DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD (Interview)

Entrevista a John Ford por Peter Bogdanovich

[@jadenwaz9585]

david lynch is perfect casting for this guy

[@Valkonnen]

David Lynch used the skinny guy from "The Searchers" in "Twin Peaks" as a Room Service butler and gave him some of he same lines for that show.

[@davidunderwood1773]

@@Valkonnen I didn't know that.

[@davidunderwood1773]

@Jaden Waz Lynch knocked it out of the park

[@guileniam]

@@Valkonnen skinny guy?

[@Valkonnen]

@@guileniam The old, skinny room service guy ...."Coffee" "Warm Milk" "Thank you kindly"....In the original series in the 90's was the guy in "the searchers" who wanted his rocking chair....

[@YouTubeKnight]

Can't believe John Ford did this interview. The freaking horizon's in the middle.

[@samuraiflixrockin]

Fabelmans ended with horizon in the middle. Isn't it? I watched it only once in theatres. I thought it was hilarious.

[@YouTubeKnight]

@@samuraiflixrockin At first it was in the middle. But then Spielberg breaks the fourth wall shoddily dragging it to the bottom.

[@samuraiflixrockin]

@@KZbinKnight No. I saw it again! It was there in the top first, then spielberg, as you said, shoddily shifted the angle to put it exactly in the middle! 😁 That's the whole joke.

[@YouTubeKnight]

@@samuraiflixrockin I beg to differ my friend. The horizon was in the middle at the beginning and then shifted to the bottom.

[@samuraiflixrockin]

@@KZbinKnight let me give you video evidence. Wait a min, please.

[@Malkmusianful]

"How did you shoot that?" "With a camera." Well, he's right.

[@johnelstad]

Similarly, he was once asked in an interview how he came to Hollywood. "By train," he replied.

[@smashtech9725]

​@@johnelstad😂😂

[@redadamearth]

David Lynch NAILED that performance in "The Fabelmans".

[@samfilmkid]

Right down to the weird thing with the tongue. Is that a cigar thing or something?

[@prestonpope]

@@samfilmkidNoticed the same, must be

[@Aiur]

It's astounding, lynch captured his persona perfectly

[@alasyon]

Lynch himself is a bit like this in interviews. When asked some long question about the interpretation of a scene and whether it’s at all correct, he just says, “No.” and leaves it at that.

[@42976675]

Lynch is kindly evasive because he prefers mystery like his work. Ford just seems put out.

[@theeab1993]

You can just feel the optimism oozing out of him.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

Boy, he was in a good mood.

[@johnmc3862]

Caught him just right.

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

That's how he was. He was decades ahead of his time.

[@vanishing_girl]

Bogdanovich knew that Ford was going to react that way before he even did the interview as they'd been friends since 1964. He just thought that it would be a great capsule of Ford's personality (which it was).

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Hence the chuckle after Ford answered the first question.

[@richardernsberger5692]

Ford's personality seemed to be that of an a-hole.

[@TheWiseMonkey8888]

0:09 ... that's funny :D

[@lucaspadilla4815]

According to Polly Platt, Bogdanovich broke down and sobbed after filming this and she had to console him by saying something like "that's all he was gonna give you, but you captured John Ford"

[@yuntakukai1002]

She loved to denigrate him and build herself up

[@TheSMPStudios]

They did not learn John’s most important lesson: the horizon was in the middle!!!

[@idawg7332]

At least the interview wasn’t boring as sh*t

[@idxstudios]

Lol

[@idxstudios]

Now get the fuck outta my office!

[@sr-ty7gb]

The Horizon is definitely not in the middle. His shoulder is in the middle and the horizon is well above his shoulder

[@joeberg3317]

Ford saw the horizon in the middle and answered accordingly.

[@rorschach36]

Nothing looks more John Ford than a desert background and him holding a cigar.

[@dancortes3062]

John Ford was not only a master in the art of cinema but also a master in the art of not giving a fuck.

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

I think he's just a difficult person

[@Saturnia2014]

​@@jesseowenvillamor6348 He most certainly was But so were a lot of great filmmakers Artists are on a different wavelength and cannot be bothered

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

@@Saturnia2014 And that's not an excuse

[@tlaxietlkyon]

@@jesseowenvillamor6348 Why would he need an excuse to be that way? Prefer his no-nonsense way than fake politeness and "kindness."

