Brad Pitt talks to critic Joe Leydon about "The Devil's Own"

Brad Pitt talks about working with Harrison Ford -- and mastering an Irish accent -- in the 1997 drama "The Devil's Own."

[@spedupaudios3048]

This man in his prime was absolutely perfection. There's not one ugly feature in that mans face. Gorgeous.

[@vampirethespiderbatgod9740]

He is absolute perfection now rather than that time. He also won an Oscar.

[@vampirethespiderbatgod9740]

@donkey face jordan Donkey couldn't possibly know the value of a gem.

[@haroonkapoor8233]

dicaprio also very handsome

[@80s_Boombox_Collector]

I'm surprised Brad didn't ask to delete the first few seconds of this video with the hair stylist picking at his hair. That was pretty embarrassing.

[@haroonkapoor8233]

@@80s_Boombox_Collector its all show dude

[@Tedaus20]

If they'd made a Resident Evil film when Brad Pitt looked like this, he would of made an AMAZING Leon S. Kennedy.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Yeah only if you have a beauty like him in a Zombie movie would I want to sit through it.

[@balramdaderwal9037]

@@AnnaLVajda zzzz

[@hl-ct9uf]

Everything of him in this 5 minute is literally killing me. too much perfect

[@beckybarnes4651]

Some of his best performances and movies were made in the 90s, 'A River Runs Through It' / 'Legends of the Fall' / 'Thelma and Louise' / 'True Romance' etc etc

[@renee6524]

He had some great early work for sure...but Benjamin Button Inglorious Bastards, Moneyball, Fury, Allied, Once Upon a Time...amazing performances.

[@MJFan625Moonwalker]

Brad Pitt would like to speak to the manager.

[@missisfreddiemercury]

He was great in this film. Brad Pitt is underrated nowadays.

[@alexbateman3414]

I think he prepared for two roles in that time. Hair as Harrer in "Seven years in Tibet", speaking as Joe Black in " Meet Joe Black")

[@user-nu5hc9ou1s]

Nailed it!! :P so so true!

[@melrosemiss]

One of my favorite movies. Brad nailed it as Frankie.

[@renee6524]

It's definitely an underrated movie of his

[@susiesalmonlol6546]

I could listen to this man talk FOREVER

[@DundeeBM]

brad pitt in his prime and at his peak i believe so !!

[@stevemorse108]

Seems humble....genuinely humble....not like some other actors reputed for their good looks....names withheld on request.

[@thaistomp]

Yeah Brad always been a humble cat. True badass.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Well he is just from Missouri he knows he's a beautiful blonde and is confident but not to the point he makes others feel insecure otherwise they would call him arrogant even if he's not. Always seems rather soft spoken if he flexed his looks as though he were Tyler Durden people would hate him.

[@TrevorWatts007]

Brad Pitt is an amazing actor an amazing person I saw on television where he pulled a young girl over the fence because she's being squashed he held her in his arms I've never known anyone with his statue to do something like that he's a real humanitarian good luck thanks Brad and I love you movies

[@vandacorreia2276]

Brad Pitt e bom mais e bom ator 🙂😍e bonito

[@victorsamsung2921]

And yet he cheated on his wife ... So *spare* us the heart-warming and lecturing stories etc.

[@soilgrasswaterair]

@@victorsamsung2921 People also love to erase that he hit his son, but since it was one of the sons that weren’t white they gave Pitt a pass on it. Some people just don’t understand that someone being beautiful doesn’t mean they don’t have issues tied to their personality. He also said it himself, that he hadn’t been sober one day since high school (alcohol or pot). He did mention not too long ago he started to deal with his alcoholism though, so I’ll give him that (considering how many decades he was actively binge drinking).

