Robert Duvall Watches Stephen's Favorite Scene From The Film "Network"

[@philippeh3904]

Literally one of the greats. Wish people talked about him on the same level as Pacino, De Niro, Hackman, Hoffman and Nicholson.

[@marsazorean62]

Abso fucking lutly

[@jonbus766]

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[@clydeharris3368]

they pretty much do..

[@jakestroll6518]

He was literally roommates with Hoffman and Hackman before either of them hit the big time.

[@clydeharris3368]

@@jakestroll6518 so cool. they're all greats of the new school of acting and the new wave of film. makes a lot of sense that they took influence from brando

[@TTM9691]

Jeez, I've seen Network ten thousand times, I got total chills rewatching that scene right now, out of context. What an actor, holy smokes. (And what a movie, for that matter, jeez.....)

[@regibson23]

Love Robert Duvall. It's going to break my heart when we lose him.

[@sherryhawn9357]

I adore all of his performances, including The Apostle, which I keep watching on DVD. Amazing icon.

[@tomtruett1946]

I have never understood why, but Robert Duvall is probably my favorite actor, the most convincing and naturalistic performer I’ve ever seen.

[@MJ-dq8ik]

This is priceless - so great that a TRUE fan like Colbert got the legendary actor Duvall to agree to this amazing interview

[@jeffsteitzer6005]

Duvall is an acting God. Thanks you SO much, Mr. Colbert, for this extraordinary interview.

[@ryanb7949]

What’s funny is Colbert is exactly the type of person Network depicts and mocks

[@sebastiantaibo2659]

It's amazing how Duvall ages physically but his intensity remains exactly the same, both on and off the screen. If you watch movies he did 10 or 20 years ago he conveys the same strength than he did 50 years ago, and it still shows in this interview.

[@HardwiredZ06]

He articulates himself very well here for his age. very well.

[@theheathen7236]

1 of the best ever.. Was lucky enough to meet him once when he was filming in Scotland.. An absolute gentleman..

[@daniel.j9062]

Robert Duval is a living Legend and talented actor.

[@AustinStonewall]

This is so good. Duvall just reaches out and grasps so much from a place of (seemingly) achievable quiet- I can't think of a human passion he couldn't play. Kudos to Colbert for the mix of intelligence and reverence shown throughout the interview... This is a masterclass on how to converse with elder statesmen/stateswomen.

[@VangeliRock]

0:28 that hand expression he makes as he looks up and says "he was our godfather" , just gives me chills. The man is a living legend.

[@geodez2959]

And then goes and says he doesn't buy what Brando said about actors not being real men😅.

[@joelarmstrongmusic]

love it

[@substitute91]

Network is amazing. Great Great performance by Bill Holden, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway, Duvall, Ned Beatty, it was just incredible powerhouse. With great scripts too. Boy i miss such films.

[@davidt9238]

What a great scene, Duvall is sooooooo good. I wish him the best of health.

[@jameskeyes1131]

The sign of a great actor is how easily he delivers his lines and how believable they are. Bob has a way of delivering the lines in such a relaxed way that you believe them no matter what he is saying. Redford is the same way. Convincing. Real. His performance in Open Range is just spectacular. He is a cranky old shit in real life but he still got roles because he is so damn good and knows instinctively how to deliver his skills in a convincing way. When you reach a certain level as he did 45 years ago, you don't need a director to play your role correctly. You just KNOW and Bob has known for decades. One of the best ever. He is 90 years old now and will be leaving us soon. The cinema will lose a true master. I will cry.

[@maxbowie6074]

I agree, and every single word of that applies equally to Gene Hackman

[@philipciaffa6643]

The Great Santini and Lonesome Dove are two of my favorite performances, but he has been iconic in so many projects. Always a Master!

[@ronaldboyker2123]

Fantastic! Colbert talking to one of the all time greatest actors about his awesome performance in one of the all time greatest movies. Pure gold.

