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Whenever I watch a VideO&A segment, I realise how hard wired my brain is to certain 'online actions'. For example, as the conversation turned to John & Yoko on Dick Cavett's show, I made to go look for that footage, forgetting for a moment that this content has been created so I don't have to go looking. Luxury. Thank you. (And to this uploader for sharing too).
Brando was a fu king genius. Look how he analyzed everything even the setting of the stage before he even spoke. Certainly one of the most enigmatic actors of his time.
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I love Brando, he is my favorite actor of all time, but he was clearly acting when he did the interview like he did many but especially the Dick Cavett one here. It wasn't necessarily that he didn't rush for anyone like that was how he naturally conducted himself, but rather his modus operandi, especially on screen, was to draw in the audience and make everyone wait for his next words knowing anything he said next would have that much greater impact and depth. Brando was too self-conscious in being himself but extremely and rightfully confident depending on the lessons he learned from acting and inventing screen acting in particular precisely because it always worked for him when he was being made to do things he didn't want to do (like that interview). Brando was too much a charismatic genius and eccentric, if he was happy to do any interview, if that ever happened, he would be himself because he was an extremely interesting person with a ton to say especially when it came to civil rights. He treated the Cavett interview like many others as a job to play for the cameras and make it interesting to himself because he didn't give a fuck what anyone else thought. I like when Jimmy pointed out he's doing the Colonel Kurtz voice and he was in a way as Brando was using that interview, cameras, and audience to practice his acting and delivery.
I hate Jim's thinking sound: "Aaahmm" And he sounds dumb defending the lulls in Cavett's delivery. Cavett was great, but that doesn't make his mistakes beautiful.
Cavett was the one who made the interviews awkward. He always came off as very nervous and jittery, with idiotically awkward opening comments and questions that made guests who were already uncomfortable even more uncomfortable and awkward.
I'm young so I haven't watched any of Dick Cavett other than this and just knowing the name. But he seems like a bomb machine. They're saying how great of an interviewer he is but he seems kind of shitty. Though I will acknowledge that the two interviews that I'm referencing are these. And both Lennon and Brando are weird. Probably not the easiest to get into a flow with. But still, I've yet to see anything impressive from Dick Cavett.
Jimmy is spot in that shows like this used to be different. There's a lack of editing and a realness to it. There's an authentic quality. Jimmy Fallon says the most cringe inducing things, yet, the audience eats it up. Is this quality? No. Someone like Jimmy is overcompenating, and it shows. Dick did an interview with Tyson I think. It was really great. But there's so many like this.
I like the interview. Idk wtf their talking about awkwardness and stuff… it’s natural, not some BS Fallon faux energy shit. I watch a bunch of DC, his interview with Paul Schrader and Brian De Palma were great he has a way of easing the interviewee. He put miles Davis at ease. Stfu Anthony, you drunk loner it’s not uncomfortable, you’re uncomfortable. I disagree with everyone’s take on their perception on these interviews entirely.
