I think we should petition Bravo/NBC to put this series on DVD. Maybe two actors per disk. There could be great extras. Outtakes, Extended editions (you know they have cut stuff out they wanted to leave in for time.) Filmographies, bios, and other cool stuff. I know it wouldn't be a huge seller, but it would be cool to own a few of your favorite actors interviews. Plus if your favorite actor did one and you missed it, they hardly ever replay the old ones. Your thoughts?
Good idea, but two actors per disc isn't much. DVDs could hold three per disc at least. They have the space. Those interviews are only about 40 minutes long, no?
I've only seen a few of 'em but the ones I have seen have been great. My favorite is Julianne Moore's interview, and from the thread here I think a lot of people really liked that one. I saw a bit of Francis Ford Coppola's interview last week, and it was alright, too. He seems a bit egotistical, though. But maybe that's just me.
Edited they are only 40 minutes long. I heard the Robin Williams went on with the students for 2 hours.
They should also include the SNL parodies of them. That would be a delight....
can't you just write them and they send you videotapes of them for $20 or something?
Probably, but that would probably only include what was aired. Plus, $20 is incredibly overpriced for one episode you could just tape off the air for free (minus the cost of a VHS tape). With the proliferation of DVD players, and the moderate popularity of the show, it would behoove them to at least look into it. I wonder how long it'll take for them to realize it.
And maybe a secret feature on one of the disc sets would be the David Cross routine of James Lipton, which is just fucking hilarious. I was rolling...have any of you seen that?
Quote from: Ghoulardi GoonAnd maybe a secret feature on one of the disc sets would be the David Cross routine of James Lipton, which is just fucking hilarious. I was rolling...have any of you seen that?
I have this burnt on CD and have never gotten to see the actual stand up, but it is funny as hell. Cross seriously sounds like he is crying while doing the climactic ending: "and thank you to god, for making me the vessel through which he speaks. I am the greatest, I am JAMES LIPTON!"
Did anyone see the absofuckinglutely despicable documentary on The Hamptons from last summer I believe? There was a great moment of James Lipton hitting on some random waitress that made him come off as the sleaziest old man. I was lucky (?) enough to meet him that same summer (big namedrop there). He's quite troll-like in person...
Also, I like the music they play right before commercial. It makes it seem like whomever they're interviewing has died...
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I prefer Will Ferrell's rendition of him still...
Quote from: jokerspathQuote from: Ghoulardi GoonAnd maybe a secret feature on one of the disc sets would be the David Cross routine of James Lipton, which is just fucking hilarious. I was rolling...have any of you seen that?
I have this burnt on CD and have never gotten to see the actual stand up, but it is funny as hell. Cross seriously sounds like he is crying while doing the climactic ending: "and thank you to god, for making me the vessel through which he speaks. I am the greatest, I am JAMES LIPTON!"
Did anyone see the absofuckinglutely despicable documentary on The Hamptons from last summer I believe? There was a great moment of James Lipton hitting on some random waitress that made him come off as the sleaziest old man. I was lucky (?) enough to meet him that same summer (big namedrop there). He's quite troll-like in person...
Also, I like the music they play right before commercial. It makes it seem like whomever they're interviewing has died...
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:lol: Absolutely!
I don't get Bravo, but from the parodies of James Lipton, I gather he fawns over even the least talented actors who appear on his show?
Correctomundo!!!! i.e. Renee Zelwegger (sp?)
whats wrong with her?
When you have James Lipton fawning over her like she was Scorsese or fucking Walken, I have a problem with that.
Quote from: RaviI don't get Bravo, but from the parodies of James Lipton, I gather he fawns over even the least talented actors who appear on his show?
I believe David Cross mentions Julia Roberts in his explanation of Lipton, which is hysterical, because he says it with such contempt, as if the idea of this woman being considered a successful actress is beyond him...
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Was this David Cross thing on Mr. Show or something else?
Which reminds me: Next DVDs to buy are Mr. Show.
i would be honored to be interviewed by mr. lipton.
i think they should put primetime glick out on dvd
Quote from: RaviWas this David Cross thing on Mr. Show or something else?
Which reminds me: Next DVDs to buy are Mr. Show.
The Ben Stiller Show and Mr. Show were two of my fave sketch comedy shows...
And no, the David Cross Lipton bit was on his standup routine, which was on....fuck, I wanna say HBO, but that's not right....DAMMIT! Brain fart!
