Glenn Close And Stephen Bond Over Their Favorite Film, "A Man For All Seasons"

[@zyzzyvacation]

Glenn was already 35 years old when she first appeared in "The World According to Garp" in 1982, a major career gamble for an actress considering the fickle nature of Hollywood and its offhanded treatment of women. She was one of the lucky ones. To date, she has 8 Oscar nominations and no wins . . . which is almost criminal

[@vanessawhitneypro]

She should've won for "THE WIFE"... Brilliant, nuanced performance... She's fantastic...

[@zelmoziggy]

Why was it a major career gamble? What did she have to lose?

[@MaryamofShomal]

CRIMINAL

[@MsRollingstone11]

Great book, great film. Robin Williams was perfect.

[@janethope]

The Academy owes us an explanation for sure

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

Such a talent and she looks fantastic 🌸

[@MothGirl007]

I love her outfit.

[@Blessed-tn1wd]

@@MothGirl007 Yesss! Me too! Class personified.

[@AT-jm4dl]

Can't believe the members of the Academy have not yet awarded her an Oscar. Definitely should have gotten one for "Les Dangerous Liaisons."

[@yvonneplant9434]

Interestingly Paul Scofield, A Man for all Seasons, essentially "stole" the Oscar from Richard Burton for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. But agreed about GC. She has been nominated for Oscars without winning more times than anyone. Once upon a time that was true for Burton too.

[@julio7787]

Her best performance

[@serendipityshopnyc]

@@yvonneplant9434 I don't think that was a stolen Oscar at all. Great as Burton was in Virginia Woolf, Scofield's performance was absolutely one for the ages.

[@davemillet4160]

The Wife is the one she shou've been honored for. i still can't believe that. Give it a go if you haven't. Also, I don't know if you've seen the TV series DAMAGES, but if you want to see Glenn Close at her finest, give that a shot.

[@serendipityshopnyc]

@@davemillet4160 I've seen both "The Wife" and the first season of "Damages". Superb work. But Close is great in pretty much everything. I was only disappointed in her once, in "The Lion in Winter" 's TV remake. Somebody apparently decided to differentiate her from Hepburn by portraying Eleanor of Aquitaine as kind of a weepy dishrag, which completely threw off the balance of the battle between her and her estranged husband King Henry (Patrick Stewart) and their three sons. I'm inclined to blame the director, because Close absolutely has everything needed to do that role up brown. A real shame, slightly redeemed by a sparkling performance of the young King Phillip of France, the only clear upgrade on the original: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers in Timothy Dalton's role.

[@classictalkies]

Glenn is such a legend 😍 And loved to see Standing Rock folks in the crowd!

[@wewper]

"A Man for All Seasons" is pretty much forgotten now but the original Broadway production won Tonys for Best Play, Best Director, and Best Actor. Several years later, the movie adaptation won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Actor. (Paul Scofield won Best Actor in both.) It's a great movie worth seeking out.

[@mariepanimdim4303]

Thank you I will seek this out. I've heard of it but never seen it... the time has come :)

[@dorothysay8327]

Uummmm great films? are never forgotten. Never.

[@traceythompson1092]

Not forgotten by me.....I was schooled by Catholics for 12 years of my life.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

@@traceythompson1092 Yep. St. Thomas More, a renowned saint in the Catholic calendar. Also a philosophy and literature figure.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

@@eshaibraheem4218 Right! Righted :-)

[@Mynsinger]

Glenn was really good in The Shield. Looking forward to seeing her in Tehran, Season 1 was great!

[@claudiahumphrey2163]

So awesome mentioning the members of the Sioux tribe by Jon! 👏

[@lauracristina5402]

Mrs. Glenn Close, beauty, perfect talent, a full career that puts her next to artistic celebrities. I adore and cherish her. 💓

[@kimjanzv]

Wait, this incredible woman does not have an Oscar?? How?

