Hugh Grant Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ

[@lindseye22285]

Best one yet. A touch of self-loathing, brutal honesty, candor and self-doubt. Sprinkled with dark humor and clever sarcasm. Love it.

[@JustSiobhan]

Basically the British in a nutshell.

[@jessplankgustavsen9763]

Spot on

[@ShubhamBhushanCC]

Quintessential British

[@reginamushi6582]

He always does this self loathing thing on interviews

[@AnastasiaSaenz]

That British sense of humor for ya'.:)

[@lyndabugg8732]

I am so glad he is allowing himself to age and hasn't gone the way of plastic surgery. He is still very handsome.

[@hello-qp1ge]

I was thinking the same thing while viewing this vid.....He's like wine! :)

[@ZaydDepaor]

He looks good, and the natural way is always better, he is funny and could play a lot more roles

[@1aa2aa3GiRl]

That's mostly women isn't it

[@ZaydDepaor]

@@1aa2aa3GiRl a lot of today's 'men' are half way to being women.

[@gregariousgeorge4378]

Would you all say this if he was cheating on YOU?

[@kateg7298]

I met him in 2003 without having a clue who he was. He was charming, self-deprecating, brutally candid about his career and true to his word when I eventually asked him for a small favor. My son was 8 and he was the spitting image of Hugh. He loved About A Boy and wanted an autograph. He was on cloud nine and thrilled that Mr. Grant had actually spoken to me about him.Hugh was kind enough to send a collection of his films a handwritten note and a signed photo. He's truly one of the kindest people I've ever met without being sappy or ingenuous. Also riotously funny and he really does have a touch of the awkward characters that he's so well known for. A genuinely nice man.

[@jackiealfaro8726]

Thank you for writing this. I knew it. He tries to make you think he isn't nice but he is. Thank you for confirming.

[@ellie-tk4jy]

Why wouldn't you want him to be ingenuous?

[@luciabee]

what a lovely story, thank you so much for sharing that :)

[@kateg7298]

@@ellie-tk4jy I meant to write disingenuous. sorry.

[@kateg7298]

@TheMstoth I thought he was just a nice guy. We talked a few times and I even made a joke about his hair flopping like Hugh Grant. He got suddenly silent and I was like "oh my god, are you Hugh Grant?". He was and I had made stupid jokes about never seeing a Hugh Grant movie. I was mortified. But I just carried on as if he was a guy down the street and it was fine.

[@Fed-np9ez]

"I thought there must be a mistake, my agent has sent me a good script." AHAHAHA

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

I died at that lmaaao. Thats british humot at its besst 😂😂😂

[@cs512tr]

loooool brilliant

[@FlusteredVampire]

Why are people saying he looks old?? The man is almost 60! He looks great for his age. It's not the 90s anymore, he won't look the same. He's still charming af.

[@Thisworldthisweek]

Araceli Hernandez he’s 56. Look fabulous.

[@harrysvensson2610]

You're old.

[@kevinfromsales6842]

I'd say he looks better than most people his age.

[@Mia7189]

I think he looks perfect.

[@rebeccaelliott9770]

I think he looks fabulous. I’d love my guy to look that good that age

[@lauragranadosbarco6772]

I've never witnessed an actor of his level being so honest. Loved this interview.

[@jenniferlawrence9473]

It's so funny, I never thought Hugh Grant was attractive. But he's more attractive in this video than ever.

[@sloht4061]

@@jenniferlawrence9473 i'm a heterosexual male. Hugh grant is attractive.

[@juliab.6948]

His blatant disdain for acting is hilarious

[@joycechahinepiano]

Julia B. Doggett you've hit the nail on the head.

[@poppyseed890]

It's more like a disdain for the acting world in general I think - He's always stressed how hard he finds acting, and he really appears to be a perfectionist. He doesn't seem to underestimate the profession.

[@naylas3908]

He’s just so English 😀

[@Sammy200655294]

but he also at the same time kinda seems to like it

[@Lolalai]

My guess is because he lives in the real world.

[@sorencrisell9989]

Writer: No no, this time it will be different Hugh Grant: And then I did the exact same thing again

[@Falcone942]

As an inbecoming actor I can relate, that's a thing directors do tell you that a lot and you do have the feeling of doing the exact same thing 😂

[@Plethorality]

@@Falcone942 inbecoming? Did you succeed in your inbecoming? Or did you mean unbecoming? (Ugly)

[@GiraffeFeatures]

@@Plethorality I think the word he's looking for is aspirational, or 'an aspiring actor', wouldn't surprise me if google translate has let him down on this one.

[@Plethorality]

@@GiraffeFeatures that would make sense.

[@helenagackowska8398]

loool

[@Vollce]

"It's hard enough to dance if you're english and middle-aged even with six pints inside you" Hugh at his best lol

[@williewillie3445]

Best one yet. A touch of self-loathing, brutal honesty, candor and self-doubt. Sprinkled with dark humor and clever sarcasm. Love it.

