Alfred Hitchcock Talks About His Relationship With Actors | The Dick Cavett Show

[@mountainteddy9385]

Imagine a show where they talk about the work and not your dating life

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

And also without having to to go "orange man bad, right?!" every 10 seconds or so…

[@ripme6616]

Ic600 in your stars. edit:👍

[@rubo111]

@@KRAFTWERK2K6 I live in Australia and I am so sick of it. Our media is desperate for clicks. They think it is a golden goose, but the goose was butchered a long time ago (by them).

[@juanpennisi1202]

Ah yes, that's it. I knew there was something strange about this.

[@sirsaint88]

dating life or politics. Refreshing indeed!

[@stevenhaskell9025]

Dick has interviewed soo many dead legends. Hes still alive himself ✌🏻

[@Tubemanjac]

He is great talent too, i love his style and sense of humor.

[@maciekjoker9095]

In that time, 60s-70s-80s all famous people was legends. Not like today.

[@tylersmith9868]

@@maciekjoker9095 what you don't like Woah vickey? Cash me outside gurl? Lil pump? Ok I see your point

[@trooperx36]

He was born at about the right time.

[@georgepolychronopoulos647]

Maciek Joker that’s just stupid to say lol. 80 years form now, many of the great people today will be legends then

[@Lark1610]

I hate to be the "those where the days" guy, but imagine Kimmel or Fallon discussing about the Kuleshov effect and soviet film school ideas with their guests.

[@theusher2893]

Kimmel and Fallon's combined knowledge and personalities wouldn't fill a bottle cap.

[@balabanasireti]

The only talk show I like is The Graham Norton Show.

[@oliverholmes-gunning5372]

Hitchcock: "Well, if I may interrupt you a moment" Fallon (while actor is talking): HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Oh how times have changed...

[@alisharo58]

You hate to be it, yet here you are

[@t.diddle7998]

Yeah. That's pretty imaginative. Modern talk show hosts interviewing someone from the past. Great thought exercise. Not much more than that here though.

[@nanny287]

Dick Cavett and guests were pure class. We need you, Dick! Get back on television.

[@iangoddi]

The new Dick Cavett will need to use grammarly...

[@rossg9361]

How talk shows have changed in my lifetime.

[@leftyfourguns]

I've never actually seen him speak about anything before (thanks random KZbin recommendation) but it's clear to see he has a deep understanding of people, how our emotions and motivations work. I think that's the key to being a great director. Great directors, writers, designers, etc. could almost be considered psychologists.

[@AA-sn9lz]

Exactly my thoughts! Thats why i prefer filmmakers like Linklater, Coen Brothers rather than Quentin Tarantino

[@NickiesAdventureChannel]

Yup right here with you

[@obszczymucha1337]

And now we have modern movies with directors that have no fucking idea.

[@scottbruckner4653]

I seek out great writers and such from time to time to help inspire my work, but I have to hand it to KZbin, I wouldn't find half the shit I do without my recommendation's page.

[@walterwhite3018]

What? He speaks a lot in his films even acting in them

[@NothingMaster]

Not a boring moment, when you’re in the company of Hitchcock.

[@ElvarMasson]

...given that you live to tell the tale 😂

[@ghali4ever114]

Vero!!! It's true

[@fishandchips9033]

@@ElvarMasson 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ElvarMasson]

@@fishandchips9033 😄

[@joelluongo7419]

Yeah. Absolutely! He Was Totally Committed To His Profession. I Could Listen To Him All Night. Great Director!

[@yes-fq6jd]

Hitchcock was a lot funnier than I thought.

[@38ddkelly]

If you watch any episode of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", you'll see he was quite humorous doing the introductions.

[@yes-fq6jd]

@@38ddkelly ok - I'll check it out!

[@bjornlakenstrazen2186]

@@38ddkelly Man...his intros to those episodes are cringe at best

[@urekmazino6800]

@@38ddkelly love that show

[@joshlewis575]

Quite the complex fella

[@picassoronal300]

His sarcasm is unreal ! You can't tell if he's being serious or joking but either way you know you feel a chill in his presence lol

[@Markus_Andrew]

Actually, in this video Hitchcock talks more about editing techniques and the psychology of film audiences than he does about his relationship with actors, of which he says very little. In other words, it's far more interesting than the title suggests.

