"If you're gonna break the rules, be brilliant. Otherwise, don't break the rules." Wow, I love that quote! It can be applied to so many things in life, more than just storytelling.
@b00gars8 жыл бұрын
He's brilliant...I could easily hear him speak for hours!
@Martintheauthor15 жыл бұрын
I like how he calls Hellsing "Tarantino's version of the vampire". Maybe someone should show Hellsing to Mr. Tarantino and ask him to make a live action version.
@badassbillyb3 жыл бұрын
I think there is one in the works
@Ghost-fv6lw10 ай бұрын
Cue Seras and Interga barefoot shots 😂
@RedDragonM13 күн бұрын
He'd say: "Yeah, man. That's a badass show, fuckin love it, love it! I love the art style and the dynamics, and vampires aren't really that scary.." (one long and interesting speech later) ""Nah. No way. It's the fuckin' fans. I'm a fan, and most live-action anime is shit!"
@bb.b.63511 жыл бұрын
i wonder how many hearts were broken when he said he had a wife
@oldchannelforayoungstupidf26497 жыл бұрын
IT'S OVER 9000!
@Illyrikalaufeyson Жыл бұрын
All of them
@yamiwafflesXD12 жыл бұрын
i love how crispin defies the stereotype that anyone involved with anime is a narrow-minded geek. he obviously loves learning about so many things and sharing them with other people, not to mention the fact that he's sexy and eloquent C:
@ShootingStarNeo15 жыл бұрын
"They're not vampires, they're fairies!" Truer words. They've never been spoken.
@puiper13 жыл бұрын
"A friend of my wife's..." That lucky woman. ;_;
@fantasyfanatic199510 жыл бұрын
THIS. MAN. up in my top 5 favourite VAs of all time
@MrMyster1ous10 жыл бұрын
OK I'm curious, who's the other four?
@fantasyfanatic199510 жыл бұрын
Scott McNeil, Colleen Clinkenbeard, Steve Blum, Dante Basco, not in any particular order. Honorable mention to Jesse McCartney (yeah, i know, weird, but he nailed roxas in kingdom hearts and robin in young justice)
@lessthanwilliam71529 жыл бұрын
fantasyfanatic1995 Scott McNeil NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
@fantasyfanatic19957 жыл бұрын
Less than William you're right... maybe chris sabat instead... but scott mcneil is still up there :/
@lessthanwilliam71527 жыл бұрын
fantasyfanatic1995 Dude, I was making a reference to McNeil's most memorable line
@MerryMohProductions11 жыл бұрын
And he read the Silmarillion, I wonder if he speaks elvish...
@jarthkebil11 жыл бұрын
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: haven't seen it yet, so don't know what to say. Twilight: don't ever wanna see it because it's fairy shit. Tolkien stuff: the only thing really worth talking about because of his creativity. Thank you Crispin Freeman. :D
@skully869210 жыл бұрын
Girl totally fangirling over Crispin. It's hilarious.
@cOoLbEaNs149414 жыл бұрын
Crispin Freeman is like a walking, amazing encyclopedia....dang he is like a mine of interesting information
@heatran191914 жыл бұрын
"alucard, the tarrentino vampire pimp"
@WolfgangB3014 жыл бұрын
Crispin Freeman rules, seriously, one of the greatest voice actors ever. Plus he does research!! Anime rolls- Alucard - Hellsing Tsume - Wolf's Rain Itachi Uchiha/ Ebisu/ The Fourth Kazekage - Naruto / Naruto Shippuuden Grave of the Fireflies The Prince/ Turnip Head - Howls Moving Castle Video Games- Winter Soldier- Marvel Ultimate Alliance Iron Man- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Genma Shiranui/ Itachi Uchiha- Naruto Plus LOADS more. The guy rocks.
@Xanatos71211 жыл бұрын
Such a beautifully comprehensive answer. I can listen to him talk about teacups all day and not get bored.
@drummerboi35711 жыл бұрын
Real vampires don't sparkle
@humrH236011 жыл бұрын
I knew Crispin was a brilliant actor. I didn't know he was so well versed in literary tropes and the origins of different mythologies! Holy cow, he's a scholar's dream guy!
@SacridFire7 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Crispin is a comparative mythologist, by his own admission, he loves looking at the mythologies and stories from different cultures and how they can be used in storytelling. I actually was at one of his Comparative Mythology Panels at Phoenix Comicon, he's super good at relaying information.