Cross did indeed do his scathing Lipton impression on "Mr. Show" (he starts washing the feet of the young Affleck-like subject by the end of the bit). He calls the character Cyrus Castilla Tetly, but it's clearly Lipton. It's one of the last episodes, #409, "Sad Songs Are Nature's Onions". And the HBO stand-up special where he does the rant is called "The Pride is Back", which originally aired in 1999.
And a best-of "Primetime Glick" is available on DVD through the Comedy Central website.
Quote from: Holden PikeCross did indeed do his scathing Lipton impression on "Mr. Show" (he starts washing the feet of the young Affleck-like subject by the end of the bit). He calls the character Cyrus Castilla Tetly, but it's clearly Lipton. It's one of the last episodes, #409, "Sad Songs Are Nature's Onions". And the HBO stand-up special where he does the rant is called "The Pride is Back", which originally aired in 1999.
And a best-of "Primetime Glick" is available on DVD through the Comedy Central website.
Why thank you, Holden.
Next Sunday, James Lipton will interview Mark Wahlberg.
Anyone seen the one with George Carlin? That man is genius!
Quote from: ThrindleAnyone seen the one with George Carlin? That man is genius!
You mean there was a new "Actors Studio" that was actually worth watching??!!!
Quote from: ThrindleAnyone seen the one with George Carlin? That man is genius!
eh, he's no F Murray Abraham..
Quote from: MacGuffinNext Sunday, James Lipton will interview Mark Wahlberg.
oh god, marky mark talking about his craft? :roll: theyre going to be spending a lot of time on like 3 movies...
Quote from: themodernage02theyre going to be spending a lot of time on like 3 movies...
And one will be Boogie Nights.
I didn't see that one.
I didnt know you could get a hernia from laughing too much?
Quote from: MacGuffinNext Sunday, James Lipton will interview Mark Wahlberg.
According to the episode description in TV Guide, Wahlberg raps in this episode.
Quote from: UncleJoeyQuote from: MacGuffinNext Sunday, James Lipton will interview Mark Wahlberg.
According to the episode description in TV Guide, Wahlberg raps in this episode.
:-D
Quote from: MacGuffinNext Sunday, James Lipton will interview Mark Wahlberg.
so was the interview good or what cuz i missed it.
Quote from: ©bradso was the interview good or what cuz i missed it.
It was alright. Didn't know he was that heavy into drugs as well as selling which lead to his imprisonment on attempted murder, all at around the age of 13. Gave respect to PTA and praised Julianne, who he said was just like that mother figure to him. Said that PTA wanted the prosthetic cock "bigger" and "harder." Didn't spend a lot of time on Three Kings though.
did they talk about huckabees at all?
Quote from: El Duderinodid they talk about huckabees at all?
Yes. He said that, after Three Kings, he would have done anything to work with David O'Russell again. He also said that about 80% of that character is him because O'Russell would ask him questions about "anything and everything." He continued that he understood all the philosophical questions after the fifth screening.
Ahhh screw you mac
EDITED OUT THE MIDDLE PART and then put it back in cause I was paid
<that quote from whatshisface>
Only that he was more than happy to do it, he said he'd work with O'Russell even if he wasn't an actor in the film he just likes being around him when he's in his working mode and all the creative juices are flowing. Told about how O'Russell made him talk to him and by the end of the film O'Russell knew him better than he knew himself, O'Russell even had him going to therapy.
When Lipton asked Walberg if he understood all the existential detective stuff Walberg said only after he watched the film six times. (mac says 5, he's probably right)
I was surprised to learn that he is the youngest out of NINE children! Holy damn!
Wish you would've left it, Bethie. It was interesting.
Quote from: MacGuffinpraised Julianne, who he said was just like that mother figure to him.
Freudian.
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What gets me about Insides The Actors studio is James Lipton. When he'll ask the actor a question and they will provide an interesting answer but Lipton will just move on to his next question. He never goes into any depth.
Ex.
Lipton: "Tell me about your childhood?"
Actor: "I used to get beat up a lot, so I wound up killing someone"
Lipton: "Okay. How long were you at acting school?"
hahah Lipton just goes on no matter how interesting the answer. He sticks to the questions he has on those trusty blue note cards.
haha what if someone went in there before the show and jumbled his note cards around. That outta set him straight.
I'm also sick of him complaining about his wife not letting him get a tattoo. What a pansy. Be a man, put your wife in her place, and go out and get that tattoo!
Another thing I want to share- this semester in my tv production class we had to do an interview for a project. I offered to be the interviewer. I had to interview a Ben Franklin impersonator. Damn right I stole those questions Lipton asks his guests at the end. Ben Franklin's favourite curse word is "horse shit."