[@Godwinsname]

Agreed

[@AA-sn9lz]

A "not-so-clickbait" video

[@Nantosuelta]

Hitchcock supposedly treated actors very poorly and viewed them as almost objects. Apparently while filming The Birds, Tippi Hedren told Hitchcock she was deathly afraid of birds and asked him weather she would have to be in the same room as real birds. Hitchcock told her the birds would all be mechanical, but in one scene he had real birds fly at her because he wanted to capture real terror. After that scene Hedren apparently had a nervous breakdown and needed psychiatric help. There is no question that he was a brilliant director, but not a very kind or understanding person.

[@Markus_Andrew]

@@Nantosuelta Thanks for that, that was quite enlightening. Bill Mumy (formerly "Billy" Mumy, who played Will Robinson in the original "Lost In Space" TV series) would agree. Here's a clip of him talking about one of the times when, still as a kid, he worked with Hitchcock. I think Mumy would agree that Hitchcock was a highly talented and inventive director, but he is definitely not a fan of the man himself. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2KbmpxvrrqssMk

[@justgivemethetruth]

Now we find out it was because he was abusive and a real ahole to the actresses who worked with him.

[@smoothbeak]

This dude is the master of dry humour, and you never quite know if he's joking or not!

[@bareknuckles2u]

Yes! Good point. That creates interesting tension which, in my opinion, seemed to make Cavett a little nervous (not a lot, just a little) at times during this interview.

[@kJ922-h3j]

British

[@danmancmufc]

No mate, he's just English 😉

[@EmpyreanSasarai]

You only know if it's sarcasm in Britain through context

[@TheJoshtheboss]

​@@bareknuckles2uCavett is always like this, a little edgy or something. Amazing interviewer though. I think his show is unrivalled.

[@thedolphin5428]

Just the way Hitchcock speaks is suspenseful and almost terrifying. His every phrase is ambiguous and dangerous! He seems sometimes on the point of humour and sometimes ready to execute Cavett. He has, inside that head of his, an incredibly astute, forensic mind.

[@ElvarMasson]

Had

[@grigorirasputin2276]

He was incredibly brilliant, an absolute master of his craft!

[@shabnamjaleel5005]

😀😀👌👌👍👍

[@karenday9109]

You are correct. The way he speaks is scary for some reason!

[@PlanetRockJesus]

Oh, I love your comment. So true. I enjoyed watching this interview.

[@Doug19752533]

what is funny, is hearing him with that serious British accent, which sounds so aristocratic and intelligent, yet what a wit and sense of humor, and so down to earth!

[@shivtea5996]

It's actually funny you say that because Hitchcock has quite a 'Cockney' accent (East End of London) which is perceived as quite working class, not aristocratic.

[@feldmarschallvonbraunschwe4463]

@@shivtea5996 I know right! It’s very cockney and lower middle class, yet he’s so eloquent.

[@ds1868]

@@shivtea5996 Not quite East End. Hitchcock was from Walthamstow, in North East London. A bit more elevated than the East End. The complexities of London may be beyond you.

[@kJ922-h3j]

@@shivtea5996 I really wouldn’t say cockney, he definitely doesn’t sound common enough at all to be deemed cockney 😂

[@FormulaVase-kp3dc]

This man is a legend.

[@randolfo1265]

Hitchcock, one of the (or perhaps THE greatest) great directors and a darn good interview

[@MyCold1]

Such a fascinating man, could listen to him for ages.

[@casey-capri2914]

I love these clips more than I can put into words. I'm a 29 year old that grew up on movie sets in Burbank CA. My dad was a sound mixer on some of the largest films of the last 30 years. I have loved film from a very young age and was always drawn towards the golden age of film. Being able to watch interviews from the 60s-80s with some of the actors from that generation is AMAZING!

[@archieleach575]

This man was and still is the greatest storyteller on celluloid. I saw a film once, the name of which i cannot recall now. It was about a dead body being found in an idyllic countryside. One of the best Hitchcock films it was. So simple and yet so intriguing. Haven't seen anything quite like it since.

[@fedtsten]

You're likely thinking of "The Trouble With Harry" (1955) with John Forsythe.

