He's just so damn smart it's crazy. Like a genius alien who has to speak in terms we humans can understand; a blessing and a curse.
@beef4u2use11 жыл бұрын
He was so brilliant that the industry had no idea what to do with him.
@scottmoore16144 жыл бұрын
Probably a good 40-50 years ahead of his time.
@dd15304 жыл бұрын
@@scottmoore1614 Modern movies sucks
@TheGyroBarqusShow3 жыл бұрын
just give him the same freedom as when he was donig citizen kane
@mark-shane3 жыл бұрын
exactly. He was way above them . If he was around today he could have made far more movies and told stories he wanted
4 жыл бұрын
Welles revolutionized radio, theater and film-making. And what did they do in return? They spat in his face and pretty much exiled him.
@hmaltravers12 жыл бұрын
A place as crass, shallow, and superficial as Hollywood could never understand nor appreciate someone of substance such as Orson Welles.
@mattcohen2612 жыл бұрын
He directed " Citizen Kane", probably the greatest film ever. The fact that it did not win a Best Picture Oscar in 1941 is a great injustice.
@lonestarfriend9 жыл бұрын
He was a talented, well-spoken, and handsome bear. :)
@cheedis4 жыл бұрын
All those things are true :)
@yannatoko98984 жыл бұрын
Not all. :)
@welles20022 жыл бұрын
No one can ever deny that as a 25 year old man, he made the Greatest American film Ever.My you tube is named in his Honor
@savedfaves12 жыл бұрын
His speech at the James Stewart roast was one of the greatest in history.
@mikebradshaw64845 жыл бұрын
I watch it all the time. It's the greatest tribute speech i've ever heard.
@Bad_At_Parties12 жыл бұрын
Call him overly theatrical. Call him arrogant. Call him whatever, but that man was a genius.
@DDumbrille3 жыл бұрын
How about fat? Self-hating? Mannered? Alcoholic?
@themoreyouknowfools49743 жыл бұрын
@@DDumbrille Still a genius, Douglas. Still a genius.
@scottywayne36013 жыл бұрын
@@DDumbrille genius comes in all forms
@Edward-jn5pl3 жыл бұрын
@@DDumbrille You must be so perfect.
@DDumbrille3 жыл бұрын
@@Edward-jn5pl Thank you! haha... :)
@LastlyMore10 жыл бұрын
Epic is all I think about when I see Orson Welles.
@highiron45277 жыл бұрын
Lastly More That is the word : Epic. Thanks
@christophersmithsr55455 жыл бұрын
Just listen to this man. His voice and the way he puts sentences together
@csag519311 жыл бұрын
can act, can tell tales, can speak, can direct, he is really beautiful to listen to.
@Mrx284814 жыл бұрын
Possibly the best film director of all time.
@sugarlove8 жыл бұрын
what a man! bless you Mister Welles!!
@peterbstrong5 жыл бұрын
Everytime I think Welles couldn't possibly be any more insightful and any more erudite, there he goes again. He is the "ne plus ultra" of the creative process in the art of film. I regret that it took me this long to view this extraordinary clip. Bravo signor Welles, bravo...
@paulbaran5494 жыл бұрын
His Genius was raw and insatiable.
@philip112314 жыл бұрын
A legend and a true genius
@agitcam14 жыл бұрын
To the movies, to Orson Welles, bravo.
@x3Sora12 жыл бұрын
The Magnificent Welles.
@bunny.thebest91035 жыл бұрын
Orson welles last words gives me tremendous amount of goosebumps "To our crazy and beloved profession to the movies,to good movies,to every possible kind" RIP Genius
@p47thunderbolt683 жыл бұрын
Didn't realize to much later in life that how lucky / enriched the world was to have him in it .
@Kinopanorama19 жыл бұрын
Great acceptance speech. One of the best ever.
@janinefarris75654 жыл бұрын
The Orson Welles AFI award speech list so uplifting, eloquent brilliant and engender did me an effort in holding and developing more incisive thinking when I contemplate and reflect upon my own life
@GooglFascists12 жыл бұрын
Miss that marvelous, musical bass voice of his. Hope Orson realized how beloved he was to us, because he was always his own sharpest critic. R.I.P. Mr. Welles, and thanks for the memories!
@SukkaPunch3219 жыл бұрын
I just enjoy listening to him talk.
