Alec Guinness.........an elegant actor from a more civilized age.
@obiemichaels96752 жыл бұрын
I like what you did there
@Wesley_Peter_Redmond2 жыл бұрын
I understood that reference!😉
@buoynscom2 жыл бұрын
Not as clumsy or random as today's actors.
@nvtnvt96172 жыл бұрын
@@buoynscom Owww you have to stop it now 😂
@therealnodeezeee54872 жыл бұрын
He is the best obi wan from a certain point of view
@Kenz3058 жыл бұрын
"People are going to read too much into it" ALEC YOU HAD NO IDEA
@ALEN1ful8 жыл бұрын
LOL captain hindsight how fitting.
@taitano128 жыл бұрын
Didn't help that he had a rather low opinion of it either. LOL Apparently he liked doing episode IV well enough, but had a low opinion of it because he really didn't like the Sci-Fi genre and he said in a magazine interview that he thought of it as more of a fun and happy children's movie than anything else. He enjoyed it and enjoyed waching it as he said... However, due to the nature of the fandom - and the strange letters he was starting to receive - he really didn't want to be in V and despised the role by the time VI rolled around. I feel sorry for G man. To be typecast so late in such a legendary career in a genre he wasn't fond of, from a small but important part in a movie that was supposed to be just a fun little fluff piece and that garnered him the type of obsessive fans that make a serious and artistic actor like him cringe.
@frankcastle96917 жыл бұрын
Captain Hindsight you tell it right captain hindsight.
@aaronl225 жыл бұрын
Captain Hindsight +
@postersandstuff5 жыл бұрын
Me and my friend chuckle cuz he was annoyed by SW , lmao :p
@TheBabyDerp2 жыл бұрын
"People are going to read too much into it" understatement of the century right there
@tinobemellow Жыл бұрын
*Fast forward to the modern day when people are practically making a religion out of Star Wars*
@everettatwater2939 Жыл бұрын
@@tinobemellow Ha, ha, true, the original Star Wars are the catholic the prequels are the orthodox and the Disney crap is Protestantism
@IngoPagels Жыл бұрын
@@tinobemellow Well, if it is true that there is a multiverse ... there is a chacne that STAR WARS is real! ;) well, maybe... maybe not...
@Losrandir Жыл бұрын
It would grow more powerful than Lucas could possibly imagine
@tinobemellow Жыл бұрын
@@IngoPagels by that logic, there's also a universe somewhere where everything is made of swiss cheese.
@librarygary16185 жыл бұрын
"the dialogue was pretty ropey, but I had to go on turning the page." star wars in a sentence
@paveantelic78764 жыл бұрын
truth, in swtor i always had to do the next mission because it was really interesting, despite it looking laughable concerning the graphics and animations
@tcook16784 жыл бұрын
Yupp
@blaynestaleypro4 жыл бұрын
and he did in fact make changes to the dialogue that stuck.
@drystannelson30314 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe that Sir Alec Guinnes hates Star Wars🙄
@Bauglir1004 жыл бұрын
@@drystannelson3031 He didn't really hate it as much as people think. Alec was a classically trained actor, and he was frustrated that most people only knew him for his work on Star Wars and not any of the other movies he worked on.
@hmdwgf2 жыл бұрын
According to Harrison Ford, during the making of the movie, he and Mark Hamill would usually fool around and not commit to their work as much whenever Sir Alec Guinness was not on set. When Guinness was on set, they behaved much more professionally. That's how much respect the man had from those around him.
@stalhandske9649 Жыл бұрын
Certain veteran actors, especially (but not exclusively) those having been involved with theater, seem to have that commanding presence and a kind of aura urging others to do their best as well. I have let myself understand Patrick Stewart had very similar of an effect on Star Trek: TNG cast.
@thoso1973 Жыл бұрын
Guinness basically was for STAR WARS, what Ian McKellen was for the LOTR films.
@Roald94 Жыл бұрын
@@stalhandske9649 i love that reflexion. certainly seems like they command with their presence, and i think mostly has to do with how theater works, and the type of characters he did. they seemed to have a strong personality. so in a way, he pours his own essence on the characters he is in. no wonder they felt commanded to do better. he inspired that i supose.
@jonathanduplantis1403 Жыл бұрын
@@thoso1973 Christopher Lee???
@indranidasgupta8982 Жыл бұрын
@@stalhandske9649 I think it was the other way around. The TNG cast - especially Spiner and Frakes - had the opposite effect on Stewart. They loosened him up considerably.
