Tim Blake Nelson shares an intimidating story on set working alongside Steven Spielberg

[@bonewagon]

He had the best line in Minority Report "You go digging up the past, all you get is dirty"

[@oldguysrule5895]

and the way he delivered it...excellent

[@axe2grind244]

Ive never forgot that line since I saw it almost 25 years ago.

[@mc76]

I beg to differ. That award goes to Peter Stormare: "She only has eyes for you."

[@rizzo-films]

A perfect film noir line!

[@Magnify615]

One of the best lines for sure but my favorite line was "In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King"

[@kendragon2012]

He really comes across as such a gentle and humble soul.

[@revk8611]

I could listen to him all day. He is respectful, professional and doesn’t dish dirt.

[@paulmichaelfreedman8334]

"Well, if and ya don't"... 😂

[@michaelrubino282]

I love the guy in the corner writing his memoirs.

[@phj223]

"It's Steven Spielberg directing me in a scene with Daniel Day-Lewis .. " bruh I would be shitting bricks

[@SantaPorter420]

Right?😂

[@AngkarYearZero]

Give me a break. They are just people. Especially actors, they are some of the dumbest people in our society. Stop acting like people in show business are these mythical people.

[@terrygracy8345]

Absolutely. In my head - “do I belong here?”

[@usaturnuranus]

No kidding, I'd be shown the door in about half a minute.

[@martinfal756]

"Steven Spielberg, Abraham Lincoln and me"

[@folarinosibodu]

I love this man. I love the way he tells stories, but mostly love that he doesn’t do the celebrity bs. He does his work well, in so many projects and goes home. No red carpet, tabloids nonsense.

[@davidswanson5669]

@Zed-ti9ujI guess you’re right. They are often forced to be salesmen for the upcoming movie. But there’s plenty of them who do indeed lean into it, often when they try to leverage their celebrity status in order to campaign for a politician or some political movement, or when they make appearances that are meant to just be a glorification of their presence.

[@keneticchannel]

"Well, you've had one to be nervous." "Can I have one to be terrified, too?" 😆

[@PiAndWhippedCream]

In my experience, the best leaders are both willing and eager to understand and perform the jobs of everyone they lead. They expect a lot, but they do so from a place of understanding and respect.

[@akvox6155]

Amen! Yet so rare in so many industries. You’ve done this and you’re as good or better than me? Crikey, I’ll work twice as hard to show you I belong.

[@lulumoon6942]

THIS

[@TheTishy44]

I love this actor…he is a great character actor.

[@bluechristianwinterhawk2558]

Great golly! That's Buster Scruggs. Cinematic royalty. 👑

[@Bye_Good]

Ahh cheers. I was wondering who he was.

[@dakritic]

Now see, If Spielberg would have told me, “You had one to be nervous”, I would have been even more of a nervous wreck on the second take 😂.

[@UrbenLegend]

Seriously! I think it takes a lot of tough skin to be able to not take that statement as an immediate "Hey, you kinda fucked up" and instead turn that into a gentle, "Let's do better next time". Personally, I think I would have absolutely taken it the wrong way and been in shambles. A good lesson to learn about properly taking criticism, separating the good from the bad, and not letting it get to you so that you can properly move forward and grow.

[@miguelservetus9534]

Love these interviews. Professional, inside but not gossip, discussing skills and the art. Makes me want to have a do over and work in movies.

[@BonzoKilbourn]

Spielberg has been at it for 50 years. Not surprising that he knows so much.

[@seamusburke639]

I feel like the best filmmakers could make the entire damn movie themselves if they could, but they unfortunately can't be everywhere at once.

[@AFS-ht7bg]

Screwed the pooch with masters of the air...

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

@@seamusburke639 People with true imagination are like this. They know exactly how they want it to work but simply don't have the time to complete every aspect by themselves so they need a collective to speed things along.

[@OriginalTurgeis]

@@AFS-ht7bg What!? You didn't like it??

[@AFS-ht7bg]

@@OriginalTurgeis heck no. It's awful. I don't know anyone that liked it. We know he survived and is in the prison camp. He's a prisoner in the intro!