@rcautela74057 жыл бұрын
SukkaPunch321 well he was up.for the voice of Vader
@irishelk37 жыл бұрын
I miss this guy, even though ive never known him, he seemed like an endearing, gentle, honest guy with no shortage of talent, the best voice i have probably ever heard, im glad he started his career in Dublin, where im from.
@MrCristoforoantonio8 жыл бұрын
I just loved him. So extremely intelligent.
@joesim127 жыл бұрын
Might be the best AFI/award show speech of all time.
@TT_12215 жыл бұрын
A very magnanimous speech from a man the movie industry tried to destroy. Very noble and very ethical indeed.
@DoctorPepperSpray13 жыл бұрын
Orson Welles gave a speech that is just as eloquent as his films.
@Ingens_Scherz12 жыл бұрын
Fantastic speech. Merely indicative of his glittering brilliance.
@RSR4235 жыл бұрын
The great man himself. In all the times I've watched, or heard Orson speak, I've never once not been totally enthralled by the man. A very private person, who spoke of his accomplishments in film, radio and theatre, of friendships to powerful and famous people, all with such charm and wry wit, and an underlying confidence and authority that one acquires, through belief in ones own knowledge and abilities to take on and win at whatever situation life might throw at us.
@hamzajan16324 жыл бұрын
After watching the documentary that was done with respect to his movie " The other side of the wind " this ceremony has a whole new meaning and perspective
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's now impossible to watch this without getting sad.
@Fast_Eddy_Magic7 жыл бұрын
Orson was the best. "Polluted with ham and corn." I'm so going to use that.
@tuxguys7 жыл бұрын
Elegant, Intelligent, Erudite, and Eloquent. Imagine this, as a life-long curse: You've made an entire career out of great movies, and great performances... ...and they're all merely footnotes to your very first movie, made when you were in your early 20's, acted in, and directed by you... ...and generally considered to be the Greatest Film of All Time.
@AllenMQuinn7 жыл бұрын
I miss this man. Today's performers don't even come close to him.
@johnperrigo64745 жыл бұрын
Today it seems more about "celebrity" than performance.
@noafilipovic778911 жыл бұрын
The best.
@LenHummelChannel11 жыл бұрын
Fully deserved. he was the true maverick of film-making. and also one of the most distinctive voices of all time.
@osito06030812 жыл бұрын
the vocabulary on this guy is grogeos i brilliant artist all around
@graceonfilmsnstuff4 жыл бұрын
It was like a Victorian gentleman artist ventured centuries ahead in a time machine to accept a deserved honour
@jslasher17 жыл бұрын
A genius if ever there was one. He will never be bettered.
@dannyloo283 жыл бұрын
You said it. thanks
@BaldingEagle5113 жыл бұрын
Ever the spell-binding speaker and a paragon of excellence in just that, finding the words.
@Growler5710 жыл бұрын
Wells and burton best voices in showbiz
@BuckyBrown-lt4ry6 жыл бұрын
Dom Amache and his brother, Jim.
@dalebaker91096 жыл бұрын
So right. This guy could lock swords in acting with the very best, and come out on top, his Othello is my top Shakespeare movie. Even with the many problems he faced.
@HerAeolianHarp5 жыл бұрын
If I could narrate like Orson Welles, orate like Burton, murmur like James Mason and shout like O’Toole.
@andrewjones22225 жыл бұрын
David Bowie, Shakespearean actor John Gielgud’s is far superior to Burton and Olivier’s.
@lynnturman81579 жыл бұрын
If there's been a better acceptance speech, I've never heard it.
@watchdog3047 жыл бұрын
Lynn Turman This is as good as it gets! Morgan Freeman had a great speech as well at his AFI tribute. But, i think this is a little better.
@allend27497 жыл бұрын
Lynn, u sir r a moron!
@YortOK6 жыл бұрын
Olivier's honorary Oscar speech.
@AugustGallmeyer19985 жыл бұрын
I really like John Huston's
@alfredodistefanolaulhe22125 жыл бұрын
Frank Capra's
@Botmoot9 жыл бұрын
What a speech! Amazing
@KCarver9 жыл бұрын
Damn, what a speech.
@dlastqueen6 жыл бұрын
Such a great man! Excellent speech.
@TheSluremus13 жыл бұрын
0 people think that somebody else than Orson Welles is the greatest filmmaker of all time.