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

@@tlaxietlkyon So you're saying being kind is fake?

[@sestsa]

It's not so much that he's pissed off at having to do another interview, I think it's more like early Hollywood directors like Ford and Hawks saw themselves as simply doing a job rather than being artists. It's almost an act, writing off any artistic intentions in his films. He was a great artist, but he wouldn't admit it.

[@the7thlegacy728]

Yeah, ahuh! Good point. It wasn't his job to talk about movies.

[@evanmichaelpearce1367]

Thats exactly how John Carpenter sounds in interviews. He doest spout off about the why, he just makes the decisions he feels make sense, I love it.

[@MAFion]

This was what auteur really meant. Directors who worked within the system, and who outwardly did not portend to be artists. This persona gave Ford the freedom to explore artistically while also pleasing studio bosses.

[@mishtaromaniello8295]

@@MAFion This is a galaxy-brain maneuver more directors should be aware of. Be a pragmatic poet.

[@danfors1333]

@@evanmichaelpearce1367 John Carpenter is a lot nicer to the interviewer though.

[@jakemaringoni]

"with a camera" Master troll even though he's right

[@chuexsy672]

"With a camera" "Yeah Uh ha"

[@PETERODZZ]

Just like my dad😂

[@Ugarte211]

David Lynch didn't nail the role of John Ford in The Fabelmans. He IS John Ford!! Holy cow!!!!!!

[@hoonaignachowaneha]

What I like most about Ford is how he is always happy to answer questions and elaborate further than most interviewees would.

[@andrewsimcock2050]

😄

[@eddie12454]

Like answering 'I wouldn't know' 😅 Still love the man's movies though.

[@aclark903]

Reminds me of a typical #ballplayer interview. Some guys would rather be behind a #camera than in front of one- it's a different skill set. What we don't see here is quite how #PeterBogdanovich pissed him off in the first place, or whether it is merely unprovoked #macho posturing.

[@danpartridge8584]

@@aclark903 Love the anecdote where Ford (allegedly) demanded: "Bogdanovich, haven't you ever heard of a declarative sentence?" 😂

[@WarGhoulKharas]

"Where's the goddamn horizon?"

[@sophiaperennis2360]

Ironically, the horizon in this shot was in the middle.

[@bobbybobster9432]

Remember that this is the guy that inspired Orson Welles to make Citizen Kane

[@peterkelnerxd7009]

and Renoir

[@Andy-ph6mf]

citizen kanes a snooze fest

[@Wired4Life2]

@@Andy-ph6mf Well, then you should probably attempt to actually watch it after a good night’s rest.

[@Andy-ph6mf]

@@Wired4Life2 already done, not everyone has to like your precious overglorified pos m8

[@Wired4Life2]

@@Andy-ph6mf K.

[@alejandromorinigo9951]

One the fewest books that I've read was the biography of John Ford. It was spectacular. The stories, The photos. To get to know his style of directing. The Way the studio system worked. Everything in that book was amazing.

[@charliemurillo4321]

Thanks for the info, bro. I'm gonna look up to that book 👌

[@MacIntoshMann]

Is that "Searching for John Ford" by Joseph McBride? I've had that one for a while but haven't read it yet.

[@alejandromorinigo9951]

@@MacIntoshMann it 's called John Ford Complete Filmography. On The cover of the Book it' s Henry Fonda Riding a horse on Monument Valley in The shooting of My Darling Clementine 1946. In the back of the book It's John Ford in his last Years. And The name of the book printing is TASCHEN.

[@the7thlegacy728]

The horizon's in the middle...

[@christopherporter7137]

Ooof that horizon in the middle.

[@samuelbarber6177]

This is a kind of hilarious. Here’s Peter trying to get something interesting and there’s Ford being super blunt over it, it’s fantastic. Great filmmaker.

[@Computertrouble]

"With a camera."

[@veerchasm1]

The horizon was “in the middle”

[@jaredshipley2803]

The horizon is in the middle.

