazing guy.. Right from his talent to mold thing iN the way he wants to creating the deep impression... i really loved him..
I read the book. His story is alot more darker and depressing, especially by the end. He tried to kill himself, felt so bad about himself which would cause him to take enormous amounts of drugs to keep going etc.
Can anybody write down what the interviewer tells Behlfort in 8:53? I can not understand that chunk. I am not a native English spearker. I would really appreciate it.
He said "Dwarves being thrown onto velcro dart boards, did that happen?" He's referring to the part at 9:15 when the midget (dwarf) is being swung towards the (velcro) dart board.
People hating this man ? For what ? There are thousands like him out there . He aint sorry for shit .. He just lost it all and wanna make a new way around this . Wtf
What would you do take a bullet for someone you know wouldn't support you at the end and give away your family, your entire life or do sth to reduce your sentence? He is not the only one who did illegal things it was all of them
This guy is a normal guy who got blinded by money and stuff and got a slap (although some would argue not strong enough) and he turned back to realization of his actions it seems.
At least he isn't as bad of the other fucks on Wall Street. Where this guy has a decent sense to realize that what he didn't wasn't the most ethical, most of them would believe the world owes them a favor for the downfall or commit suicide. Jordan Belfort's downfall is that he began stealing from the greedy fucking rich... when it was the poor, it wasn't that much of a big deal.
No he is not... He is a sociopath. If you seriously think he is a normal guy, you will probably sucked into a piramide scheme(or something else) by such a guy. Not to be a dick to you, but not be naïef man. These guys are the devil
This is an amazing movie. This is the best thing that has come out since GoodFellas. I love how real the mobie is and how it portrays realitu. It was in my opinion the funiest fuckin movie I have seen in a long time.
You people are quick to chat shit about this man because of how he lived his life but how about all the rappers that are criminals that the youth listen to and get inspired. Listening to them disgusting lyrics and brain washing them with negativity. At least this man stands for something positive now.
Diamond Johnson yes, including the governments. People say the world is messed up, its not the world its the people- The people in this world are crazy and don't know it.
Amd the craziest thing is most of these stories of people rising normally end horribly (good example is henry hill who was one of the lucky ones) yet this guy is still filthy damn rich. Married again and in a legitimate career. He in a way has come out on top of everyone. True he needs to pay back everyone fully but even them he'll still be rich and set for life, coming out a more mature and better person.
As much as I thought McConeghey, or however the fuck you spell his name deserved the win, other than Daniel Day, Leo is the best actor in the world...Certainly the actor of HIS generation.
I found not much but this: At the back of the room, a beastly pink-sheet hooker with orange hair and the face of a bulldog was sitting on a bar stool, stark naked and covered in tattoos. Her legs were spread wide open, and a line of twenty naked Strattonites were waiting to bang her
Chuck Norris Right, Chuck: That is all the book states. But, come on -- hookers wouldn't be disgusted by some dog-faced punker forming a waiting line "Airplane"-movie-style, right? Now, Belfort DID write: "In that very instant I became disgusted with everything my life stood for. It was a new Stratton low." So, it seems something EVEN worse happened. (Yeah... now I'd like to know too!) Thanks for the fact-check, Chuck Norris! "Ha-YAH!"
Is he the nicest guy in the world nope, but if the things that's being portrayed in the movie is pretty accurate then I'd say the people who tanked the economy who now have more then they could spend in five lifetimes are the real criminals. Sure the movie doesn't really explore what happened to the people who invested with them so I can't really say anything about that one way or the other, but it also kinda seemed that people who struggled got a chance to work there and did pretty good for themselves while it lasted. Ok again I'm not saying he is the nicest guy in the world, but after what's been going on in the last 20 years it was hard not see the movie from that perspective and not just see a hustler who dealt with dollars instead of pennies.