@AA-sn9lz3 жыл бұрын
Let's just forgive them.
@thomaschacko63202 жыл бұрын
“Chimes At Midnight”: One of the greatest Shakespearean films of all time, and Orson Welles’s greatest film. And hardly anyone saw it in his own country! I have the restored version on DVD, and it is on my Top Ten list. I’m equally thankful that his “Macbeth” and “Othello” are also available.
@rewelldrums2 жыл бұрын
Marvelous acceptance speech, one of professionalism, humility and most of all class. No B.S , shallowness or politics of any kind.
@ahfaxthis11 жыл бұрын
I miss YOU , I love YOU . THANK YOU
@69100leegrant6 жыл бұрын
I have got to the point of searching out any channels that has Orson Welles speaking, which is just fascinating. A true genius and unique individual.
@blacki19588 жыл бұрын
Legend...
@LenHummelChannel12 жыл бұрын
Greatness and genius are very rare. he had both, ... but he would never say so himself in so many words. ... so a few people who knew him and what he was all about SAID IT FOR HIM. ... btw, Frank Sinatra's tribute/song (on another clip) was AWESOME !
@rosannavitale99222 жыл бұрын
Better there exists none. Thank you, Maestro.
@ricardobigi171212 жыл бұрын
A towering man of genius, mostly unappreciated by Hollywood producers and the common man. Still, his legacy is a brilliant one and his masterpieces may be more widely appreciated one day. If FILM 101 were taught in schools to children fed on run-of-the-mill TV stuff on a daily basis... then, perhaps, things might improve a little...
@dtzjones76325 жыл бұрын
So well deserved the man was a genius 👌 Orson welles
@micha00015 жыл бұрын
"For my own part, I have never had a thought which I could not set down in words..." Unforgetten!
@MrImiller079 жыл бұрын
With the introduction of several insightful books about Orson Welles released recently, it is fascinating that forty years have passed since Welles was given the AFI life achievement award and he was showing clips from his last film, The Other Side Of The Wind, which was never commercially released due to his inability to get "end money" i.e.financing to complete the film. Now, the contractual entanglements have been resolved and in celebration of Welles' 100th anniversary, Peter Bogdanovich is completing the film for release. Welles struggled to find financing for any film project for the remaining ten years of his life. He had alienated so many studio people, including HBO executives, that it became untenable to mount a film project.
@jdogsguitar13 жыл бұрын
AMAZING speech!
@peggymcgath35884 жыл бұрын
A true original. Like no other.
@HonoredGeneral5 жыл бұрын
Simply Amazing. 'Tis such a shame that he is no more.
@elijahpeterson21663 жыл бұрын
He was truly the master of radio and film
@ResistanceQuest5 жыл бұрын
There will never be another one like Orson
@michaeljayklein50010 жыл бұрын
What he's saying here...it is applicable to all artists--to every possible kind. It may be restrictive and held to argument to hold the belief there will never be another like Orson Welles, but so far...
@christophersansone27555 жыл бұрын
"I started at the top and worked my way down" Orson Welles.
@markjones74233 жыл бұрын
Those pauses... perfect.
@richardsiciliano71173 жыл бұрын
Welles was a true maverick, and in spite of what they may say, Hollywood really doesn't like mavericks. He offered genius, and they hated him for it.
@andrewwilliams95994 жыл бұрын
Clearly humbled. At a loss for words--which was rare for this great man.
@Lee_Forre4 жыл бұрын
Incredible shame it was that Hollywood cast such brilliant artist away. OW made not only show business what it was but raised the bar for so many artists. The embodiment of theatricality and flair. What a voice. What a talent. Terrible shame he was never truly revered as one of the crown jewel artists America ever had.
@WBShepherd14 жыл бұрын
Watched many of his films in film school; and still do today.
@bigjoetube4 жыл бұрын
The most talented man in movie history. There have been great directors, producers, actors and writers. He was second to none as he was a master in all four roles. He had no predecessor or successor.
@TheFixedPoppnfresh11 жыл бұрын
I want his voice
@artbychristine11 жыл бұрын
He terrified Hollywood.
@SymphonyBrahms3 жыл бұрын
Writer, director, actor. Genius.
@irwinmiller86843 жыл бұрын
Welles showed film clips from his directorial work in progress, The Other Side Of The Wind, suggesting that he needed "end money' to complete his film. No Studio was forthcoming with the completion money, and the unedited film remained in a vault in a foreign country for decades. Ultimately, with the assistance of Bogdanovich, and Netflix, the film was completed posthumously in 2019.