[@dee_dee_place]

Tell me about it.

[@janeflannery8757]

Tears cursed down my cheeks as I came to the end of reading the play "A Man for All Seasons", so very moving. I am now reading Sir/Saint Thomas More's correspondance with his daughter from his months of incarceration (before decapitation) in the tower of London. A rare pure soul and an inspiration. A man of much humour and respect for others as well.

[@newtonhg2423]

I love this woman, such a fantastic actress...

[@Nunov103]

I could listen to Glen Close all day, I think she’s just absolutely brilliant and stunning :)

[@BlueBoyJocks]

It just baffled me that Glenn Close never get an Oscar despite she always spectacular and fantastic, always delivered and she just disappeared and immerse in her role such as The Lion in Winter, Alfred Nobbs, The Wife and Hillbilly Elegy to name a few. Ms. Close you are great and thank you for being a superb actor!! Much love!!!

[@Hammerton32]

what about the world according to garp, the natural, fatal attraction, or her masterpiece, dangerous liaisons? she is becoming the susan lucci of big screen acting. but even lucci won (an emmy) eventually for erica kane! re. glenn close's Oscar. hope springs eternal.

[@BlueBoyJocks]

@@Hammerton32 Those are masterpiece!!! I hope you’re right she will eventually get her Oscar, very much deserved.

[@FirewindII]

@@Hammerton32 She's about due for the Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award.

[@Hammerton32]

@@FirewindII 100%

[@serendipityshopnyc]

I love her but have to disagree with you on her remake of The Lion in Winter. I assume the director was trying to do something different from Hepburn's take, because Close can do anything, but her Eleanor came off as a weepy dishrag, throwing off the balance of the piece. Just no.

[@castaway123100]

A Man For All Seasons is also one of my favorite films.

[@hummingbird3771]

Glenn is resplendent! That silver bang is everything!!!

[@vincentjoyce5100]

Her role in Garp is one of my favorites.

[@quadoapplewhite1686]

Big respect to Glenn Close !

[@Lelffy]

I agree. Integrity has been lost. Integrity is acting above all within one’s own ethics regardless of the consequences simply because one cannot sleep with themselves if they do not act within those bounds. It isn’t about recognition, popularity, or reward. It is about one’s own inner compass. We are too much about immediate reward and regard by others as if that is the measure of success/righteousness.

[@monacan9]

Probably one of the most nuanced, beautiful description of what defines true integrity. Thank you so much sharing your wonderful insights. In kindness-compassion… 🙏🙏🙏

[@pilargonzalez8442]

Ms. Close is an absolute Legend, she is so elegant, she doesn't need any Oscar to make her shine, just watch her movies. In a way I like her being in a league of her own. Gorgeous suit too :-)

[@robertaburoni5746]

Honour to you, dear Glenn, one of the greatest actresses ever 🌹💖

[@connorcook5903]

The fact that Stephen Colbert's favorite play is "A Man for All Seasons" is perhaps the number 1 reason I'm so obsessed with him. Truly one of the greatest works of all time.

[@Hammerton32]

I love the play, I love Paul Schofield film version. It makes sense that Colbert would find some kinship with the material.

[@serendipityshopnyc]

@@Hammerton32 Charleton Heston also took on the role in 1988. I've seen it. Worth checking out.

[@serendipityshopnyc]

The only reason it's Colbert's favorite play is that LOTR was not a play. :)

[@Hammerton32]

@@serendipityshopnyc Haha 💯%

[@Hammerton32]

@@serendipityshopnyc Yeah, I’ve seen this version. Don’t love it (🫢

[@vanillaicecreamdomzemery2945]

Stephen should've also mentioned she's an 8 time oscar nominated actress. This Lady is a queen🥺❤

[@zlamelie]

She's brilliant, cool and down to earth, the stupid Academy would be happy to have her as one of the winners.