@asciiavatar4 жыл бұрын
"a marvelous, healthy innocence"..."great pace"..."wonderful to look at"..."full of guts"..."nothing unpleasant"..."no horrors"..."no sleazy sex"..."a sort of, wonderful freshness about it" - Alec Guinness on watching the first Star Wars in the theatre. What a great time it was for cinema.
@farflownfalcon10762 жыл бұрын
Mind you, I still have flash-backs to Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru's scorched skeletons!
@194853DodgeTrucks2 жыл бұрын
I was 12 in 1977......the fallout of the Vietnam War, Disaster films and dark Sci Fi. Even Planet of the Apes was a story of mankind destroying his world to be enslaved by apes. Our parents depressed about the gas lines and a failing economy.....cocaine replaced weed, crime soared....music became increasingly divided...Then "Star Wars" was released. Sometimes I wonder if that movie gave me a better childhood, it truly made me a happy kid. What followed were dozen of movies and TV shows trying to capture that same magic. My favorite was Battlestar Galactica.
Proves you can make a lot of money not doing sleazy and gory stuff
@codswallop3212 жыл бұрын
@@farflownfalcon1076 on paper, it's possibly the most violent film I've ever seen
@raremetaltracks8 жыл бұрын
"People are going to read too much into it" This man was a prophet.
@pinball19748 жыл бұрын
It became more powerful than he could possibly imagine.
@mhikl44847 жыл бұрын
Truly a Gentleman is/was Alec Guinness. Have always enjoyed his work. Such subtlety in his performances often catching one off guard.
@4ll4nb31l5 жыл бұрын
whats the prophecy ?
@BandytaCzasu5 жыл бұрын
Ask James Dean.
@maxwellalexander29625 жыл бұрын
@Lil Supreme You take familiar concepts and make them so unique that they don't visibly parallel the thing you're taking inspiration from and it creates a "wonder effect". I suppose George-and-friend's idea was to take as much out of those fields as possible to create an Epic. And it worked, I wonder if the Iliad and The Odyssey when it was made so long ago was just inspiration from every tale they knew of in the Mediterranean world. Cool shit.
@rowanaforrest97924 жыл бұрын
I remember that George Lucas' first idea for Obi-Wan was that he was somewhat crazy, but Sir Alec refused to play a crazy character, so George altered Obi-Wan to how he is in the movie. I'm forever glad Sir Alec made that suggestion!
@linchen0084 жыл бұрын
Really? I would have loved a crazy Ben Kenobi. That would be in the tradition of the best zen masters. The best one were mostly crazy or would at least being a kind of fool. Thank you for sharing this information. You made my day 😁.
@greedokenobi38554 жыл бұрын
Really? Is that perhaps where the ‘strange old hermit’ line originated from? I’m also glad that it turned out the way it did btw!
@greedokenobi38554 жыл бұрын
linchen008 Yoda’s first appearance probably payed some homage to that because he seemed pretty nutty at first. But I think this was just his type of humor, to troll Luke a little bit at first lol. And perhaps there was a little bit of crazyness in him that 900 years caused but obviously his wisdom was much greater than his crazyness (if at all, perhaps it was 100% humor).
@rowanaforrest97924 жыл бұрын
@@greedokenobi3855 I think it was 100% Yoda's sense of humor, and using it to test how Luke would respond to someone he'd assume didn't matter.
@greedokenobi38554 жыл бұрын
Rowana Forrest I think so as well. Seems most likely.
@sirravixfourhorn7681 Жыл бұрын
He's right. What made the original Star Wars so good was how simplistic it was. It was pure unadulterated fun and it was pretty cool.
@Peter_1986 Жыл бұрын
The original Star Wars movies didn't take themselves too seriously; their main focus was to entertain the audience, and this is why they have a lot of action and humour. They have sort of the same vibe as the Indiana Jones movies.
@Eli_B30004 ай бұрын
@@Peter_1986 Back to the Future I feel like as well, it's just action and jokes, and some heart.
@MsMaster5638 жыл бұрын
''Obi Wan Kenobi... Now thats a name I haven't heard in a long time, a long time...''
@jjolq59778 жыл бұрын
RafaelGamez Love that scene! Probably one of the best in all of StarWars!
@someonesomebody3048 жыл бұрын
Sharrel Wright No, not senile at all. He had been going by the name "Ben" for so many years that he was a little amused to hear someone mention the name that he had avoided using for probably twenty years.