[@stevek5699]

the trouble with harry as fedsten said. my wife and i actually were passing through vermont a couple years ago and stopped in the town it was films. had a great time woundering around for an hour or so.

[@brickfacemortar4432]

Hitchcock one of the greatest directors.

[@sedase5319]

my asshole is juicy for larry roled pimples and greasy shitstains

[@RollingOrmond]

No kidding.

[@earljohnson8851]

No fucking shit

[@njunderground6135]

Finally someone said it

[@brainphelps1994]

hot take!

[@colinsoder]

I just love his voice. Sweet, but mischievous.

[@markmarsh27]

A brilliant Man whose mind was always shimmering and shining.

[@jamesdooling4139]

This man's understanding of subtle, shared, physiological human fears (even just a fall) is profound. It's more like gutteral response.

[@Jitendrakotai]

Amazed to know that he had such a great sense of humor.

[@trumancapote9097]

Fantastic snippet of an interview with my favorite movie director of all time. I am 52 years old and still have not seen ALL of the Master's work but I think the film that haunted me the deepest in my life was seeing THE BIRDS at a young age and it sincerely gave me a lifelong phobia about birds. Still distrust them to this day. lolz

[@Da1Dez]

Hitch seemed a unique guy, quite imposing in appearance but actually a bundle of joy and fun to have a chat and laugh with :)

[@l4lising]

These interviews by Dick are legendary

[@jonsmum5552]

He was a genius, just a subtle move of the camera, and the mere suggestion of menace, and the atmospheric music, made for some great films.

[@frankcolumbo3447]

True genius. His films not only stand up today they make modern films look like the work of amateurs who actually hate cinema. Hitch loved it and took the audience on an unforgettable journey time and time again.

[@motomweusi836]

I just knew I'd like this guy, I just knew anybody that could direct so many extraordinary films would be fascinating to watch and sir Alfred didn't disappoint.

[@austinskaggs4184]

He’s got one of those 19th century voices.

[@khonshu456]

well hes born in 1899

[@buddyrichable1]

I remember watching Cavett when his show was running, and marvelling at the guests he interviewed. Brando, Hendrix, George Harrison, Janis Joplin and of course Hitchcock, to name a few. His program is an historical archive with some of the most important people of the time. And yet as an interviewer he is sometimes awkward and unintentionally off putting, but his admiration for talented, significant people gave us some of the only recorded conversations in existence. Most of these people are gone now.

[@nathanbailey6231]

I absolutely love how aware he was of the audience when he made his films, like, somehow we've forgotten that movies and TV are supposed to be entertaining in the end. His whole story on "relieving the audience" is so genius. We think about suspense nowadays and payoff and how outraged fans of shows like Game of Thrones get, its the same concept. You have to have a give and take relationship with the audience rather than just a take and take.

[@MrMazhar8551]

🙄 Alfred Hitchcok knew human psychology and that's why his movies are classic

[@InoMercy]

Hitchcock is such an interesting man.

[@davidjatt3251]

unlike u

[@ytcorporate9237]

@@davidjatt3251 unlike u

[@davidjatt3251]

@@ytcorporate9237 wow you just repeated my insult back to me. You have definitely grown a lot of "creativity" after fawning over film-makers for so long!

[@ytcorporate9237]

@@davidjatt3251 Wow, I never knew you was such a pretentious twat!

[@davidjatt3251]

@@ytcorporate9237 ....Pretentious because I can string a sentence of more than 2 words? Fucking dork.

[@maxheadrom3088]

This is an excellent interview! Hitchcock's points about the power of movies is immensely important nowadays.

[@geniusmchaggis]

a strange man..a great mind.

[@stretch54]

What makes him strange to you?

[@b-m9480]

@Sudden Arrival peculiar*******

[@geniusmchaggis]

@@stretch54 youve heard about his relationship with tippi hedron havent you...thats strange...he had strangulation fantasies...as is seen in his movies...and his words...strange...his movies dealt with strange things as we know from his body of work...he was an eccentric which is common knowledge...and yet he was much more than all that...great mind...interesting fella...and decidedly fucking STRANGE.

[@Monkofmagnesia]

Hotchcock or Cavett? :)

[@stretch54]

@Nenethegreat W Sorry. I didn't delve into his personal life as you apparently have. I'll be sure and get my head examined.