[@lindamawdsley6130]

One to be nervous, two to be perfect, easy-peasy😵‍💫

[@arthurwatts1680]

I didn't realise how important 'Best Boy' is on a set - no electricals no movie.

[@AnilRamcharitar]

Tim Blake Nelson is a very versatile, amazing & under-rated actor. Just saw him in Old Henry(2021), and I was blown away. Great Western story, cast and acting. WOW!

[@PedroMelo2-qc5yq]

Thanks a lot from New Zealand! 🇳🇿

[@TBassFactory]

I always hear Tim talking in a southern accent even when he’s not

[@Paragonpariah]

Dude same, he was so good in o brother and buster Scruggs, that's all I hear too

[@michelleneeds4165]

We thought you were... a TOAD?

[@chilib4044]

Old Henry is brilliant

[@tdubya75]

Absolutely. One of my favorites.

[@sircliffordmalcolmjac5870]

O brother is one of my favorite movies of all time!!😁😁😁😁 i love delmar!!

[@Sketchcook81]

I would love to hear about "casual" experiences with Daniel Day Lewis while he was in character. What must that be like I wonder?

[@Notturnoir]

I enjoyed Tim in “Cherish” w/ Robin Tunney and “fly paper” as a bank robber

[@SantaPorter420]

Young Henry, what a powerful movie

[@markmanning6808]

Love you Tim Blake aka Buster Scruggs.

[@axe2grind244]

"Its against the rules" "Anything else going on in here thats against the rules?"

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

Lol. I always wondered what on earth he was doing in there.

[@aboutface7961]

Dont forget Speilberg's acting turn in the Blues Brothers. Not too shabby.

[@chiefscheider]

He was even better in Gremlins

[@dennyawright21]

Dang Spielberg sounds intimidating without trying to be intimidating.

[@Michael-hw5wk]

The important lesson here is that, be constructive and polite at work and do NOT yell at your employees.

[@rizzo-films]

Spielberg isnt an 80 takes kinda director, he gets it right and moves on. Youd better be ready! Id be so nervous on that set lol.

[@RRR-is3rf]

Last summer I met him. I was walking up 105 street. There's a Bakery called The Silver Moon Bakery. There are chairs on the sidewalk so customers can eat outside. There he was with a pretty blonde lady. I was like I know him. They both looked at me. I pointed at him and said you're in the movies he said yeah. I gave him the thumbs up he gave me the thumbs up back. Blonde lady got excited towards him. I just walked away didn't want to be a pest. I hope I helped him score with that lady lol. Nice guy.

[@PurushaDesa]

"If you dig up the past, all you get is Shelly Miscavige."

[@MissPerriwinkle]

such a great and fun actor.....

[@FUY735]

Tim Blake Nelson is a magnificent talent.

[@WickedEdge1]

Loved this guy in Old Henry and Buster Scruggs!!!

[@lars6826]

On the Minority report set my friend (an extra) forgot to silence his cell phone and ruined a take when it rang. He was never able to work as an extra again 😂 never ruin a Spielberg take!

[@BabySpidersHS]

imagine someone wearing a "let me ask my husband" shirt

[@davecassady7468]

Tim is arguably one of the greatest actors of this generation, & is absolutely a true pro & gentleman. Also, if you haven't seen Old Henry, do so today. If you have, watch it again.

[@michaelcovel1633]

I've been a fan of his since way back when he was "oh hey, it's that guy from that movie!"😄

[@DrumsAndGadgets]

Damn these are good clips! I´ve been watching this channel for sometime now. Allways delivers and I like that every guest has a room to tell their story, things that has happen, what they think about it etc. Good stuff!

[@utsmoi]

Watched Old Henry the other night, great flick with a great twist!

[@anthonynorthover2693]

Steven Spielberg is like one of the very best directors. I have like 27 of the movies he produced or directed. Just a master of the cinema

[@oliverh8446]

"You're a part of my flock now, John. Welcome."

[@PrismaticPhase]

Buster Scruggs was a brilliant, he really made that character shine.

[@stephenannese8228]

Is this the dude that played an older Billy the Kidd in an Indie Western a few years back,...(w/Stephen Dorff)......Old Henry...? ...