[@PhoenixProdLLC]

Superb actor! 👋👋👋

[@ExKUKicker]

Loved Bob Duvall in Geronimo. Such controlled passion in his acting...a natural. He and Gene Hackman are two of the greatest character actors in the past 60 years. Thanks for the many spectacular movies, Mr. D!

[@yowzephyr]

I'll never forget in "Geronimo" when Duvall's character says "Texans, the lowest form of white man." People in the theater went "Ooooo!" and laughed.

[@stonerollin3669]

Duvall's best scene is in GodFather II when he asked Pacino, " Why do you hurt me Michael?" Duvall is so amazing and subtle and real. Can't go wrong if he's in the film.

[@marctouss1862]

for me and i think plenty people.. duvall's best scene is when he told tessio he couldn't help him..

[@kryten09]

Still makes me sad that godfather 3 wasn't Duvall's character going to war with Michael. The potential "fireworks" that acting could've been!

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

Sam Elliott

[@ruly8153]

He’s always making someone better

[@MacaulayConnor]

Robert Duval 's speech and acting in Seconhand Lions is great!

[@jordielavallee4242]

Everytime I see Mr.Duvall in any movie he stands out you believe the character good or bad what a legend.

[@missron80]

Tender Mercies is one of the greatest films I have ever seen. His singing in that is AMAZING and he gets nowhere near enough credit for it. I have adored that film since I was a child and him because of it

[@concernedcitizen5053]

His roles are so iconic, one thinks he's immortal and this 90-year-old version of his is a pure makeup and perfect method acting. What a legend.

[@laalaa99stl]

"Keeping it within your temperament" = keepin' it real.

[@jonbus766]

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[@waryaawariiri1812]

Stephen didn't get, though. He looks confused and was expecting something else.

[@elram2649]

Yeah, exactly...gotta act as if one is the character one's playing, ie, how we'd be and react under the character's circumstances. Cool beans. 😎👍

[@kevinfager.]

Yeah I liked that. Keeping it within your personal emotional range. Made me think that it could work though to reach that level and instead of holding back as you may in your personal life just let it break. If the intensity is appropriate.

[@lisahenderson8963]

Exactly- not overacting

[@vultan2000]

Mesmerising actor. Fascinating about acting within your own temperament.

[@ken_yap]

Duvall gave amazing acting tips in this. "Keeping it within your temperament" = Being truthful to yourself/your core being, so you're not acting at that moment aka faking it. He's a living legend.

[@JeighNeither]

Duvall's greatest acting performance is Lonesome Dove. Nothing comes close, it's acting at it's finest. You fall in love with his character within the first ten minutes of the film.

[@vbacs22]

Exactly 🥰

[@singlesideman]

I've watched this performance as many times as I have watched this film, and it still surprises me. Absolutely brilliant, all of it.

[@patriciabrewer2979]

After I read Lonesome Dove, which I loved, I was not too interested in seeing the film version, but when they cast Robert Duvall as Gus, I was hooked. He was perfect in that role and the best part of the film. He is the real deal.

[@janoskis2725]

I knew immediately the scene in Network when I saw the title of the video. That's also my favourite from the movie chock-full of amazing scenes. What a fantastic performance!

[@beammeier4997]

Love DuVall! Favorite movie; The Apostle. Absolutely stunning performance. A tour de force as they say.

[@cici7333]

Oh, mine too!

[@JiveDadson]

Amen, brother.

[@christopherjohnson8044]

Mr. Duvall is a legend on screen. There are recountless scenes that he has sold me on. He has certainly explored his temperament towards the betterment of us all. Thank you sir.

[@crisgross_redlands]

God bless you Stephen for mining this moment. One of my absolute favorites. The best of Paddy's films. It all seemed to come together with such a force - cast, subject, script, and the times and yet more prophetic than any one could have imagined. That is a great scene, along with Dunaway's "Frank, we're being handed this on a platter let's not piss it away," the opening scene with Holden and Finch and of course Beatty's speech … and the list goes on. Again, thanks for doing this. Surprised he was so removed. "Who wrote it, Chayeskfsky?" Yikes.

[@dixiedawnmillergoode6850]

I love him in “Second Hand Lion”

[@smalltimeblues]

Me too!