[@Albonkaren]

He truly was *the* *best* *mama* *jamma* *ever* *stood* *behind* *a* *camera*

[@Daetalus67]

Haha, I get what you did there.

[@oldhatcinema]

Hitch was total genius, and one of my heroes. Just hearing his dry wit is something to cherish. It was very interesting to hear his remarks on the making of "Sabotage" (1937), and the famous bomb scene, which I had never heard him talk about before.

[@vinson311]

Hitchcock is almost always an entertaining interview.

[@mickhoover8050]

I have been watching Alfred Hitchcock Presents almost every night at midnight these days. I enjoy sarcastic and sometimes morbid sense of humor! He made the best movies imo.

[@jeremypearson6852]

Possibly the greatest movie director ever, he really understood what creates peoples emotions. Some of the camera angles he used were revolutionary.

[@johndeeregreen4592]

He was an absolute master at understanding the psychology of humans and what the camera needed to show and what needed to be more subtle.

[@alexgottmituns7049]

Alfred--"Why do people pay money to be scared?" Dick- "Do you know the answer?" Alfred: "Of course not.....I earn my living doing it". Classic.

[@Yellow-Rose]

But we still don't have an answer. The adrenaline rush perhaps?

[@Zilray]

@@Yellow-Rose emotions

[@maerythegreek9008]

@@Yellow-Rose Adrenaline according to scientists. A need to face your fears,or understand the depths of human cruel nature according to Pschycologists..

[@annchovey2089]

People like to be scared when it’s safe.

[@catfishandbass8680]

​@@maerythegreek9008Psycologists often can't be trusted.

[@roberthuppert4912]

A delightful and witty gentleman!! True legend!!😎

[@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253]

*"That is how actors earn their money, you see... By not having to do the things they are supposed to do."* That is just pure genius right there. Oh, Alfred, if you were there to see the CGI spectacles of today... We all, collectively, would be so insanely ashamed of ourselves...

[@peach495]

A testament to his skill as a director is the fact that his moves were made with relatively rudimentary tools compared to the technology today, yet stand as BETTER movies than what comes out today.

[@danc5644]

I partially agree, while Hitchcock is among the greatest directors of all time, there are directors working today that nearly rival him. The Coen Brothers, Denis Vellinueve, Quentin Tarantino, David Fincher, Sam Mendes, to name a few. I won't include those such as J.J. Abrams, The Russo Brothers, and James Cameron. There is a finite difference between Directors who have vision and those just in it for the copy/paste formula cash grab. I would even push for Ridley Scott to be a great director, but he has a tendancy to go too far into the weeds, as do some others.

[@peach495]

@@danc5644 Agreed, those are all excellent, visionary directors. The Point is they have better tools to work with today. When someone's work, dating back to primitive tools stands tall with contemporary greats, that's genius.

[@C--A]

Technology is much better nowadays but too much CGI can ruin movies, a lot of older movies used more realistic practical effects. And the 35mm film cameras (VistaVision for North By Northwest) still hold up as they are equivalent to 4k resolution. And even more for VistaVision 📽️

[@duvan-solis]

@Rob Draper Not all, and perhaps is not a linked topic, when suspense is not that famous now (too, little examples), you see different movies. I will say, that some production are good or superior in their own forts. However, the majority of cinema is not as impressive or dedicated today.

[@NoLanConnection]

@@peach495 But the tools that are used now can hinder movies as well. Hitchcock's movies looked more real because he dealt with real props, sets and practical effects.

[@Jennifer-uo8rf]

Such a brilliant man with an amazing catalog of work. Love looking back and learning about the process.

[@Miumiu0404]

This is the first time I've heard Hitchcock talk. He sounds so different from what I expected. He sounds so friendly and warm.

[@violetcarson5532]

I love Alfred Hitchcock series and movies he is one of the best producers ever. I'm happy to see this interview gosh I was a little girl then about four going on five years old😄😄rest in peace Mr Hitchcock.

[@XxDyneXxFreeEnergyx]

I recently watched the movie psycho it's my first ever Alfred Hitchcock movie it is truly spectacular and it does what it says in the title what more can be said :D

[@dtzjones7632]

He was a director

[@akumar7366]

A brilliant personality.