[@jamesmccallum8641]

@@williewillie3445 Why'd you just copypaste the top comment

[@guzelfetkulina9599]

😂😂😂

[@def_not_dan]

We get it GQ! You have 2 cameras. Calm down.

[@reginamushi6582]

Ikr

[@mareenalewis4241]

🤣🤣🤣

[@adelaiderose2422]

Now I’ve read this I can’t unsee it in the interview

[@arimolupika0721]

Thank you for making me notice it ;(

[@BendeguzLPal]

it is awful. I had to dislike the vid due to that.

[@smaller_cathedrals]

I Iove how self-ironically he admits to always playing the same character. And the dance scene in Love Actually is one of my favorite scenes ever.

[@DonzaMama]

smaller cathedrals My favorite movie ever!

[@tymadds8575]

i can’t help but crack up every time at that dance scene 😂😂

[@patriciayeiser6405]

Hear Here! Perhaps if all world leaders would watusi, or as I prefer, gavotte around their official residences, they might find their jobs a little easier.

[@ter17nicfab99]

And mine...it was spot on

[@annbush1826]

Even here British rectitude! Kevin Kline - “In and Out” Kevin Bacon - “Footloose”

[@frzera04]

"and the audience loved it.... It's very odd" They don't make actors like him anymore

[@mlryangorner]

Music and Lyrics with Drew Barrymore, and Two Weeks Notice with Sandra Bullock were also favourites of mine! I actually enjoyed his singing!

[@GOFury]

"The world hates actors, and rightly so." Brilliant.

[@julesf.meloborges811]

@Zolee Little "The world hates anonymous profiles, and rightly so."

[@helenchappell6502]

Zolee Little who are you and what are you snorting?

[@virambharvad8059]

@Zolee Little how? Pls explain

[@jacobandrews2663]

@Zolee Little It has been a year since you wrote this, I sincerely hope you've gotten out of that conspiratory rabbit hole you were in when writing that.

[@yeet6695]

@@jacobandrews2663 guess not lol

[@TalkAsSoftAsChalk]

Hugh Grant is so charismatic and handsome that even now he looks extremely attractive.

[@salutsalut8272]

Yuck! he got two women pregnant at the same time????? he isnot attractive at all.

[@nayanadyahapsari8636]

@@salutsalut8272 i mean if we are just talking about his face then yeah he is attractive

[@AT-jm4dl]

Yes, he's still very handsome. He could've taken better care of his skin, but his face is aging naturally and very nice. A Silver Fox.

[@kathleenstutzman5381]

@@salutsalut8272 wow...didn't know this about him. Not good....if honest, he would have to agree!

[@salutsalut8272]

@@kathleenstutzman5381 Yes, he did and now has two kids of 7 age.

[@TheFranc77]

"We manage to not screw it up too badly" such a british thing to say.

[@choochoochooseyou]

"I play a bumbling Englishman in an uncomfortable situation". "In which movie?" "All of them".

[@expressrobkill]

not in about a boy, that's his best movie i would say. also not in cloud atlas, he play a psychopathic cannibal,

[@nadiashireensiddiqi]

He loves calling himself a narcissistic washed up actor Except Bridget Jones, then about a boy And the pm in Love actually And as a cannibal in that movie he loves playing the villain In Florence he’s both good and bad Hugh Grant Nottinghill is my story www.Facebook.com/NadiaWriterSiddiqi That’s the Tom Cruise dance

[@jonathandrakard8007]

radha ramani vasam Truly madly deeply..wrong

[@Hedge_witch]

Even if that was true, which it isn't, you name me anyone who does that better than him.

[@sarahcellblockh1562]

@@Hedge_witch he has just proved your point, he can't.

[@adoredpromises]

"and then i just did exactly the same" legend

[@tvalla]

4:32

[@mariammohamedsaad6513]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bitchtrifecta]

i nearly spit my coffee-i dunno, why that’s so funny!

[@Namedjames22]

😂🤣🤣

[@miralabualjadail4206]

He is poking fun of himself and his critics. Very clever.

[@ICHIGOWFUL]

I love the fact that he absolutely acknowledges he is “much closer to Daniel Cleaver”

[@Icebluegel11]

Daniel cleaver a cheater and a-hole

[@guzelfetkulina9599]

Oh yeah lol

[@gospelofrye6881]

[ In About a Boy] "The clothes I had then were cool... for that... period." Gold.

[@internations6272]

Gold!

[@SaintMartins]

0:20 Maurice (1987) 1:55 Four Weddings And A Funeral (1994) 4:07 Sense And Sensibility (1995) 5:09 Notting Hill (1999) 6:16 Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) 6:53 About A Boy (2002) 8:31 Love Actually (2003) 9:32 Cloud Atlas (2012) 10:49 Florence Foster Jenkins (2016) 12:54 Paddington 2 (2017) 14:01 A Very English Scandal (2017)

[@elenatorres5390]

Saint Martins thank you!!