@Gaelek1312 жыл бұрын
I could honestly listen to Crispin Freeman explain stuff like this for ages and not get bored O_O
@Nori_Nova15 жыл бұрын
Alucard is a pimp!! Mr. Freeman has spoken XD
@andrewkind28207 жыл бұрын
So in twilight vampires can't have sex but werewolf's can imprint on new born babies
@Scarycute1312 жыл бұрын
If I was asking Crispin Freeman a question and he was talking to me, I too would go into a giggle fit and agree with everything he was saying as well.
@radiantnakashima15 жыл бұрын
damn! the voice actor of alucard is just as badass as alucard himself!
@Epic_Ego11 жыл бұрын
Why is it that the Freeman's have awesome voices?
@oldchannelforayoungstupidf26497 жыл бұрын
Because they are...Freemen...(snickers)
@TheSirenNymph10 жыл бұрын
Dang it, Crispin! You ruined the ending of Nosferatu!
@JaxMerrick5 жыл бұрын
For those who don't know, the audio lectures Freeman referenced are also found ON AUDIBLE as The Modern Scholar: Rings, Swords, and Monsters as an audiobook for download. www.amazon.com/Modern-Scholar-Monsters-Exploring-Literature/dp/B001M5G7KY
@SamiDC15 жыл бұрын
I have just fallen in love with this man all over agian!
@uraszz3 жыл бұрын
Just remembered this and came back to refresh... I'm getting old lol Still has charm 12 years later
@vguyver214 жыл бұрын
no wonder he's such a great voice actor, he really researches his stuff.
@lunabrittany12 жыл бұрын
thx for posting this i showed this video to my professor for litterature and he played it for the class and we all got into a huge conversation about it thx soooo much for this
@AuronTsubaki8514 жыл бұрын
Crispin speaks the truth! He should give Miss Meyer an educational lesson on Mythology
@thegingabishouen13 жыл бұрын
He's so freaking smart.
@November0Night13 жыл бұрын
I can listen to him talk for hours. If he were my teacher I would never leave school.
@beatlesgirl9513 жыл бұрын
Wow, Crispin Freeman.. just wow. I have a new found respect for you.
@CarloCanovaccio14 жыл бұрын
REAL MEN DRINK BLOOD AND DONT SPARKLE! I LOVE U CRISPIN AS ALUCARD!!! :D *kisses chu!*
@hayabusahime14 жыл бұрын
A vampire with blue-balls. This video made my whole day lol!!!!!! Crispin Freeman rocks!!!!! A wonderful voiceactor and a scholar all in one. Not to mention sex in loafers and socks.
@FloralunaKitty15 жыл бұрын
Crispin Freeman: Education for the Otaku. No wonder we know better than to like Twilight. XD I love this guy. Genius, funny, good-natured, and has a very sexy voice.
@jaSindar13 жыл бұрын
Actually, I came hear just to listen to his voice, but in addition I've learn some really interesting things about Tolkien's works. Thank you again Crispin Freeman.
@colleen4ever12 жыл бұрын
He's married? Lucky women! THANK you, Crispan! Finally someone ELSE who knows what vampires are REALLY supposed to be like and who thinks Twilight is a load of rubbish! Respect.
@phychopath114 жыл бұрын
twilight is not a drama it is a comedy that's the only way I can watch it without killing my tv with a brick
@hiranoshe12 жыл бұрын
@Siristaromen One of the best pieces of advice/philosophy that I've heard in a long time, especially concerning mythology and writing.
@Bachiatari14 жыл бұрын
And I just fell in love with this man all over again after the Twilight part.
@Zacspooky13 жыл бұрын
O_O..mind blown..my respect for him went skyrocketing just now. I'm a big fan of tolkeins work..Twilight sucks and was poorly done..Firefly and buffy are epic and hellsing is fantastic.."Pimp vampire with guns"
@rasenth14 жыл бұрын
Yay Crispin Freeman! I met him in Anime Expo 2009 by a complete fluke because he was standing behind one of the booths in the exhibit hall. He was just as cool and handsome as he is in pictures and videos. :D I only had enough time to get a quick autograph though. ;_;
@MaggieCandy99913 жыл бұрын
I wish he was my college professor...
@AnimeCrazedGurl14 жыл бұрын
I learned so many things in 9 short minutes... I find it funny because we're studying the Anglo- Saxons in English right now. lol. And his parting quote is SO going as my status.
@hut76514 жыл бұрын
he is such a GEEK! lol i love how intellectual he is about the whole thing. i love love this man!
@tanx616015 жыл бұрын
Oh so that's why the bears are given that name in the Golden Compass.