[@theHAL9000]

Not aware of too many Hitchcock interviews and seeing this one was a treat with a different reveal of his personality. Terrific video.

[@khonshu456]

i want to be a film director and i enjoyed that bit where he said that the audience need relief its small thing but it certainly made me happy hearing

[@DonCorleone0]

Good luck in your journey, Emcy.

[@khonshu456]

@@DonCorleone0 thankyou don

[@kirkbowyer3249]

BEST DIRECTOR SO FAR; NOTORIOUS IS A MASTERPIECE; AS WELL AS REBECCA; VERTIGO; & NORTH BY NORTHWEST; GOD BLESS ALFRED HITCHCOCK

[@bridgetnolan3947]

@Kirk Bowyer..You have taste in films. Notorious is my favourite film of all time. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪.

[@grewntd]

I realized not too long ago, the reason I watch these vids is because celebrities were just more real back then than a lot of what we have these days.

[@hornetbrown]

Aye.

[@JohanHerrenberg]

They were celebrities because they actually had done something of importance. The most mindless types now get 'famous'.

[@kencoleman5007]

So fascinating and (with the exception of Bowie being high as a kite at the time of his appearance) extremely articulate. Even when Capote would go far off the beaten path. Orson Welles, Hitchcock, and Marcel Marceau were probably my favorite Cavett guests. Welles was just an oration extraordinaire Both he and Julie Newmar could've had lucrative podcasts if they were in their prime now.. And then Marceau... It's sort of like when you hear Rowan Atkinson speak because you only know them for silent performances. He was very charming, and polite, and demonstrated some of the work that goes into high grade mime. Not just the amount of imagination, but the intricate rearrangement of balance, and obscure strength exercise compensating for objects that aren't there. It's like hearing Grant Morrison speak. I feel that today, the closest that we come to Cavett calibre interviewers are James Lipton, Christiane Amanpour, James Corden, and some 60 Minutes journalists like Norah O'Donnel, Anderson Cooper, Lesley Stahl, and Bill Whitaker.

[@uncletom356]

Jesus Christ, not another one of these comments. While Hitchcock may not be the best director of all time, he’s certainly the king or directors when it comes to mystery and suspense. And there’s great talent contemporaneously. But when they go on moronic shows like Trevor Noah or the biggest idiot, who just happens to have The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, it’s for a reason. They are hired, not because of their talent, but because they tow the company line without question. Has nothing to do with “young people these days...” Just like back then, they react how they’re told to react. And since their consent is manufactured (read the book), they are none the wiser.

[@lilamiller8526]

This is 100% false. Everything was more controlled back then. I can’t believe people think this lmao

[@benjaminglover1570]

The honesty is breathtaking. Thanks Dick and Alfred.

[@abhijitmishra5243]

Just the way he (Hitchcock) talks about certain things, instantly shows why he's such a master in what he did! He's aware of even minutest of subtleties of movie making and it's treatment! But in this world of dualities and polarities, everything has it's dark side too, and in his case I think he was a bit arrogant about himself, despite being so bright and unique at what he did!!

[@Whoa802]

Interesting, I never found Hitchcock particularly arrogant or humble. He was certainly confident in himself and his abilities, but he never seemed shy of criticizing his own works or admitting mistakes he's made. To me, he's at the exact right level of hubris a legend like him should be at. For me, David Fincher comes off much more arrogant and pompous in interviews.

[@carl_anderson9315]

Dick Cavett was always ahead of the curve. He was quick to explain the whole thing with the child and the bomb scene before any misunderstandings. Any other host would ignore that, then his channel would get trashed in Twitter and would lose 10 thousand subscribers, and a week later he would release an apology video.

[@GumSkyloard]

*sigh* I didn't want to make this video.

[@mightylonesome9426]

I love the Hitchcock tv series, both Hitchcock Presents and Hitchcock Hour. He doesn't write or direct the programs but his intro, midpoint, and outro dialogue is very funny.

[@jamolina72]

A genius. What an extraordinary and smart human being he was.

[@phillipbrown2318]

Alfred Hitchcock was an Master Filmmaker most creative people are strange so i don't find him arrogant at all.