[@lucygillan19]

👍👍

[@June-of4wi]

Thanks 😃

[@st105900]

i wonder what he was doing between Love Actually and Cloud Atlas... 9 year vacation?

[@limaneto5780]

@@st105900 he was doing bad movies

[@Miiista]

I’m so glad Hugh began with Maurice. It is such a great film!

[@bryondevine4224]

I have never seen it ...I’ll try to find it☮️

[@rumblefish9]

@@bryondevine4224 he is heartbreakingly beautiful in that film. Maurice is a movie that will stay with you long after. Both Hugh and James Wilby won the Coppa Volpi at the Venice Film Festival for Best Actor.

[@bryondevine4224]

@anonymous Awesome thanks

[@sandrahatherley2184]

I love Maurice.@@rumblefish9

[@Rachelbee]

GQ needs to chill with the jump cuts

[@Jay100.]

I only noticed it when i read your comment lol

[@aimeeanders]

I wish I had only read this at the end instead of half way through. It’s all I could focus on 😩

[@KatieKamala]

I thought the same thing, its annoying

[@sandhaninc]

@@Jay100. Me too LOL

[@nivodeus]

the editor was high.

[@temetnosce888]

It is a testimony to the magic of Hugh Grant that I intended to watch just a minute or two of this and ended up watching all 16 minutes straight through instead.

[@skingftl]

I just said the same thing before I scrolled down and read yours post.

[@shaunawerner5986]

My thoughts exactly. He’s not always good but when he is he’s spot on and you can’t imagine a part any other way. Also I love how in interviews and videos such as this one, he has this wonderful ability to not take himself too seriously, to be able to laugh at yourself the way he does is compelling to watch.

[@Htheorphanarian]

Love Hugh

[@joygrace7924]

Highly intelligent. His Oxford education really paid off.

[@mikeelliott886]

I'm confused about people who pick a video without any intention of watching much more than 10% of it?

[@ringodingo]

Hugh Grant tucking you in at night: "So, um, sorry to disturb you, it's just, it’s rather late and, obviously, aaah, time for a bed time book, that is, story. Right, okay, fantastic! Now I think . . . you’re really going to enjoy this book, uh, story rather. I’ve, I’ve thought it over a lot, you know, maybe too much (considering). Well, there seems to be, uh, yeah, anyway. Are you sure - and this is a stupid question - I just wondered, if by any chance you wouldn’t like, um, obviously not, but I don't suppose, um, you'd like . . . some . . . water first?" you're welcome : )

[@pamelamatoto3743]

This is bloody spot on

[@fahadalame.2465]

do one more!!

[@rockurbeep]

Richard Curtis, is that you?

[@najinea08]

I can actually hear him say this. Hilarious 😂

[@sharmeenferdous9882]

Omg I was reading this in his voice without even trying loool

[@taylorgallion2748]

wow I gained so much respect for hugh grant after watching this. this man is hilarious and intelligent and has no problem poking fun at himself. people who can look back at their silly situations and can shamelessly make fun of themselves and laugh it off really seem humble and charming to me. I have watched several of these and I think this is my favorite . willem defoe's was excellent too. please keep doing these GQ

[@judithlocheed159]

He was so beautiful and resents that fact.

[@smudgy264]

Completely agree 👍

[@mniambrum]

I wouldn't put it better

[@margaretdarchinger7089]

Hugh is ageing beautifully and he’s still gorgeous.

[@TheNinnyfee]

And boy, does he know it.

[@artist.mentality33]

Yeeeee silver fox 🦊

[@msbdag4227]

I just came to the comments section to say this; I think he is actually much more handsome at this age...than his younger self.

[@veganleigh4817]

@@msbdag4227 You're right. He was pretty when younger.

[@brandycoke713]

No he not

[@ishanidas1717]

He is still so charismatic and his sense of humour is splendid. This man is a real gem 💜

[@AoOniTV]

God I'd love to sit down and have a beer with Hugh. Bet he's got some great stories to tell

[@guynxtdork]

What brand of beer would you pick for the occasion?

[@stubones]

Ask him to tell you about his fun with divine brown.

[@guynxtdork]

@Simon Cowell well that's what they'd call an 'inventive' answer

[@ThePhilGrimm]

But would he like to have a beer with any of us? Probably not.

[@rumblefish9]

Its a shame his interview with James Lipton for Inside The Actor's Studio is no longer on youtube because its absolutely hilarious. Normally I hate interviews like that because they're a tad ego-stroking but Grant's interview was not only hilarious, a riot but so down to earth and incredibly witty.

[@miralabualjadail4206]

Hugh Grant is the epitome of a self-deprecated British actor. Never satisfied with anything he does and super polite. 🤣

[@salutsalut8272]

super polite modest on the surface and behind the doors he got two women pregnant at the same time.

[@kit12790]

He was individually polite to each woman.