[@drum77]

That movie is SO awesome!! His ‘speech’ when he is the store and about to teach the younger people how to fight with a knife. He is just an unexplainable force.

[@LollieVox]

I stumbled on 'Network' by accident & fell in love with it!! Robert is fantastic in it!

[@DungeonStudio]

My fave scene from Network is Duvall hearing Dunaway's argument that Beale is grabbing all the headlines, and can't be lost to another network et al. And Duvall says to Dunaway "You're asking me to keep an emotionally disturbed man on the air, and keep him on?" And Dunaway just gives him this look of 'Well, yeah!' And Duvall slyly ponders it and says "I'll get back to you Diane". Brilliant!

[@shackdaddy7106]

At 90 years old, Robert Duvall is an American treasure. And always has been.Certainly one of the greatest actors of his generation if not all of Hollywood history.

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

Now Robert Duvall turn to 90 years old, but still legend.

[@DocOrtmeyer]

He looks great for 90

[@makiburgess5733]

I haven’t seen it in a long time, but I remember his amazing performance in The Great Santini. His co-stars are the sublime Blythe Danner and a very young Timothy Hutton.

[@zelmoziggy]

Michael O'Keefe.

[@makiburgess5733]

@@zelmoziggy you’re right, thanks. I totally misremembered that. I will have to watch again sometime. I guess it was merging in my mind with Ordinary People.

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

I know this movie

[@rob_4227]

I understand Rob Duval’s reluctance to explain acting, but keeping within your temperament is more instructive a sentence about acting than anything I have ever heard.

[@jonbus766]

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[@andrewpaull7485]

Couldn't agree more, I had exact same thought

[@ions7581]

I dont think its only a reluctance, he is truly trying to tell how he does it. Its just still so unspoken of, like acting has to be this mythical thing. Took me around 15 years of acting to realise what he is trying to say. Follow the script, read, listen, dont overdo it. My favourite version of this is Gandalf actors(name escapes me right now) did a comedy skit where he explained his whole method to be "I pretend to be a wizard". And thats pretty much it. Now there are fantastic techniques out there that can truly create magical performances. They just are not for me, after having tried them, and they can often fail when they make you lose focus on what acting is truly about, relaying a story.

[@banba317]

Yes, I think he's saying, 'you play a character, but you make the character out of yourself, using your emotional responses; you don't make yourself into the character.' Unless maybe you're playing a famous person in a bio-pic.

[@shanerothery]

@@ions7581 Ha, cracking reference. It's Ian McKellen in Extras: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIuyo4idqZmhr9U

[@Sicilia928]

"Godfather I", "Godfather II", "To Kill A Mockingbird", "M*A*S*H", "Captain Newman M.D.", "Tender Mercies", "Network", "Apocalypse Now" - most actors dream of playing Robert Duval's part as well as he did in just ONE of these movies! He's appreciated, but considering his body of work, underappreciated. One of the greatest of all time. He's right up there with his idol Brando.

[@johnparo5800]

I love his smaller movies, like The Apostle, Assassination Tango

[@bakilacat1]

The Apostle was good too

[@bakilacat1]

And the great santini! Awesome acting!

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

Also Colors, Falling Down, Jack Reacher & Joe Kidd

[@vbacs22]

Don't forget Lonesome Dove, his magnum opus in my opinion.

[@Indie-Adam]

Amazing interview.

[@rigsby1454]

Wow, good to see Duvall. A true legend of the screen

[@stormbringercoming8105]

Duvall can do more with a bad script than any of his peers. To me, that’s the sign of a great actor.

[@michaelrugers8899]

Duvall and Arkin are my two favorites

[@Tommyoda]

Robert Duvall 💯

[@sonny199]

I’m 18 and my dad just introduced me to scarface / godfather. My god Robert Duvall was incredible as consigliere in the godfathers 😭😭

[@michaelscot4816]

Two brilliant men in conversation. Wonderful. Makes me miss Hitchens. 💜

[@ericminch]

I wonder how the humorous and devout Colbert would get along with the humorous and rabidly atheist Hitchens.

