Oliver Reed interview footage from the video IM NO ANGEL • I'M NO ANGEL part 1
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@chrisevans52596 жыл бұрын
Oliver Reed sees in Alex Higgins a man honest to himself and a man who excepts himself worts and all, but he also saw a genius, a flawed one without doubt, but the spontaneous robust but brilliant way he played the game was obviously god given. When Higgins was at the table he was mesmerizing, and you just couldn't keep your eyes off him. But he drank to much , got into fights and was a loose cannon. But oliver reed observed Higgins he saw a drinker, like himself, who found controversy, like Reed himself many time . but also this man who was an absolute genius. A one off genius , the like we'll never see again. Reed and Higgins lived their life's in the fast line and on the edge, but great characters and both bloody good at what they did.( May they both Rip)
@LenHummelChannel5 жыл бұрын
Thank you, and well said. an excellent summation and observation.
@Glenn0365 жыл бұрын
Perfectly summed up.. Thank you Sir ;-)
@lewiscollins10455 жыл бұрын
I can see why he liked Alex Higgins, were both fucking pricks
@glamdolly305 жыл бұрын
The words 'snooker' and 'genius' don't belong in the same sentence! Higgins was good at knocking balls into holes with a wooden stick - he didn't split the atom, paint the Mona Lisa or write War & Peace FFS! Oliver Reed was a fine actor - probably the finest movie actor Britain ever produced. But he was also an addict who pissed much of his talent up against the wall, and like most addicts, looked for co-conspirators to keep him company. Indeed, he was so desperate for company, he insisted on buying every round. Sad, huh? He found the perfect drinking buddy in Alex Higgins, who at least had the cash - and the Irish generosity - to buy him a few back.
@singin83244 жыл бұрын
My God i couldn't of said it any better
@danhazlehurst26724 жыл бұрын
I developed an obsession with Oliver Reed based on his lunacy.
@pacoval45773 жыл бұрын
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@nigelcarren2 жыл бұрын
Is that the same Dan Hazelhurst who tricked me into thinking that his KZbin banner was initially a row of suspended chef's pans, only to discover at second glance they are in fact a row of spun-aluminium caps for a retro amplifier? 🇬🇧🍳🤔
@danhazlehurst26722 жыл бұрын
@@nigelcarren Sounds like an imposter.
@SenoritaTorres16 жыл бұрын
I swear this man could talk about any old shite and I’d listen. 😍
@terryowings94695 жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree :)
@sin0productions5 жыл бұрын
Same thing with Peter O’toole
@grabar205 жыл бұрын
He just did.
@LisaMarie-xp4ym4 жыл бұрын
SenoritaTorres1 same!!
@Maggie-tl1kk4 жыл бұрын
thats because your a ahalf witt
@LenHummelChannel7 жыл бұрын
A truly mad, brilliant Englishman. he, Richard Harris, O'Toole, and Burton were the best of this breed.
@Theoriginalbigbrillo6 жыл бұрын
Harris, O'Toole were Irishmen ............................ Ouch
@Sean-ce1hu6 жыл бұрын
Paul Williams O’Toole was born in England, apparently.
@anthonysmyth12396 жыл бұрын
If a child was born in China with English parents would this make the child Chinese?
@Sean-ce1hu6 жыл бұрын
Anthony Smyth Plastic Paddy is the term you’re looking for.
@garyhutton26546 жыл бұрын
O'Toole and Harris were born in Ireland Dublin and Limerick respectively
@BoiledOctopus4 жыл бұрын
'Oliver Reed died from a heart attack during a break from filming Gladiator in Valletta, Malta, on the afternoon of 2 May 1999. According to witnesses, he drank eight pints of German lager, a dozen shots of rum, half a bottle of whiskey and a few shots of Hennessy cognac, in a drinking match against a group of sailors on shore leave from the H.M.S. Cumberland at a local pub called "The Pub". His bar bill totalled a little over 270 Maltese lira (almost £450). After beating five much younger Royal Navy sailors at arm-wrestling, Reed suddenly collapsed, dying en route to a hospital in an ambulance. He was 61 years old.' What a fucking legend!