[@resortpoint]

Love him for it.

[@sumis4120]

Just how indians are too.. think they left a bit of themselves wherever they went..

[@salutsalut8272]

@@kit12790 what does it mean?????

[@markcowley1369]

When I hear Hugh Grant being interviewed, I'm always struck at how formidable this man is. A sharp intellect and disarmingly honest.

[@penelopatomic14]

He would have been perfect as Gilderoy Lockhart, shame he was too busy

[@thejesscen]

I mean, Kenneth Branagh was perfect for Lockhart though. I mean have you seen how many movies he's directed and cast himself in as the main character?

[@Crys_F]

@@thejesscen 🤣🤣🤣

[@QHaq-oh5oe]

Absolutely perfect yet harder to hate

[@cathyblackhall3448]

@@thejesscen Haha,so true.I don’t think he’d be so sarcastically self aware as Hugh.Emma Thompson should be grateful for dodging that bullet and gaining a far hotter and kinder husband in Greg Wise😃

[@chloepavey8352]

Can you do one with Colin Firth!

[@healthyholemealbread]

Chloe Pavey and Tom hanks

[@libbyreesbarresi7459]

oh yes please....another actor who has aged very handsomely well

[@julissa6066]

YES COLIN FIRTH

[@MariaAlmeida-xz2dz]

YES PLEASE 🥺

[@gardenlover9663]

I'd rather just do Colin Firth.

[@jbo5915]

He's absolutely gorgeous, charming and natural-looking, as well as having a lovely accent.

[@chizzieshark]

This was a surprisingly insightful interview, not only into the films he's made, but into his own character.

[@firedragonosis]

Hugh Grant could narrate paint drying and it would still sound interesting

[@samuel70315]

So through

[@JohnnyRoseofVersailles]

paint drying is the epitome of narcissism in actors.

[@palagatel]

I played this twice; first time I watched it to the end, second time I put it next to my bed and listen to it as I fall asleep at night. So good.

[@rayodelsol80]

I wish he had a podcast!

[@annedevon8666]

Dragonosis this is the best comment here😆😁

[@nancyclemons7602]

I find him utterly charming and hilarious. Could listen to him all day .

[@beatriceboldorini8606]

"...and then I just did the same thing" - Hugh Grant, about his whole career 😂❤

[@originaozz]

He's very self conscious & at the same time raw in this interview that it's fascinating to watch.

[@joesmalley8421]

If you've not yet seen Hugh in The Gentlemen, then you must - it's possibly one of his best performances, and he plays a character you won't think that he might usually play.

[@sarapathan6063]

I actually fell in love with him and his hair in Bridget Jones' Diary

[@crazygirls8222]

Omg exactly! Me too

[@videoamador7922]

I love that hair!

[@kierabiles8597]

Im still inlove with him lmao

[@rumblefish9]

Daniel Cleaver can get it! 🔥 But that man should come with a warning lol Btw a lot of Daniel's lines esp the "Hello, mummy" part was improvised. Hugh also came up with the idea for the fight and brought it up with Firth who agreed with him.

[@julescoleman5761]

I think I’m actually still in love with him

[@zakirahkw]

okay but c'mon SOMEONE had to be THE go to charming englishmen. That is Hugh Grant in my eyes and that is his legacy. I think he should own and embrace that. It's iconic. no one does it better

[@stephenreeds3672]

Superb as Thorpe. Best thing he ever did... admittedly I've not seen his most well known films. He admits that he gave the same performance.

[@simplysophh]

hugh grant talking highly of nick hoult is truly my greatest gift in life

[@cynbastercha7442]

Hugh Grant is kind of different now... His intelligence and his sassy-charming style were always obvious to me, but now he seems to be an unprecedented blend of world/self criticism, sarcasm, dark/realistic humour and wisdom. It's like he's reached the top of himself in his freeiest form... I love that. I was such a teenage fangirl back in the late 90's when he used to get all these similar roles I was digging for. I wish I could have met him now instead of when I was ruled by puberty hormones

[@saskiaeland2935]

Lexi Fer I love him more now then before. He aged well

[@keepasafedistance]

I met Hugh briefly years ago. He is the most effortlessly funny person you'll ever meet. He could do stand up without even writing a routine and he'd bring the house down.

[@bronzeblues7795]

"They were kind enough to like me." Only a Brit would be that self-depricating. An American would faint at the mere thought of not being *special*

[@claireg3230]

lol ok

[@loredanaelenadumitru5766]

Yes, brits have a way to talk so well that you'll fall in love with them ❤️

[@maddygallagher3783]

Y’all act like americans aren’t self-deprecating lmaoooo

[@bronzeblues7795]

@@maddygallagher3783 they are not

[@maddygallagher3783]

@@bronzeblues7795 hunny I was born in england and I’ve been living in the us for the past 12 years. trust me americans can be self deprecating.

[@SusanMJB45]

I love Hugh Grant's self-deprecating humor.... hysterical. And... I love all of his movies !!