[@DanielThePoet22]

John Ford: Where’s the horizon? Interviewer: huh?…

[@deaconpeters2994]

R.I.P. Peter Bogdanovich

[@JulianCinefilo12]

Un grande se nos fue y nadie lo dijo 😥

[@karlkarlos3545]

Just clicked for the Fabelmans references. And I'm not disappointed.

[@NewWaveFilms]

Horizon is in the middle on this one.

[@RioTTesa]

we can learn so much

[@travisdelafuente1150]

You know seeing this makes me want to watch The Fabelmans so badly. I just wish there was an interview with John Ford and a young Steven Spielberg since he met the guy and loved his movies but here the late Peter Bogdanovich did a great job interviewing him.

[@joliecide]

There is. The scene is sublime and David Lynch is amazing in the role.

[@alex2980]

David lynch nailed that impression

[@surfercharlie25]

This is just the way I imagine John Ford to be! It's hard to imagine that this is the man behind THE GRAPES OF WRATH, but... :)

[@65g4]

i laughed so hard when peter said how did you shoot it and ford said with a camera lol fuck that was funny

[@EveryPixelMatters]

I have a lot to live up to.

[@randywhite3947]

Why?

[@Vingul]

@@randywhite3947 because he shares the dude's name

[@elidavega294]

EL MAS GRANDE!!!!❤❤❤❤

[@mars1936]

Real Manly Men. But the truth is the man who was warmer than anyone.

[@4Topwood]

Ford said what he had to say in his movies.

[@StevemanChair]

The way Ford answers questions is funnily similar to how Lynch answers questions, although Lynch does it more playfully. I can see Lynch answering that question at 0:16 similarly and those who know Lynch know he loves the two letter word at 0:47

[@TomBleecker]

Hard to believe that Blake Edwards, a highly accomplished writer/director of comedy idolized John Ford.

[@gargantuaism]

This is about as fun as that last Jerry Lewis interview.

[@gargantuaism]

I'll say.

[@danielgallagher2612]

Masterpiece documentary, 10/10.

[@Lemmestarve]

YEA AHA

[@pollokiks8488]

he is exactly like David Lynch

[@michaelj.r457]

I bet even more people will be looking for this documentary now thanks to The Fabelmans.

[@sergiojimenez9671]

Genius don't care about those things, they just work hard for whatever they believe...I couldn't help laughing watching the interview

[@princeandrey]

Difficult to generalize about "geniuses," eh? Some may, indeed, care about "those things." Others, not. What do we know?

[@robonick3607]

@@princeandrey agreed.

[@litamtondy]

That's just his personality, nothing here is about him being a genius or not.

[@fredhamilton1701]

This is the perfect interview.

[@PSM5550]

Hahah this is right up there with the billy bob thorton radio interview

[@arunkdlr]

Wow! Spielberg made the perfect choice 👍🏽

[@grinchybanana]

LOVE IT THANKS FOR POSTING

[@sebaUkunt]

i love this guy

[@politeratproductions4820]

Noooooo, the horizons in the middle!!!!

[@kristofferinfante]

Bravo, Mr. Ford! 👍👊👏😂

[@stockton8225]

hes so eloquent and insightful

[@andypike1234]

So extatic to be interviewed!

[@aminetanouyat9643]

I love his personality as much as his movies ❤❤

[@link199100]

I hate his personality but i love his movies

[@TheGlasgowGamer]

His personality is dreadful 😂

[@Paula_vadinho33]

When the horizon is in the middle, is boring as shit!

[@stevennieto9898]

Now get the fuck out of my office!

[@weikko79]

Great interview :)

[@davidbaise5137]

So informative. He says it all with the films. Watch them and learn.

[@robertgardner8569]

Great interview, they really bounce off each other!

[@bloop9750]

John Ford playing David Lynch

[@thelastjohnwayne]

FACT Bill Belichick Graduated from the Admiral John Ford School of How to Respond to Interviewers

[@chrislind2]

I did not know this was a story about Spielberg, I do appreciate it now. I need to watch it again.

[@rorymchenry]

what a dude.

[@aluiziojr]

hahaha! love it.