@nikmark014 жыл бұрын
That's one word for him. (I was thinking more along the lines of 'bellend''.. :-)
@nikmark014 жыл бұрын
@@justvaperNot a lot of time tbh - Perhaps as much time as you spend giving 'advice' to people on KZbin?.. I agree I didn't need to add the last two words. But I chose to, because the fawning over this arrogant alcoholic (by men a lot of the time) is irritating to me. You know about his relationship with Keith Moon? - . Keith Moon - the Who drummer, obviously, who died way too young in his 30's.. Isolated from his 'friends' - The one who died from excess or drugs alcohol and unchecked hedonism? He needed good friends.. If he'd had more good friends and fewer bellends like this guy to fk around with, he may have got his life together. He may have lived a full life. So no apologies for calling this guy a bellend. He took pleasure in humiliating and intimidating people. My choice to comment. :-)
@CrazyLinguiniLegs4 жыл бұрын
What a fucking dupa yash!
@wingcommanderwalton38204 жыл бұрын
No mark, I bet you are great company? 🤔
@derekandme4 жыл бұрын
@@nikmark01 Off you fuck then madam. YOU obviously got lost on the way to the Guardian fake news page. BYE!
@LenHummelChannel5 жыл бұрын
Even when he "rambles", Ollie is bloody fascinating and unpredictable.
@singin83244 жыл бұрын
But he makes so much sense
@petermills5422 жыл бұрын
@@singin8324 He made 'sense' mostly as self justification! I only found him interesting when he could be persuaded to talk about Film Acting! Which wasn't often!
@crapitoutjim12 жыл бұрын
There will never be another Oliver Reed. A genuine British eccentric. Great post, thanks.
@tigermunky2 жыл бұрын
I'm trying, but the only thing I have down so far is the drinking.
@mjh5437 Жыл бұрын
@@tigermunky Find something better to do then.
@humanforfreedom95835 жыл бұрын
“Alex Higgins was not opposed to anything that delighted him” you can say that again
@tomhamilton52612 жыл бұрын
He was a brilliant actor-he made the air move. Not forgotten.
@anonymous-sr5ks7 жыл бұрын
such a poet with his words
@chrish1234512 жыл бұрын
every now and then a real gem comes up, thanks for the post
@chd16945 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest actors that ever lived.
@ppuh6tfrz6462 жыл бұрын
I definitely wouldn't go that far but he wasted his considerable talent and never fulfilled his potential.
@errol-ih4jy4 жыл бұрын
you can see Oliver is happy when hes talking, but behind that you see an unhappy man, full of conflict with himself, and his thoughts, and that will kill you in the end.
@lallyoisin3 жыл бұрын
That's everybody I thought! To quote Jung "show me a sane man and I will cure him" Both characters had ADHD or were bipolar. Dyslexia was an issue too! I have a feeling these attributes simply lift the veil that most are blinded by. It also would appear to accompany greatness/genius!
@colinmaxwell4738 Жыл бұрын
But not as quick as a ruined liver!
@jaybowden26582 күн бұрын
@@colinmaxwell4738or heart
@alexcarratu5554 Жыл бұрын
Mad as a box of frogs 🐸, but so very talented. There will ever be only one Oliver Reed. A truly talented and convincing actor and one of life's genuine characters.
@jamesart94 жыл бұрын
5:49 The look on Olie's face when the interviewer asks him a question he has already explained in his preceeding comments. Surprised he didn't roar at the guy.
@stepchildofsoul Жыл бұрын
May we all find, earn and keep a friend who holds us in the esteem in which Reed holds Higgins.
@andynixon28205 жыл бұрын
It looks like his glasses , nose and moustache all come off in one .
@billygiles32765 жыл бұрын
Lol like Groucho Marx
@TS-bn7zt5 жыл бұрын
Andy Nixon Yes, I was thinking along the lines of a real life Mr Potato head. Such a odd thought for such a genius I know. May I say very well spotted sir.