[@1northsparrow246]

As well you should.

[@BooksWithBrandywine]

I loved Notting Hill! I had no idea it was based on a real story.

[@Summerbunny15]

Books With Brandywine - Y's, I'm really curious to know who this really famous person is that fell in love with an ordinary person...

[@mariaparveenali1465]

@@Summerbunny15 i think it might be about madonna and andy bird

[@lucasglanville2880]

@@mariaparveenali1465 @summerbunny15 the actress is actually uma therman. And a man called william.

[@Ash-pf8wr]

Same!!! Loveee that movie

[@saharqashqaei47]

Me too

[@westminsterabbey.6916]

“I became quite fond of the stick in the end. We used to have lunch together.” I relate very strongly to this statement.

[@poppyseed890]

I love Hugh Grant for being so authentic - and smart not (only) in a bookish, but more in a kind of philosophical way. The things he says about the evil nature of human beings ("Niceness is very thin") ring very true to me.

[@laurenm3689]

No Two Weeks Notice? I loved that movie with him and Sandra Bullock!

[@brooklynj1041]

Lauren M and 9 months with Julianne Moore was good too.

[@frankiedeniro7224]

I will say I always Will Be In Hugh Grants Colored Audiences !!!! To Feel his Great British Accent & Love it All in The End .

[@lauralunaazul]

Its not one of his best

[@tvalla]

boring movie!!

[@stangot7871]

Yeah that’s my fav movie with him. I guess it wasn’t as popular as the others otherwise he might’ve mentioned it?

[@HollyRobertsMusic]

Hugh helps out at a local amateur dramatics group for people with learning disabilities. I volunteered at a charity that worked with that group. Really good guy

[@rokeeffe91]

Ah... Listening him reflect on his roles revealed how down to earth he seems to be... I was surprised by him in cloud atlas. I'll have to watch some of his other films now that he's given a bit of origin story to them being made. Great video!

[@cyndiidleon]

beck Indico

[@nikl.9500]

Can't agree more.

[@Salena905]

Haven't seen him in that, but will check it out 👍

[@Trawizz1]

He is not down to earth. I've been told by several people who've met him, he is an absolute primadonna, and giving everyone around him a hard time. On screen he acts different, but then get fooled by this. It's fully understandable if fans or paparazzi are bugging him, but that is not the case here. Jon Stewart even said it was his worst guest ever.

[@natashasemrau3670]

Thanks for sharing the details of Hugh's film career. He is the RomCom king! I loved him in so many movies, like Love Actually, Bridget Jones, and About a Boy.

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

"Could you explain the plot of Cloud Atlas?" "No"

[@annedevon8666]

NO ONE I don’t think the actors, Director, scriptwriter, original novel writer an explain that convoluted wanker can!😆😁

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

@@annedevon8666 ahahah i havent even watched it so idk what to say. So can YOU maybe explain in a simple way whats it about?

[@annedevon8666]

NO ONE as I said, if all those involved in the movie can’t explain, who can? Not me. I even stopped watching it after 30 minutes😆😁

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

@@annedevon8666 lol ok. Imma google it

[@NOONE-cd4gu]

@@annedevon8666 omg idk how u could even watch 30 minutes when i couldnt even read the plot in wikipedia

[@danieldimaggiosrealgf]

He is actually so hilarious. I’ve seen a lot of American interviewers say their interviews with him were awkward and therefore unpleasant but he seems a joy. I just genuinely think Americans don’t understand his humor. The paddington 2 segment where he talks about the bear in the stick had me in stitches!

[@tsuyoi-hikari]

Out of all celebrities out there, I truly enjoyed his interviews the most. He's very charming, intelligent and not to mention hilarious. I love how he speak all this hilarious things with a straight face but I was in stiches the whole time listening to him. XD

[@shoszannah]

Americans are boring.

[@Historian212]

Way to stereotype an entire group of people. Well done.

[@Jay-lr3me]

He has such a typically British sense of humour. Love it

[@swunt10]

I could listen to this guy for hours.

[@user-bj2lu9qt3o]

E N T E R T A I N E R ! 😍 Was watching this while eating popcorn 😀 and will do that again.

[@NJ-pz6vz]

yeah... he's a very intelligent man and very charming, too... love him!!

[@doobiez2]

I'm seeing Hugh Grant in so many movies these days, and I'm loving it. The value of the movie increases immediately when he's in it. He should act in every movie.

[@layoverbear]

Oh man I love Hugh Grant. It kinda sucks that he only does romcoms with similar characters given that he's actually a good actor but it's always lovely to see him x

[@kylerpolson4811]

gabrielle.s I love that you have Timothy as your profile picture!

[@layoverbear]

Kyler Polson thank you! his face is just too aesthetically pleasing to not have him as my icon

[@kylerpolson4811]

gabrielle.s true lol. But everything about him is equally as amazing.

