Orson Welles on Ernest Hemingway!

[@freshfavorites7212]

“He didn’t choose his death, he might have but he wasn’t that man”. This is the definition of what depression is.

[@AnnaLVajda]

Lots of depressed people don't kill themselves either some just drink like Orson did or become anti social or whatever. It's a violent act a murder really not everyone is capable of it.

[@rickspalding3047]

Repetitive negative thoughts is a pathology, leads to depression, early on set alzheimers, suicide, chronic diseases. I have issues with RNP, I recently had a friend commit suicide because he was suffering from lymes disease, he apparently left a very logical note of why did it from his suffering. One of his sisters at the memorial vehemently denied he had depression in her speech. I found this odd and bothersome. Do people who kill themselves not necessarily have depression? Depression is supposedly an inflammatory issue, I would say lymes is a huge inflammatory issue.

[@defaultusername123]

Exactly. “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? Well, don’t judge a book just by its ending either.

[@redsol3629]

Is it? So depression is a loss of responsibility? It is a complete loss of hope that you carry within yourself. This lack of hope after grazing against the great emptiness of life is compounded by bad habits. Mornings wasted in bed.

[@Alpostpone]

@@redsol3629 You're mixing the cause and effect there.

[@DrDeed321]

For a man who lived in an era where mental illness was largely considered a character flaw his viewpoints on suicide and forgiveness are extremely salient.

[@dontwaste111]

@The monster under your bed really great two dimensional view you have there on the human psyche, thanks champ

[@partydean17]

@The monster under your bed such a strange lashing out statement to make under this comment. Entirely unhelpful, working in a generalization when comment you replied to was not

[@johntitor7989]

@User to he fair your last statement isn't too off.

[@neerajsinghchouhan4947]

@The monster under your bed lmao true.

[@jovan9989]

@@dontwaste111 such a great understanding of a sarcasm you have there and all the people that liked your comment.

[@adilhussain229]

Leonardo DiCaprio will look like him in 30 years

[@metatronatra]

Adil Hussain with a 20 year old girlfriend

[@justpapi]

random

[@spitshinetommy3721]

@stupid and useless Found the angry incel. Why do you hate your mother?

[@jokerraton8183]

Try 10

[@DogsofOzVEVO]

Bam Margera looks like him now

[@eveltwin70]

I could listen to Orson Welles talk all day.

[@stoictraveler1]

yup especially about papa

[@oberstul1941]

aaah the french (look it up)

[@martinlopezpgara5treestart263]

me too

[@w9gb]

John Houseman would provide a different narrative, after working with Orson in the 1930s.

[@stevenfeketejr.7361]

One the last great AMERICANS

[@andrewmurphy8863]

"The Hemingway we are talking about did not choose his death." - How true of almost all suicides.

[@maureenleigh4724]

How do you work that out ? Did someone else fire the gun ???

[@mattmarkus4868]

Speaking only of Hemingway- the guy was in two small-plane crashes in Africa within one day of each other, the second of which he had used his head to bust open the plane door to save him and his wife from burning to death. After that he was a changed man. Everyone that knew him saw the change and it was fast and severe. Pictures of him show the great physical decline as well. Then he had the shock treatments. Within months he turned into a paranoid, depressed person with almost no memory. He who once had an almost photographic memory. So tragic. He had so many stories left to tell. So, yes, the quote above is true in Hemingway's case. The man, the real man he had been, did not choose his death.

[@ilikerosey846]

Wow

[@powexor]

I think it's more than that. He had probably been depressed for much longer, but that particular event could've had an effect. Don't know why it would've got him depressed though.

[@ladybird491]

Matt Markus hemingway was a narcissist, who sank in depression when his grade A supplies left his butt. Tell the truth.

[@Damphouse]

This man’s control of language is world class

[@zannejae196]

Hearing him speak, I was thinking just how lovely it would be, if this level of articulate communication was the societal norm. Fucking delightful to listen to. ✨✨

[@BubbyBold]

@@zannejae196 It would quickly become mundane if it was the social norm.

[@paulj6805]

"AAHHHHHHHHHH the French... champagne..."

[@AlexanderMatrix11111]

​@@zannejae196 Then start by not cursing like the junkie you are.

[@DaviSilva-oc7iv]

I hate when people insert like and bro into every sentence.

[@RandomDudeOne]

Nobody tells a story better than Orson Welles.

[@osvie0167]

Two American legends trying to beat the crap out of each other, I wish I could have seen that.

[@elvicare35]

Orson wasn't known to get into brawls, but being attacked he didn't let Hemingway, ah, have his way, and fought back, and then they had a good laugh about the whole "scene"....a great tragedy turns into a comedy classic, thank's to the brilliance of Orson Welles!!!!!

[@Ballsarama]

Ward Bond, who was part of the John Wayne faction, tried to fight Welles in front of the Ciro's nightclub in LA. Later, Welles became a member of the Wayne "club"...with a "members certificate" made out of beer labels.