[@dee_dee_place]

The movie "The Life Of David Gale" also speaks to what a person would do for their principles. My favorite Glenn Close movie is "Sarah, Plain and Tall" with Christopher Walken. I had the wonderful opportunity to see Ms. Close on Broadway in "A Delicate Balance: with John Lithgow. She is a stellar actress! UPDATE: I can't believe how bad my memory is... Glenn Close was fabulous in "The Big Chill", one of my all-time favorite movies.

[@gemmastaines5706]

I love The Life of David Gale!! It’s awesome, only downside is the person who stars in it! (Sevin Kacey)

[@dee_dee_place]

@@gemmastaines5706 Tell me about it. He is such a phenomenal actor & he blew away his whole career, worse than Gel Mibson. And, let's not forget the incredible Laura Linney, who also starred in that movie; I always knew she was an extraordinary actress. I'm so glad that others can now see what she is capable of doing & are giving her the accolades she deserves.

[@dee_dee_place]

@lucky leprechaun No offense to any other actors but those who started out on stage usually wind up the best actors. There is such a big difference in honing your skills in front of a different 'live' audience every day, where there are no do-overs than making a movie where only the cast & crew are present & you can do multiple 'takes' of a scene. That's the reason people like Ms. Close & Mr. Washington return to the stage, to play to a live audience... it's a whole other experience, in acting.

[@gwen3010]

One of the best female actresses of all time I really enjoy her work.

[@mistraldespair]

It's a shame that when people hear of Glenn Close the first thing they think of is how she doesn't have an Oscar. She has had a great career. I don't think a trophy she doesn't own should define her in the popular imagination. Oscars do not deserve the cultural importance they are given. You can't turn artistry into a competitive sport with winners and losers.

[@craigjgomez]

Excellent comment and observation. You're right on the mark. Frankly, it's all about money and very little to do with merit. Of course, there are exceptions but being snubbed by the Oscars does not define you as an actor or rate your place in motion picture history. A real serious actor who constantly works at honing his craft could care less about some stupid statue.

[@ImnotassweetasIusedtobe]

The first thing I think is of is how horribly she treated me as a waitress, while drunk off her gourd.

[@Nutmeg1644]

Wow she looks great! Definitely one my favorite actress.

[@justa335]

Superb actress deserving of a standing ovation.

[@pamelawing5747]

A Man For All Seasons is a fabulous film. I made me do a lot of research on Sir Thomas.

[@elizabeth7563]

I love how national treasure Jon Batiste has blossomed during the Late Show's time and has a more active voice as time goes on

[@damarital9910]

Qué belllaaaa.... con ésas canas se ve realmente hermosa!!! Excelente actríz me encanta.😘🇲🇽👍

[@geoffreyfeinberg9792]

She's a legend. She was great as Cruella.

[@suekelsey1329]

Thank you again! Fabulous show! 🤩🌹😍

[@brandonyoung-kemkes1128]

The word you keep dancing around is called integrity.

[@fancifulfilly]

I think of integrity as a pretty dicey concept when it sprang forth from the roots of religious fanaticism. Especially that of the Catholic Church hierarchy in all its glorious hypocrisy. Not that the Tudor family's brand of religion was any less hypocritical. Nay, integrity is (and always was) in the eye of the beholder.

[@brandonyoung-kemkes1128]

@@fancifulfilly That may be your opinion but. The definition of the word integrity says otherwise.

[@curanderoverde]

Such a great actress

[@LinrudOwiee]

The World According to Garp! Excellent movie!

[@vortiz3351]

She’s Hollywood Royalty and the fact that Oscar has eluded her it’s a crime! We know Meryl Streep is the G.O.A.T but In my opinion Glenn is right up there.

[@2ndround415]

She’s an amazing actress and one of the first movie stars to make doing tv mini-series popular with Damages! Trailblazer

[@Boobalopbop]

I loved her in Damages! She and Rose Byrne were awesome.