@WondrousLanternProductions7 жыл бұрын
Sadly, this man didn't like his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi and openly told people not to watch it for being "fantasy rubbish".
@amin_taheri5 жыл бұрын
Of course i know him... he's me!
@vegashawk40665 жыл бұрын
That mans just a crazy old wizard.
@jamesalandixon8 жыл бұрын
People always say he hated Star Wars but he's very complimentary about it here. I think the hard core fans get sore that he wasn't more enthusiastic about it, but he was an old guy who'd done and seen it all by this point. He wasn't suddenly going to accept that this was now the defining role of his career.
@xalstarx8 жыл бұрын
I think he grew bitter towards it in the years to follow, because he didn't like how he'd suddenly become most famous for playing Obi Wan Kenobi, after a long and prestigious acting career.
@willemverheij34128 жыл бұрын
I like star wars, and I certainly don't blame him. I've seen some of his other movies and he played some beautifull roles. And I think that any actor who enjoys his or her craft would prefer to be remembered for what they consider to be their best work instead of for movies they themselves did not like very much.
@willemverheij34128 жыл бұрын
DCF - HazardReborn Alec Guiness was already famous and already had a distinguished career when he appeared in star wars. But due to it many younger generations only identified him with this single role.
@withnail-and-i8 жыл бұрын
Willem Verheij Yeah, Star Wars is some of his most forgettable work.
@willemverheij34128 жыл бұрын
And I Well I would not go that far, like any great professional actor he gives a great performance even in a small part, same goes for Peter Cushing as Tarkin. Alec Guiness was great for the role since like the character he does have a certain wisdom about him. I've not seen all of his movies, but I really liked him in bridge over the river kwai and Lawrence of Arabia.
@nickeriksson2 жыл бұрын
What strikes me instantly about this interview is how authentic both interviewer and interviewee seem. It seems like a very natural conversation, free of consistent jokes and the artifice that is so common on the film promotion circuit.
@michaelmilli84872 жыл бұрын
How a celebrity interview should be
@nickeriksson2 жыл бұрын
@Andrew Conrad That makes a lot of sense to me. A shame really, as it does feel very authentic.
@therexbellator2 жыл бұрын
It's also very frank. I've always heard that Guiness didn't have a high opinion of Star Wars and here he pulls no punches in this interview, stating with no hesitation that he found the dialogue ropey. That's pretty daring. Usually celebs tend to be very diplomatic with their responses especially toward their own projects and those involved in them. Much respect for Alec Guiness. The man was a class act.
@VivecsTDawg2 жыл бұрын
It is all too common nowadays for interviewers to just ask stupid questions or boring predictable questions or even sometimes inappropriate questions. It's all really dull except to see the actor/actress having a conversation. This is more authentic and today lacks a whole lot of authenticity in almost all aspects of life now.
@martinwilliams41032 жыл бұрын
That was the hallmark of Michael Parkinson's interview show, and the reason it was so massively popular here in the UK. Today's equivalent is Graham Norton, who is just as skilled at putting A-list celebrities at ease, and getting them to really open up.
@ROOKTABULA9 жыл бұрын
"The dialogue was pretty ropey.." That should be on George Lucas' tombstone.
@mad48455 жыл бұрын
ROOKTABULA well it’s curious that those weird dialogues become the most famous dialogues in cinema history! George was ahead of his era,the others simply not!
@jml-rj5re5 жыл бұрын
It's interesting how literary Sci Fi masterpieces from Vonnegut and Gibson's Neuromancer trilogy never translated well onto screen. Dune is a magnificent failure. Only Philip K. Dick's "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep" was developed to full realization in Ridley Scott's Blade Runner (which also starred Harrison Ford). But that was made possible only by Star Wars - which was able elevate a B movie schtick into extraordinary visuals. There's the Wrath of Khan, but that's a different universe...
@stephenolan55395 жыл бұрын
@@mad4845 The really bad lines did not make the movie. AFAIK there was at least one line that Mark Hamill simply would not say.
@RFC35145 жыл бұрын
Harrison Ford famously told Lucas "George, you can _type_ this shit, but you can't say it."
@user-bf8ud9vt5b5 жыл бұрын
If only Sir Alec was there to offer a few suggestions for the Prequels...
@christopherthorkon39978 жыл бұрын
I could listen to him talk all day long.
@anasshahid2248 жыл бұрын
Christopher Thorkon me too
@quaidnomore8 жыл бұрын
Christopher Thorkon who? Parkinson or Guinness?