[@Dan-nt2yb]

Man...imagine being able to sit and watch yourself in iconic movie scenes years ago. What a trip.😃👍🏾

[@phillipmeza3459]

There are Television episodes from the early 60's from this man that are "OSCAR" worthy, a natural! Loved Lonesome Dove, re-watch it every couple of years.

[@nikkiep23]

I loved Mr. Duvall in The Apostle.

[@MichaelLasotaMusic]

So beautiful. Thank you for this.

[@Garuski1]

Seeing interviews, some of me thinks Robert Duvall isn't really even acting. What you see is what you get. Love him.

[@ShamirYukno]

Brando to Duval “we’re gonna be buddies”. Next 6 weeks didn’t even say good morning. Man! 😂😂😂

[@henrywinterbottomii3613]

In the clip from "Network", Robert Duvall reminded me of a younger Robert DeNiro. Awesome.

[@NewMessage]

Just rewatched Falling Down the other night.. Great performance.

[@NotMeNaNaNa]

As a kid I thought he was the bad guy as Michael Douglas seemed to be that “Everyman Anti-Hero”, but the more I watch as an adult the more I see that Prendergass is the real hero.

[@YouGuessIGuess]

Yeah, that short scene where he's talking to his boss and you can clearly tell he hates him is excellent. Subtle but unmistakable.

[@BrianSmith-ez9kj]

Just refound Falling Down and bought it on DVD- hadn't watched it in decades, but when I did all these buried memories of how good it was with Duvall and Douglas flooded back as scenes played

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

Michael Douglas is son of Kirk Douglas.

[@annalopinski4459]

I’ve always loved Robert Duvall ❤️

[@bigneon_glitter]

Duvall is legendary in _Open Range._

[@DreadPirateRobrt]

My favorite actor of all time. He is truly an amazing actor and can play anyone.

[@jamesfraley2715]

I think I understand the temperment reference - he's suggesting that actors must bring their own voice to the character. They can add certain traits or quirks to a performance, but honesty comes when they connect with some inner truth.

[@geordiedynes2088]

If you haven't seen GET LOW, it's a modern masterpiece. Duvall and Bill Murray knock it out of the park

[@TheNicoduch]

"True Confessions", one of the best "film noir" ever made. Stunning performance

[@claudetteholloway2367]

Loved it...

[@dequelan]

Network is one of the best movies ever made

[@DrNothing23]

Kind of the opposite of what's going on now where the TV 'bad guys' are controlling a large proportion of people and having them do bad things.

[@ShamirYukno]

I need to go watch it. That scene was great!

[@rtg1960]

Agreed! One of the great films of all time.

[@DocOrtmeyer]

@@DrNothing23 it's literally the illuminati controlling the world media.

[@cuda426hemi]

"I'm Mad As Hell, and I'm Not Going To Take It Anymore" ~ 'Howard Beale'

[@Krezo200]

Amazing that he‘s still with us

[@RevSharonDee]

My favorite Robert Duvall role was Gus McCrae in the TV miniseries Lonesome Dove. He really brought that character to life.

[@jayneneewing2369]

I still love “Network”. Helluva film.

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

My favourite scenes is I'm mad as hell & i'm not gonna take this anymore!

[@jayneneewing2369]

@@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 - Such a great film.

[@Fopeano]

This is fucking amazing that Robert Duvall can reflect my career as an automotive technician, in the sense that great performances on my part have sunk into an endless blur of a profession that I've grown quite sick of. Such an great actor that it turns out is as much of a person as I am.

[@mark11967AD]

The Great Santini was such a down to earth film even including the color it was shot in. It almost looked more like a made for TV movie. While the acting was solid as was the story. But what made the film stand out as a classic was one thing and one thing only and that was Robert Duvall. The true archetype of the malevolent father who disembowels those around him simply because he cannot love himself. Definitely a superb actor. Compare this to the almost benign role in The Godfather and you see his true range.