[@wallacerose8663]

Damages is possibly the most underrated legal drama ever.

[@Tao_Tology]

@@wallacerose8663 For the first couple of seasons.

[@marygoodson4920]

Putting Mel Gibson aside as a person, he was fantastic in Hamlet. The whole movie was a great adaptation. Everyone should check it out. HIs Hamlet was so clear and concise.

[@mc76]

Now watch Branagh's version and get back to me about how good Mel was.

[@MariaMartinez-researcher]

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli. It was his vision.

[@kenrickhackett3977]

I so agree with you. Mel Gibson’s Hamlet deserves to be in the pantheon with Brando’s Mark Antony in Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The truth is that Gibson is both a great actor and a great director.

[@readwriteteach]

"I would've stepped on a baby's finger to have met ____," is my new favorite hyperbole.

[@FirewindII]

He couldn't exactly say, "I'd give my right..."

[@marybeth8788]

'"won't say the lie?" It's so relevant today. We can ask ourselves, 'how far will we go with our principles, how threatened to we have to be, to go back on what we think, personally, is the right thing to do?" - glenn close

[@FirewindII]

Stunning: It was my favorite film, too. "+1,000"

[@lesliebrowne1502]

"Man For All Seasons" was a favourite play in our school English Literature class in the 1960s; 3 of Sir Thomas Moore's principles still stay with me: when asked to sign the declaration, to save his life, but in his mind think otherwise he refuses; when accused of trying to be a martyr do read his response; & when his son-in-law says he'd break every law to catch the devil Moore replies " when the last law is down & the devil turns on you, where will you hid?" Lessons here for the likes of Kevin McCarthy, Lindsay Graham & the Republicans.

[@jaredbrown3249]

I love Glen close

[@donaldstewart3128]

Thomas More was also noted for his enthusiasm for burning heretics.

[@moot9798]

it’s true that A Man For All Seasons idealizes More too much. (And Hilary Mantel has a thing or two to say about that.) But in a way that makes him even more relevant and more engaging: he’s not necessarily a good man, but he finds his principles and stands his ground when it matters. Quite different from many politicians who tell themselves they’re good people, occasionally muttering what they know to be the truth, but they are easily bullied into forgetting their principles.

[@cloudwatcher608]

Glenn Close is the only actor that I always forget isn’t British; she just seems so classy

[@marthawoodworth]

I would never miss a Glenn Close film. "The Wife" was fantastic. Now I have to see "Tehran." Honestly, I've never seen a bad film if she starred in it. Her suit here looks like Donatella Versace. Mel Gibson was a great "Hamlet."

[@sand-7938]

She looks amazing. Wow!

[@chriswlee7181]

BEAUTIFUL

[@Echiya]

"It's a LION I married, a lion!" Best film ever.

[@easwarsankar]

My favorite role is her playing the Supreme Court justice on The West Wing

[@1515327E]

Sir Thomas More: Why not be a teacher? You'd be a fine teacher; perhaps a great one. Richard Rich: If I was, who would know it? Sir Thomas More: You; your pupils; your friends; God. Not a bad public, that...Be a teacher.

[@gigivoicu9998]

How come Glenn never won an Oscar, but Will Smith did? This is incredible to me... and another reason why I won't watch this kind of show anymore.

[@kathleenclark5877]

Donald Stewart. Yes! I was an English teacher (in Canada) for 35 years and for a large portion of that time taught the play to my senior students (and, of course, showed the film). It did, however, escape me that he was indeed a burner of what he considered to be heretics

[@jackpolich1377]

she is an amazing actress

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

Love Glenn!

[@washredskin887]

Incredible actress.

[@ralph4233]

She can sing too beautifully

[@MKPiatkowski]

I directed A Man for All Seasons some 20 odd years ago. If you haven't read the play or seen the movie, you owe it to yourself.