@ryanmccormack70574 жыл бұрын
Andy Nixon 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@bellmeisterful4 жыл бұрын
Lol
@si46323 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@cmarkme3 жыл бұрын
I'm on an Oliver Reed KZbin Wave at the moment. Last few days I've seen several Reed Interviews and appearances. I'm in a Trend of Reed :-)
@backtotheoldskool46157 жыл бұрын
ollie you will always be my hero. God bless ya. 🇬🇧
@candildelacalle10 жыл бұрын
Ollie is very close to my heart. He was one of my Father's favorite actors. Once my Dad got drunk and angry and kicked my tricycle while I was riding it and I fell down the stairs still hanging on to it. I was three. He didn't mean to, but caused me a deep cut below the chin that needed surgery You can barely see the scar now, but for years, while I was a little girl, it looked really scary. You could see all the stitches marks and it extended to the sides of my face. I would watch Ollie's movies with my Father, and my Dad would point out at his face and say: "See? He's got scars on his face and he is tough and cool, and everyone loves him". "But I'm a girl, Dad...". "It doesn't matter", he'd say. "No one messes with him and no one will mess with you". The scar became virtually invisible, but my Dad always felt guilty about it, and for the rest of his life, he would touch it every time he was near me, even on his death bed. The booze killed him. Thank you Ollie for being a bond between me and my Dad. I hope he is with you in Heaven.
@joemoonblue10 жыл бұрын
thanks for the message glad you liked it …Joe
@joemoonblue10 жыл бұрын
ill tell you a story when we were filming we were waiting for Ollie and a man walked in the room ..it was Oliver Reed looking like he was 25 yrs old….then he said "anyone seen the old man " :) haha
@candildelacalle10 жыл бұрын
joe moonblue My Dad always owned one or two brown-gold turtle neck sweaters like the one Ollie's character wears in Sitting Target. How was Ollie looking like a 25 year old? He changed a lot, depending on his weight and styling. In the movies you'd see him looking somewhat heavy, with graying hair and then, boom! new hair color and weight, like in Castaway, and he'd look 15 years younger. A chameleon on and off the screen.
@joemoonblue10 жыл бұрын
sorry i meant it was his son :)
@candildelacalle10 жыл бұрын
But you did work with Ollie, which is awesome. And Yes, I've seen Mark Reed in a documentary and he looks a lot like his Father. I believe his daughter took after Ollie too. Those are some strong genes. You see my family and nobody looks alike to anybody else. We all look like the milkman did it. Our family pictures look like Benetton ads. :)
@willrich39085 жыл бұрын
'now.. it's your turn.' A Legend.
@vamboroolz16123 жыл бұрын
.......”and of course, I was very, VERY, drunk..” as they used to say in the fast show.
@pobinr5 жыл бұрын
"Obscure friendship based upon his lunacy" lol "Beyond that's a mere pink" then a big pause deliberately to lure the interviewer into interrupting. Deadpan clown, bloody brilliant
@jdncoke212 жыл бұрын
lol this man is unlike anyone i've ever seen!
@royboy210812 жыл бұрын
he's completely nuts.... love him
@TheOldHacker6 жыл бұрын
They moved the lamp, switched Ollie on, and he's gone into free-form ramble mode. Love it. Did this make it into the movie?
@joemoonblue6 жыл бұрын
yes some of it did ..
@paperchain12326 жыл бұрын
Cry with laughter ' absolutely hillarious, love him 💝 Xx and yes you were instant crumpet.
@washangel12 жыл бұрын
Bloody Marvellous!!!!!! Thanks for this! Fuffing hilarious!!!!
@jasongriffin2815 жыл бұрын
He was the best
@clavdig12 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant storyteller!
@liamf78383 жыл бұрын
Was a proper LEGEND
@Andrew-el8xi5 жыл бұрын
Alway got excited when he was on telly very funny man and a brilliant actor I can't name one British actor who has his personality! Or any actor come to think of it !
@paddypup18366 жыл бұрын
This is like a bo selecta sketch. You could not make this stuff up and if he did it’s genius! He asks that interviewer do you understand? He says yes!!!! Brilliant stuff
@TheOldHacker6 жыл бұрын
5:30 "I developed an obscure friendship with this fellow [Alex] that was based upon his lunacy"
@terryowings94695 жыл бұрын
oh and incidentally the chocolates [Alex] bought him made him sick.
@surfdanang5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic value, utterly hilarious and a bit of a pompous prick to boot. A complete enigma.