[@babygiraffeman]

can you imagine being a 3rd and all of a sudden steven spielburg pops his head in? lol

[@Paulafan5]

James Cameron also can do almost everything on a set and he expects everyone to work as hard as he does, which ruffles some feathers. Spielberg sounds the same way. Maybe that's the reason their movies tend to turn out pretty good. If one element is off, a scene can be ruined.

[@Bye_Good]

LOL at this channel being called “Inside of You”

[@corky8280]

What's the poster above Superman? The one with the sneakers. I don't recognise it and it's bugging me.

[@JustOneFletch]

Hoosiers

[@d0wnboy]

In my 40+ year career, I have never had a superior ask me what they could do to make my job easier. If I was asked, or if I asked myself, I’m sure the help I would get would make my job more difficult. Ugh.

[@johnfranciskennedysongwrit2639]

I’m sorry, all I can hear is his pleasing baritone singing cool clear water

[@azmtkdzv]

You have to respect that role

[@ddbauer]

Peep the Paul F Thompkins bit about DDL

[@klue8578]

@inside of you. I’m sure you considered. You should get evil dead poster “steamed” out to correct the lines. I have a heap of these. Most of the time it works out fine.

[@klue8578]

Also great post btw. Sorry, that stuck out obviously.

[@JrunkJesus]

This is FASCINATING!!!!

[@NSGrendel]

I feel like acting with Tom Cruise is like an interview. Whatever you feel about him, the guy is 100% on point in his work. You would struggle not to feel worthless unless you were someone like Ian McClellan or Christian Bale.

[@prilljazzatlanta5070]

Christopher Bale?

[@NSGrendel]

@@prilljazzatlanta5070 Edited.

[@Theomite]

Actually, that would be a hilarious short to see Steven showing up on a micro-budget film shoot and then you see him stepping in and doing multiple jobs while telling the shocked amateurs how to do it properly. I'm just chuckling at the image of him holding a boom over his head at his age.

[@screenPhiles]

That's a really odd story from Tim Blake Nelson because - never mind being on a platform 30 feet above most of the crew, in a wheelchair no less - everyone gets nervous sometimes. Though we're talking about film so all that's required is to stop and do another take. The director might not be happy about it, but it's hardly unusual. In other words, what Nelson described had nothing at all to do with professionalism though clearly that's how he interpreted what happened, which is kinda sad.

[@michaelmorningstar8645]

Yeah. Just asking the question is a dick move. Almost all actors do it occasionally, especially with dialogue intensive scenes and complicated blocking.

[@fod2011]

I get nervous on Linkedin also

[@andydufresne8034]

Tom most certainly makes mistakes. Scientology is a huge mistake. And I don't believe for a second that he never flubs lines. Spielgerg isn't perfect either. Can we stop idolizing entertainers.

[@AFS-ht7bg]

Masters of the air was awful.

[@bernyourhart]

It’s like saying Curry never misses an open shot, sure he does but he’s better than most at his craft.

[@sij809]

Give it a rest.

[@elescritorsecreto]

Spielberg was actually a big a-hole on set in the 1970s. He would treat actors well but was a tyrant to his crew. I think he was trying to live up to the stereotypical director persona. A female producer chewed him out for his behavior in the early 80s and since then he changed his ways.

[@jkorshak]

Noting skillsets and attributes contributing to an artist or a craftsman's critical and sometimes even commercial success isn't idolizing - particularly when it's among colleagues and associates who actually have worked with whoever they're talking about and work in and understand the medium. Nelson was obviously talking about Cruise on Minority Report and probably referencing the common experience from other actors who have worked with Cruise comprising the broad understanding of how prepared Cruise is. Anyone can flub lines - that's what rehearsals are for - if Nelson is exaggerating, it's probably by not too much.

[@xtraflo]

Spielberg is truly the Best...

[@badger519]

If these guys are in the same room talking why do they need headphones on?

[@vac59]

Remembering lines , ooof 😅 I could never and I guess acting is not it for me 😆

[@Bandito071]

I want to see a buster scruggs movie

[@dizzlebizzle8424]

if someone told me not that i shouldn't be nervous, but that i can't be, i would tell them that they cannot be conscious, and they won't be. i wasn't built to work with people who don't know their place in my existence as a free man, like apparently stephen spielberg.