[@victorsamsung2921]

@@soilgrasswaterair Very true. I remember reading the "hitting" part etc. Of course, the fake news media loves to ignore that, as they have been doing for at least the past 10 years regarding race, religion and ethnicity. Also, yes, just because Brad has supposedly 'beautiful eyes' and a gentle voice, does *not* equal lack of issues, either on the inside or outside. I mean, the above interview was only taken 2 years or so after you could visibly see he was *stoned* during the 1994 premiere of _"Interview With The Vampire"_ ft. Tom Cruise. Not to forget, the documented history of Alcoholism of course, as you just share. Hence, the reason why that I rather look down on these actors ... and make sure their egos don't get too big. For it won't do any of us a favor, if things do get way into their head. Just look at Harvey Weinstein and his exposé.

[@jaymacantsaoirse5416]

Brad always says " Accents isn't my strong point " in interviews, If I met into brad pitt in Ireland, didn't ever know he was an actor and he spoke in an Irish accent , I tell you all now that I would genuinely think he was 100% Irish, He is the one an only actor on earth that can do the Irish accent to a T

[@AnnaLVajda]

He's really humble when you look like that you better be or they will call you an arrogant narcissist.

[@stevenkennedy2914]

His cookstown accent is utter shite

[@annalisavajda252]

Well I think with him some things come easy and he's just modest about it. It's interesting there is no trace of his own native accent from Missouri either his brother still has his so maybe he has been controlling his tone for a long time anyway.

[@temperedglass1130]

Ireland is a hell hole now.

[@skykid2]

such a brilliant Actor at the very beginning.

[@88feji]

There were so much negative news during those days about Pitt dissing Harrison Ford and the whole movie during those days, unhappy that his screen time was reduced due to Ford joining the movie etc ... I wonder who made up all those rumors because obviously Brad Pitt and Harrison Ford got a long very well even after the movie, he was invited when Harrison got a lifetime achievement award ... and here he's talking admiringly about Harrison too ... glad to know they have a respectful friendly relationship after all ...

[@yawns3004]

When you see negative press about an actor during pre-production of a film, it's actually released by their own managers as a way to control the actor. Dave Chappelle mentioned this as his reason for his disappearance when he quit Chapelle Show.

[@JoeLeydon]

Good question. I would think that -- particularly at time this movie was made, maybe less so now -- most Americans view the IRA as underdogs.

[@melrosemiss]

TAL

[@tallonIV]

He sounds like he's playing the part of Joe Black in this interview.. but it's actually 7 Years in Tibet Brad at the time of the interview.. And Devil's Own Brad was made a year prior to this interview... Then Joe Black Brad came along a few more years later...... Brad is a time warper.

[@The01t]

When was this interview done?

[@wearethelimitsmd]

kasuki1000 ganja & losing his train of thought for a moment/ trying to remember the question. : ) this & Harrison's interview on "The Devil's Own" here, are reminiscent of The Doors interviews... the tempo and gentleness of response, at least.. perhaps it's in part due to how Ford worked on the film crew during the Feast of Friends' shooting, and his influence that is apparent on Pitt throughout this filming period. Brad famously noted, the best pot he'd ever had was Harrison Ford's.

[@QuicoFerrero]

Thanks Joe for these wonderful videos.

[@thasnap]

Im from dublin meself man. I just assumed the critic said he knew the northy accent from listening to his dad speak but i guess he must have been to ireland a few times and stayed a few summers for him to have a good ear for the Belfast accent

[@djfhfh]

Is he meant to be from Belfast in the movie tho I thought he was suppose to be from castledawson living on falls road in belfast

[@DanoSoprano]

lol Sligo and Belfast are two completely different places

[@JOHNNYCFC18]

Daniel O'Mahony exactly when one is a city and one is a fucking county

[@DanoSoprano]

JOHNNYCFC24 Sligo town kiid, ya dozy bollix

[@DanoSoprano]

JOHNNYCFC24 and yes that's just another reason as to why they're different, ye pleb

[@djfhfh]

Haha just said that i love how Americans think us irish all talk the Same

[@hill16upthedubs]

He wasnt from Belfast in the film, he was from Cookstown. But yeah Tyrone and Sligo accent arent the same haha

[@echelon4lyf]

00:22 - 00:26 Those lipsss!

