Channel 4 is a struggling broadcasting station, this is one way they try to capture audiences. Hes trying to do his best Howard Stern impression without the humor or honest questions.
I swear. This interviewer thinks that he's a psychologist and that he needs to pick apart each person he interviews. How does this man still have a job??
It's entertaining to watch somebody who has an arrogant and egotistical persona try to play God by judging the lifestyle choices of celebrities and artists. That's what he puts down on the table on his end of his own barter system, and financial gain is what he receives in return.
What that obese Martin Bashir lookalike has to be arrogant about is beyond me. It's not about him, it's about the people that are granting him time for an interview. Nobody should speak to this fool, and he'd be out of a job
ibtrumpet513 he should have realised how RDJ was literally forcing himself tostay calm. You can see how strressed he was based on how many long breaths he took.
No, that isn't his job. These celebs are worth millions, and do these interviews to promote the projects they've worked on. I'm sure they have other things they'd rather be doing with their time. To be cornered, or blind sided, and asked about dark moments from their past that anybody would rather forget, is unfair, and a selfish dick move by the fat moron in the video. Downey's past has nothing to do with the film he's promoting. The interviewer is trying to further his own career by getting reactions like these and becoming notorious. Nothing else
Exactly! Props to Robert for handling that so professionally. (I could see the anger and irritation etched onto his face, I don't know how an interviewer can be so ignorant) And I definitely wouldn't have been as polite. Although I literally clapped when Robert was like "Your foot's getting a bit jumpy, so I suggest you get to the next question," while giving him *Bring it* look.
Interviewer was showing nervous body language because things were getting heated. (fidgeting his foot around, you see RDJ pick up on it just before he says it) He mentioned it with passive aggression to let him know who's in charge of what's said. You'll see Tom Cruise use similar techniques when interviews start diverting somewhere they don't want them to go. It's a mild form of intimidation.
if they had zoomed in on his face when he looked at the camera at the end, they could have transitioned into a one on one interview and made it into a scene from The Office
The way i got it was more like "you're growing up alongside your character, learning from each other and becoming better people". That was perfectly fine in my eyes, until those questions by the end lol
*SPOILER* When I saw Rdj's look on his face when he asked the question about his dad and stuff it reminded me of how Tony looked when he saw his parents die during civil war… flawless acting
It reminded me of the fight scene in Sherlock where he is all like "This must not register on an emotional level" to himself before going through how he is going to beat up his opponent. Only in this case RDJ politely looks for confirmation he can just get out of there and leaves whilst pointing out the stupidity of the questions.
PreOwned IBM well if your going to act it's a good idea to incorporate your own emotions and how you would react in that situation so it makes it seem real and genuine
"Are we talking about the movie?" " *Coughs* " Interviewer: "I dont know how incomfortable you are" Tony: "You have as much time as anyone else" Interviewer: "So let me ask some more questions". Dude. Do you need help understanding a hint??!
Lol I'm always surprised to find people who genuinely think other races are inferior trying to sound smarter themselves whilst having no true scientific basis. Change your display name to "terrible insight" or something
"The reason I'm asking about the past..." Well, you're not really supposed to be. Ask ANY celebrity at all about their movie or tv show or book or family or whatever POSITIVE things in their life presently or it just becomes pointless and awkward for everyone else. Oh and downey's awesome and handled that well. Lol.
I know right!? It was so clear just from his "your foots twitching, you should ask your next question" that Robert was getting fed up, you'd think the interviewer would get the hint.
He was fucking seething with anger. I am surprised that the interviewer didn't get punched. ON a Sirius XM interview or something like that that, RDJ said that "he wished that he would have walked out sooner", and that if he hadn't walked out, the interviewer WOULD have got punched. You don't ask someone about the most troubling and terrible time in someone's life when the person is there to promote a fun summer blockbuster.
That is the key line, but for the exact opposite reason of your point. UK News shows aren't allowed to promote things. They can't advertise because they have to be impartial and disinterested. This interview ISN'T made to promote the movie, and Americans don't get that because the news there is terrible.
Interesting that you'd think that since Krishnan Guru-Murthy's definitely not a news reporter. Downey Jnr's life isn't a news story -- in case you were confused and thought it was.
Guru Murthy's major flaw as an interviewer is that he (apparently) has shit nonverbal reading skills Notice the way the smile drops on Robert's face at 3:59, the way he looks desperately at other people in the room, and then later how he begins to hyperventilate...if that doesn't scream ''Please change the subject'' then I don't know what does. A good interviewer would have spotted these cues and thought ''Shit, these questions are making my interviewee feel uncomfortable. I better change my line of questioning''.
erik wheeldon Krishnan went ouf of the line. It was a promo for the movie. Definitely not something where you invoke deep and dark subiects.. i'd have him sacked for this
lol, he was really great "your father yada yada and drugs" he's there to promote his superhero film what the f's all the yellow stuff got to do with it? So boring, rude and irrelevant
he was being a nosy dick, but that was the point. the majority of the public only cares about an interview if it went bad like this one. who gives a fuck about a normal ass interview? which got them much more publicity.
I feel so bad for RDJ. You can see how his breath starts getting heavy after the super personal questions and you can see the pain in his eyes. He clearly did not wanna talk about it and that guy just kept getting too personal.
Seeing this comment section is proof enough. Most people are classy enough to recognize and say the interviewer was a total prick and completely out of line. But like .5% of the population here are actually defending this guy. Can we just get rid of those people. They ruin shit for everyone.
Smug Jackson Because the people that hire him do not care about being nice or using tact. They care about ratings only and this kind of stuff gives them ratings.