[@layoverbear]

Kyler Polson oh absolutely. his acting game is on a whole other level

[@Mike-dx1ul]

Maggie Smith has been playing the same fussy British lady for decades and no one critiques her for it.

[@skullgirrl757]

You know you're famous when you can call Robert DiNiro "Bob" lol

[@AmandaTomkins]

Fun fact: Thomas Brodie Sangster and Hugh Grant are second cousins once removed. They found out during the filming of love Actually in 2002.

[@nadaramdhani9661]

really??

[@lewib5698]

Hugh Grant really puts himself down too much, he gives hisself practically no credit for any role he's ever played. I actually really like his movies, he's a good actor. Okay you could easily argue that alot of his roles are very similar, as Hugh stated himself the roles were very much like him. That being said he played them very well. If your not a fan of romcoms or romance of any level in movies then Hugh Grant's movies 9/10 won't be for you. But if you do then how can you not like Hugh Grant really? He does these roles so well, Notting Hill was awesome, Music and Lyrics was also really good. Come on, give yourself some credit Hugh.

[@1northsparrow246]

Well said.

[@rayodelsol80]

Honestly British people are very much..don’t toot your own horn and don’t make a huge fuss over stuff...so I feel like he’s a classic brit

[@trumpetsharps4496]

@@rayodelsol80 Very much so....

[@yaldamoghaddami8338]

Well he's said one million times that his similar roles ( nice polite gentleman) are not like him at all and I think he is right. But I agree with other things you said

[@sarcasticallyrearranged]

The English sense of humor is self deprecating. It's not meant to be taken seriously or as a result of low self-esteem.

[@bronzeblues7795]

It's a testament to his charisma that I have watched this three times.

[@JGLy22086]

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen Notting Hill!

[@Drakken25]

00:20 Maurice 01:54 Four Weddings and a Funerall 04:08 Sense and Sensibility 05:07 Notting Hill 06:16 Bridget Jones's diary 06:53 About a Boy 08:28 Love Actually 09:33 Cloud Atlas 10:49 Florence Foster Jenkins 12:53 Paddington 2 14:00 A Very English Scandal

[@amariebloom]

No 9 months? That movie is amazing and hilarious

[@margaretsmist7140]

He is the quintessential British actor - great sense of humor and self deprecating.

[@haskna]

did anyone notice the typo in "Funerall" at 1:55 xD

[@PMAWoodner]

The Ang Lee anecdote is a gem.

[@NESherv]

Very... boring.

[@pragjyotishbhuyangogoi8363]

NESherv You will get better.

[@biddnoro2736]

The you’ll get better was spot on cause she did.

[@rumblefish9]

Ang Lee once told David Harbour on the set of Brokeback Mountain "be more handsome" 😅

[@JCBug555]

Is anyone else disappointed about the lack of Music and Lyrics? I found that one iconic.

[@sherripaterson4690]

Ooo...I love that one!

[@GorillazFan-]

Music and lyrics is an amazing film

[@riotmcdohl1873]

Pop! Goes my heart!

[@preethanath2843]

Loooove it

[@sara.r304]

and Two Weeks Notice ...

[@MandySam13]

Hugh Grant has been a favourite since childhood. I’ve seen a lot of his movies over the years & loved his performances. There’s something authentic about his acting. I also happen to love Hugh’s very British sensibility which is a major part of his charm. Always enjoy his interviews. That self deprecating sarcasm always entertains.

[@Hike__]

"They were kind enough..to like me"

[@oasissoldier]

I cannot BELIEVE they did not include his most iconic movie aka Music and Lyrics (2007). That hip thrust in Pop Goes My Heart! is a masterpiece for heaven's sake

[@Bouncybon]

oasissoldier People can’t get used to the fact that professional editing is not available at KZbin. There’s nobody there! The stuff just goes out without editing.

[@BBPalm]

Music and Lyrics is a great movie but it is not his most iconic one....come on... 🤔

[@ishy7856]

Hugh's dance scene in Love Actually still brings me joy😊

[@dougimmel]

"What did you think , Ang?" "Very,............boring." priceless

[@n.q1158]

Did you read the Sense and Sensibility Diaries? They were written by Emma Thompson during her time adapting and filming and were published together with the screenplay. And it's absolutely hilarious - no wonder, it's Emma after all. But yes, there are many descriptions of conversations like Ang telling them it was boring or saying to Emma "Don't look so old.". One of my favourites was when they shot the kiss scene for Edward and Elinor that was deleted later and Emma writes they shot it on a bridge and in the background, there were two swans that came floating in on the lake as if on cue, but Ang just said "Get rid of them. Too romantic." I would very much recommend it for everyone that loves Emma and/or the movie or is simply interested in the process of adapting a book to film.

[@rumblefish9]

@@n.q1158 They used to call Ang "Fang Lee" because of his savage comments to the actors but you can tell all the actors absolutely loved him. Grant gave him his BAFTA Lifetime Achievement award and he fondly talks about Sense and Sensibility.