@christopherthorkon39978 жыл бұрын
George McDaniels Oh Guinness. His voice is incredible and the content always interesting.
@bridgecross Жыл бұрын
This is the most complimentary I've ever heard him about Star Wars.
@oscarvasquez7065 жыл бұрын
I bet the first thing Sir Alec Guinness said when he first met George Lucas in person was: "Hello there..."
@stproducciones91404 жыл бұрын
imagine, Ewan McGregor was but a six-year-old kid at the time that meeting took place. if only he knew.
@thekraken1084 жыл бұрын
Isn't that his first line in the movie?
@hoogen45814 жыл бұрын
@@thekraken108 Come here my little friend. Don't be afraid.
@thealienontheinternet4 жыл бұрын
George Lucas: “General Kenobi!”
@nilesclifford15444 жыл бұрын
Oscar Vasquez no one's ever really gone.
@DaveNoodles8 жыл бұрын
This is so British I suddenly feel like tea is in order.
@ThePayola1238 жыл бұрын
DaveNoodles Don't forget about the Crumpets...!!!
@InputArchive8 жыл бұрын
Payhole Everdouche I have never met anyone here in England who eats crumpets, I don't even think I've ever even seen them in supermarkets lol
@bulman078 жыл бұрын
+Mr Know Nothing You're joking?
@InputArchive8 жыл бұрын
Andrew Bulman Nope, but we are a nation of tea addicts ;)
@bulman078 жыл бұрын
Mr Know Nothing I would have happily said every supermarket in Britain sells crumpets. But then, I don't like tea (or hot drinks), so what do I know.
@56postoffice4 жыл бұрын
*"If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."* The only actor to get an Academy Award nomination in the entire Star Wars franchise. Great, great actor.
@zapkvr3 жыл бұрын
Well that was just politics. He should have one for Bridge on the river Kwai. Its a masterpeice.
@56postoffice3 жыл бұрын
@@zapkvr He won Best Actor for *"River Kwai."*
@AC-gw4qu3 жыл бұрын
@@56postoffice That was politics, too. ;-)
@bengt-oveandersson29143 жыл бұрын
What? Harrison Ford was nominated for Witness. And he should have won it.
@56postoffice3 жыл бұрын
@@bengt-oveandersson2914 That was for *"Witness."* I'm talking about the Star Wars films. Sir Alec is the only actor to be Oscar nominated in the entire franchise in the acting catergory.
@mmeredith278 жыл бұрын
"People are going to read too much into it". Masterpiece of understatement.
@thejew17895 жыл бұрын
He didn't hate Star Wars, he was just upset that it became the defining role of his career after he was in so many great roles.
@katewilliams40134 жыл бұрын
And also that far too many people started worshiping a movie as if it were an actual religion with a god, prophets, holy idols and core tenets. To him it was merely another movie. To some other people it was un unhealthy obsession and that annoyed him. Especially those who approached him as "Obi-Wan".
@thejew17894 жыл бұрын
@@katewilliams4013 I agree, he probably felt that way.
@jonathanpeterson75764 жыл бұрын
Of the movies he has been in, not one of them took on a measure of attraction that A New Hope did. I wonder which one he must have hated more, being known for this role or for the any of the few lines people must have used in addressing him.
@grumpyotter4 жыл бұрын
"I shot an arrow into the air; she fell to earth in Berkeley Square."
@johnnemesh54594 жыл бұрын
I bet he didn't mind the 2.25% of the profits! Kind of pissed at him for whining about it for so many years when he got SOOOO much damn money for his effort!
@emmaprocter40625 ай бұрын
What Sir Alec brought was almost a touch of Shakespeare to Star Wars and i think Mark Hamill responded in a Hamlet like way. And then you have the majesterial John Williams score. Pure magic.
@Thebossstage19 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload RIP Alec Guinness 1914-2000
@evilution12549 жыл бұрын
+The Boss Stage1 Serious innings. The Force truly was with him.
@flopinvictus56468 жыл бұрын
+Öykü Özer 86 isn't really "ancient" these days
@jasonlefler34565 жыл бұрын
The first prequel killed him.
@AmazingMReviews9 жыл бұрын
Even Alec admits George has bad dialogue. It's just not his forte it seems
@MaheshWalatara9 жыл бұрын
+TheMattMan095 He didn't say that- its because its a space movie and the dialogue is different to what he's used to. Personally I never had a problem with any of the dialog- only some of the stuff in the prequels.