[@gailreese4102]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@YouGuessIGuess]

If you haven't seen Network you're missing out. It's incredible.

[@bryanalstoncoxing]

One of the best movies ever written and made. It gets better with time!

[@maryeliason1504]

Always been an excellent actor. I will ALWAYS remember Gus McCrae from LONESOME DOVE & yes the mobie TOMORROW was heartbreaking & unforgettable. I have copies of both.

[@dontmindme633]

And the fight scene from Secondhand lions, his dialog in response to “who do you think you are?” I'm Hub McCann. I've fought in two World Wars and countless smaller ones on three continents. I led thousands of men into battle with everything from horses and swords to artillery and tanks. I've seen the headwaters of the Nile, and tribes of natives no white man had ever seen before. I've won and lost a dozen fortunes, KILLED MANY MEN and loved only one woman with a passion a FLEA like you could never begin to understand. That's who I am. NOW, GO HOME, BOY!

[@n00dlez56]

Protect Robert at all costs

[@tunkamoose1981]

About 2:05, Stephen asks Duvall to talk about a negative quote from Brando, and the answer, “Ahh, Brando said a lot of things,” with respect. Brilliant actor; good interview.

[@bigh7972]

Robert Duvall in The Great Santini . Now that was a performance to remember sports fans.

[@JiveDadson]

It made me feel like a primitive, single-cell Santini.

[@gerrynightingale9045]

*I think the best story I ever heard on 'Acting' was from Burt Reynolds* *Reynolds said "I was working not far from the set of 'Inherit The Wind' and I got the chance to speak with Spencer Tracy and ask him for advice and was shocked when he actually talked with me instead of throwing me out on my ass and he told me "The best advice I can give you is to 'hold back' in a scene where you're being asked to be in a fight or some verbal encounter...don't ever 'go overboard' with your portrayal of whatever character your playing...don't take the easy way out, and think it thru first"* *Tracy told me "You remember 'Captains Courageous" and the fight scene I had where all I did was hold John's wrist tight? It was supposed to have been a 'punch-up' and we changed it to a test of strength and will instead of sailors brawl"* *The other advice I've heard was from Edward G. Robinson who said *When you take on role, always give it your best because you owe it to yourself and the audience watching you and THEY are the ones who pass judgment on your abilities...not the director or a producer or even the head of a studio or your fellow actors...the people in the theatre are your judges"*

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

Frank Sinatra

[@robertbates6249]

good read thanks for posting =)

[@gerrynightingale9045]

@@robertbates6249 *I always admired 'Little Eddie G' because he always 'put everything' into whatever role he was offered, no matter what it was...from 'gangster' to 'home-spun farmer' and even a not-well-known movie called 'The Hatchet Man' with him in the 'lead' as 'The Honorable Hatchet Man' which is the Chinese equivalent of a 'roving U.S. Marshal' for the Royal House* *Even at his end, when he knew he was on his way 'out' he absolutely insisted on playing the role 'Saul' in 'Soylent Green' opposite Charlton Heston...and he put his 'absolute best' into it, and it shows* (*The studio was nervous over Robinson, and Heston said "No Eddie, no 'Me' because he always makes me look good in anything...all I have is 'chin and strut' and some 'looks' and he's a real actor"* ) *Heston got his way*

[@gerrynightingale9045]

@@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401 *'Sinatra' was desperate in his career choices in movies because he knew the 'Big Band Era' was 'on it's way out' and his record-sales were very poor by the 1950's...he was 'dropped' by the 'Capitol Records' label* *'From Here To Eternity' put Sinatra 'back in the big-leagues' again, just as he knew it would when people saw that Frank really could play a 'straight dramatic role' alongside 'Heavyweights' like Montgomery Clift*

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

@@gerrynightingale9045 Also Dean Martin

[@elenalatici9568]

Was invited to lunch with Duvall, DeNiro and a couple of others (can't remember), but Paddy Chayefsky was there and I was seated next to him. He was the only one I talked with. At one point Duvall said, She's sitting here with (think there were 4) famous actors and all she wants to do is talk to the fkin writer." Chayefsky was such a brilliant writer and a very nice man. He was so sweet to talk to me and answer my zillion questions.