[@leelohaskin7941]

@@Ballsarama lol damn

[@Ballsarama]

Thanks Leelo! I might add that Welles and his business partner John Houseman got into a spat at Chasen's Restaurant in LA during the production of his first movie. RKO had nixed Welles first two ideas for movies, Heart of Darkness and Similer with a Knife, an English comedy which he considered casting Lucile Ball. The meeting was to discuss what to do next...and Welles started to blame everyone for the situation. He threw a flaming can of Sterno at Houseman's face. William Alland, who played the unseen reporter Thompson in Citizen Kane, who was there said that people had to hold both of them from going at each other. Welles was hanging out with Herman Mankiewicz after this and they came up with the idea of basing Kane partly on the life of Hearst. Houseman came back from NY to help Mankiewicz with the first draft of the script.

[@leelohaskin7941]

@@Ballsarama lol they were really something else weren't they, fascinating as any type of stuff occurring today

[@MrDrmillgram]

Two great figures swinging... mostly missing...the Spanish Civil War playing in the background. Great imagery.

[@hammeringhank5271]

Yeah.

[@brandonseger5812]

This guy Orson seems to have a knack for telling a story. :)

[@writerconsidered]

I hope so that is how he made a living.

[@belforio]

My thoughts exactly.

[@AnnoDomini1990]

MrDrmillgram Taqiyya (Shia) or Muda'rat (Sunni): tactical deceit for the purposes of spreading Islam. • Kitman: deceit by omission. • Tawriya: deceit by ambiguity. • Taysir: deceit through facilitation (not having to observe all the tenets of Sharia). • Darura: deceit through necessity (to engage in something "Haram" or forbidden). • Muruna: the temporary suspension of Sharia in order that Muslim immigrants appear "moderate".

[@patsfan802]

"we disagreed profoundly on too many points" Yet they were still able to be friends. Valuable lesson for everybody to learn right there.

[@AJDOLDCHANNELARCHIVE]

Welcome to the real-world, pre-"Twitter".

[@LordSathar]

People got a long better then they had to be within punching distance of each other.

[@SP-qi8ur]

He is talking about disagreements on bullfighting. It was a joke. Like saying you have profound disagreements with a friend about the NBA

[@ssnoc]

Yes, its called tolerance and something liberals lack.

[@cigarr3870]

@@ssnoc ah man, you didn't have to go there bud. Both sides have those types of folks.

[@jamponyexpress7956]

I love how Orson tries to put Hemmingway in the best light. Classy.

[@dylanmorgan2752]

I wouldn’t call it the ‘best light’ in the conventional sense. He describes him in some ways warts and all in that he makes him out initially to be brash and assumptive. But it’s his honesty that makes all the good parts he came to know about the guy even better.

[@martinwatters2729]

Yes. More to MR Wells than what we have been told. A class act AND wise man. A GENIUS and great THINKER. Always calculating his words. Making sure the point is taken GOOD or BAD the intent is deliberate. THE REACTION is not lost it is on purpose. WORDS are very powerful.

[@markvito746]

Everything about him was classy his dirty ashtrays were classy

[@UTUBERAJ]

Pure Class

[@lray1948]

That's what friends usually do

[@vashna3799]

Parkinson was the greatest chat show host. He asked the guest grown up questions, was actually interested in what they had to say , and most importantly, he “listened “.

[@jamesanthony5681]

There have been others, namely Jack Paar and Dick Cavett at their best. Parkinson had an embarrassing interview with Helen Mirren around, 1975, as a recall. You're correct about listening. A lost art it seems.

[@pappy374]

@@jamesanthony5681 Dick Cavett was fantastic. A very witty man in his own right, and his chats with Woody Allen were always hilarious.

[@jamesanthony5681]

@@pappy374 Cavett was very good, and I watched him from his early days (1968?), through to his PBS show in the 1980's.

[@jamesanthony5681]

@@pappy374 Likewise. A bright man and witty as you said.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

not really. he was a sexist pig to helen mirren.

[@VichoRPG]

Welles was 22 years old when this happened. What a life he lived.

[@VichoRPG]

@@drott150 Welles was 22 years old during the filming and screening of Ivens' "The Spanish Earth".

[@JGNeher-om4fy]

Also take into consideration that he may not be speaking the truth. He also claimed he had dinner with an unknown Hitler once. Which had to have taken place when Orson Welles was around 12 years old.

[@VichoRPG]

@@JGNeher-om4fy Probably. I've read Hemingway disliked and mistrusted Welles.

[@lmv92x]

Really? He looks old for 22.

[@VichoRPG]

@@lmv92x Well, that's theatrical makeup for you. Welles had just played Falstaff.

[@CalHarding01]

Welles seems to have had a grasp of the essence of depression at a time when few lay people really did. Even if he lacked the vocabulary to describe it, you can tell that he "got" it.

[@zapkvr]

Crap. Depression is an invention of the psychiatric profession.