@PapunaOfficial9 жыл бұрын
+TheMattMan095 there are some extra guys who write dialogues I wonder why did not lucas use them
@darkhawk19799 жыл бұрын
+TheMattMan095 Alec was the one who suggested they replace "laser sword" with "lightsaber".
@AmazingMReviews9 жыл бұрын
darkhawk1979 really?
@1997residente9 жыл бұрын
He dissapointed me With Wyatt Earp...but hey He Wrote EMPIRE STRIKES BACK BITCHES !!!
@thegood9 Жыл бұрын
RIP Sir Alec! Will always be remembered as one of the all time greats.
@sufirodger5 жыл бұрын
This is one of the occasions where KZbin’s algorithm has suggested an absolute diamond of a 4:40 clip. Loved this from start to end.
@TheLeafsConvo5 жыл бұрын
Graeme Rodger yes!
@audience25 жыл бұрын
I watched an interview of Ewan McGregor the day before yesterday. Then yesterday the algorithm suggested an interview of Peter Cushing on his role as Grand Moff Tarkin. Today it suggested this one with Sir Alec Guinness.
@EQOAnostalgia5 жыл бұрын
do you always talk like a sparkle princess and does your wifes boyfriend know?
@hellasincere4 жыл бұрын
Exactly how I stumbled upon this brilliant interview.
@gwynedd15 жыл бұрын
Out of all the celestial objects in Star Wars, it was Alec Guinness that added the most gravity.
@tobyhart85154 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed and he didn't even planet.
@Tinseltownintherain-zd7ep4 жыл бұрын
And Peter Cushing. His gravitas is a great balance to Guinness in the movie. "you're far too trusting" eeeevil Grand Moff Tarkin. Brilliant. I don't think the movie would have worked that well without those two class turns cast in it, not to mention the experience and help they gave George Lucas and the young freshmen actors.
@7rich794 жыл бұрын
Classically trained actors can add something extra to a film or show. Similar with actors such as Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart.
@Charsiupao4 жыл бұрын
James Earl Jones' voice was pretty iconic as well, even though sadly the dialogue between these two was short...
@tobyhart85154 жыл бұрын
@@Charsiupao yes, but he didn't deliver his lines with the same kind of force.
@mike0203634 жыл бұрын
I'm struck by the effortless way he slipped into the George Lucas impersonation. A master actor. He truly was one of the greats and in no way diminished by his role in Star Wars. He gave so much joy to all of us and I can't think of anything more relevant than that.
@Shikta-poobah67 Жыл бұрын
If anything, playing Obi Wan only served to broaden his appeal. It introduced him (and continues to introduce him) to a whole new generation of fans. I’m 55, and I saw Star Wars on the big screen on it’s opening day in 1977, when I was almost 10 years old. By that time I had already seen Bridge On The River Kwai, but I was an anomaly for my age and it really wasn’t until I saw SW that Alec Guinness became a part of my main frame. No disrespect to Ewan MacGregor, who did a great job of playing a young Obi Wan, but to this day most fans, both young and older, still associate Obi Wan Kenobi with Sir Alec.
@therogue3534 жыл бұрын
It's just absolutely incredible to hear the man himself talking about one of the greatest film franchises in history as if it were any other fun little campy sci fi flick. Which of course is honestly all it was at the time. What a wonderful little slice of history, thank you for finding and sharing this with the world.
@danallery82073 жыл бұрын
this comment deserves more thumbs
@RadicalCaveman3 жыл бұрын
All the Star Wars movies are fun little campy sci fi flicks, except with big budgets.
@larrote64673 жыл бұрын
i like SW and know a lot about the EU, but lets be honest: it's always been a silly little fun film for kids. I don't want to shit on SW because there's nothing wrong with being that, but the fact that people took it so far says more about the imaturity and ignorance of the average person, and that's the sad part :/. I understand why Alec Guness grew to hate SW. PS: I've been playing TOR for about 3 weeks now and even though I enjoy it I am constantyl dissapointed at how SW is treated: 3000 years before the films and virtually nothing has changed: technology, architecture, fashion; the same 20 planets, carbonite freezing, etc.
@brainscott81983 жыл бұрын
Lucas said "The films are basically Western movies taking place in outer space..."
@ghughesarch3 жыл бұрын
@@mikemartin5749 "We"? You mean you and a few other sweaty teenagers. It was a good film, but it wasn't a new religion.
@charlessaint79264 жыл бұрын
The producer pulled a Jedi mind-trick with that 'quarter of a percent'.