[@azimisyauqieabdulwahab9401]

My favourite scenes is I'm mad as hell & i'm not gonna take this anymore!

[@halkuhns8070]

Robert Duvall's reaction to seeing the "Network" clip is a genius observation, and so many years later! And he didn't remember the movie well before seeing the clip! He nailed it that Hackett threatens to lose it yelling at Max Schumacher, but sits down barely containing his rage, and it totally energizes the scene to the max - the anger Duvall didn't release... No greater actor than Robert Duvall!

[@thunderousapplause]

it’s called ‘playing against’ and it means holding in the emotion will make it more powerful.

[@zelmoziggy]

His scene when he tells off Laurence Olivier in The Betsy is excellent, too.

[@mariaaurorarizaba5076]

Indeed ! He is lined up with the great actors!

[@topdog6742]

He's in the top 10 for sure! Love that dude!

[@lanemyer774]

The first movie that comes to my mind whenever Robert Duvall is mentioned is "Falling Down". And he was in The Godfather and Apocalypse Now, two of the greatest movies ever made.

[@kevintheilen9643]

The reason Duvall is not more famous is this, and so frustrated I can't find who said it (I think Letterman; maybe Carson): "Every movie he's in, it looks like they got The Real Guy to be in the movie- it never looks like an actor playing a part." So he's not 'famous for acting' like others are.

[@DreadPirateRobrt]

Could not have been said better. He's my favorite of all time.

[@regibson23]

It's the difference between character actors and movie stars. Movie stars get the asses in the seats. Character actors keep them there.

[@eargasm1072]

He seems to be more content, from the roles he's chosen and played, to prefer being an outstanding character actor instead of a "star"

[@eargasm1072]

He's always been a treat in many classic Westerns too..."Open Range" "True Grit" etc

[@amycastor2872]

That was a great scene. Love Duvall.

[@Lulu-ue2lj]

Thank for recognizing and interviewing RDuvall

[@ListenWell]

I’m here for Robert Duvall

[@georgemensah2292]

I ran into Robert Duvall at Hershey Lodge and he yelled at his (5th?) wife for her rude and shameful remarks at me. I respect this man.

[@pooliewoolie]

well that's a yikes for his wife

[@introvertdude842]

What did his wife say to you?

[@piranha5506]

It’s really sweet how he talks about Brando. He is still a patron saint to American actors.

[@lynnchotoocho9713]

Second Hand Lions and A Night in Old Mexico are two of my favorites.

[@behramcooper3691]

Network is also one of my all time favourite movies.

[@DW-nb2zc]

No role this man can't play to perfection btw greatest American actor ever

[@joshjosh320]

Reading comments about Duvall's work, I'd give a shout out to a 1997 film called "The Apostle". Very much an "indie" film, which is what brought it to my attention back then, just getting into cinema. Incredible performance in that film, which he also wrote and directed.

[@willow_dearest08]

Rob is so adorable!

[@macswanton9622]

I gotta say, It's great to hear from an aging veteran of stage and screen, who still has a complete set of marbles, and a heart as big as outdoors. He reminds me of Jimmy Stewart.

[@bigs6566]

Make way for a fighter pilot! The Great Santini, unbelievable!

[@jaywilson4520]

Such a awesome movie, Network.

[@Hollins23]

0:03 It really spruces things up when the band coordinate their outfits like this in a black/ white motif.

[@DrNothing23]

One of the BEST late night talk show bands ever!! ..and that's just one of many reasons why.

[@ruly8153]

Love this guy

[@SpregioCheeks]

Fng genius, a lot of actors can learn from this clip to find their own Temperament and quit over acting.

[@danmcaleer7327]

My absolute favorite phrase Mr. Duvall said in any movie : I love the smell of napalm in the morning. - from Apocalypse Now.

[@WendelltheSongwriter]

You are not a Robert Duvall fan if you haven't seen his performance in Wrestling Ernest Hemingway which, of course, is magnificent.