this is one of the worst idea I've ever seen. Please, man. Your other works are not perfect but they're interesting, keep going, keep working but quit this AI shit and please leave culture alone

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Politically, he was very conventional. Probably would've voted conservative. Just goes to show that a man in drag isn't in itself particularly radical. He said some truly disgusting things about the gay liberation movement.

Beautiful

What a lovely, thoughtful and intimate video. Thank you! <3

We each do the work that the time in which we live has given us. We pass the torch. To light the way.

I had first seen Quentin give a talk at a gay organization's weekly meeting in New Jersey. Another time a friend had him at his house at a nighttime party. Then an acquaintance and his friend asked me to have dinner at a Times Square restaurant with Quentin. The two left after dinner and I thought I cannot let him venture late a night alone all the way back to the East Village. So I got us a taxi. I had driven in from New Jersey and my car was parked in the West Village. We got out before his street since he wanted to get potatoes. After he asked me to join him for a drink at his apartment. We talked about ourselves and he mentioned family and a financial issue he was having and a health problem among many stories. It was an evening I will never forget. Maybe a year or two after I called him inviting him for lunch near his place. Many more stories and mention of family in New Jersey. A guy came in wanting to take his picture. Oh, I mentioned his health concern and which I cannot recall what it was now. But I did say to get something. So before leaving we went to a pharmacy. The pharmacist gave him the item at no charge. Several years after that I brought my spouse to see his off Broadway show. Then sadly when my spouse and I were returning from a trip to London on the plane the gentleman next to us read in a newspaper that Quentin had died in Manchester the day before. We knew he was in England. Eventually there was a memorial at Cooper Union's hall we attended. A social friend was at the entrance table. He was surprised to see me. The memorial was a beautiful tribute. So that's my story of meeting Quentin Crisp.

I love this so much!

I saw Naked Civil Servant pretty early on. I loved it; I loved him. Perhaps I agree with him on too many things!

This is so beautiful. Quentin is a legendary voice for gay people. He will remain forever in LGBTQ history. I met him when I was in my early 20s in NYC. He had a demanding but inviting exterior. Gay people in their elder years are mostly alone and when we are alone we think of those little things, like cards and acknowledgement.

Thank you for sharing your family memories of your Uncle. So glad you made this special documentary which rounds out, adds another dimension to this wonderful man. Feels bittersweet though (but that's family right?) that "propriety on both sides" affected the relationships from being deeper (for want of a better word). But one thing is clear, that both sides felt the love of family/blood.

Very special and kind documentary about a great man ❤

Elaine Pratt! I remember her from Santiago Stage 30 years ago! I think I visited her home in Pirque around 10 years ago. Happy days!

Hey man, thanks. This is it! Much appreciated.

If Oscar Wilde was the greatest wit of the C19th then Quentin was the greatest wit of the C2Oth.

I was privileged to meet Quintin in a Diner back in the mid 1980s in the East Village, He was so charming and had a dry sense of humor.

Wonderful memories, thanks Adrian, this should be on TV. How absolutely typical of Denis/ Quentin, everything was always so sweet but with a bitter after taste, and I felt very much for his mother finding all that out. With fame & a little fortune pulling at him to be 'Quentin' his family started to lose the real Denis, but then Quentin never felt part of it anyway, so there was no loss for him, perhaps until there was no one left to lose. As a fascinated member of the public looking on, I'm struck by his conscious or unconscious decision to make his family entirely disappear from his story. Looking back, I did always feel sorry for him, as other than 'hangers-on' he did seem very alone, but here, as his family says, that wasn't the case at all. Just yesterday I saw the follow on from the original film, The Naked Civil Servant, never knew anything about it and for the most part, it was pretty good, Hurt reprising his role equally well. So, if Denis/ Quentin is listening, looking down, I'm wondering if he might finally be happy, as he might now realise that those old ways of thinking, that the 'Great Dark Man' who can't love another man, as it's not manly have finally come to an end, and if you love someone, for the most part, no one cares who it is, as long as all concerned are happy. RIP Mr Crisp.

Sending thank you cards is (or was) very English/ British, I was brought up to do it after every birthday & Christmas, especially the later. People still do it today, but it is definitely dying out, the postage cost alone is dreadful, but, if you can, it's still nice to do, no matter how small the gift.

Its nice see that his family supported him

I hope you a full length feature Bout him as a family person .. i always admired quintin for his independence i always thought he was an only child or disowned from his family

He was a lovely man. Honest and go straight to the point. The drawing is so beautiful ❤

That last quote. Exactly how I feel. 💜

i question the legitamacy of this video, it's full of publicly accessable videos and photos, you claim to be related although this relationship is dubious and small if it exists, that voice recording at 15:35 is not Quentin Crisp talking, sounds like a jewish guy or woman narrating that, i am born and bred in London, i am very familiar with Quentin Crisp's voice, and that soundbite is not him! i believe this video has been concocted by people with a finite connection, just people trying to capitalise and further their own causes.