@Stilgarsan4 жыл бұрын
More of a sith alteration to the deal. All you can do is pray he won't alter it any further.
@davidhazel58542 жыл бұрын
Good job he asked for it in writing, before it disappeared completely.
@c.s33692 жыл бұрын
Facts 🤣
@wonderquestor2 жыл бұрын
*waives hand* You don’t need to see it in writing.
@RedWarrior0812 жыл бұрын
@@c.s3369 when he says that you don't need to see his identification lol
@dstatton2 жыл бұрын
I am fortunately old enough to have appreciated Guinness long before Star Wars. The Lavender Hill Mob and Kind hearts and Coronets have always been two of my favorite films.
@doonsbury96562 жыл бұрын
@Davis Statton Ah yes indeed Davis! I too am of the age where I can appreciate the two classics you mentioned...but then again....almost anything that Alec Guinness has appeared in is, in my humble opinion, a classic! Bridge on the River Kwai just another example of this superb actors ability! Cheers, Doons
@ayMillmusic5 жыл бұрын
That voice is so magical.
@michaelclements46434 жыл бұрын
One of our greatest ever actors and always seems such a nice guy he's a legend and truly missed
@bbwng542 жыл бұрын
Completely agree. The younger generation don't know how great Sir Alec Guiness was. From Wikipedia: Guinness won an Academy Award, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and a Tony Award. In 1959 he was knighted by Elizabeth II for services to the arts. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960, the Academy Honorary Award for lifetime achievement in 1980 and the BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award in 1989. Guinness appeared in nine films that featured in the BFI's 100 greatest British films of the 20th century, which included five of David Lean's films.
@justinmacarrhur19242 жыл бұрын
@@bbwng54 wait you mean fellowship of the ring wtf?.
@Jharrison60142 жыл бұрын
He freekin awesome! He gave the film the kick it needed. Obi Wan, the very mysterious, and wise... no one could've done that like Alec.
@justinmacarrhur19242 жыл бұрын
@@Jharrison6014 just like a gave a kick to your mom tho
@Jharrison60142 жыл бұрын
@@justinmacarrhur1924 how do you know my Mom? (You trolls make no sense at all).
@aarachus3 жыл бұрын
Seeing Star Wars in the theater with my father is one of my single greatest memories. Thank you for this video
@bigbadbootydaddy5152 жыл бұрын
Same here. I had just turned 8 and was sitting in one of the front rows with my father. I was terrified at first when that Darth Vader boarded the rebel ship. But it was thrilling throughout.
@briandelmore71882 жыл бұрын
@@bigbadbootydaddy515 same here, also Christmas Story when it came out with him at the Billerica Flick.
@manjulajayakody47412 жыл бұрын
I remember going with my dad and younger brother when I was 6 in 1977 to see Star Wars, at Berkampsted cinema....you never forget a moment like that.
@buzzfunk2 жыл бұрын
Same here. Dad took me and he still talks about how my jaw never left the floor! I was 6 yrs old!
@brendanhiggins34422 жыл бұрын
Same only 5 but I can remember where I sat amazing really.
@fw14215 жыл бұрын
God bless Alec Guinness,he was a wonderful actor and his involvement in Star Wars definitely made it a better film. I miss him so.
@Klamath20465 жыл бұрын
Alec Guinness has one of those voices I could listen to forever
@halobebe61517 ай бұрын
How wonderful this came into my feed. I have never ever seen anything with Sir Alec talking about Star Wars. This is a gem.
@MichaelSmith-ui5zs8 жыл бұрын
A truly great actor.
@XV2508 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@A_Final_Hit8 жыл бұрын
TheEriczeppe You obviously haven't watched any of his work before Star Wars.
@larniieplayz62855 жыл бұрын
TheEriczeppe lies
@skyjuke20065 жыл бұрын
Capra, capra, capra, capra, capra!
@Phantomrasberryblowe5 жыл бұрын
TheEriczeppe You saw him on the stage did you?
@deckofcards878 жыл бұрын
RIP Sir Guiness. Shout out to Parky here too,, one the most prolific tv interviewers ever.
@tracymiller11493 жыл бұрын
It's amazing Lucas was able to get Guinness and Cushing. Added some important gravitas to the film.
@juerv13 жыл бұрын
Lucas was clever, he knew very well that British actors with their sophistication and vocal quality would increase the level of his popcorn films enormously. That's why he hired people like Cushing, Guinnes, Lee, Connery, McDiarmid, Daniels, Glover, Neeson, McGregor, Stamp, Freeman, Rhys-Davies, Elliott, Stone, Hurt, Broadbent for Star Wars and Indiana Jones. This strategy worked very well.