[@azv343]

He sat down for the interview, what an ingrate

[@corbinmarkey466]

The title is wrong, it should be 'Film School in One Minute and Twenty Six Seconds.'

[@genetvideos]

Badass. God.

[@dickstryker]

Horizon is in the middle.

[@NoName-jq7tj]

I love the answer “With a camera”. I’m a photojournalist & when friends ask me how did I shoot’s things I just repeat what Ford says. It’s simple because the magic is in the frame not in the endless discussions.

[@omardelmar]

Those who know do not say, those who say do not know.

[@neil8194]

Now remember this: When the horizon’s at the bottom, it’s interesting. When the horizon’s at the top, it’s interesting. When the horizon’s in the middle, it’s boring as shit.

[@dingdongrocket]

how did you find this? excellent! John Ford IS a real cowboy.

[@chrisstone6078]

LOL! classic! he did not want to do that interview!! guess he was forced! and he let it be known !

[@Mahado]

This actually gives us an insight that the best response is to keep it simple. John Ford's was definitely ahead of his time by seeing that.

[@blackphillip564]

He's being willfully laconic. Someone is asking you questions that they expect further elaboration. Just like in school, the teacher would explicitly say on a test question: given a detailed explanation, minimum of 5 paragraphs.

[@Saturnia2014]

​@@blackphillip564 Because he didn't even want to be interviewed in the first place

[@teleplayer605]

@@Saturnia2014 Then why agree to the interview? Could've saved the interviewer and film crew a trip out into the desert.

[@Rayoscope]

Ford liked and respected Bogdanovich.

[@christianfriedric]

It's like an Andy Warhol interview - I love it

[@windowsmizu416]

What a fucking answer.

[@pedrobakale7180]

"no,no,no,no, NO!"

[@queenslander954]

Seems like John Ford had a Charisma Bypass , at least with PB he did .. but he did made some great bloody movies.

[@estudio666]

genio

[@PanChoBaiN]

Yeap, AJAAA!

[@ronniebishop2496]

Hahahaha he's so funny!

[@knightscroftsquire-muldoon]

Bogdanovich asked some weird questions and Ford answered them so... Gracefully ha!

[@larry1824]

put the camera right there,!!!!!!!!!

[@madcineast]

If the guy says cut, it is a cut.

[@DreBourbeau]

Ford is cinema's greatest bullshitter - evades almost every question and is offended when called an artist, whilst totally ignoring the fact that he was the Golden Age's most self-consciously arty filmmaker by a good margin, and total show off to boot.

[@mahargllednif2250]

thx pat

[@davidcooper2856]

Ford on The Couch. Ha ha. Wish I saw this years ago.

[@danielprates2208]

Sweet guy

[@mikebrophy]

"Now get the f*** off my set!"

[@ghalib86]

Everything from Ford's side is acceptable... I mean what the hell has an interview got to do with anything... Whether Ford was humble or rude or arrogant or whatever, he made Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath, The Quiet Man, Mister Roberts, and this is all that matters to me and Bogdanovich.

[@princeandrey]

See T.S. Eliot's New Criticism!

[@jonathanshih7233]

mike tyson interview style

[@rcadenow7543]

the horizon is in the middle...ford not approve.

[@ER1CwC]

He was always gruff. But he personally filmed footage of D-Day and immediately went on a three day bender because of the carnage he saw, after which he was sent back to America. There was a reason why he was the way he was. I’m getting this from the series Five Came Back. Highly recommend it.

[@teleplayer605]

Didn't he always go on a three day bender after wrapping up a shoot?

[@ER1CwC]

@@teleplayer605 I don’t know, but apparently the one after D-Day was so bad that it got him immediately discharged.

[@film_magician]

Just realized this was bagdonavich lol Tough interview

[@rhall4th]

you can just tell he's thinking like, "another goddam interview ... i'm getting too old for all this crap" 0:15 "How did you shoot that?" Answer: "With a camera." lol He's thinking, let's just get this damn interview over with...

[@maddogmccoy3203]

And the Legend lives on! ... Just sayin'!

[@gofindfun]

the horizons in the middle

[@zephyrus001]

On to Cincinnati.