[@RonWylie-gk5lc]

An incredible man, we dont get many of these in any one lifetime, he just stood out head and shoulders above most other directors. He has real class and presence, he was completely cool, look at the way he handled that "cattle" question lol

[@jarvisblay9025]

Hitchcock was and always will be a icon masterful legendary director who ruled the big movie screen with his craft of keeping the audience in suspense wanting more !! 👍👍👍👍

[@thomasbayer1843]

Wow, what an interview! It's quite refreshing and surprising to see how honest, forthright, and genuine he is with the host. As opposed to today where it seems like a lot of interviewers tip-toe around their subjects to avoid offending their egos. Maybe it's because he's a director and not an actor?

[@scottk1525]

Imagine Fallon interviewing Hitchcock Hitckcock: 😐 Fallon: 😂🤣😆😂😆🤣😂🤣😆😂🤣😂😆🤣😂🤣😆😂🤣😂😆🤣😂😆🤣😆 Hitchcock: 😐

[@dotlaroc82]

😂😂😂😂

[@eugeneflores6153]

Hitchcock : it is 🙂 Fallon and his sheep's : 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤭😂🤣🤭🙂🤣🤣

[@charshroat5618]

Absolutely! That's great!😂

[@urekmazino6800]

😂😂😂

[@rubberducky6411]

He put movies together like a puzzle.

[@theusher2893]

Actually, he placed all the pieces masterfully within grasp and let the audience finish the puzzle. That was the point of what he was saying.

[@martinstrength8532]

Insightful, thoughtful interview and a mini lesson on storytelling / movie making.

[@100chuckjones]

This man is way before my time but he is a legend. i admire so much of his work. Especially things like The Birds, The man who knew too much, Rear view. Those are absolute classics. Glad to see these interviews.

[@wesstkilda]

Hitchcock was a master! Thankfully he just knows how to capture an audience in his movies and this interview as I don’t think it was one of Dick’s finest interviews.

[@leod-sigefast]

I agree, they didn't quite seem to be on the same wavelength. He didn't tap into Hitchcock's dry sense of humor.

[@JaimeExploring]

Hitchcock was so creative with the Camera, Great to hear him share.

[@WalterLiddy]

Bogart said that in a famous scene in Tokyo Joe, he was told to simply think of nothing. People were amazed at the depth of feeling they perceived in his performance.

[@srothbardt]

Which director?

[@Johnny53kgb-nsa]

The best talk /interview type show ever. With a true legend

[@juliehernandez80]

Maybe I’m the only one thinking this, but it is so mind blowing how he was born in the 1800s talking to a man that is still alive.

[@benjaminglover1570]

Yeah. The time signal is massive . Worked with a grandfather born in 1896.

[@MegaSilverBlood]

Fascinating conversation

[@henn863]

Most influential director of all time

[@nabeelhakeem3593]

Is he? No oscar

[@algii7058]

@@nabeelhakeem3593 The Oscars don't in any way determine influentiality. There is an absurdly long list of masterpieces ignored by the academy, among which are some of the greatest pieces of cinema of all time. The Oscars are for sure important in the present, but looking back on the winners they start to become less and less relevant.

[@TheJPSouza]

@@nabeelhakeem3593 so what?!

[@michaeldupriest7963]

Amazing man and director.

[@TyreII]

We need you back Alfie people think celebritys are gods and can moralize to the rest of us!

[@michaelhungate7506]

Legendary man. Great talent.

[@smoothbeak]

That belly looks like a damned comfortable place to rest ones hands

[@randolfo1265]

@V A - INDEED, We used to call that a 'Well covered man'

[@farrahfawcettmajors896]

I tuned in after Scorcese and dipalma we're talking about Hitchcock...and I did because I thought this would good and he didn't disappoint me....I remember seeing some of Hitchcock s movies on TV long ago and he always intrigued me with his talking before and during not seeing too much of...I missed a true master of suspense... thanks cavett does a good job as a fan appreciating some guests

[@itsaashish]

'All actors should be treated like cattle.' LOL Bang on Hitch!

[@edmund184]

right. So Olivier, Donat, Brando, Gielgud, Williamson, Cagney, Hoffman. Just cattle. No art in acting. But then, Hitch wasn't an artist he was a businessman. Hasn't anyone worked this out yet?

