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+RhythmGrizz You are completely correct. I have often considered going gay for this individual. It a shame that he is literally the epitome of perfection and would not even notice me. Oh well.
not to be a dick but you probably should stop the habit of judging people based on their appearance, like just in general, whether they are ugly or attractive.
In person it's a likeable vibe, but in film it comes across as blandness. I don't think acting is really the career for him, but I'm glad he's been successful in his own right, even if by an unconventional route. It seems like he deserves it.
*Here's the condensed version of Tommy's past that Doug scrolled on the screen for a part of the interview ( **12:50** ) so you don't have to pause and play to read every single word:* So after leaving his home country, Tommy Wiseau moved to Strasbourd in Eastern France, where he adopted the name _Pierre_ and worked as a restaurant dishwasher. Sestero describes how Wiseau saw the Disney film _One Hundred and One Dalmations_ at a young age, and quickly became obsessed with American pop-culture and cinema, and following a brief stint in Paris, Wiseau moved to Chalmette, Louisiana, where he lived with his uncle and aunt while employed at a grocery store. Sestero claims that Wiseau later moved to San Francisco as a street vendor selling toys to tourists near the Fisherman's Wharf. Locals nicknamed him _The Birdman_ due to the fact that he sold the unique bird toys that were only popular in Europe at the time; as a result of this moniker (name), he later legally changed his name to Thomas Pierre Wiseau, "taking the French word for *bird*, _oiseau_, and swapping out the _O_ and _W_ of his birth name". Sestero describes Wiseau continuing working in the San Francisco Bay area as a hospital worker and later starting a clothing company, _Street Fashions USA_, the profits of which Wiseau used to purchase and rent out large retail buildings around the city, allowing him to fund the production of _The Room_. Wiseau was interested in becoming a rock star before turning to a career of acting. He has said that he has been influenced by _The Guns of Navarone_, James Dean, Marlon Brando, and _Citizen Kane_ -- which is ironic, since _The Room_ has been called "The _Citizen Kane_ of bad movies." *YOU'RE WELCOME!*
This guy should work in Public Relations. He cake walked through those questions and wrote a book that Seth Rogan thought about making a movie on. That honestly....takes skill.
After reading The Disaster Artist, I've come away with this... Tommy Wiseau doesn't get enough credit. He was a unique soul that reached a point in his life where he decided to take control of his own destiny. No matter the cost (literally). No one can take that away from him. And further, The Room isn't a bad movie, when I watched it I expected much worse. If Wiseau had released this for the Latin market and dubbed in Spanish, he would have a hit. I've seen telenovelas follow the same formulas and emerge unscathed. Respect for you Mr Wiseau. Respect for you Mr Sestero!
RavnerRavner outside of Tommy's acting and the dialogue, it was just a really cheesy movie. and the most interesting part is that you can kind of feel good ideas under all this shit. put it into the hands of a competent director it really couldve been a gripping, intense drama story.
Right on. The Room was intended as a play at first, where these ideas would have translated better onto a stage. Where Tommy did screw up was taking an idea for a play and making a feature out of it. What can I say, the man thinks big.. but he did make a movie that for one reason or another we're still talking about over a decade later.
Interestingly, my Mexican wife (who is no fan of telenovelas, but is familiar enough with the formula, since her grandma is a big watcher of them) didn't find the movie to be quite as much of a turkey as she was expecting from the way I presented it to her before showing it to her.
I love that Greg isn't annoyed or mad at Tommy Wiseau for the weird shit he was put through in The Room. When I tell my friends that I plan to buy a physical copy of The Room, they always tell me that I'm a terrible person because of how bad it is. But the way I feel is that the fun in life is putting yourself through weird experiences, be it dropping acid, or watching The Room (they're pretty much the same level of what-the-fuckery). I am happy to see that Greg has the same outlook. I encourage everyone to become friends with the weird French Zombies sitting in the dark basements of the world.
I don't think he should be Mad, Greg achieved a level of fame and he got to write a book which is about to be turned into real hollywood movie. If anything it's Tommy who got taken apart by a person who he gave employment to.