@crapitoutjim12 жыл бұрын
By the way meant to say I Fucking love the films you've been posting. Really beautifully done. Never knew you had an artistic bone in your body! Certainly didn't show it way back when!
@rampageclover97884 жыл бұрын
1:04 that friend who owns the posh restaurant Harvey’s is none other than Marco Pierre White
@soldtobediers7 жыл бұрын
He could well have played a magnificent Teddy Roosevelt... could he not? "There are Artists who wrest us up and place us into Themselves. These are The Ones Who continue to wrest us up... even beyond Their Rests In Peace."-gilpin 5417
@clavdig4 жыл бұрын
“I was instant CRUMPET in those days”
@riccardoverde46833 жыл бұрын
is it not 'into crumpet'?
@joemoonblue3 жыл бұрын
@@riccardoverde4683' interested' he said
@RW4X4X30066 жыл бұрын
When we were kids, there's a reason why we loved this guy in film. Keep Millennial's away from Reed ...... far away.
@me-cq7wv5 жыл бұрын
What a nightmare of an interview.
@muir28094 жыл бұрын
I love how he says years.
@ohwhatworld58512 жыл бұрын
This is comical. He starts telling a story and just before he gets to the point of it, he changes to a different story haha
@epf8886 жыл бұрын
even here this man is far beyond any crummy little actor today. such a shame men like he no longer exist. thank god for technology as we can still see what a real man is. and dont give me any of your alcoholic bullshit we all have demons.
@RW4X4X30066 жыл бұрын
We exist. We just don't go for the entertainment industry to keep a roof on the house, or family fed. Those days are long gone. Never interrupt others, and certainly don't interrupt me when I have the floor.
@epf8886 жыл бұрын
RW4X4X3006 well said my friend
@babyshambler2 жыл бұрын
The owner of Harvey's, mentioned at the start of the video is Marco Pierre White. He mentions Reed a few times in his memoire.
@Tmuk25 жыл бұрын
Love his wonkey glasses
@tiarnan765 жыл бұрын
Firstly I wasnt aware Alex Higgins was a character in a Shakespearian play... Secondly, how did Reed learn it off by heart so perfectly?
@sarahholland26002 жыл бұрын
Actor Richard Burton, famously hard drinker , could quote reams of Shakespeare when drunk. My Dad tho not in that league , could quote the v famous 20 verse poem 'The Highwayman' perfectly. 😁 "The road was a ribbon of darkness across the purple moor & the Highwayman came riding , up to the old Inn door ..."
@tiarnan762 жыл бұрын
@@sarahholland2600 actually, what my point was....is that good 'ol Oli could ad lib these incredible monologues that sounded incredibly Shakespearian - and in this certain one alex higgins was his main "character" ....much like a Henry 4th / Falstaffian type.... ie - Oli was a fabulous raconteur.....compare him with todays monosyllabic hollywood morons :)
@Palsrible3 жыл бұрын
What a brilliant ramble.
@blxtothis3 жыл бұрын
A one off was Ollie but he was always performing and waffles away. His autobiography is entertaining though because at least he finishes his sentences. He was spoken of with a mixture of admiration and loathing in the part of South London where I grew up and he hailed from.
@LisaMarie-xp4ym4 жыл бұрын
I love it when the lamp keeps moving. Lol! Like a poltergeist in the room...
@SwazerSwazers5 жыл бұрын
Legend.
@jaads79105 жыл бұрын
Magnificent
@joemoonblue12 жыл бұрын
thanks for your comments
@monsterjazzlicks3 жыл бұрын
"The chocolates made me sick!!!" lol
@voiletwhitehorse7 жыл бұрын
they dont grow em like this anymore
@peterstonley42643 жыл бұрын
only cowards, globalists, ultra totaitatuan left wingers are now allowed on television. the forsed mask wearing and forced vaccinations against all basic rights and conservative values would make him outraged and probably resist this tyranny with psychical force had he still be young enough and live because whats going in the biggest fear propaganda campaign in world history. notice how itsnsomehow a clever political virus that leaves alone BLMnriotees who serve the elite agends but allegedky attacks innocent beach goes a political virus from the start and men would like nmmd be on the frontnline resisting the willing destruction of our country and its people's self respext and libeety musy be foughy for bevause once you accept the furst stslin moves you arenow a medieval serf, not a free man and they openly censr paper and media acriss thrh biard now. just say "no, i will not go along eith this" and therefore there communist coup is unenforceable. jone ofnit has basis inxscientific fact abyway and even if it did you dont muzzle the entire population for which 99.8% have no problem whatsoever. its a pretext for treason and mass deception.wothxalalll the media on board wihtout any studied scientifically.in any facts whatsoever.