@simonhandy9622 жыл бұрын
@@juerv1 Kenny Barker is beeping in sad-tone R2D2...
@juerv12 жыл бұрын
@@simonhandy962 ????
@andypeterson3070 Жыл бұрын
@@juerv1 Also because a lot of the film was made in the Uk, so far easier to get hold of these actors where they live.
@dcanmore Жыл бұрын
@@andypeterson3070 you don't have to pay for hotel bills when they live nearby :) ... Stanley Kubrick mentioned this before.
@augusthawks65764 жыл бұрын
An actor who could do almost anything. He is greatly missed.
@luisecawthorne10252 жыл бұрын
The same calibre as Alan Rickman
@glencooper432 жыл бұрын
Almost. You should see his audition tape for the terminator. He was shit.
@stevetheplumber53785 жыл бұрын
Watch “The Lady killers” or “Kind hearts and coronets” or even “Bridge over the river Kwai” if you want to see Sir Alec act, great films
@edmonddantes36405 жыл бұрын
And his two miniseries as George Smiley.
@GLBHemstreet5 жыл бұрын
'The Man in the White Suit' is also a good one
@Fulgrim_The_Phoenician5 жыл бұрын
Cromwell!
@marktaylor64915 жыл бұрын
Or 'The Man in the White Suit'.
@DannyHsn5 жыл бұрын
Seen Ladykillers Is was amazing
@jamesdrynan2 жыл бұрын
Despite being downgraded to 2.25 per cent for Star Wars, Guinness eventually garnered around 75 million dollars for his work in the films. I was a fan of Guinness long before his " Obi-Wan " days. The Ealing comedies and many other movies made him a British star of stature. My preferred role by him was Jock Sinclair in " Tunes of glory, " his personal favorite. He and John Mills were excellent with a dream supporting cast.
@michaelbrandt54162 жыл бұрын
My favorite was "The Ladykillers" as well as "Cromwell". When Star Wars came out, i had no idea of who he was. Quickly became aware of the many fine films he made, going all the way back to the 40´s.
@Orangeflava2 жыл бұрын
Films? But he was only in 1 film. He earned that much just from a new hope?
@jamesdrynan2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelbrandt5416 So glad you di
@jamesdrynan2 жыл бұрын
@@michaelbrandt5416 So glad you discovered the many facets of a great actor.
@Orangeflava10 ай бұрын
@andrew66862 do ghost get paid scale? 👻
@katsugarkanemonroe7624 жыл бұрын
A Gentleman, a fine actor, a beautiful voice, a legend, thinking of 'The Bridge on the river Kwai'. Such a great decision, to take on the role of Obi won, He saw something unique, and went for it.
@BestDanTheMan808 жыл бұрын
He comes across to me as the most British gentleman ever. I would of expected him to climb into a spitfire after the interview and fly home. 👍🏻 they don't make them like this anymore.
@BoiledOctopus5 жыл бұрын
Climb into a Spitfire. LOL. Brilliant!!
@stephenolan55395 жыл бұрын
When you are this British they call you Sir.
@tuberobotto5 жыл бұрын
Why, you're practically denying three other British actors that honor, namely Sir John Gielgud, Peter Ustinov and Sir Lawrence Olivier. They all can hold pillars for being very proper gentlemen, and well cultivated.
@vubear5 жыл бұрын
@@tuberobotto Don't forget David Niven
@tuberobotto5 жыл бұрын
@fifthof why, are they some sort of worms or insects that you "culture"? Just joking lolsss But I guess you must be right in those terms, they are well "cultured".
@doychur30352 жыл бұрын
I can say as an 7 year old boy in New Zealand going to see this new film Star Wars my first night film ( exciting in itself ) was one of those moments in life that will never be forgotten….that start the music the tag line in a galaxy far far away then the rumble and the screen being filled with this amazing spaceship being chased by an even bigger spaceship well slap me silly we were all hooked and taken away to another time and another place it was awesome, best film of the franchise by far nothing beats the original Star Wars 😀
@jjwrightnz2 жыл бұрын
Are you actually me? 🤪 I saw Episode IV age 7 at the long-gone Odeon in Tauranga; I left the theatre walking on air. Hooked for life. Even the recent Jar Jar Abrams nonsense hasn't turned me off. Can't wait for the upcoming Obi-Wan Kenobi series.