Well, he published a well-received book which was then optioned into a film and this movie, as bad as it is, continues to screen all over the world. So all things considered, things worked out incredibly well for him.
A second chance? The guy wrote a New York Times best seller & just released his own film (which he wrote by himself). He still has so much ahead of him. He is incredible!
I'm not even joking, I think this whole story of Greg's interactions with Wiseau and the production of The Room is really inspiring. Seriously. I mean, Wiseau may have created (what I atleast consider it to be) one of the worst movies of all time. I'd put it in my top 5, probably at #4, simply because the acting, script and overall production quality is so bottom of the barrel it's almost reaching the Earth's core. But I admire it in a way, because Wiseau really did just make one of his visions come true, and he did it mostly on his own. Granted he seems like a completely deluded lunatic, but he still managed to make a legacy for himself. This is inspiring because it proves that even if you make something that is terrible, awkward, badly produced or anything like that, there will always be a crowd somewhere for it, be it serious or sarcastic. (This is also how I think of Twilight and 50 Shades of Grey)
Oh it does. Mostly women who like to fantasize about a hunky rich man who will take care of everything they want. I had a female friend in College who said she liked it because "It's a sweet and dramatic love story, nothing wrong with that." It completely flew over her head how ridiculous the lines and general writing is in that book (I haven't read it myself, but I've read excerpts). Twilight however is a genuine monstrosity of a franchise, which is even more insane in my opinion, since the main character is literally the most unlikeable character I've ever seen in any form of media.
BaneofGalaxy I had completely forgot about that. My point remains valid though, as Twilight is actually a "successful" franchise due to the teenage girl fandom it has.
The way i see it there are two ways to acquire a following. You either make something very good, or you make something very bad. When you have something so painfully average and boring as twilight or fifty shades of grey, its a lot harder to gain a following.
I'm trying to watch and listen to this interview but the fucking info card below keep making me pause, read and rewind to listen to what they were talking about. It took me an hour and a half to watch all of this. Am I the only one this happened to?
Nothing really to do with the actual interview itself, but it's funny how Doug wears black clothing here. In close-up shots of him it almost looks like a disembodied head and a hand. Not sure if that was intentional or not.
Greg seems like such a nice guy, like the kind of person who was just happy to be in a movie that people enjoyed, regardless of why they enjoyed it. Perhaps that's why I find him endearing (and I find Tommy less so, though I'm sure he's a nice guy irl too). Greg knows the movie isn't good, but accepts and embraces the fact that people treat it as an unintentional comedy. In certain parts of this interview in fact, I get the feeling that Greg is holding back so as to not hurt Tommy's feelings by outright calling it bad. But that's my personal opinion. Tommy, on the other hand, seems to only tolerate the fact that it's not heralded as a masterwork of drama because people are still seeing his film. It's almost like he doesn't like people enjoying it unless it's for "the right reasons" despite the fact that he still became (in)famous because of it. But idk, I don't know either of them personally of course, and I'm just basing opinions off of interviews, editorials, Greg's book, etc. I'm sure they're both nice guys in person.
+J Venom "After watching an early cut of The Disaster Artist (the film based on The Disaster Artist, a book about the making of The Room) Greg Sestero felt sympathetic towards Tommy Wiseau, and so he decided to create a film for the two of them in order to make Wiseau happy. Over the course of a few weeks, Sestero wrote the script for Best F(r)iends." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_F(r)iends
Greg and Tommy were destined to collaborate with each other. On one hand, you have a man with some sort of crazy vision, inordinate amount of self confidence, and little self awareness. Greg seems like that low key, intelligent, and self aware friend that keeps the ego in check without being too harsh about it.
GAH! All this fucking text. I can´t concentrate on both the interview and on reading the text at the same time so i end up pausing the film all the time wich ruins the flow. And everytime there isnt text im sitting on needles just in case text is gonna pop up so that i can pause the video which makes it hard to enjoy the video at all. Please just stop doing this. Please.