[@richardjohnson7379]

baby jesus I’m impressed it didn’t cross your mind that he might be joking

[@wampyrelli]

@@richardjohnson7379 i'm impressed you can read his mind :O

[@richardjohnson7379]

Štěpán Hýbl well prepare to be amazed again, I actually don’t even know how to read minds- never even done it. I just considered that he might be joking

[@oniongummy8969]

Who wants to “get” depression?

[@kpaulwell]

"He was sick.... The Hemingway we are talking about did not choose his death. He might've--but he wasn't that man."

[@tostentwo]

"I used to keep him company when he went out duck shooting in Venice."" That line itself explains just how many other things they must have had in common in order to be friends,.

[@richardzaccone]

Not really they disagreed about the cruelty to bulls but use a shotgun to kill migrating birds..usual self involved hypocrite!

[@kabluwi]

@@richardzaccone hunting for food and killing an animal for purely entertainment reasons are two very different things.

[@thishandleistaken1011]

@83rdox The thing about gophers being ran over is a stupid anti-vegan argument.

[@farleydbear]

@@thishandleistaken1011 no, that's just the way it is. it's funny cuz it's true

[@thishandleistaken1011]

@@farleydbear It's true, but the amount of death vegans cause is 1/20th that of meat eaters. The animals you eat need to be grown feed as well.

[@darkeller16]

Anyone who has read tons of biography material on Hemingway cannot dispute a thing Mr. Welles says. Remember that this interview came out before most of the biographies were published. He clearly knew Ernest well, and there was a mutual respect.

[@hunmiliengtipi9218]

Can you recommend some?

[@BobyJooba]

There was no mutual respect since Hemingway hated Orson Wells and didn't trust him. You don't know what you're talking about, take a sit.

[@darkeller16]

@@BobyJooba Hemingway didn't hate Orson Welles or he would have shot him in the duck blind. You're uninformed. Don't discuss writers or you'll continue to embarrass yourself.

[@darkeller16]

@AMT Thanks. Anyone questioning whether Hemingway was 'in his right mind' at the end should see his last interview. Clearly the brain damage from the plane crashes was extreme. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKTZZ2Z5btl3gKc

[@yosid1702]

@@darkeller16 he was reading from cue cards dumbass

[@maryellwood3653]

"The man who has begun to live more seriously within begins to live more simply without " Ernest Hemingway One of many deep thoughtful and yet simply put quotes -loved Hemingway makes you stop and think - to think Orson Welles another great figure and he were friends what a collaboration!

[@richardzaccone]

A drunk a womanizer a person who sold his soul for money and fame...good riddance

[@emansnas]

@@richardzaccone You're entitled to your opinion of course, but it's not that often that one sees such a sad thoughtless one proudly displayed to the world. Also not nice to leave a turd like that on a sentient person's doorstep. But maybe that's just your religion showing through.

[@conmcgrath7502]

That's beautiful, I was unfamiliar with the quote but I won't forget it, at least in substance. For Whom The Bell Tolls, possibly my favorite book of all time. Thanks for posting it, it is truly a gift twice given.

[@tyrusgerlach]

Free (or pardon) Leonard Peltier and Julian Assange

[@Lexolo999]

What Orson said at the end-that the man who shot himself was not the real Hemingway-is totally right. Very good interview. Three giants right there: Welles, Parkinson, and Hemingway.

[@mushhushshutishpak7569]

who is parkinson?

[@bulldog244]

mushhushshu tishpak the guy doing the interview :)

[@AnnoDomini1990]

Lexolo999 Taqiyya (Shia) or Muda'rat (Sunni): tactical deceit for the purposes of spreading Islam. • Kitman: deceit by omission. • Tawriya: deceit by ambiguity. • Taysir: deceit through facilitation (not having to observe all the tenets of Sharia). • Darura: deceit through necessity (to engage in something "Haram" or forbidden). • Muruna: the temporary suspension of Sharia in order that Muslim immigrants appear "moderate".

[@ultrakool]

parkinson should never be spoken in the same breath

[@ladybird491]

Lexolo999 thats narcissist to say "i hurt myself but this is not really me" to deflect that you could ever possibly have a really weak moment, as if you are a GOD. Pure narcissist, licking eachother.

[@ElPatron-sw7gb]

There is no better story teller than Orson Wells. I could listen for hours.

[@SerWhiskeyfeet]

I can think of a few. One of them is the man they were talking about

[@Yosef9438]

@@SerWhiskeyfeet I can't help but disagree. Welles's criticism here is correct about his lack of humor in his books, something essential for truly great storytelling.

[@gcrackerz]

Geesh, Welles's casual speaking sounds like a novel.

[@christineayres5339]

His voice is a softer version of Vincent Price by sounds of him

[@jadentrez]

Orson Welles and Ernest Hemingway had one thing in common. Both were endlessly imitated, but never equaled.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Hemingway, yes by a bunch of writers. But Welles? How so?

[@jadentrez]

@@jamesanthony5681 Almost every director who came along in the 60s said they wanted to be directors because they had seen Citizen Kane.

[@jamesanthony5681]

@@jadentrez He certainly was an influence, as was John Ford (and others) in the case of Spielberg who actually met Ford at his office.