[@adambelfast1]

That doesn't make sense to what I said, yes both Cork and Dublin accents are different but they are both Irish accents just as a Belfast accent is one of many Irish accents.

[@RocioTigree]

THE SMILE

[@miriamsosa829]

Me encantan todas sus peliculas❤❤❤

[@gabrielhebert2124]

a GREAT actor !

[@misstimzy]

Only would look good with these glasses!

[@curtiscarpenter9881]

It was the story of a unwinkable war.

[@JoeLeydon]

ThaSnap: Fair question. I guess I should have indicated that there are Leydons all over Ireland. Like crabgrass.

[@amandamatos867]

he's so hot

[@irishrepublican3739]

“My dads from county Sligo Ireland so I’m somewhat familiar with the accent” The Ulster accent is NOTHING like the Sligo accent.

[@minotaur953]

It’s not Sligo, It’s Shligo

[@djfhfh]

Do you know how many accents are in Ulster there is no Ulster accent what one are you referring too

[@peterscoop2647]

"It runs deep" wow, that's actually deep

[@TheMusicDude1997]

thanks for this !!!! :)

[@connihutton2739]

This movie was so so good. Except such a sad ending.

[@Burncourtable]

I'm not surprised about how little he knew whatsoever

[@lisaconnally9388]

Beautiful soothing voice ❤️😍

[@thasnap]

If the critics father is from Sligo in the Republic of Ireland, what would he know about the Northern Irish accent that Brad Pitt does in the Devils Own?

[@djfhfh]

Americans think the whole of Ireland has one accent lol

[@conorsmith8551]

Well Sligo borders Fermanagh doesn’t it ? But yes I know what you mean ,, they think it’s one accent 😂

[@xavierjones4574]

that hairdresser.........

[@mattuboyle5891]

Master of his craft

[@GrammyTapDancing]

He’s unstoppable like Tom Cruise

[@Chubbstain]

It's kinda irish and british, both have effected the accent.

[@gordonsmith33]

I like his hair

[@yramontefalcoscovers7517]

Imagine, being his hair stylist 🥴

[@Angelagomesfranco]

I love this movie, wonderfull. Great actor. You are beautiful, the most.

[@AsunaKurigawa]

Leon S. Kennedy much?

[@michaelandreyev5029]

Yes, much much

[@raven4545]

Definitely

[@abby_9294]

Ikr

[@mariadelcarmenvidalramos7786]

Mu guapo siempre. 🤣👌💯🇪🇸♥️

[@gavinhiggins231]

Its like he is being joe black 😂😂😂

[@Chubbstain]

It really isn't political, this accent is different, like how a cork accent is different to a dublin one.

[@kzm9741]

Wow what a beautiful man

[@ThomasJRyan-ct3dv]

The question about knowing when it was "clicking" and "coming together", this film never ever came together. I was brad's stand-in and the entire film was a disaster, I felt bad for Brad, it wasnt' his fault, this was not the movie he signed on to. He's nice about it, it was all politics.

[@asafan]

I'm 48 now so I guess I was 28 when I saw it...it worked for me ...clannad soundtrack boat chase scene but THAT said I was in retrospect garbled and emascaleted...but solid work by ford and Pitt nevertheless

[@allansajulga6621]

Thomas J. Ryan 8

[@nuttballhehe123]

lol glad i could help :)

[@gracejfmoon]

i remember you

[@williambrennan7863]

You can still hear a bit of the brogue in his speech

[@blinkaholik]

Perf 💕

[@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1]

The Devils Own is a good drama-thriller but it is unquestionably biased to the Republican/IRA side Being from Northern Ireland gives one a different perspective

[@djfhfh]

It's not biased it's a movie from one person's perspective which is different

[@MrHopeTelevision]

Haha didn't Pitt say this movie was irresponsible and the script was thrown out..