It's sort of incredible how even a film that's so bad, has gained the level fame it now has. Even the guy responsible for the film, will always be known for being a terrible actor and creating the worst thing to hit screens anywhere but he is known. Awful lines that spawned dozens of memes, I mean, is Tommy some kind of secret genius???
To be fair, this is the movie, that became famous for being so bad it's good, but by far not the worst film. That I think would go to Illuminati 1 and 2 by Desire Dubonet, so much of a bottom of a barrel, that it's not even on "her" IMDB page (yet the movies are on RU-vid, only partially English).
I definitely recommend you read The Disaster Artist, it's amazing. Scrub that, listen to the audio book since it's read by Greg himself. You'll really appreciate what a good sport Greg is afterwards, considering just about anyone else would want to kill Tommy.
It actually took me two views to realize that it was Greg, and until I watched this interview I was able to accept it was him, show how far Doug has come
I was just waiting to see the kind of snob and dumb this guy from The Room as going to be... and shame on me for pre-judging a witty and down to earth guy.
Transcript of that incredibly fast moving caption: So after leaving his home country, Tommy Wiseau moved to Strasbourg in eastern France, where he adopted the name Pierre and worked as a restaurant dishwasher. Sestero describes how Wiseau saw the Disney film "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" at a young age, and quickly became obsessed with American pop-culture and cinema, and following a brief stint in Paris, Wiseau moved to Chalmette, Louisiana, where he lived with his uncle and aunt while employed at a grocery store. Sestero claims that Wiseau later moved to San Francisco working as a street vendor selling toys to tourists near the Fisherman's Wharf. Locals nicknamed him "The Birdman" due to the fact that he sold unique bird toys that were only popular in Europe at that time. As a result of this moniker, he later legally changed his name to Thomas Pierre Wiseau, "taking the French word for 'bird', oiseau, and swapping out the O with the W of his birth name". Sestero describes Wiseau continuing working in the San Francisco bay area as a hospital worker and later starting a clothing company, Street Fashions USA, the profits of which Wiseau used to purchase and rent out large retail buildings around the city, allowing him to fund the production of The Room. Wiseau was interested in becoming a rock star before turning to a career in acting. He has said that he has been influenced by The Guns of Navarone, James Dean, Marlon Brando and Citizen Kane -- which is ironic, since The Room has been called "The Citizen Kane of bad movies." You're welcome! :-)
10:52, Doug forgot to mention in the text scrawl two other celebrities that LOVE The Room, Seth Rogen and James Franco, who are apparently trying to make a film about the making of The Room in which James Franco plays the midget vampire himself, Tommy Wiseau. Fingers crossed this actually happens!!
CarozQH Okay, but I can hardly find any information about it, there's no poster, there's no release date, there's no screenshots, nothing. What's happening, I really want to see this film?
Warner Bros doesn't really seem to promote the movie at this point. Seth Rogen did tweet about the premiere a couple of days ago, but it seems like the film won't be released in theatres in the next few weeks.
Wow ,I love this guy. He is great ,and he have perfect attitude to the whole situation ,it was like he knew its going to influence his life. I hate when people treat him and Tommy like two wierdoes. Does anyone treat Bruce Campbell ,or Rob Zombie that way?
Greg actually did clearly see something in Tommy before others were able to. Part of what makes "The Room" so memorable is the presence of its star and director. The same things that repulsed the acting coach were what cued Greg into knowing he could create something special.
I met Tommy at Wondercon, CA 2014! He was such a nice guy and was really social with everyone. I had him sign a bobble head. One of my favorite celebrities I've ever met!
Gotta hand it to Greg for being extremely chill about this whole thing. Also that shirt Doug's wearing blends a bit to well with the background. Haha, and Greg's impersonation of Tommy is great!
