Tilda Swinton interviewed by Mark Kermode | BFI Q&A

[@DIJITALSON]

I CANT stop looking at her. She is striking. Very un conventionally beautiful!

[@BucketOfMarbles]

She's so majestic and enchanting. I can't imagine that she won't live forever.

[@mister_silent6]

Queen Elizabeth 2.0

[@kitapunyacerita6939]

Yes

[@mister_silent6]

Bro, this comment is sadly ironic due to the fact Elizabeth died a few days ago!

[@AlistairCampbell]

Totally love Tilda Swinton, not seen her a bad film yet, such a versatile actor, and what a filmography she has.!, look forward to her future work.

[@jenniferrhoades8956]

The very first time I saw Tilda was in Orlando. I was taken with her performance and the film that I sat and watched it THREE times in a row. I just thought it that spectacular. Watching Tilda in anything instantly draws you in and lights up the film with a focused intelligence. Amazing actress and fascinating person.

[@inarasuniverse-c137]

her aura and beauty is so other-worldly, so enchanting

[@davidadams2395]

_Orlando_ is when I first saw Tilda, and she and the movie were spectacular. Then I went back to watch Caravaggio.

[@NonSequitur404]

same here!

[@lyledeyounges1276]

Same, I was like 9 and absolutely mesmerised

[@joanofarc33]

David Adams Me too!

[@dave1960ize]

What an incredible woman. Beautiful and articulate, engaging, intelligent and warm, she lends huge credibility to an art-form you could easily dismiss as just 'play-acting.'

[@JoeEnglandShow]

Y'know, Paul McGann was right. She would make a FANTASTIC Doctor Who.

[@davidadams2395]

Oh, yes, she would. I'm sorry to say much better than we had with the normally exceptional Jodie Whittaker.

[@illaveyoubutler3588]

You can see how beautifully Peter Capaldi would have regenerated into Tilda

[@gmar7836]

I can see it. Agreed

[@suginami123]

A fabulous focussed conversation. Very intelligent. In these awful times of Covid it’s good to know there are very intelligent ppl in the UK.

[@leonie7754]

I really wish she played the Doctor. Not that even she could save the script and current series, but she is just so perfect for the role that with a half-decent script and story I'd probably watch it again.

[@PhaktTheIsolationist]

This. I had no problem with casting a female Doctor, but it seemed to me that there were plenty of female actresses that fit the part better. Tilda would have topped my list.

[@666tiger7]

YES YES YES

[@HoShIfox19]

Thank you soo very much BFI for posting this, please please please more of Tilda from this week !!

[@britishfilminstitute]

We have one more vid coming - Tilda and Joanna Hogg. Will be up early next week, but subscribe for notifications! Thanks for watching

[@someenglishguy]

BFI do you have footage of her going mad with Mark Cousins? Needs to be seen to be believed!

[@HoShIfox19]

@@someenglishguy When was that ? What happened ?

[@someenglishguy]

Le Petit Lord they were dancing round the stage to the Marilyn Manson cover of Tainted Love. So strange!

[@HoShIfox19]

Some English Guy oh ! I knew she kind of liked MM, there was this picture of Tilda with Tarantino and Manson somewhere ^^

[@Aleakwe]

💛 “I’m not a real actor” 😃 yet she remains spellbinding and a totem-pole of talent. Orbital video as an alien, a David Bowie vid, I Am Love, Edward II, Orlando, Only Lovers Left Alive, We need to talk about Kevin, The curious case of Benjamin button etc

[@artyaengus7071]

She is oozing Creativity and Originality

[@osovagabundo1]

I can’t wait to see her in the Amaldovar film coming up

[@kirasussane1556]

This was a very interesting conversation. She was honest, clever and down to earth.

[@jessica5497]

She and Cate Blanchett are my favorite actresses 💙

[@andrewparker8891]

me too!!!

[@recommendedforyou2936]

They were both in the curious case of benjamin button have you seen it

[@celiadiehl8664]

Love Tilda...what a talent!! WOW!

[@annapisano1700]

"I can't speak, sorry I'm jet lagged coming from Scotland". LOL I love that woman!