[@darj617]

I really liked Brad from the beginning of his career with Thelma & Louise up until he made Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

[@mickfunny4185]

You're the man now Dog why didn’t you like him after Mr and Mrs Smith🤷‍♂️

[@user-jo6xt9sn5q]

He's not perfect he's just a human like many of us

[@stevenkennedy2914]

The interviewers dad is from sligo which is in the republic of ireland brads accent is cookstown which is in the north of ireland his accent was utter shite

[@djfhfh]

There was a moment he said bolloc*s and he absolutely nailed it 😂

[@aleksandra77beba]

Atracctiv....

[@kirstinetermansen]

You get my Oscar. ' bodyguard," I got to frightening i Left Premier Do Alive, so real was it, And Clinton. The nobel pris For that peace ✌️ mad

[@waynemercer26]

No one else find this odd

[@Chubbstain]

Jmimmy Haynes I'm basing my comment on actual fact so i really do know shit.

[@littad7128]

That bone structure... Oh my... Weak at the knees... Hmmmm

[@nuttballhehe123]

illuminati

[@adambelfast1]

ugh it's still an Irish accent.

[@conorcarbery7651]

Vol Brad Pitt provisional IRA 😂

[@DIB514]

i do i work fore REAL IRA

[@iMaxAL]

2:44 weird eye movement.. Creepy

[@warofmankind]

iMaxAL LOOL that was some possesed act

[@Jess-ew3tm]

How is that weird? he was literally just trying to think of what to say next or he saw someone on that side

[@ReganMarcelis]

Movie was great, his accent not so great and to many "i's"....

[@roguebot6132]

ReganMarcelis aye

[@mjjstarmusicentertainment7752]

You know nothing about the Irish accent!.... His accent was perfect!!!

[@mjjstarmusicentertainment7752]

I know I have Irish in me

[@arnoldjeter1167]

Why do Americans support ira?

[@therevolution6436]

I assume it boils down to a lack of education on the subject tbh. Plus some idealised notion of a glorious struggle from a supposedly oppressed people. But in reality the I.R.A are just common thugs, drug dealers and murders, they terrorise their own people just as much as their alleged enemy, a terrorist is a terrorist no matter what the excuse they use to condone their actions, the I.R.A are no different from Isis or al Qaeda.

[@James-dz5vu]

Well that's a poor assumption, some Americans support the cause since about 20 million Americans are of irish decent, the I.R.A were fighting for freedom so don't even put them in the same sentence as ISIS or Al Qaeda.

[@franovak2654]

Peter Leahy No. Irish freedom fighter are close to the Palestinians not to the fucking racist and colonialist Americans .

[@DiceStrike]

Never Knew the IRA repressed the education of Woman and Children & executed Homosexuals aswell?

[@minotaur953]

@@therevolution6436 the fact you’re comparing them with ISIS and Al Qaeda shows your lack of education on the subject

[@user-gu3ie]

I ain't gay but ..dude... come on

[@youginchung1876]

wonder if looks are everything but still leo's is better fundamentally? blond means something?

[@adamgrimsley2900]

It's a crap film.

[@awfulwaffle3688]

It was the worst irish accent i have ever heard

[@mjjstarmusicentertainment7752]

You're a sick person you apparently know absolutely nothing about the Irish accent and you're absolutely extremely jealous because he is extremely hot and you're ugly I know he did a perfect job on the Irish accent I have Irish in me too

[@mickfunny4185]

MJJ/ Star,music,entertainment/714195829 Irish in you 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂unless you’re from NI you can’t sound like a native speaker, his accent is not a Belfast accent at all

[@tm5267]

🤦🏻‍♂️ it's a Northern Irish Accent! Completely different to the diddley-aye Irish accent that everyone across the pond seems to think they all share. Some pronounciations are a bit "mehh" but that's more the directors fault for potentially not havin a dialect coach close to hand. A few mates from Ulster are from different parts of the Belfast area and beyond. And NONE of them sound alike. Even one lad from Carrickfergus doesn't sound identical to the lad from Dunmurry. Hardly a world apart but enough to have a different way of talking