I'm reading Sestero's novel, The Disaster Artist, and I love it. It is really good, interesting, and explains so many things about why this movie is the way it is. Recommend it
Sestero recounts that at some point in late adulthood, Wiseau was involved in a near-fatal car crash in California after another driver ran a red light and struck Wiseau's vehicle; as a result, Wiseau was hospitalized for several weeks. Sestero believes that this incident was the turning point in Wiseau's life that led him to pursue his dreams of becoming an actor and director, ambitions that he had long neglected while pursuing financial security The more and more I read about Greg's book, the more I do want to read it and attempt to understand who the heck TW is. Tommy seems to have a childlike quality about him when you see him in interviews, etc and I think he is one of those out there who, while having that childlike quality, still can be demanding, insane but yet genius, etc and we really do not see people like that anymore
I've got to say read it. Or find the audio book. Because you hit the nail on the head. That's even how he is described by Greg in the book. I felt the same exact way though.
He look so handsome in a very douchebag way but his personality and his smile is totally not. He is like a guy that other guys can having fun hanging out with while admire his beauty at the same time.
I really liked this interview. Usually these kind of nerdy interviewers put me off because they're not very sensitive to how difficult an interview can be for the subject and so they can come off as inhumane. This guy is forceful but comes off as genuinely friendly and super interested in his subjects. Way to go complete stranger Doug Walker! PS. No hate towards nerds just making an observation.
Oh hai Nostalgia Critic! When Mark says "George McFly" does he mean Crispin Glover? Also, 'Room' expert Steve Heisler has claimed that Tommy is actually from Poland. In 'The Disaster Artist,' Greg's mom, who is French, speaks to Tommy in French and tells Greg that he is definitely not from France.
The interviewer proves that you can be a good internet movie critic with a lot of funny / witty observations and not be a good interviewer. He is such a narcissistic interviewer constantly making his own observations and turning the conversation back to himself. I think people think interviewing is 'easy' cause it's just sitting there & talking, right? But like all things it is harder than it looks. Good interviewing is a skill not easily learned or mastered. But anyway, how's your sex life? Love Greg Sestero!
I met Greg a couple of days ago, at a preview for Best F(r)iends in London, and he was like a magnet. I mean, obviously, he's a handsome dude but it was more than that. He has a really attractive presence.
Dude critic is so bad with interactions, he just reminds me of all those geeks that read manga and played magic in the library, so awkward and scared, he comes off annoying. Not to judge, but he has talent and this shit is holding him back from achieving wondrous success
onwerslament How? Doug seems very comfortable and he's asking legitimate questions and they both seem like they're having a good time. Btw manga and MTG are the shit. ✌
What is really inspiring in this interview, that's where I found what is really waiting for you first when you made up your mind to be in entertaintment industry and tried to find a role in there. If you've been through all this and have some luck, the results will be... as equally unpredictable as the job (if you want to call it that way, yeah, they say, "jobs are jobs") offered in the first time. It's quite gloomy and discouraging and if there's an only way to way out, it might be Greg's attitude (I'm not sure about the way he say that here : is he showing us total frankness or did he simply learned how to BEHAVE when you're in the middle of "part of the game"?): being endlessly hopeful, optimistic and grateful in mind, accepting whatever way that will be open for him/herself, which aren't that hopeful at all in real life...
I wish people would ask more questions to Greg about himself instead of Tommy all the time. It must be exhausting to have to answer questions about someone else all the fuckin time. I’m sure Greg has a lot of interesting things to say.
"Celebrity fans such as Jonah Hill" He's not a celebrity he's a mysterious creature that some how crawls his way into movies while the other actors carry him.
Bwa haha On face book I belong to a group where you are not really supposed to talk about politics because of obvious reasons...so after this one guy whose first name is Mark went on this big long ranty post about politics I decided nope...lets get back to being silly. so I posted"Oh Hi Mark How's your sex life?" And then the next person who saw my first name is Lisa said the line"You are tearing me apart Lisa!" And from them there was like 3 or 4 of us who kept quoting lines from The room and the political talk stopped(they still tried but we would just keep posting room quotes in response)...either we confused the shit out of them or they rolled thier eyes and walked away because we were not letting them continue thier little rant...and this went on for about 4 days of posting back and forth lol So the room has the power to shut people up whoo.