[@theatricaldiva3028]

I love how honest he is and he was absolutely fantastic on A Very British Scandal. Really shined everyone should watch it.

[@VivienneFinch]

I could listen to him talk all day. Love his voice, accent, humour, sincerity. Love him in every movie I've seen him in.

[@heybigsplendour]

"And then I did exactly the same character" 😂😂

[@maxdondada]

This man's resume is legendary

[@PHlophe]

naw , he is the cameron Dias of the british cinema

[@user-bj2lu9qt3o]

Lechiffresix six That's actually a compliment.

[@dollyhoneypie]

Is it really tho? He just plays the same role over and over

[@maxdondada]

Chuu Choco So does Bruce Willis, Jack Nicholson, Robert De Nero, Kevin Hart, Samuel L Jackson being typecast is not indicative of poor acting abilities but rather poor business choices.

[@raindrops21_9]

I can say with absolute confidence, there is no one i would rather listen to talk about anything. He could talk about tax law and I'd find it entertaining and insightful! He's witty, self-deprecating, charming, has a truly impressive intellect... The older he gets (and more comfortable with himself he becomes) the more I like him.

[@MadameTeresa]

I could sit here and listen to him talk all day. Did anyone spot funeral was spelt with two L's?

[@EddJones25]

I did too

[@MoreGraceJohansson]

Yes I spotted it

[@77777aol]

Yes, and I can't spel.

[@kateshortt9052]

I did. I'm so lonely 😁🤣

[@lauralunaazul]

Me

[@Kathleen5429]

LOVED your dancing in "Love Actually" Just. The. Best. And so are you, Hugh Grant.

[@annedevon8666]

Kathleen5429 it’s so bad it’s utterly good! Love him there

[@DandA604]

I NEVER knew he was this charming! Also, dryly melancholy, and astute. Plus, very very self-aware and honest. What a cool chap!!! 😁🍸

[@rumblefish9]

If you can find his Inside The Actor's Studio interview, watch it. He's an absolute riot.

[@roemerhelwig3345]

I like the interview but please stop changing the camera angle every two seconds.

[@chucky2578]

It's not as bad as this : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqDSnZ6diKamsK8

[@SaudiaTate]

Roemer Helwig I was so enveloped in listening to him and the interview because it's so interesting that I hadn't even noticed!

[@LegendarySparantus]

Chucky LOL

[@evidencebased1]

And the multi-color flashing movie titles ... what was that for?

[@mleit5]

They had to do it for editing purposes

[@stackels97]

Well that has to be one of the best pieces of content I’ve seen with Hugh Grant, genuinely fascinating to hear him reflect.

[@paulswain5199]

Such a genuine, modest guy and a great story teller.

[@SerenaLarsen_SL]

Thank you for sharing so openly and honestly. This felt like a conversation, whenever I had a thought or a question pop up in my mind, he answered it.

[@mehakm5709]

I dare you to watch Notting hill and not fall for him

[@arlettefuckyeah]

MM 1992 true! Notting hill is my favorite romcom movie

[@wilson2455]

I too love Notting Hill. The story is great & acting superb. The scenario of two people, one innocuous & one famous, meeting by chance & falling in love, is a true 'love story'...

[@musicismydrug58]

Me too..... Now I'm dying to know who it really is about. Hugh is such a tease..... tell us!!!

[@jessicac1623]

I did ... I fell asleep. I thought it was super boring :-/

[@wendyscott8425]

That's the only romantic comedy I've really loved that guys love, too. One even told me it was his favorite movie! :)

[@evab.6240]

Man he's charming

[@clairemcdaniel1253]

What about Music & Lyrics? That's my favorite Hugh Grant movie.

[@liv97497]

Claire McDaniel lol I wondered too but he probably doesn't talk about it because he and Drew Barrymore freaking hate each other😂😂

[@noneness]

Livia Marques what?! Really?! Why????

[@theeleanorshellstrop]

Livia Marques oh no! I didn't know that

[@poppyseed890]

I don't think they hate each other, they are just very very different, as Hugh Grant has pointed out many times ;-)

[@poppyseed890]

This movie is good in every way. Hardly cheesy, absolutely hilarious, and surprisingly deep when it comes to how literature and music are negotiated. Very good script too.

[@santishorts]

He is devastatingly transparent, I love how earnest he is

[@taurnguard]

Hugh Grant breaks down why he acts the same way in every movie he's in.

[@AmberWoodMusicx]

Pretty accurate, I feel he’s a perfect mould for particular roles (though Paddington is a bit different)

[@rumblefish9]

@@AmberWoodMusicx Hugh Grant hasn't played the same roles for a couple years now. Brilliant in The Gentlemen, Paddington 2, The Undoing and A Very English Scandal. He's grown into a very good actor. Although he already had that ever since. he was great in Maurice and just absolutely beautiful in that movie. He just worked a lot with Richard Curtis who essentially wrote the same character based on himself.