[@talastra]

Welles may not have been equaled in US cinema, but Hemingway has been exceeded by bazillions.

[@jadentrez]

@@talastra Like who?

[@Gr8Layks]

Why can't we still get interviews like this anymore in America?

[@ShadowACE1998]

+Anonymous Because we live in a classless society, as in no one has any. At best you get a bunch of pretentious assholes that make up for a lack of self esteem with an overwhelming abundance of ego. This permeates throughout modern society. From celebrity and elected officials, to your average KZbin commenter. Even I am guilty of that bullshit. It's a sad sign of the times we live in. Welles had class.

[@Gr8Layks]

He mostly had brains and raw talent. Also, class ... as long as you ignore those drunken rehearsals for Paul Masson champagne ads. LOL

[@WiningSwag]

+Anonymous Check out charlie rose/ 60 minutes, you have to find stuff it's the age of the internet

[@Gr8Layks]

Teddy Westside OffCameraShow. Excellent! Subscribed. Thanks!

[@christopherd1356]

+Jordan Delker Charlie Rose inserts himself too much in the interviews. We get a whole lot more of Charlie than anyone really wants. Look for Teri Gross and her radio interviews instead. That woman is a genius.

[@Boredonthejob]

"I used to keep him company when he went duck hunting in Venice." That's such an old school hollywood flex

[@obiwankenobi9439]

Venice, California 😂😂😂

[@Fan_Made_Videos]

I imagine Jack Woltz (The Godfather) bragging about banging 16 year old girls from all over the world as old school hollywood flex. Orson in this interview was an outsider looking in at Hollywood who had already moved on from him.

[@johntechwriter]

Approaching age 60 Hemingway suffered a concussion when he had to head-butt his way out of a burning plane in Africa. At that point his decline began. He became anxious, paranoid, convinced there were plots against him, typical schizophrenic behavior. His wife Mary could not handle him. He was hospitalized near their home in Ketchum Idaho and released, according to Mary, far too early. As soon as he had the chance he blew his brains out. I am grateful to Orson Welles for relating his encounters with Hemingway. I've read several biographies of the great writer and Welles's accounts ring true. Hemingway was very self conscious of his fame and the impossible reputation he had to live up to in public gatherings, and so would have been relieved to get to know another respected 20th Century artist who openly did not take him seriously as a persona -- though he took his writing completely seriously. These two men shared a similar career arc: ruthlessly ambitious in their youth the shamelessly promoted themselves, often at the expense of people who cared for them. But each produced brilliant work. Then in their mid-years, when then should have been at the top of their form, each went into a decline. Their later years were not so great, with the exception of Hemingway's authoring of "The Old Man and the Sea" which proved to all he was worthy of his Nobel prize, even later in life.

[@KasHxJay]

Wasn’t he actually being watched by the fbi or something I think he was right about that or am I thinking of someone else

[@theodore6548]

@@KasHxJay Yes, it turns out he was in fact being monitored. It had to do with his ties to Cuba.

[@cheeseburgerkid1329]

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy?

[@NorthwestAdventurerNWA]

@@cheeseburgerkid1329 fighters/boxers get it a bit more than most.

[@mikeledger2614]

I feel like Orson is from the 2000’s yet lived in the 1900’s and he is here to tell us all what these oldies were actually like.

[@MundusTransit]

mahaaa the frensh...

[@megaCK1000]

shampayne has alwaysbeen celebrated for its exshellency

[@Matt_Lifts]

Jason Bloho

[@sabatino1977]

YES!! That's what brought me here.

[@Chameleonardodavinci]

He doesn't do anything?

[@alanaronald244]

What do you mean?

[@regalsurvivor3418]

Hearing him speak he's clearly a brilliant thinker.

[@thisdudegotreal]

Marlon Brando coulda played Orson Welles. But Orson Welles could have also played Orson Welles and directed it.

[@jonathanclarke281]

Brando was a pathetic drunk towards the end of his life! Just watch his last film The Score or that Larry King interview he did if you want to see for yourself!

[@thisdudegotreal]

@@jonathanclarke281 why are you yelling

[@CoolGobyFish]

@@jonathanclarke281 Welles went crazy as well. I mean just look at him here. 400 pound bearded creature. also, watch his commercial outtakes. he was nuts.

[@williamsmith8790]

@@jonathanclarke281 The SNL skit of that interview with Travolta is actually less weird than the actual interview.

[@CoolGobyFish]

@W.A M.P he was definitely every accomplished. but unfortunately, he crammed everything into the first half of his life. after that, he turned into a weirdo. which is a shame.

[@gordongordon98]

Wow. A sign of high intelligence is the ability to effectively communicate your thoughts and orson Welles is fascinating 😀

[@negotiatorsnewguy]

The key to communication is training. That's why the sophists were in such great demand during Socrates time. It's not all about intelligence

[@DanielTaylorOCMD]

I have always found that a sense of humor accompanies a high intelligence. I am not surprised to hear him say that Hemingway had a good one.