I saw the one with John Goodman over the weekend. It was pretty good. He's a funny guy. For instance, James Lipton asked him what it was like to work with Halle Berry on the Flinstones. He was all like, "Oh, it was awful! The experience gave me nightmares... the kind where you gotta get up and go to the bathroom!"
Quote from: Bethie...
What gets me about Insides The Actors studio is James Lipton. When he'll ask the actor a question and they will provide an interesting answer but Lipton will just move on to his next question. He never goes into any depth.
Ex.
Lipton: "Tell me about your childhood?"
Actor: "I used to get beat up a lot, so I wound up killing someone"
Lipton: "Okay. How long were you at acting school?"
It's the editing. The interviews go one for a few hours and they chop 'em down. I wish you could watch them in their entirety too. Basically the show is a tease, but I still like it. Natalie Portman was good. Smart, funny...
The Jamie Foxx episode was great, explaining how his grandmother taught him all the skills that would prove to be useful and beneficial to him in the future (football and piano lessons, etc.). I cried too when he broke down at her passing just days before the taping of the show.
Quote from: MacGuffinThe Jamie Foxx episode was great, explaining how his grandmother taught him all the skills that would prove to be useful and beneficial to him in the future (football and piano lessons, etc.). I cried too when he broke down at her passing just days before the taping of the show.
Can't wait to catch the episode. I was busy crying through In America.
yeah i wish the full interviews were available to watch, it gets kind of annoying when there is obvious editing...
especially when they skip or ask one question about a film the actor worked on or the director they worked with. I believe they skipped Heat entirely when Natalie Portman was on.
I bet lipton stands in front of a mirror to get his "charlie rose" down.
CHARLIE ROSE IS THE MAN.
I'm not sure if I want to know what lipton does in front of the mirror. could be frightening.
Quote from: jasper_windowI'm not sure if I want to know what lipton does in front of the mirror. could be frightening.
He looks at places on his body where he wished he had a tattoo.
Quote from: MacGuffinQuote from: jasper_windowI'm not sure if I want to know what lipton does in front of the mirror. could be frightening.
He looks at places on his body where he wished he had a tattoo.
Exactly. I picture him trying out impersonations too. Maybe a little dance. And the mention of him in front of the mirror brought to mind Will Ferrell as Lipton, interviewing Lipton.
Next up: Martin Scorsese
This will be the asskissing to end all asskissings.
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when when when?!?!?
Quote from: ©bradQuote from: Slick ShoesNext up: Martin Scorsese
when when when?!?!?
Sunday 12/12
Quote from: Slick ShoesQuote from: ©bradQuote from: Slick ShoesNext up: Martin Scorsese
when when when?!?!?
Sunday 12/12
Is this a new one? He already interviewed him in 2002 IIRC, around the time Gangs opened, for some reason can't find the exact date of this, it isn't listed on imdb.
Checking on the
bravo site (http://www.bravotv.com/Inside_the_Actors_Studio/upcoming_premieres/), I find they mention the upcoming guest, and these are the new shows, in the upcoming guests list are Colin Farrell, Redford, Cameron Diaz and O. Wilson. No Marty, so expect this to be a rerun.
They really dropped the ball with Morgan Freeman. He needed a two-hour show. They just went to the 'tentpole' movies, not spending much time on each one. Se7en got one question asked about it, and it wasn't even related to the film. After a huge audience reception to Shawshank, all was asked of Freeman was if he read the book (he didn't). CUT TO: commercial.
You know you're in for a good interview when your subject says, "I was sexual in Kindergarten."
Angelina Jolie was very open and honest; from her obsession with cutting, her loves, her fear of motherhood, etc. Lipton had a field day talking with her about flying and tattoos.
Quote from: MacGuffinYou know you're in for a good interview when your subject says, "I was sexual in Kindergarten."
Angelina Jolie was very open and honest; from her obsession with cutting, her loves, her fear of motherhood, etc. Lipton had a field day talking with her about flying and tattoos.
I missed this. I just died a little bit on the inside.
Quote from: ThrindleI missed this. I just died a little bit on the inside.
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Sat, Jun 11 2:30 PM ET ANGELINA JOLIE
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Repeated:
Sat, Jun 11 2:30 PM ET ANGELINA JOLIE
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inside the actors studio... has repeats???
well, i never!
Don't be hypnotized by her lips.