@Skyebright112 жыл бұрын
like holmes and the deerstalker hat or 'elementary watson' neither in the book. I agree about twilight :)
@Pepperikeys10115 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh his thoughts on Twilight made me so happy, its soooooo true. I really just love Mr Freeman
@Feralfrenzy2813 жыл бұрын
Crispin should totally be the voice on some audio books....I wouldn't stop listening....In fact....His voice is so epic....he could educate the world o_O I'm sure if what I said makes sense....I literally just woke up and this is the first thing I heard XD
@infernai15 жыл бұрын
Add to that the thousands of cosplayers, and it would be the equivalent of what would happen if jack thompson stormed into E3 and gave one of his 'anti-game' speeches.
@GothicDarkhellrazor11 жыл бұрын
Crispin is a very interesting man, yet funny X3 because vampire don't twinkle/sparkle
@Wanderer131312 жыл бұрын
You're right. Your response was completely respectful of his opinion.
@Starphoenix15 жыл бұрын
Uh, they already did Tarrantino's version of a vampire... it was a live-action movie called From Dusk Til' Dawn. Nasty critters those were. Nothing against Mr. Freeman of course.
@iscariot9013 жыл бұрын
this dude must be psychic cause he fucking read my mind when he started talking about twilight.
@ragdoll12714 жыл бұрын
Quote of the year!!! "If you're gonna break the rules, be brilliant!"
@chipplepop14 жыл бұрын
@NeraFX not to mention his voice is freaking sexy as hell. I can't unhear all my favorite characters speaking while he is hahahaha
@maoriwidavengance13 жыл бұрын
@PSNGreyLynx She's allowed to. She's the one that asked the question so her responses to that are natural.
@purplerose18878 жыл бұрын
Twilight the blue ball vampire I will use this forever now.
@Deragon041615 жыл бұрын
Voice actor Of Alucard in Hellsing, Ukitake in Bleach, and resident badass :P
@IsaiahINRI3 жыл бұрын
If I could pick one person to direct MCU X-Men it would be Joss because he wrote Uncanny X-Men for several years and his run is remembered favorably. Also we need some Scott and Emma representation outside the comics
@Hinahime1714 жыл бұрын
I'm a fan of the twilight saga/Stephenie Meyer, an vampire lover and an otaku! What Crispin Freeman said in this video is what disappoints me about Twilight but it's still a great story...
@CCharmanderK13 жыл бұрын
Yes, the blue-balled vampire.
@TwlightdragonDF15 жыл бұрын
i wish i could just follow crispin freeman around with a pad of paper and pen and just write down what he says cause hes just a treasure trove of info
@rasengankedavra14 жыл бұрын
whoa crispan freeman is so well-spoken :)
@firegoat14 жыл бұрын
@DemonicRemption lol, the original dracula has some wierd weaknesses that are totally forgotten (can't cross water at certain points and has to sleep on his home soil) and instead given some interesting weaknesses instead like sunlight.
@Zatara21414 жыл бұрын
That was a really interesting fact about Tolkien's works. I'm impressed.
@Vampwatch146214 жыл бұрын
This guy has made it to my kick-ass list! He rocks!!!
@Martintheauthor15 жыл бұрын
Not to mention Seras Victoria, Crispin does voice her master Alucard
@William92S9 жыл бұрын
I's funny that he says vampires are all about sex and that twilight is like blue balls. When you think about it, vampires are undead, their heart is not beating, the skin is white because they don't have a blood flow. So how do they get en erection then?
@Mezchano8 жыл бұрын
+William92S Well I would assume the same force that allows them to move their arms and legs without a beating heart is the same force that would allow them to support an erection without blood flow.
@William92S8 жыл бұрын
Sure, but blood is not the main reason why we can move our bodies. Blood is the main reason why we can get an erection.
@Mezchano8 жыл бұрын
William92S I'm fairly certain blood is key to numerous bodily functions including most importantly the brain, being that they are supernatural they can forgo the need for blood at all... basically they would get hard via supernatural means. Also never in my life did I ever think I would discussing vampire dicks with a stranger...
@William92S8 жыл бұрын
***** I always imagined that the body of a vampire just simply works without blood. The whole reason one would get an erection is because of it's being filled with blood, something a vampire would not be able to achieve without a blood flow. xD The world's a weird place.
@arsenelupin54247 жыл бұрын
Mezchano why would you discuss it with someone you know?
@dragpanthera12 жыл бұрын
I never dissed Batman. In fact he's my favorite...Hero, besides Donatello from TMNT. I've always preferred characters with brains over brawn. Batman is not a Superhero and he doesn't need to be. He's the goddamn Batman.
@Aderynn14 жыл бұрын
Ït's like, I've got a superhero with no superpowers, we call that a cop..."