[@feliscorax]

@@negotiatorsnewguy Actually, the Sophists were the antithesis to clarity of communication as their entire oeuvre was about using speech to manipulate the minds of men: there’s a reason the word ‘sophistry’ isn’t considered a compliment.

[@natalliaf6387]

That's not true. As proof, some of the best 'talkers' are car salesmen. Furthermore, if your job is "communicating and/or speaking" (politicians, actors, car salesmen), you're going to improve with practice. A trucker who lives his life in his mind as he rolls down the highway, will probably not be able to communicate his thoughts as well as a narcissistic actor.

[@chuckabbate5924]

We need this intellect so badly in this country at this moment

[@paulmunt6258]

What a beautiful and talented talk show guest Welles was. It makes you aware of how vacuous and talentless both the guests and the hosts are in todays medium. Parkinson is sometimes unfairly criticised for his contribution to these clips, but actually, he had the good grace to listen to his guests, and not keep interrupting like a lot of his successors do nowadays.

[@jamesrogers5277]

This was a beautiful and moving YT experience! Well done, Parky; thank you so much Orson Welles - and all you terrific commentators... and here’s to a certain absent friend ...

[@davidhutchinson5233]

What a talent he was.....Mr. Welles...you are still missed...40 years later.

[@jackspry9736]

RIP Ernest Hemingway (July 21, 1899 - July 2, 1961), aged 61 RIP Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 - October 10, 1985), aged 70 RIP Sir Michael Parkinson (March 28, 1935 - August 16, 2023), aged 88 You will be remembered as legends.

[@Riatzi]

"For my own part, I've never had a thought which I could not set down in words... " That voice, that accent.

[@lighthouse44]

Orson Welles is as brilliant as he is engrossing no matter what subject he is speaking on. The man truly was a genius.

[@NikSwiftDigs]

"But he's a bit of an old fashioned figure now, isn't he?" - 1974. "Nope." - 2016. "I fucking told you." - Orson Welles.

[@stanthonysfire6387]

I don't get it.

[@NikSwiftDigs]

Arywnn They assumed in the seventies that Hemingway was on the way out and would cease to be relevant in literature. It seems based off his current status that the seventies were wrong, and Welles was right...

[@liam71rock]

"They" said a lot of idiotic things in the seventies.

[@phillipstafford2320]

I hate they.

[@trysometruth]

The 70's were weird and wild, but idiocy is forever.

[@sonrouge]

Damn, hard to believe you could do all that during a live interview at one time.

[@iga279]

there was a time when men of stature were also extremely interesting;

[@BMG19FUNNYDIE]

They are. They just can't express it on TV. PR. The ruiner of all things good.

[@youtubew.9256]

The definition of stature has changed.

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

@@youtubew.9256 True! Here's an extremely interesting documentary of Marlon Brando ("Listen to Me Marlon"): kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKmzl51saZqgpbc

[@Brokefootchuck]

That's because in that time men of stature were of a certain prominence, with consequence in their wake. Influential men now are men of figure with only consequences as their legacy.

[@michaelscott-joynt3215]

Nowadays, rooms full of people tell us who's interesting and decide who has stature. Academia has also become a fragile, toxic, indoctrination camp. Along with drugs and vacuous pop culture that's utterly controlled by soulless corporations, we rarely make men and women like this anymore, and fewer rise to the top. There's hardly a market for brains. Science used to be a lecture. Nowadays, it's a meme.

[@ajnode]

This is such an important video.

[@serc_]

+Tim Shufflebottom This is KZbin not your college. Chill.

[@ajnode]

***** Orson Welles was arguably the most important contributor to film in the mid-20th century, existing videos of him are invaluable. He created film techniques that had never before been seen that would eventually revolutionize the industry permanently. Throughout Welles life, he was able to innovate with film technology and strategy. Using practical effects, such as overlays in the film Citizen Kane, Welles was able to develop films with visuals that had never before been seen. Through the introduction of techniques like these and others, investors began to realize the fiscal advantages of putting money into the developing film industry. For the next few decades, ideas that Welles constructed were utilized by many influential filmmakers. Because of existing video interviews, we are able to better understand who Welles was and his contribution to the strategic development of film-making. In conclusion, Welles demonstrated a creativity for film-making that had never been seen before, and perhaps never will again. His filming techniques are continued to be used today and footage of his speech helps contemporary audiences to understand the man in a more meaningful way.

[@bunny.thebest9103]

ajnode well said truly the greatest director of all time as well as the most important innovator in cinema history

[@jimjim292]

@@serc_ I think you mean it's not his community college.

[@777jones]

What a beautiful way of speaking. This man is more intelligent and more graceful than 999/1000 people. A great video.

[@juliusgonzo7527]

Orson, you are so talented, and perhaps Hem was just that or more so...but thank you for the mention of his talent and his humor.The keen observations of "who he was" at the time of his death, vs. "who he was before". are very important....

[@oscarsucre9059]

Having heard him speaking reminds me of an african proverb: "When an old man dies, a library burns down to ashes"

[@TheStockwell]

No disrespect intended, but it's not really a proverb if we know who coined the phrase - and when. In this case, it was Hampate Ba in 1960 at a UNESCO gathering and the phrase is "In Africa, when an old man dies, it's a library burning."