@garywallace97734 жыл бұрын
Would have given Andre the giant a run for his money in a drinking match I’d say
@Njbear74533 жыл бұрын
Now THAT would’ve been one hell of an night
@sjoyce1009 жыл бұрын
he's talking about marco pierre white
@nicklausbooks15936 жыл бұрын
sjoyce100 that’s what I thought too.
@garyhutton26545 жыл бұрын
Very good
@humanforfreedom95835 жыл бұрын
You mean the guy that owns “Harvey’s”?
@captainroger4 жыл бұрын
@@humanforfreedom9583 has yup
@anthonybarnes85734 жыл бұрын
He's so funny person I miss him in the film oiver
@GaryMcKinnonUFO3 жыл бұрын
"I developed an obscure friendship with this fellow that was based upon his lunacy."
@joemoonblue12 жыл бұрын
and he paid for the refreshments a true gent
@w8m4n3 жыл бұрын
I love Ollie but I'd be terrified of interviewing the crazy bastard.
@joemoonblue3 жыл бұрын
He was really nice after the camera switched off , paid all the bar bills
@DogSerious5 жыл бұрын
Imagine having Reed, Higgins and Moon steaming drunk in the same room!
@humanforfreedom95835 жыл бұрын
I’d rather not lol
@ronspannermanread4 жыл бұрын
WHAT A GREAT GUY OLLY WAS
@joemoonblue12 жыл бұрын
thanks washangel
@AnthonyLeighDunstan3 жыл бұрын
0:56 - he’s got to be talking about another fellow hellraiser in Marco Pierre White, no?
@squareinchgarden52913 жыл бұрын
for sure
@tedium374 жыл бұрын
Oh his glasses are straight, he's tilted.
@AlexDavidson-pe8ptАй бұрын
He and john binden came to blows they say. Could box as well. Real man
@suzanneandrews29428 жыл бұрын
so when did he meet Alex? 😂😂 what a character...love him!
@joemoonblue8 жыл бұрын
1980s
@garyhutton26545 жыл бұрын
1989 in London Mr Higgins was doing a charity show in earls court I think Australian folk know the area , Mr Reed was with his friend Mr O'Toole that's what I heard anyway from good source in Limerick !
@krishnamurtiism2 жыл бұрын
The man was the best, better than Sting or Newman.
@joemoonblue12 жыл бұрын
yes Jim it was an interview for I'M NO ANGEL- ALEX Hurricane Higgins documentary can't put a link in here for some reason buts its on my channel in 6 parts
@sagestar41774 жыл бұрын
"Dont interupt me...i told you this" 😂😂
@PK-re3lu3 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! Today, they never shut up!
5 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this geezer all day.. would have been great to have had a pub crawl with him.. then a proper tear up in the pub car park..
@amanda08133 жыл бұрын
Both very intelligent people & similar personalities.
@allansmith5248 Жыл бұрын
Pure comedy..... brilliant 👍🤣👍🤣
@monsterjazzlicks3 жыл бұрын
The interviewer is a total drip!
@owlman92979 ай бұрын
They only wanted to interview Reed when he was pissed to put their shows on the map.
@Filmmaker8094 жыл бұрын
I wish they used a Lav mic for Olli's audio.
@humanforfreedom95836 жыл бұрын
the greatest drinker that ever lived and an Englishman, amazing
@vanmarko66545 жыл бұрын
Ye great story,you must live a sheltered life.......
@hunterhthompson9340 Жыл бұрын
Andre the giant
@Lovejoy1977som4 жыл бұрын
A genius honest man who spoke with intelligence and is a true Englishman. I wish I could of known him.