[@PhaktTheIsolationist]

LOVE Tilda. An absolute blessing to any movie she features in. From Orlando to Snowpiercer. I get that she's from a super-privileged background, but she get's a pass like Eddy Redmayne, IMO. An utterly breathtaking woman.

[@metatron1980]

I love you Tilda...so much!

[@garycambridge5513]

Wonderful actress- haven’t seen Orlando but think I need too now ? I loved her in the beach and burn after reading 😍

[@YourDekslocGardener]

Oh yes, you do. :)

[@debrafrakes6479]

Gary Cambridge small part but very well,done in Broken Flowera

[@CapraDemon101]

First time film I saw her in was The Beach, a film I was bitterly disappointed with being a huge fan of the book. However, her performance was captivating and I've never seen her give anything other than an amazing performance in her work

[@thepresentmoment1994]

One of the best actors ever

[@MrJawstherevenge87]

She just has something captivating about her in film that u can't look away

[@kingagergelynetarcsai778]

Thank you Tilda, you are so inspiring!

[@calebcostigan2561]

14:40 Tilda mentions Merchant/Ivory. I didn’t know and was surprised to know she auditioned for them for the lead in Howard’s End. I love Thompson in the role but since I’ve heard that I’ve wondered what Tildas interpretation would be like.

[@ivannano]

I have a friend who knows her very well. She says that's not an act. She really is that intelligent and dynamic.

[@SomethingSomethingg]

I'm so jealous. I'd love to be her friend.

[@anaphielas]

This has got nothing to do with anything, but your profile pic is so gay

[@ivannano]

@@anaphielas I'm not gay, but my husband is.

[@sadginger4924]

She’s a gorgeous model with a handsome androgynous aesthetic! She makes me straight lol

[@Marcus_Caius]

You can pretend but can you act intelligence? Asking for a friend :D

[@luizdantas3218]

I love her since the derek jarman’s movies ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@BucketOfMarbles]

I actually think that scene from Michael Clayton IS in the trailer lol

[@psammiad]

Such a shame we can't see the film clips!

[@subberfischer]

I paused and found the clips, or substitutes (trailer for snow piercer, for example), which works pretty well!

[@stevenk9512]

So the king of androgyny (Bowie ) bumps into the queen of androgyny (Swinton) 😆

[@mabusestestament]

That *is* the punchline.

[@evandro1653]

her best performance is in io sono l’amore, hands down

[@VILA1963]

Fantastic indeed.

[@ScalaMari]

oooh I wish there were the clips!

[@christinecook1865]

fascinating! Would love to see her and Riz Ahmed acting in a movie.

[@christinecook1865]

@PietreADI Because it would be an eccentric combination and I think both actors revel in out of the ordinary parts.

[@thomaskirkpatrick1134]

A great Artist!Complete!Wonderful Chat!

[@jsheekey1]

She's so great a one off 💕

[@kijiji93]

why isn't she in more movies??? she's so incredibly talented

[@mabusestestament]

More movies? She's in lots of movies, big and small. If she wanted to be in more movies, she'd be in more movies 😋

[@AlistairCampbell]

Check her IMDB page, Tilda is in plenty films, all genres, great actror

[@H.K.5]

She was in Doctor Strange and Narnia, two really famous movies.

[@patrickhicks9880]

i think she'd be great in a comedy i didn't realize she was so funny i love that

[@morganfisherart]

She is! Burn after Reading. Hilarious!

[@sophiawu6123]

who doesn't love tilda swinton...

[@lindaanderson1308]

She's Facinating !🦋

[@sofienari1682]

43:06 Talks about Snowpiercer and Bong

[@KindCountsDeb3773]

I did not like Snowpiecer, just not very good. IMHO.

[@britishfilminstitute]

A whole video of Tilda and Director Bong on Snowpiercer here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/qILbg2h3bZtjZtE

[@amasulem]

The most captivating part of the film was Tilda's performance nevertheless despite the challenge of suspended belief.

[@김김-e4w3o]

thanks

[@rigsby1454]

@@KindCountsDeb3773 wrong

[@welshdenise]

Such a beautiful woman, beautiful name too. Love Tilda

[@stuartwilliams7912]

Tilda Swinton beauty is mesmerizing.