[@oscarsucre9059]

@@TheStockwell I am impressed! Then you are a living library.

[@John15293]

@ElfenBudd ? are you okay mate?

[@johnjohn-kd7fl]

That is only relevant in societies with oral histories.

[@Juel92]

@@johnjohn-kd7fl Not really. Not everyone in non-oral societies write down their memoars.

[@martinalenz5029]

So sad that those days have passed by....What great people and artists they were....I could listen to him for hours...❤

[@tuxguys]

Michael Parkinson: British National Treasure. Welles and Hemingway, swinging at each other in a dark screening room, and becoming great friends... this is too delicious for words.

[@honestpat7789]

I recently watched the new Hemingway documentary, which, in a sense aims to break down EH. They conveniently left out the part where he was sick, or, they at least didn’t elaborate on it enough. All that aside, he was almost peerless, the sun also rises is still one of the greatest novels I have ever read.

[@morningstar9233]

A fascinating insight into Hemingway from an equally fascinating man. I believe not only was Hemingway mentally unwell but also in a lot of physical pain/ illness when he took his life. He had i believe also lost the ability to write: so he had little to live for besides a lot of pain and mental anguish. He was a man who loved life and lived it to the full but his circumstances made living intolerable.

[@JohnnyMac2237]

KZbin: How about this? Me: How did they know I would love this?

[@ftniceberg874]

The algorithm only took 7 years to work 🤣😂🤣😂

[@ChrisPeck-niganma]

I was in 7th grade summer school when Hemingway shot himself. I not too long ago read Moveable Feast while living in Asia and was filled with that nostalgia of imagined times and places.

[@colinsmith1412]

And all we are left with is the ghosts of the past

[@ThePiratemachine]

I recommend watching Errol Flynn pictures.

[@dubtownman9508]

He speaks so honestly and humanly of Hemingway.

[@TheZigzagman]

Hemingway's life is such a rich and complicated tragedy. It plays like Macbeth by way of Tennessee Williams.

[@JamesJoyce12]

I am not convinced that you know what a tragedy comprises and I definitely don't think any tragedy can be rich. But I do agree it can be complicated.

[@davidcopson5800]

Is that a spicy analogy I see before me?

[@nhmooytis7058]

The Zigzagman suicide ran in his family.

[@tyefoster4935]

@@JamesJoyce12 pretentious

[@innertubez]

It's so great to watch actual conversations like this. Welles was awesome, and there are also some fantastic interviews with Carl Sagan. I miss that kind of eloquence by people on TV.

[@BenNCM]

that was just amazing. all of it. every word Welles spoke.

[@askhemingway9016]

He wasn't my friend because I fought him. He was my friend because he fought back. I miss you, Orson.

[@michaelreed6603]

@Flaturtha the Numidian yeah, its your stupid comment 3 years later

[@miguelvidalmartinez9456]

I mean, he wasn’t going to stand idly by. If that's a strategy to win friends, he'd have as many friends as bruises.

[@garyenwards1608]

he tussled with baby back ribs his whole life

[@williamsmith8790]

Orson Welles was one of those guys that “sucked the whole marrow” out of life. Like Hemingway, and Oliver Reed.

[@malcomlovejoy]

Why ya say that willie?

[@williamsmith8790]

@@malcomlovejoy He loved living

[@joelennon-phillips8132]

@@williamsmith8790 great response and comment

[@jamesanthony5681]

I'd include John Huston in that group.

[@nickberger6800]

I could always see them two having been friends, for no other reason than themselves just being geniuses at what they both did

[@TheSpenceAcles]

I'm from the town where Hemingway was born, and I can only say that I only aspire to have another great man talk about me this way after I pass. Secondly, I appreciate all of you. Coming to a video like this and reading the comments seems to be the only place where you can find correct spelling, punctuation, and intelligence in comments. An absolute treat. Keep the King's English alive people. Death to slang and abbreviation. "lol". Gross, bad taste in my mouth even joking about it.

[@tyjenkins9021]

+TheSpenceAcles Language evolves. That's the way it works. There's a reason you're not speaking old Brittonic.

[@TheSpenceAcles]

I'm all for evolution friend, just not when it's working in reverse. Your opinion, my opinion.

[@titod.7012]

Oak Park was still Cicero, Illinois at the time he was born. So technically he was born in Cicero, the town I grew up in.

[@michaelcelani8325]

Yes...pappa was born in Oak Park in 1899...funny thing Frank Lloyd Wright was already living there...pappa did not like Wright...pappa was conservative in many areas...Who else was born in 1899? Let's see....Hmmmm......wellAlfred Hitchcock and ...Humphrey Bogart...interesting. No?

[@michaelcelani8325]

Oh...bye the way pappa's mother was a lesbian.