[@NewMessage]

They should have made her zombie show. It looked like it was gonna be beyond awesome. Makes me mad every time I think about it.

[@bradgearly]

Glenn was best known for her roles as Cruella de Vil in the live-action 101 Dalmatians in 1996 and 102 Dalmatians in 2000.

[@dannytallman3022]

Which one do you think Glenn Close did better in?

[@elizabethlarson9655]

Meeting Paul Scofield would have been a pretty amazing experience. Truly one of the greats.

[@Tao_Tology]

My first experience of The Tempest was a BBC radio version with Schofield as Prospero, obviously. As gentle as a breeze, as furious as rolling thunder. *No one* has done it better.

[@elizabethlarson9655]

@@Tao_Tology That sounds wonderful! He was one of a kind.

[@Tao_Tology]

@@elizabethlarson9655 Absolutement.

[@karlab75]

"My name is Bond. Stephen Bond."

[@kathylyndsey316]

She looks great!!!

[@mariepanimdim4303]

Glenn, I WUV you so much... Stephen you too. Best movie ever and you scared the crud out of me- Fatal Attraction. All my guy friends were terrified to meet women after that, LOL.

[@Tao_Tology]

It is still sad to think that Fatal Attraction, although one of her biggest films, was supposed to have such a different (and the one they originally filmed) ending.

[@FirewindII]

Say more, please. A reference? Not challenging you. Would like to follow up.

[@Tao_Tology]

@@FirewindII They had completed filming, with the different endinh. All good, film wrapped etc. The original was where she manages to frame Douglas's character for murder, so she sort of 'wins' in the end. Then it didn't do well at test screenings and audiences wanted something where, essentially, "the crazy lady gets defeated by the man". 🤦‍♀️ Reportedly, Close haaaaated the changes and tried very hard not to have to film the ending we got on screen. Even having to be stopped from getting on a flight so she wouldn't be available. In interviews since, she still talks about the altered ending as a betrayal of the character.

[@FirewindII]

@@Tao_Tology Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. So glad I came upon this.

[@pilargonzalez8442]

@@Tao_Tology WOW!! Never knew that!! what a pity they changed it!!

[@mistraldespair]

@@FirewindII I'll also add this: originally, Glenn's character ended her own life. It is foreshadowed earlier in the film when she plays an aria from the opera Madame Butterfly. In Madame Butterfly, the main character slices her wrists. Close's character was suppposed to do the same in the end, but that was all changed to make her into a monster that needed to be put down by the protagonist in the bathtub scene.

[@gemmab8626]

Although I think MOONSTRUCK is a charming film, I will ALWAYS believe that Glen Close was robbed the night she lost to Cher. Close was simply magnificent in FATAL ATTRACTION. She’s done such consistently marvelous work since that film of course. But there is no way on Earth 🌎 she should not have been awarded the Oscar for Fatal. I will never ever understand why she still doesn’t have an Oscar, but I admire her dogged dedication to her craft and to the work.

[@serendipityshopnyc]

It's extremely rare for the Academy to reward thrillers with top awards like Best Actor or Best Actress. Silence of the Lambs was almost the only exception I can think of.

[@Greenbambu78]

nice color! golddddddd

[@captainmidnightus]

Saint Thomas More, pray for us. Amen 💜🙏🏼💜✝️

[@darikis3437]

Part numbers on multipart interviews please

[@barbararey4337]

A Man for All Seasons - an awesome movie. You can watch it on KZbin for free.

[@ramonagutierrez1671]

Thank you Barbara!😀❤️

[@Hockeyfan9884]

From about 38 years ago, probably the best looking woman, with a guys name.

[@DerekHoscorner]

Stephen Colbert bond Glenn close 102 dalmatians thier favorite film awesomeness job interview

[@fredricclack7137]

DAMN- gotta 👀Garp again!