The Showcase Network in Canada has different programming than in the US. Fucking Showcase.
You know the show has hit an all time low when the featured guest is the star of Big Momma's House 2.
Quote from: MacGuffin on February 13, 2006, 11:08:07 PM
You know the show has hit an all time low when the featured guest is the star of Big Momma's House 2.
haha i'd love to see that. what are they gonna talk about?! he's only been in like, TWO good movies... :ponder:
Lipton: "House Party 2. Bad Boys. Black Knight. National Security. Big Momma's House ... Mr. Lawrence you are a blinding brilliant light from heaven."
He's in Do the Right Thing... but if they start talking about his role in that... then damn, hahaha.
Quote from: Ginger on February 13, 2006, 11:26:04 PM
He's in Do the Right Thing... but if they start talking about his role in that... then damn, hahaha.
haha yeah. "Let's go to a clip, shall we?"
- It's hot as a motherfucker, fan me with your ears.
- Stop playin'!
:yabbse-thumbup:
Did anybody see the Dave Chappelle episode? I missed it, but from what I've been reading it sounds he really opened up during it.
No word on whether James Lipton refers to Half-Baked as "a masterpiece".
I did. It was quite wonderful, actually. I don't usually watch this show, but Chappelle was very honest, open and insightful. He would be the first to say that Half-Baked wasn't good (it didn't live up to what he saw in his mind, he was disappointed with the direction). Actually none of his movie work is that good. He is proud of Block Party, though, I believe. He explains how he feels about his place as the $50 million man the while back when he went to Africa. Stuff like that.
He's a very smart and funny guy, and his general honesty cancelled out the general ass-kissing on that show.
Anyone know why the show was taped at Pace University? Was it Chappelle's terms or have they been taking the shows on the road this seasons? I honestly can say I haven't watched much lately due to the paltry acting chops of the guests they've had listed.
Quote from: MacGuffin on February 13, 2006, 11:08:07 PM
You know the show has hit an all time low when the featured guest is the star of Big Momma's House 2 The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause .
Quote from: Weird. Oh on February 15, 2006, 01:55:54 AM
Anyone know why the show was taped at Pace University?
They moved their MFA program to Pace.
Alright, now we're back pn track:
Dustin Hoffman Recalls Audition
Dustin Hoffman is a lucky guy. He got his big break in 1967's "The Graduate" despite his audition.
In a two-hour edition of Bravo's "Inside the Actors Studio," set to air June 25 (9 p.m EDT), Hoffman recalls the experience: "I went to shake the prop guy's hand and all my subway tokens fell out (of my pocket). And he picked them up and handed them back to me saying, `Here kid, you're gonna need these.'"
The 68-year-old Hoffman, who won best actor Oscars for 1988's "Rain Man" and 1979's "Kramer vs. Kramer," is the 200th guest on the program, hosted by James Lipton.
"A friend told me to take acting, and I asked him, `Why? I don't want to act,'" Hoffman recalls. "And he said, `Because no one failed acting.'"
While preparing for his role as Ratso Rizzo in 1969's "Midnight Cowboy," he found inspiration on the streets of New York.
"I went out looking for a limp a limp that was so graphically described in the novel," he says. "And then I found this guy on 42nd Street and I was following him for the limp and then the light changes, and he's the first to cross. Even with his limp! And I thought, `That's my guy.'"
Hoffman, who portrayed a man impersonating a woman in 1982's "Tootsie," also reveals a shallow side.
"If I had met myself at a party (as a woman), I wouldn't go up and talk to myself," he says. "And I thought, but I was very interesting! I'd be a very interesting woman. And look what I'd be missing out on."
When asked what movies affected him when he was a child, Hoffman says, "Oh, I identified with `Dumbo.' He had the ears, but I had the nose."
His upcoming films include "Stranger Than Fiction," also starring Will Ferrell and Maggie Gyllenhaal.
the dustin hoffman episode was great IMO. :bravo:
too bad they still get butchered in the editing process. anyone know if theres a way to get the wholee interview and not just the tv broadcast?
List of links, by season, to 160 episodes of Inside the Actors Studio on YouTube (http://cinephilearchive.tumblr.com/post/38443633282)
Thanks Wilder! I peeped Harvey Keitel's last night. He's been on my mind a lot after I recently watched 'Smoke' and 'Blue In The Face'
Next up: Mike Nichols, Billy Bob Thornton, Charlie Sheen should be interesting...
and I have to watch Ben Affleck's just to see how he comes across.
any suggestions?