[@user-hb2ku5oq5r]

Amazing interview¡¡Thank you¡¡

[@scoop4363]

18JUL2020 - Welles was such a magnificent talent. I followed him since the 1960s and was truly saddened by his passing. His voice was instantly recognizable, his acting talent was superb. Hemingway on the other hand was a brilliant but sad, a damaged shell of a man, injured and thrashing his way through this thing called life, who unknowingly got me thrown out of AP English in high school. I later went on to get a degree in writing. So there.

[@mck1972]

" Gee, Orson, What Do You Want to Do Tonight??? " " The Same Thing We Do Every Night-Try to Take Over the World! "

[@z1ssou]

Hahaha his voice is spot on Brain

[@Bluezbreakr2]

@@z1ssou iirc Brain was voiced explicitly as a sort of impression of Welles

[@Brokefootchuck]

Narf

[@Tadicuslegion78]

Take over the world supply of Mrs. Pell's fish sticks, rosebud frozen peas, and Blotto bros. Wine.

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

Orson Welles was wise beyond his years and he was like 70 at this point. Some very high levels of wisdom.

[@PatrickPierceBateman]

@@eliseereclus3475 Alright whatever bitch.

[@philiphalpenny3783]

Orson was only 58 in this 1973 interview...

[@GenLeeConcepts]

Wow, thanks for sharing this...quite amazing interview...

[@JavierArveloCruzSantana]

The beauty of old footage. I remember my college professor (Dr. Graham) showing the class MLK's speech before he died. "I may not make it with you ... But I've seen the mountain top!" It was powerful.

[@rhwinner]

I could sit and listen to this man for hours....

[@spb7883]

Arguably the closest we’ll get to Welles directing a Hemingway script is “The Killers”, 1946 Robert Siodmak’s adaptation of Hemingway’s story which owes much stylistically to “Citizen Kane”.

[@maulporphy4399]

Orson Welles was a tremendous treasure; a true genius.

[@coffeeandxanax2158]

How can one man be so thoughtful, elegant, so poignant in casual conversation? A true great man of the West.

[@craigspain2349]

Orson Welles, a richly poetic and articulate man! I've always enjoyed listening to this man who really had something to say, unlike the mindless dribble that oozes from the gashes of today's Hollywood celebrities!

[@carolkelly1324]

Couldn't agree more...

[@davemitchell6967]

Some of the best friends you'll have in life either they kicked your ass at some point or you kicked theirs.

[@garybaldy8421]

So true, the first time I met my wife I beat her ugly ass right into the ground. She was crying but still managed to say yes when I proposed moments later.

[@justliam2768]

Dave Mitchell, you've got it sussed, mate. As the old saying goes "treat 'em mean, keep 'em in the cupboard under the stairs."

[@durkadurka9711]

Gary Baldy That made me laugh. Well done.

[@stevesloan7132]

Yah. It's a guy thing.

[@DarkFilmDirector]

@@garybaldy8421 XD That is hilarious, well done sir!

[@Yapostadodat]

To those that don't know him and his work, Welles can seem very arrogant and carried away with his cigar and elegant manner of speech. Orson Welles is the real deal "artistic director"; a man of intense and passionate vision with the energy and ability to actually make it happen many times during his career. To see HIS vision of Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" would have been amazing but alas this he left to Coppola without even knowing it. A genius in radio before he ever got behind and in front of a camera, he was a born performer.

[@mjdayetube]

His voice is a soothing elixir for our diseased time.

[@v.e.7236]

Absolutely fascinating interview! Both listening to Welles (as is so easy anytime) and hearing about Hemmingway, an American legend w/ so much mythos surrounding him, was a treat for this aging bibliophile. I am an avid reader and have really gotten in to Hemmingway's stuff the last year or two. Works from a time nearly forgotten by most. I doubt that any of his stuff would sell today, in light of the push for "political correctness" this country (the world?) seems consumed by.

[@FenceDaGreat]

3:39 Interesting point, Welles seems genuinely interested in this question. Interviews are always, well, interviews, but here we have him bringing up a point and then questioning it. I suppose for artists it is THE existential question. Luckily, Hemingway is once again very popular. I didn't even know that these two knew each other, it sure sounds like Welles thought of Hemingway more fondly than Hemingway thought of Welles. Respect to both of the legends, two of the greatest American artists of the 20th century.

[@EdDunkle]

It seems like Welles knew everybody. I saw an interview where he claims to have come across Adolf Hitler in the 1930's and he thought he wasn't very significant.

[@joojo8590]

Absolutely stunning footage

[@grantandrews4826]

Love the dignity and grace displayed toward the end of this clip.

[@JulianEaton]

What an interesting conversation.

[@MediaMalable]

Welles is a brilliant storyteller, though you're always left wondering how much is true and how much is skillful embellishment. The image of him and Hemingway swinging away in the theater is absolutely marvelous, perhaps too much so. I'd place about 50/50 odds on it being true.

[@calibanjr]

Absolutely. I've always gotten the same feel from him. Also, the best stories are the ones best told, whether true or not. I'm from a large extended family of Boston-Irish, full of embellishers and lily-gilders. Over time the best stories evolve and nobody remembers them the same way, or whether they were true in the first place! LOL.