@dalailamadel19717 жыл бұрын
lmfao. ..the man was a fukin comedy genius.. jumping cuckoo monk.., ahaaaaaahaaa 😂
@james85835 жыл бұрын
He says Paul Newman and the other guy. He doesn't know George C. Scott (And at that time was pretty known), one of the best actors ever and he forgot about Jackie Gleason. In which Mr. Olivier himself said was the best actor. Really, you see kids, this is what drinking does to you. Especially over indulgence. Not only do you forget while you are drinking but after you sober up the next day you forget. UNBELIEVABLE, even Tom Hanks (We all admit is big) had to convince himself and focus not to be nervous while around Mr. Gleason, as everone that meets him and works with him is nervous, because he is what you call a superstar, bigger than life, but when Hanks was around Newman he didn't have to do that because he and others weren't scared around him. And it turns out that Mr. Gleason is just a regular Joe that likes to put them away. But, again, when you drink you really mess up your mind. Thanks. James.
@opinionday00794 жыл бұрын
what does rambling mean?
@ae60513 жыл бұрын
At 8:45 - I had no idea what he was talking about and he must have sensed it himself, that's why he made the interviewer repeat it in simpler words, lol!! And I had no idea who the crazy man was that he was talking about and how he thought he could make him money or who he was referring to as 'Hurricane' till I looked u;p Alex Higgins - the legendary snooker player (for anyone like myself who didn't know😐)
@robertjr555Ай бұрын
The ‘friend of mine who ownes Harvey’s Restaurant I think might be Marco Pierre White.
@billphilips85223 жыл бұрын
he is so fucking weird and charming at the same time. the interviewers are probably disappointed when he doesn't have a testy moment with him.
This interview reminds me of Rowley Birkin QC from the fast show.
@robertward81303 жыл бұрын
I don't like the way he tells the interviewer not to interrupt. A real egomaniac.
@zeramoke3 жыл бұрын
if he spoke to me like that oliver reed or not i would have called him an old bloated drunk
@gibememoni3 жыл бұрын
You either have "it" or you don't. More Englishman have "it" than irish, I will tell you that much.
@davidfitzgerald52062 жыл бұрын
Title is wrong...he said "i developed an obscure friendship"....not "obsession"...
@ArnoGoldfinger5 жыл бұрын
Bonkers in the best way.
@JoeStunner4 жыл бұрын
Whisper this quietly, but I suspect he might've had a couple before this interview.
@sonnydortmund15134 жыл бұрын
Mischief, mischief in those eyes...
@alanmctavish48023 жыл бұрын
Tavy@ i totally respect alex higgins the snooker player 147% he was the greatest player i ever saw! Alex couldv won the world title at least 4 times i seen. And maybe 5, 6, 7 times. But alex played to the audience and it cost im more than he won, but what a player! I remember the 1980 world final against thorburn that alex shouldv won easy so he tried to pot a very hard yellow and missed it. if he played safe he wouldv won it that year as well. But i dont thinck i wouldv liked alex higgins the man. Seemingly he was very cheeky, arroggant, and always starting fights wich he never won. And full of himself. Plus i couldnt understand 1 word he was saying! But R.I.P ALEX and thancks for the memories !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@darrellofarrell51968 жыл бұрын
Lol Brilliant !
@RataStuey Жыл бұрын
1:00 that’s Marco Pierre Whites restaurant Harvey’s near Wandsworth common. Wow Oli Reed was friends with Marco Pierre White?
@jerrysetlerr7704 жыл бұрын
I could onley imagine the DTs this man would have went through if he ever quite drinking .
@anthonykidd19632 жыл бұрын
"Do you understand"?....."I do"😂😂
@Coneman32 жыл бұрын
I think Oliver could feed, amuse and shock. Shame that our current cultural climate would cancel such a person very quickly.
@itsunclemonty52062 жыл бұрын
I do love crumpet.
@joepass18835 жыл бұрын
Is that a disguise?
@rodeoman27516 жыл бұрын
I do like Olli ... however that's the biggest load of bollocks I've ever heard
@cheekyegg5 жыл бұрын
Me 😂
@davidholgate1233 жыл бұрын
Yeah he rambles on. He does fascinate me but I get the impression he was a massive bully, especially when drunk.