[@thefabfin]

61 today!! Bless her heart!

[@VILA1963]

Always magical.

[@ariadnaju421]

She is the real thing!

[@kitapunyacerita6939]

I love her so bad

[@nonsequitur9332]

that V white blouse she has on: gorgeous.

[@ianrobinson4200]

Pity they didn't talk about Julia,one of her best performances but still great chat with one of the world's best actresses...

[@atthewow]

love tilda

[@sre1236]

She’s the most interesting looking person ever

[@barnabywelch4123]

WONDERFUL!

[@castoputa]

Intergalactic Treasure ❤

[@warlockofwordsreturnsrb4358]

Hah! Mark at his cattiest - " If Quentin Tarantino's watching, try to learn to do that!" #meeoww

[@JM-pm3ob]

When is this?

[@leonkane8570]

What did he meant by that ? he didn't like Once upon ??? for who's asking, min 26:00

[@warlockofwordsreturnsrb4358]

@@leonkane8570 It's a long-standing criticism of QT from our bequiffed one, he feels that too many of his characters speak in a similar way or cadence, which I don't really agree with, but he argues it in an entertaining way.

[@JM-pm3ob]

Ah, I thought it might have been a follow on from some kind of story about feet

[@warlockofwordsreturnsrb4358]

Watch Tilda's face when he says that, too. Sort of 'Oh, here we go'

[@alexfrzn4]

Love this woman!

[@fonziegee]

Shame they didn't discuss the magnificence of Dr Strange, what a gem of a film.

[@Aleakwe]

newpersonsamemistakes ooh don’t know this one. Will check it out

[@treborob]

Herzog was shot with an air rifle, a pellet hit him....NOT A BULLET! Not nice but not a bullet, huge difference.

[@chadsperandeo7626]

No clips?! How dare you.😐

[@lezleythurman1365]

What happened to the clips?

[@davidadams2395]

Karan Villalobos They are most likely not allowed to show the clips.

[@rrubio6660]

Because they may not have permission to show it outside of the studio where this was being taped. Plus, you have to pay for each clip if shown...even with permission for the film studios.

[@Hussein_Nur]

When was this interview filmed?

[@eamonndeane587]

How does Tilda remain so Sleek and Ethereal after all these Years?

[@stevehutch]

Exercise and being teetotal?

[@RIUUI007]

She has similar features to Thom Yorke

[@Christian-97]

Kinda looks like Hail to the Thief era Thom.

[@danielgaul3909]

You know, Nadia, you're going to shock me one day and get the lyrics right... Lol!

[@aaronkimmerioles2146]

What was the name of the place she's talking about where artists can stay at and donate to?

[@alexferreira3929]

Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage

[@aaronkimmerioles2146]

@@alexferreira3929 Thank you so much sir!

[@robertfraserthompson9421]

art house actress. Actress not movie star. Right ON!

[@RishiAggarwal]

Why are the clips not shown? Maybe there is a good reason but if someone can enlighten me.

[@RishiAggarwal]

And yes I have only seen Michael Clayton and what a powerful performance by her!

[@emmanuelsalazar9424]

Copyright claims.

[@dmedjure]

💙💯

[@trishbrady8556]

Favorite...I Am Love, Julia

[@Chasestringsmusic]

26:51

[@MultiJongho]

46:07

[@sgtmajvimy]

A grand lady 🧐🥃

[@jeremywestern7067]

OH GOD THIS ULTRA LUVVIE PISSES ME OFF

[@adriananderson28]

🤩✨🤩🤩✨🤩

[@tomj5005]

smart women

[@Chillmax]

Swinton is only suitable for 'other-wordly' parts, anything that requires her to be a regular person just doesn't work. This is absolutely fine, I just wish she would stop attempting ordinary stuff, it's cringey.

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

Have you seen “We Need to Talk About Kevin”? She’s excellent, and she’s not otherworldly at all.

[@Chillmax]

@@thegreyinitiate3680 I haven't, but I'll take a look, thanks. I'm not saying her other-worldlyness is bad in 'normal' parts, I'm saying she can't act 'normal' at all & when she tries, it's just bad acting! If I were her, I'd revel & enjoy doing the weird, unusual stuff, why she bothers with the mundane is pointless, it's like the Queen trying to pretend to be a lavatory attendant 😅.