Cobalt No, the interviewer just has a reputation for being a prick. Several times, RDJ tried changing the topic, making it very clear he wasn't comfortable talking about his past life, especially with his son making the same mistakes he did. Robert was well within his rights to walk out of that interview.
you can visibly see him breathing harder like he was having a panic attack and thinking about how to respond to his questions. He couldn't so he decides to put on his friendly actor persona and walk out like a bitch.
Do you realize he has to watch the slightlest reaction he makes or otherwise everyone will jump onto him to criticize? Heck there you are criticizing him for not wanting to answer the question and "friendly" taking off.
yep, especially since it was what, over 12 years ago. I was a raging druggo 12 years ago and I would really dislike it if someone (who didnt know me) brought it up like it was just "fair game". I'm sure you share the same opinion that the interviewer should have talked to him on a personal level before the camera's were involved and asked him if it was ok to broach that subject. Docuhe bag interviewer haha
whats up with ambushing actors this is the 2nd time i'm seeing him do this.. seems like he's trying to get something controversial to happen in order to get publicity for himself on the back of a celebrity.. sad
I think one of the most important things Guru-Murthy forgot to consider was the people who would be watching the interview, Robert Downey Jr was there to promote Age of Ultron, a family film, so it stands to reason there will have been a lot of younger fans of RDJ watching this interview because they want to hear about Iron Man and the Avengers, not RDJ's trouble with drugs or stint in prison. or even his relationship with his father. As soon as RDJ became Iron Man he tried to keep all that stuff in the past because he didn't want younger fans finding out about his past and emulating it.
+ Atzy Indeed! That is why Downy is where he is and Murthy is a fifth rate newsreader. The first problem among many with Murthy is that he does not know his place.
Not sure if anyone gives a damn but if you guys are bored like me during the covid times then you can stream all the new movies on InstaFlixxer. I've been watching with my girlfriend these days xD
I don't he was trolling. IMO he was un prepared for that line of questioning and it came off as disrespectful and he didn't phrase his questions correctly to coincide how he intended. I think he was trying to basically say how far RDJ has progressed from his past. As has the character he plays.
The last question was, does RDJ think he's free of all the dark stuff from the past... like not if assholes like you want to keep bringing it up. GEEZ. He was always a brilliant actor- and obviously had a wild streak in his younger days. He's emerged victorious with one hell of a comeback as more mature but still fun loving. He's alive, he survived where a lot of other people's dead heroes did not. He's amazing as ever.
He was there to promote a movie, not talk about his past. Yes in a sense he is like Tony Stark that he went through a dark period but arose anew and better than ever. Instead of delving into his past (he also got multiple hints by RDJ that he didn't want to go down that route) he could've asked the single question "Do you feel a stronger connection playing Tony Stark due to both you and the character having bad pasts but overcoming them into a brighter future?", but instead the man fucked up. Props to Robert for walking out.
How can he just bring up the bad things like that? He and everyone else have bad times, I'm sure he wouldn't like to talk about his darkest time in a interview for a film
I love the moments leading up to RDJ walking out where you see his eyes glaze, his stare become narrow and intense, and his breathing becomes heavy and quick.
hahahaa yeah, I would have done the same thing....except only minutes earlier. That guy is soo stupid. Might as well asked RDJ for a blood sample and his personal phone number and sexual fantasies.! Dude you are promoting a movie..not finding every little secret on the life of the stars!
I got to give props to how well Robert Downy Jr. handled the situation. He didn't yell, he didn't swear, he didn't call names, or any of that. RDJ was all "I don't like where this is going and the subject clearly isn't changing despite my saying so. With that, see ya. Have a good one."
Operaton Creation not good at movie promos at all. It's like that awkward Sam Jackson-Laurence fishburne mix up on that news channel after that super bowl ad.
3:57-4:01 What I imagine is going on in RDJ's mind: "Hm, which quote..?" "Oh, that one" "Uh oh here goes the prodding" *looks over* "Can you believe this guy?" He was so polite in answering that interviewer's nosy question, too. What an awful shame that interviewer is.
the interviewer is actually quite good but he's not the sort of interviewer you use to interview a movie star for the promotion of a marvel movie. The interviewer is used and is better with politicians and people who should be held accountable for their actions. It's really a situation of the wrong man for the job. Well done to RDJ for keeping it cool and yeah the interviewer should have changed style but I'm guessing from his perspective when the person getting interviewed feels awkward he's doing his job (remember he used to dealing with lying politicians).
Did anyone else notice how he started moving around nervously and anxiously when the guy started getting personal? I felt so bad for him. Glad he just walked away :)
at 6 min from the interview you just touched a really personal and sensitive subject in his life. He hasn't talk about it before he's not gonna be happy on talk about it now. Right there that interview was done.
That is what happens when you spend 5 minutes asking stupid unrelated Questions And Then Bring Up A Completely Inappropriate Topic. He Is Lucky Robert Was Not In A Bad Mood!
You can almost feel all the adrenaline that rushes through RDJ when the interviewers starts to go personal. Notice how his breathing changes and becomes alot heavier.
I feel like RDJ played the best way he could. Someone comes at you with a bunch of old crap from your past that you're not proud of, and you're supposed to just smile and like it? He was very polite, listened to the questions, and was OBVIOUSLY not comfortable. His agent gave him the okay to leave, and he did. No profanity, no being a jerk, nothing. Well played RDJ, well played.
This guy had the chance to talk to RDJ and ICONIC actor, and he fucked up because he was a idiot. I feel so bad for RDJ. If someone asked me these questions I would've been like "fuck you". He actually sat through most of the questions and tried to be nice. I respect him for being so calm at first and going through this emotional rollercoaster.
If I was a famous actor interviewing along side Robert Downey Junior and he asked that question about his past the only response I can think of is 'holy shit..' before Rob goes off on him. Love you Rob.