@jgsmile13313 жыл бұрын
Mr. Welles was a fascinating and genius man. He was also genuinely funny. His award is very much deserved.
@whitelion4411 жыл бұрын
I toast to you Mr Welles, The Maverick!
@Sanja140597212 жыл бұрын
Great man...Great,great man!!!
@radarasmarie34048 жыл бұрын
I have so deep admiration for the talent of Orsen Welles. He was and will still be for decades the most talented man in cinemas history. He was just perfect in every field. What a voice he had, his english was so perfect comparing to the american bad accent of some american actors... Anyhow, the only thing bothers me why the hell he became OBESE and his doctors let him going on living in such a body. RIP Mr. WELLES
@FirstPlace978 жыл бұрын
He was always larger than life, literally and figuratively.
@BunWackettBuzzard14 жыл бұрын
Great speaker.
@fdavyes8 жыл бұрын
This is how Leo DiCaprio gonna look in 30 years.
@shubhamshahhi8 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍👍👍
@TheRubberStudiosASMR8 жыл бұрын
i was just thinking that. haha
@fdavyes8 жыл бұрын
haha
@joaofernandes47697 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but still without the talent...
@PlaybyRaine7 жыл бұрын
This is so random. Looks don't matter.
@Mazurka100111 жыл бұрын
GIANT.
@Guitcad13 жыл бұрын
1:03 Welles: "The words are all worn out by now. They're polluted by ham and corn." [Welles' Inner Voice]: "Mmmmm!!! *_HAM_* and *_CORN!!! Mmmmmm!!!"_* 😋😛😋😛😋
@sumitmazumder69005 жыл бұрын
The Great Orson Welles🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@donaldmatthew49803 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest gentleman, with a grasp of the English language that not many have.
@watchdog3044 жыл бұрын
Orson Welles could perform a narrative play by play of someone taking a dump and it would sound so epic you would get goosebumps.
@MrImiller0711 жыл бұрын
The supreme irony is that the film directed by Welles that was previewed at the AFI tribute, "The Other Side Of The Wind" was never completed and was never commercially released; it is still involved in litigation. Welles , in his ten remaining years, never directed another film. After his death, his 1958 masterpiece, "Touch Of Evil" was restored based on his notes and re-released to new acclaim. "Citizen Kane" continues to be regarded as one of the top ten films of all time.
@philiphalpenny97615 жыл бұрын
The Other Side Of The Wind finally released in 2018...
@francisalbertsinatra91203 жыл бұрын
If only Hollywood let this genius produce his work. . . he would have been greater than Kubrick. His production of “Don Quixote” may have been my favorite film, as it is my favorite book.
@MrImiller0712 жыл бұрын
Welles must have had decidedly mixed emotions about receiving an AFI Life Achievement Award from an industry that consistently refused to employ him as a director of studio projects despite the fact that he had received accolades for his direction of Citizen Kane, one of the most innovative films in the history of American Cinema, Touch of Evil, The Magnificent Ambersons, Chimes At Midnight and other memorable projects..
@tootsiePOP7456 жыл бұрын
He was a BIG man
@christianzafiroglu67054 жыл бұрын
Few people are or were geniuses. At best, most of us access it fleetingly. Orson Welles was a genius, on every matter he touched.
@NxDoyle7 жыл бұрын
It should be made mandatory to preface any mention of Orson Welles with 'The Great'.
@bradhill10999 күн бұрын
One of the most interesting and talented men of the 20th century.
@everettfuqua11411 жыл бұрын
How true!
@spockboy7 жыл бұрын
Great man.
@johnpitchlynn93414 жыл бұрын
I miss Orson Wells. Today he would have been much more accepted as an independent film maker and the major studios would have been less of block to his talent.
@fede0183 жыл бұрын
A24 would finance him.
@ModerateObserver Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest Americans
@MangetsuSAMURAI4 жыл бұрын
My favorite super hero. Orson Wells is what I'd like to think the Lord sounds like, booming yet kind. God bless you, Lamont Cranston.
@KarlMariaFattig4 жыл бұрын
And Rosalind Russell at 0:58 - another class act, a decent person, who freely gave of herself from early stardom, to the end of her life, a year after this presentation.