[@janetn9942]

Hello The Gentlemen…?

[@multifandomperson8703]

He once said that people also just bothered to watch the heart-throb movies mentioned here and not the other stuff he did before (Maurice) or during. But I really like his "experimental" phase (Paddington, Wonka) and the weirdness/occasional darkness of the last few years. I love when actors are comfortable enough (professionally and financially) to just start acting in smaller/indie/weird projects (Elijah Wood and Daniel Radcliffe also come to mind)

[@caliluv4244]

His dry wit is brilliant. Love Hugh.

[@aqua6613]

Like a good aged white wine...dry

[@raesosa1108]

So refreshingly honest about his craft and the people he works with

[@soxnation1000]

This is the probably best thing I've ever seen on youtube. I've only seen two of his films, but somehow I couldn't stop watching this video until the end. He's amazingly witty and sharp and funny.

[@rumblefish9]

If you can find Hugh's Inside The Actor's Studio interview with James Lipton, watch it. He's hilarious and to think all that was off the cuff and spontaneous.

[@kettle2293]

He's like a British Chandler.

[@gemmahancy]

kettle chips best description of our Hugh 😍

[@pintpot]

No. Chandler IS British! Hejust happens to have been played with an American accent! :)

[@estherkim6895]

kettle chips YES!!! 😂

[@123citrine]

I've watched prime minister dance aprox 100 times. Great performance. Bravo!

[@clairemcdaniel1253]

Only way smarter.

[@camwae]

"About a Boy" and "Love Actually" are two of my favourite films of all time. His dry humour is spot on! Love me some Hugh Grant! Brilliant!

[@mariatheocampo307]

Loved Hugh on Bridget Jones, Notting Hill and Love Actually.He is funny,charming and quite talented💙

[@davesneddonfilms]

what's withs all the unnecessary cuts? It's not a Michael Bay film. I do love this interview though! just so much cutting it's distracting

[@shewasjustso]

Thank you! It was dizzying and unnecessary.

[@crystinamarie1]

😂😂

[@OrchestrationOnline]

Hugh Grant's best role ever: playing Frederick Chopin in the movie "Impromptu." It's a very small production with hugely talented actors: Emma Thompson, Mandy Patinkin, Julian Sands, Bernadette Peters, and the lead female role of George Sand as played by Judy Davis, who completely lights up every scene she's in. As for Grant, he plays a foppish, precious, but sickly character, horrified by Judy Davis' bohemian antics but still fascinated by her in spite of himself. What's great here is that for once, Grant isn't chasing a woman, but being chased himself - and when the roles finally reverse in the end, the film goes up to Oscar quality. But no one remembers the film today because who cares about composers?

[@gemmahancy]

OrchestrationOnline well I'll be giving it a go now. You've sold it to me 👍

[@Haerton]

I love the movie; the resonance of the title alone pulled along by the Bette/Judy Davis Sand has me already looking through my DVD's to watch it yet again.

[@xoxoxoxo4483]

Great reference. This was the first movie that I saw Hugh Grant in, and I was quite sold on him as an actor and hottie. And it was my first exposure to female writers using male pseudonyms. :-)

[@chezsuzie]

Saw "Impromptu" when I was a kid in high school--fell in love with Hugh AND Chopin's music INSTANTLY and I've loved both ever since! Thanks for the little walk down memory lane!

[@goodstorylover]

Completely agree about the movie and H. Grant´s acting. I have also liked him in Bitter Moon and Maurice, also the Remains of the Day.

[@katedavies458]

He is quite naturally hilarious! And also very wise and perceptive.

[@fidomusic]

Never mentioned in interviews is what in my opinion is his best role The Englishman who went up a Hill but came down a Mountain. What an underrated film!

[@lisaslavin6234]

ABSOLUTELY! Such a great movie!

[@mitulmittal3898]

I love how this interview feels like he is just over at my place for some tea and talking about and reflecting back on his career. He seems much more relaxed and himself than he does during talk shows and you can see his wit and self deprecatory humour peeking through almost all his words. It's also endearing to see that he is self aware to the extent where he is blatantly admitting to typecasting himself hehe. I'll never get tired of listening to him talk and make fun of himself like it's nothing hehe.

[@kdsgirly5573]

I’ve seen Hugh Grant talking like this before and yes he comes over as so straight forward, so honest, so interesting, so British considering the business he’s in. Never thought this before.

[@radionowhere2870]

I'm going to be that guy and point out that they misspelled "funeral". Yes, I'm fun at parties. No, I don't get invited that often.

[@johnberkley6942]

But when you do, I bet you're 'always in the kitchen at par-teees...'

[@miischax]

Ah love that comment.

[@jenniferclapham6539]

You put the fun in funeral

[@joygrace7924]

I invite you to a party. I have to find someone to throw it first, okay?

[@emilgilels]

@@jenniferclapham6539 And he gave his all for Funerall...