[@johnp515]

edmund184 Ludicrous to call him a businessman, An actors job is to serve the script and the directors vision. Despite his sly jokes, Hitchcock’s movies have many great performances in them. He actually allowed actors a lot of freedom compared to other directors, as long as it fit with his vision. Brando was a great actor but was so selfish and as he became more and more self indulgent he ruined many a movie.

[@emmad.176]

It sounds unkind but I suppose in fairness to Hitchcock, maybe he had a certain way with actors because he knew that some of them could be quite demanding otherwise. He probably wasn't cruel, just a bit direct and detached.

[@jagdishacharya1438]

Sir. Alfred Hitchcock a master of suspense with built-in sense of humour. I am embedded with such quality that swims like a fish in my native language.

[@bt9604]

Hitchcock Fans from INDIA 😍

[@timnic9242]

I never seen any movie like a Hitchcock movie. Most of his movies are unique. He has his unique style and it's top level. It's sad we dont get movies like that today, for example Vertigo.

[@heavybattle6650]

This destroys Kimmel's unfunny comedy and Fallon's over the top fakeness.

[@kendallwi]

it's almost as if tastes change

[@chickenflavor9880]

@@kendallwi he isnt wrong.

[@JohnRBIV]

@@kendallwi tastes only change because of what they put out

[@DClean]

The dumbing down of American popular culture isn't entirely an organic devolution. Chris Hedges writes a good book about this The End of Literacy & The Triumph of Spectacle (something along those lines)

[@JoryStultz1234]

@@DClean Bread and circus.

[@garydunn3037]

I'm from the UK and always like Dick Cavett for his laid back interviews.

[@CloneShockTrooper]

absolutely a genious!

[@Mike1614YT]

nice spelling

[@shannon3888]

You’ve done well here, mate.

[@Hithere-ek4qt]

genius perhaps?

[@chriscooper1792]

Always the best guests.Hendrix blew my mind!!

[@BattleBladeWarrior]

Hahaha, oh man, I love this guy :D I know he was really demanding of his actors and not always the nicest dude, but the way he talks and his delivery is just really fun to watch :D

[@johnp515]

He wasn’t demanding of actors. On the contrary, actors often complained that he didn’t say enough to them to which his reply would be “I hired you because I knew you could do a good job, if I don’t like something I’ll let you know”. Tippi Hedren was the only exception because he was in love with her and was hoping to to mold her into a star.

[@williamludlow3788]

Awesome director. Still watch his half hours shows.

[@layeththesmacketh]

"That's how actors earn their money you see...by not having to do the things they're supposed to do." - who knew Hitchcock would predict the future of film.

[@baksdey]

At some parts, audience doesn't seem to appreciate how smart Hitchcock was. They laughed pretty much anything he said but he wasn't joking all the time.

[@davidaames1347]

My favorite Hitchcock performance is “ VERTIGO “. Especially, I like to watch conversations between Midge (Barbara Bel Geddes) and John (James Stewart). She is too motherly.

[@alexandravladmets]

Wonderful interview!

[@geoffjoffy]

02:23 He had MASSIVE hands.

[@prat-man]

2:36

[@rma3_3_3]

Mr. Hitchcock was a brilliant man who added tremendous impact/value/worth to T.V. period

[@jonnyhaw]

Dick Cavett is a living link to a bygone age.... we need to get him on a podcast to download every memory he has before it's too late!

[@altonhumes5782]

It seems that the Master had so much to say than this; it's no wonder he is so beloved. I'm glad I've subscribed to this channel and can watch clips like this.

[@brianbozo2447]

The Einstein of Cinema with a capacity to see possibilities and associations like nobody had before. And surprisingly , he almost appears to possess an earth working class style of humour as opposed to overly erudite , wordy or sophisticated upper class humour style.

[@MojoRisingTV]

Jeeze thank goodness he reassured us that the boy was not killed. Then entire time i was just sitting in awe, appalled by what i was hearing, gritty my teeth to near dust !

[@justingreen2432]

I'm convinced you can't make good horror without a good sense of humor.

[@natalya6091]

Many thanks, dear friend!!! Hello from Moscow Russia. Love this actor Best of all!!!