[@amitahuja6521]

awesome 👌

[@sevenprovinces]

Say what you will about Mel Gibson as a person, but that Hamlet rendition was objectively good and Mel Gibson too gave a for him unusual but nevertheless mesmerizing performance. Considering some of his statements I suppose I shouldn't be surprised he played a slow descent into madness really well.

[@davidbryden7904]

"It takes one to know (or play) one"?

[@Sarasdad91]

Meryl Street is not the greatest actress of our time. This woman is.

[@MrS98VAC]

Glenn Close as Baby Jane Hudson & Meryl Streep as Blanche Hudson.

[@stephaniemedina1848]

What genuinely delightful woman 🐱💃

[@EWAMILENAP]

She is! Your comment is brilliant.

[@beyourself2444]

The second greatest American actress after Meryl Streep

[@thumper5555]

Why wasn't this on the podcast last night?

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Wow 😮

[@MsOldmom]

There are old houses that have old family members interred on the grounds.

[@krisfrederick5001]

"How threatened do we need to be..." Answer that.

[@lashropa]

👏👏👏

[@pamr4040]

🧡

[@happybergner9832]

Shalom♥️.

[@herooflight7931]

Ah yes the real Cruella DeVille

[@bartsanders1553]

Me reading the title: Who is Stephen Bond?

[@wizard5637]

I love Homer's mother

[@RussellAlami]

Glenn : Are your principals to expose AIPAC ?

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Oh yeah that's a good movie.

[@laalaa99stl]

Lethal Hamlet: To be or not to be too old for this sh!t?

[@1515327E]

That's priceless...

[@kiha6702]

What a classy lady🥰

[@bigcat6427]

Oscars doesn't deserve actors with musical backgrounds or started with theatre performances, they know they can't compete with the pros. too many just like her never got the golden mini human e.g. Peter O' Toole

[@serendipityshopnyc]

Love the woman and the actress, hate the suit!

[@GlennAustin829]

He forgot to mention the Dalmatian movies

[@bentroy6263]

How did you not ask about beautiful outfit

[@thend4427]

The only thing I like about Iranians are their food

[@kathleenclark5877]

Whoopsy! Didn’t finish. At any rate, he was indeed a burner of heretics at a fairly great rate as it happened. So, latterly in my career as I taught the play, the shine fell away from old Sir Thomas. I still love the passion of the play as it stands without the horrifying period context. Just sayin’.

[@melanies.6030]

You should read Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel (audio book is fantastic, too). Ms. Mantel paints a very different picture of "Saint" Thomas More: a man so arrogant and full of himself that he believes he can manipulate and bend the will of a psychopathic Henry VIII.

[@kathleenclark5877]

Melanie: I have read it. It is really interesting to access wildly differing points of view based on the politically motivated reports of the time. Depending upon who was in power and whose favour you were currying. And … the “winners” tended to write the history. Another interesting read is Josephine Tey’s “The Daughter of Time”, which presents Richard III as an excellent leader and not the murderer of nephews as he is portrayed in Shakespeare’s play. In fact, she puts forward the argument that it was much more in Henry VII’s political benefit to do away with the two young princes. Whether it is THE most correct analysis of his character, Tey’s presentation of her argument is a fascinating unravelling of evidence which pretty much has me convinced … I think. Give it a go!

[@melanies.6030]

@@kathleenclark5877 Thanks! I'll check it out.

[@kathleenclark5877]

Melanie! What I didn’t point out about Tey’s novel is that is is presented as a murder mystery. One of Tey’s detectives (he is featured in a few of her novels) is wounded and in hospital and a friend decides to get him involved with the VERY cold case of the murder of the nephews. So as a bed ridden detective he begins to conduct the investigation through others who can do the foot work. If you like this genre, it really becomes quite “gripping” as the detective ( whose name lamentably escapes me at this moment) logically assesses information that is hundreds of years old and is largely hearsay. But, in my opinion, a fascinating read. Let me know what you think when you read it!