[@Florenciamaff]

@@Chillmax she does! Maybe you need to check out more of her 🎥

[@prerit6915]

[@deaddropholiday]

Mark Kermode is perhaps one of the better examples of a BBC acolyte who has succeeded saying what he likes because the Beeb likes what he says. Great at communicating the virtues of film within the milieu of film. Beyond that he has no practical use. A hologram which affects substance and yet has no mass. Years ago I begged Alex Cox to return and put us out of our misery. But he preferred wandering the boondocks of Oregon to working with the BBC one more time . That said, even Kermode can look down with disdain upon Simon Mayo - whose sum total of work is often confused with Dead Air.

[@georgebats9796]

Keep crying

[@ahntran5141]

Central cee

[@stuartpeek2347]

Nice lookin bird

[@solstice2318]

Gabriel. 😈

[@juliusmaloney]

Okay Swinton lost me at the Oscar story...love seeing her work. Have literally no interest in hearing someone falsely pontificate on not realising the impact of winning an Academy Award. Such bulls***. 🙄

[@agmor1]

God, this is a such an annoying criticism. At 26:25, Swinton is talking about the last scene of "Michael Clayton" and how the power of the scene comes from the conflict between these two different voices. Kermode interjects, "if Quentin Tarantino is watching, try to learn to do that." No, idiot. What you're saying is that you don't like his style. That's a different criticism. Tarantino writes characters from their core and populates his stories with different voices that reflect their experiences, social conditioning and understanding of the world. Django's voice is different in tempo/cadence/tone/pace to those of Vincent Vega/Rick Dalton/Jackie Brown. The only similarity is these characters have something to say and they are not afraid to say it.

[@robertr798]

Agreed. And I mean, the interview is intended for Swinton to speak on her experiences, not for Kermode to take cheap shots at celebrated filmmakers.

[@esinach]

Whilst I like QT and his style saying his writes characters from their core, he doesn't. They are all heightened film versions of characters with sharp witty dialogue mostly.

[@robertr798]

Esinach I’d say that with two Oscars and a plethora of iconic characters and lines to his credit, he probably doesn’t need Mark’s advice on how to write. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@agmor1]

@@esinach Read one of his scripts vs most scripts. He creates memorable characters with different voices and writes dozens of them into some scripts. Is Tarantino's dialogue heightened? Does it have a style? Sure. So does those of Wilder, the Coens, Sturges. His scripts are not filled with witty banter for their own sake. They're style and substance working simultaneously. He can make films as long as possible but you're never lost because of the clarity of each character's purpose within the story and their unique approach to speech (both content and style). THAT is writing characters from their core. He's one of the few screenwriters who has done this at such a consistently high level for decades. Kermode has always had a weirdly patronising view of Tarantino and has never avoided the opportunity to level a petty insult at the celebrated filmmaker, whether his criticisms are informed or not.

[@thegreyinitiate3680]

Tarantino can make 3 hour movies, where the main source of conflict is often people just talking to each other, absolutely riveting. The Hateful Eight is just a room with a handful of characters in it talking to each other 95% of the time and it’s one of the most intense movies I’ve seen.

[@igormendonca4026]

disagreeable ESFJ with developed Ti

[@ahsansiddiqui4263]

There is no depth to the level of despise i have for this Mark fellow.

[@NeptuneReturnz]

She's illuminati.

[@sadginger4924]

NeptuneReturnz why do you say that?

[@warlockofwordschannel7901]

You're Illuminati and Scientologist and Freemason and Cthulhu Cult.

[@redrumax]

this woman is creepy

[@natatattful]

Why?

[@valeweathers]

I need her to play Queen Elizabeth 1.

[@AlistairCampbell]

She wont, she is anti royal, maybe Mary Queen of Scots, she comes from one of Scotland 's oldest aristocratic families, and she believes Scotland is already independent Country and that its England that need to vote for independence from Scotland, controversial.!

[@alebonny3520]

Care Blanchett already did an outstanding job in portraying Elisabeth I. I think no one could surpass that performance. Anyway I love Tilda, she could be great in anything she does.