I well remember the pang I felt upon hearing that he passed away in 1999. I was in San Francisco then, now I have the privilege of living in the very same town he loved, New York City. Still miss him.

Very enlightening. I learned about Mr. Crisp back when the film was shown on our local PBS channel in the late 70s. My father and I gained an appreciation for him and John Hurt who has always been one of my favorite actors. Thank you for putting this together.

I was 'introduced' to the persona that was Quentin Crisp as a young child, probably in the mid to late 70's. My grandmother admired him greatly and would quote him often, especially his takes on housework. Our family is from the north of England and attitudes towards the gay community were very negative. My grandmother and grandfather have both past away now and since then I have reflected much on the family dynamics and believe, if times and circumstances had been different for my grandmother, she would have never married. I also believe she would have been a lesbian. She had a very close relationship with one of her nephews, who 'came out' to the family when he was in his 50's, something my grandmother had known about for more than 30 yrs and never told anyone, not even my mother. Anyway due to the influence of my grandmother on me I have also have admired Mr Chisp, and always had a positive opinion on the LBGTQIA community. Thank you Mr Crisp, a beacon for many, even today.

Being born Intersexed I've had similar treatment, my brother thinks I'm a joke & always called me it, his wife asks me what I'm gunna be next, it's disappointing in one way, they seem to have made their decision a long time ago, I won't embarrass them any further than they think I have.

Thank you’s are always important!

He was special.

Amazing person when was this filmed was in in the 90s ?

I became aware of this strange and eccentric soul just weeks ago. Since then, I'm continuously in awe of him and his originality and wit and articulateness. I could give anything to have half an hour with Quentin and hear him talk as he did. A life-long friendship with Quentin could have made my life worth living. Accept my love for your uncle who sure was a man as unique as one can get.

A beautiful tribute. Funnily enough I had tickets to see your uncle live in London back in 1999. Alas his death immediately prior to opening ended that - my only opportunity to see him in person. RIP Quentin.

He was a hideous guy. Why didn’t he keep his self loathing to himself. When gay men were hardly represented in the media. The homophobic media would wheel him on to say how rotted gay men were compared to straight ones 😳🤢

He is his mother recreated

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing!

Is this niece the same woman who inherited half a million dollars from Mr. Crisp? She feels compelled to price his memorabilia? Were there no thoughts of a museum?

"Marriage is for a little while, allimony is forever"

Now tell the truth.

Why wd Quentins niece who inherited a great part of his fortune want to sell such Memorabilia! Keep it in the family for posterity. Q was the Image of his mother, a bit of a spoilt Mummys boy really. It seems that Q had a great dislike for his siblings that was perhaps rather unjust. This documentary surpasses all the others to be seen... its not subjective like the rest...

great

It's funny how people within families recollect the past differently from each other and see things differently. I think that this is often true when one sibling has been abused by a parent or treated differently to the other siblings. The sibling that wasn't abused or treated differently remembers the parent through rose tinted glasses and chooses to forget any abuse that they saw. This is especially true if the abusive parent has passed away.

Prat by name, Prat by nature.

Very interesting. How very rude of you to have not sent thank you notes for wedding gifts that you received.

Cut it out, man. U know exactly how he ended up at the "bad table". It was because ur future wife was a judgemental snob and because u were a coward and couldn't speak up. Please. U don't know how?? Liar. Think about it. Weddings r never just thrown together. That was intentional.

I met your Great Uncle once in East River Park in the mid '90s. I had seen "The Naked Civil Servant" but mainly recognized him from his appearances on Letterman. I asked him what he thought of John Hurt, (as I was (and am) a huge fan of Hurt's), and he said "Well I think he does me better than I do, don't you think?". I remember he also said that he wore the cowboy hat because it was a gift, and because it made him look like a colorized version of Clint Eastwood. Just an absolutely charming man. I wish I had had more time to chat that day. He was one of my (very few) brushes with greatness..

Thank you so much for making this. He showed so many people it was okay to be yourself, whoever that might be.

In his stouter periods Crisp looked a bit like John Thaw. Would love to have seen him play Inspector Morse

Quentin Crisp would have been the dream guest at any party...

I just discovered him. He was very impressive. A bit like Oscar Wilde.

The problem I have seen as a doctor for many of my patients who value flamboyance in their gay lives is that this puts their worth in the hands of others’reaction to them. We all put much of our worth in this area, but with homosexuality this means that those who will not respond positively will be judged more than in the case of a heterosexual who may not invest as much in how every heterosexual responds to them. As Quentin says, he has set himself up for failure, because his dream is to attract a “great, dark man,” a heterosexual, which will never happen.