[@nathanb5579]

That's billy the kid!

[@zmani4379]

Doesn't Tim realize that all this exciting detail is only going to help Lex Luthor in his plans for world domination? 😮 lol

[@mjs28c]

I recognized him from this lottery commercial. He's 'Chuck! From the mailroom!' kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYfKhqyVg7BneK8

[@lycanthrope9760]

It's Holes for me

[@robodobro]

Ouch, never apologize for missing your lines, try to improvise or allow the diretor to cut and set again... great actor though.

[@mattlu5493]

He was good in the Hulk

[@Crazyfeline]

Gopher, Everett?

[@rumination2399]

hero worship

[@AsparagusVideo]

The way Michael hosts is so annoying. He can't just ask a question, everything needs to be a long-way essay or about him.

[@BeegableRock]

Amanda Plummer

[@TheHAM1980]

😂

[@nobodynothing00000]

Whose idea was the scooby doo ending for Minority Report? The real Philip K. Dick ending, the movie ends when Tom goes into lockup. You don't know if the whole movie was his prison dream or not. The scooby doo ending was Tom confronting Max Von Sydow with the worst line ever "you used the memory of my dead son to set me up"

[@darrylldoucette6895]

That movie, for all its slick production details has a myriad of problems and inconsistencies.

[@mrquirky3626]

In the book, does Colin Ferrells' character get killed in the same way? I remember when that happened, my first thought was "oh, this is the exact same plot twist as in LA Confidential." It was surprising but at the same time felt too familiar to be a real shock.

[@atquinn1975]

Phillip K Dick books are too weird to adapt them faithfully. That's one of the things that make them so great!

[@jsw78]

Meh, what a nothing complaint. Ending was fine. Pretty good movie actually

[@sclogse1]

@@jsw78 I'll say. An aggressive film.

[@User0000000000000004]

Ugh. "bandwidth" user. Does Spielberg operate in the upper microwave? I HATE people who use that word incorrectly.

[@nadagabri5783]

Taking ass missing to a whole new level. I mean SS is just a GOD. ok dude we get it

[@Kinesiology411]

In that town, everyone bows to him or they don't work.

[@caiusKeys]

Thought he was a frog?

[@JoshOrtiz88]

That was Pete!!!!

[@incredibleadventures1027]

"Steven could do any job except mine" cool story grampa lets get you back to bed

[@mark-shane]

can't even remember seeing this guy in a movie

[@sclogse1]

He's been in at least two Coen brothers films. Oh Brother Where Art Thou and The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs. Also The Thin Red Line and Donnie Brasco. Also Del Toro's Nightmare Alley.

[@SuperSayinSolidSnek]

He was the prison keeper in minority report

[@houseofchinn6112]

You must not watch movies

[@badinfluence3814]

@@sclogse1 He's in The Thin Red Line for about 30 seconds of an almost 3 hour film.

[@User0000000000000004]

Bro has nose hair issues.

[@graftoninc]

Spielberg is stuck in 1985.

[@DanielFolsom]

Right cause Minority Report really looks like it was made in 1985. Great point.

[@anthonybrett]

Well, to be honest, there were far more brilliant movies released in '85 compared to '24. As a movie fan I wouldn't mind going back there myself.

[@grantdillon3420]

Eh more like 1999. Feels like he never made a true Spielberg classic after that date

[@sclogse1]

@@grantdillon3420 Well, let's see. Minority Report, Catch Me If You Can, War Of The Worlds, Munich, Bridge Of Spies,...pretty high standards in all of those.

[@austinrothjr]

@@sclogse1And none of those are classics like Raiders, Jaws, Jurassic Park, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List, ET, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, or even Empire of the Sun or Hook. They aren’t bad. They just aren’t as good.

[@MRKYootube]

Minority Report is a masterpiece.

[@sclogse1]

Doesn't feel like any other film. I had a bit of an issue with everything being explained by Max on the deck at the end. Movies shouldn't have explanations. It seemed to cater to the dimmer part of the audience. Otherwise...amazing.

[@jeffreyp1855]

I imagine Lewis could be a bit freaky, with him being a method actor and all that.