[@emikiwi]

@@calibanjr yeah exactly... but as Spike Milligan's father always used to say to him when accused of embroidering his tales, "Son, would you rather hear an exciting lie or the boring truth?"

[@jackolini]

I actually do believe it to be true. If you watch Welles when he goes off while doing the voice-over for the commercials, you can see he had trouble with not having creative control over anything he did. The fight happened because he was making a suggestion to Hemmingway and there was probably more to it than what he says here in the interview. I can believe he probably pissed off Hemmingway by being too overbearing and wanting to do things his way.

[@transcendentalacu]

Yes,, Hemingway was a boxer. He challenged many and won most boxing matches. He wanted a boxing ring made st his Key West house but his 2nd wife put in a pool instead. I don't think Hemingway would have missed on his swings. Great story by Welled nonetheless.

[@michaelcelani8325]

The best book to learn about Hemmingstein (a favorite Nick name for himself when young) is his book of letters that he wrote during hos lifetime assembled in chronological order. Much can be gleaned from that book. In that book he book he boxed Tommy Shevlin. But could never beat him because Shevlin used the so called Australian Shift....switching from lefty to rightly which Hem could not figure out! Many more stories in there...........Cheers!

[@Alan_Page]

I once played tennis with Napoleon Bonaparte. Short man, but a bold player. A little too bold at times. In fact his boldness is how I ended up winning. He approached the net on the match point, and I hit a scathing one-handed backhand passing shot that just caught the line.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Is that the reason he invaded Russia, he was upset at losing?.

[@sebastains]

So glad I found this!

[@fredbazoo]

What I would give to just sit down face to face with Orson Welles for about....4 hours.....have a Scotch and discuss any topic whatsoever.....What a brilliant man. I miss him so much. Peter Ustinov to...

[@MrCurbinator]

The love you can hear in his voice. Hemingway was lucky to have him at his back

[@prophecy414]

Thank you for this.

[@soursweettooth]

What a gem of an interview.

[@37Dionysos]

Hem used to drink with James Joyce in Paris, and when Joyce's Irish got somebody irritated, Joyce would run out yelling "Deal with that man, Hemingway, deal with him!"

[@billthestinker]

thanks for posting this, Welles holds Hemingway in high regard and it is interesting to learn that he had a good sense of humor

[@noeldown1952]

Welles was brilliant in his storytelling. He had this amazing ability to make stuff up on the spot and tell the most fantastical stories in a way that made the audience believe every word.

[@sturoc0]

" Its not a lie , if you believe it' ...Costanza (c) 1994

[@gboltlier6091]

wonderful interview!

[@buckroo8424]

Orson Welles could read from an old phone book and keep me completely spellbound.

[@cowboysfan782008]

Our American society saddens me, especially when I see what an appreciation for life, and content of character that so many of the people from his era seemed to have, and I think about that every time we lose another great man, like we did losing Sean Connery the other day.

[@cryptohunt2552]

Interviews like this gold.

[@r.lewisblake7793]

Wow! What a fantastic interview! A brilliant, wonderful, historic, flawed artist, talking about a brilliant, wonderful, historic, flawed artist.

[@ArtemAlexandra]

It's so beautiful to hear Welles wish the best for Hemingway, "he wasn't that man"

[@joemarshall4226]

Listening to Orson speak in an interview is as profound as reading the thoughts of a great writer. The interview was the perfect medium for him. No one could make words come alive verbally like he did. Yet, he was just a regular guy, easy-going, fun, funny, respecting of everyone at every level of society, seeing it from their point of view. "Actors are just sculptors who carve in snow", but Orson will live with us forever thanks to these interviews. I never tire of hearing him. He made anyone who listened his close friend.....

[@pope400]

"I used to keep him company when he went duck shooting in Venice..." Holy fuck this is good LMAO

[@RussMcClay]

+pope400 Venice, Louisiana.

[@pope400]

Clearly. ;) He always interviewed with such power though and just picturing Hemingway calling Orwell to be his company out shooting is like two titans shoe shopping.

[@tomnovak9658]

Welles lived in Italy. He married an Italian Countess.

[@gattopardodilampeduza3211]

Jon Duck shooting in Venice? that's bullshit!

[@michaelgibson4705]

Imagine being able to spend an evening with Orson regaling you with tales from his life

[@AnyoneCanSee]

Hemingway's very first story was for his school newspaper and it was about an old hunter that loses his mind and commits suicide by shooting himself.

[@SonofSethoitae]

Is there a source for this? I can find no evidence for it

[@99somerville]

I used to love watching Orson when he went on the old Merv Griffin show. Merv would just let him talk. His stories were wonderful.

[@rgillis1]

Great interview!

[@m0L3ify]

I will always love his voice. I adored The Third Man radio show as a teenager in the 90's. I know he kind of went mad, but I'll always adore that voice. He was a great writer in his own right back in the day.

[@DanielSmith-nn9xr]

Orson Welles, a beautiful speaker, what a natural storyteller!