@toriphillips704511 жыл бұрын
Indeed, he did for one of the video games
@Martintheauthor15 жыл бұрын
Yeah, and since Alucard was used in WWII. Maybe Mr. Tarantino could tie it into Inglorious Basterds.
@shsunukh15 жыл бұрын
i didn't know that about vampires @_@ i guess that makes sense, cause at first i couldn't understand that scene in the movie
@firegoat14 жыл бұрын
wow, I just wanted to hear what he sounds like since i heard he is itachi, never realised i would listen to the whole thing. the guy really is learned O.o
@chica47613 жыл бұрын
He's a handsome little devil.
@hobbitninja15 жыл бұрын
No idea he was that into vampire lore
@Cyberlink42015 жыл бұрын
If Tarantino's going to adapt an anime, I figure either Hellsing or Black Lagoon would be the best fit...
@awesomo40000015 жыл бұрын
he actually does have a class in LA i think on anime mythology. check out his youtube page, it says there
@maoriwidavengance13 жыл бұрын
@TheUnlifeExile He's a mythology scholar....I think he probably knows what he's talking about....
@Astray7112 жыл бұрын
Wow... my respect for Crispin Freeman just went way up...
@zombieXlovesXmusic12 жыл бұрын
Kira, he is so smart and sexy and interesting!! Now I want to learn about mythological creatures!
@Nolifeking15 жыл бұрын
the guy is Alucard(hellsing) voice, so it make sens :D
@SkyKingAzure13 жыл бұрын
@animelovergurl1990 R+V vampires have one main difference from the traditional western counterparts in that they are not 'undead'. They are pretty much alive for all intents and purposes - Moka Akashiya had an actual mother who gave birth to her.
@TheBlueHairedCyborg12 жыл бұрын
My god this is AMAZING!!! It's almost like listening to Stephen Fry.
@PSNGreyLynx13 жыл бұрын
@maoriwidavengance actually even if she did ask, she doesn't need to giggle and say yeah to all his points especially when she's purposefully recording this to put on youtube, her mouth is closer to the mic it kills sound further from the mic (Mr.Freeman's) and ruins the purpose of the video as you then don't get to hear his full clear impressions, it's like if you came on to one of my videos and I said "I get nolan to talk about the end of TDKR" but my voice keeps coming in drowning out his.
@RisuchanX413 жыл бұрын
man i want this guy teach at me skool i bet million my skool grades will go up!
@tamamshud58795 жыл бұрын
Break the rules but be brilliant _Crispin Freeman
@Skyebright112 жыл бұрын
I did a research on j.r.r. tolkien for school he was massively good at languages he knew like twenty
@PSNGreyLynx13 жыл бұрын
@maoriwidavengance I don't giggle first of all, secondly I'd be mindful of the fact I"M RECORDING and nod my head in response instead of saying yeah which is a respectful sign especially since I'd be standing up there infront of him (as she is while she records this). And she can simply explain she's recording so she can't speak. The thing I've seen alot of videos like this of fans recording anwers at Q&As and they don't do giggle and say yeah loud enough to drown out what is been said.
@SarItachi7914 жыл бұрын
Huh! I never knew Alucard likes Buffy the Vampire Slayer!XD
@Fullmetal1890P15 жыл бұрын
Hagi just said sex, Hagi just said sex..
@balrog1357113 жыл бұрын
I always assumed the reason Nosferatu died by sunlight was because they didn't have the rights to Stoker's novel, and Expressionist ideas. It's just that it's become a false cliche that vampires die by sunlight. I didn't quite consider the Dracula/Harker thing as a homosexual thing either but that's just me. But this guy really does seem to have quite a knowledge of fantasy and certainly has a great voice. I never watched Helling, but just listening to this guy I'm really starting to want to.
@shoefly9112 жыл бұрын
Crispin, i'm sorry, but no. we call a superhero with no powers Batman.
@oldchannelforayoungstupidf26497 жыл бұрын
What about Iron Man?
@Nolifeking15 жыл бұрын
gotta love this guy!
@7781kyle12 жыл бұрын
Kind of ironic considering he voices a superhero without superpowers (or in his own word a cop) in young justice. ;)
@Beastrider913 жыл бұрын
@xXkrazykitsuneXx Thank you I now have a new series to read.
@NezTheXenophile15 жыл бұрын
While I agree with Crispin on that the vampires of Twilight are not real vampires, there are actually tales of faeries that like the taste of blood. Of course, he might just be talking about the Tinkerbelle-variety, which the Smeyerpires might just be.