@bradbackauthor99402 жыл бұрын
I saw the original Star Wars 42 times in the theater by 1978!! The tickets cost only $4 each, and I had been able to see the 4 special effects mistakes by then!
@doychur30352 жыл бұрын
@@jjwrightnz lol awesome bro mine was the state in Masterton with my starsky and hutch wrap around jersey legends
@nskid2 жыл бұрын
I was a bit older -- 20, actually -- when Star Wars was released, but my memory is similar. I was sitting in the front row of the balcony in a classic old theatre in Halifax, Canada, and it felt like that battle cruiser was sailing just over my head. It was mind blowing.
@zoso735 жыл бұрын
A "wonderful freshness." Perfect way to describe SW77.
@frankshailes32053 жыл бұрын
It certainly can't be said of the "franchise" today.
@Waterfront9754 жыл бұрын
I like how the older experienced actor helped the young director with the dialogue.
@mayormccheese61713 жыл бұрын
Out of all the Stars Wars stuff on KZbin this is my favourite. It's from 1977 when no one really knew what Star Wars would become, it's just two people talking about a great movie they recently saw.
@chuckybaby19735 жыл бұрын
A very elegant actor of a bygone era in cinema who is sorely missed. RIP Sir Alec Guinness (AKA Obi Wan Kenobi).
@Sticks16805 жыл бұрын
Gee. No one watching knew he was obi wan. They thought it was princess lea. Derp
@DannyDevito0694 жыл бұрын
I know he plays Obi Wan, but Alec himself seems like a very kind and very wise soul. I feel like I could’ve learned so much if i was a friend of his.
@holliswilliams84263 жыл бұрын
I read his memoirs and he seemed slightly cantankerous and miserable, I don't think you would gain that much being his friend.
@DannyDevito0693 жыл бұрын
@@holliswilliams8426 damn really?
@AudieHolland2 жыл бұрын
Mark Hamill became friends with him after Hamill had uttered his frustration during shooting, upon which Guinness simply remarked: "Relax, nothing in this business makes any sense." The two kept up a correspondance for quite some years.
@patrickbastow88532 жыл бұрын
My mum and dad had a classical record shop and Sir Alec used to spend hours in the shop while his lift (Daniel Day Lewis’s mum - they were neighbours) went shopping. He used to buy a lot of music. One day he wrote a cheque but forget his cheque guarantee card. He apologised to mum but she said it was fine. I said to my mum you should have said ‘don’t worry Sir Alec you own 2.25% of star wars’. A few years later my sister accidentally dropped something on Sir Alec’s fingers - but that’s another story
@RomeroDisease Жыл бұрын
What did your sister drop? 🤨
@darthbuzz15 жыл бұрын
Why on Earth so many say that he disliked the film is beyond me. He obviously loved it like we all do.
@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd10535 жыл бұрын
I think he was scepticle of it in the beginning. At that point in Alec Guiness's career he was on a downward slope and hadn't done very many good films for a while and nobody thought Star Wars was going to be a hit; let alone the biggest hit since Gone With the Wind. The man's an actor. He's paid to act. It's his trade. When Star Wars ended up making him more money than all of his other films combined, I think he came around.
@derf94655 жыл бұрын
In the press back in 77, he wasn't a fan.
@hfjtrytry92162 жыл бұрын
@@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053 thats a disservice to his great career as an actor, a "good" film is subjective, I enjoyed Hitler: The Last Ten Days and Caesar and Cleopatra both came out just a few years before star wars did. The fact is he remained very much active up until and after the star wars films. I agree no one expected this success but he didnt dislike them at all, what he didnt like is the stupid overbearing people it attracted, sadly something which the franchise will never shake.
@TheMuppetKid9 жыл бұрын
His George Lucas impression tho.
@deanmartin3805 жыл бұрын
Tho ???
@justinx.42065 жыл бұрын
A.D.M Nurseries tho
@FalloutProfile5 жыл бұрын
@@deanmartin380 tho
@Smeownth5 жыл бұрын
A.D.M Nurseries tho
@jordandenny68755 жыл бұрын
@@deanmartin380 tho
@IsaacWale20045 ай бұрын
Such a respectable actor.
@michaelmuldowney89 жыл бұрын
It was not just Sir Alec who had a problem with the dialogue - but Lucas got around the cast by reminding them that the story was set "a long time ago in a galaxy far far away" and this is how they spoke. His 2.5% profit sharing deal was massively lucrative for him and enabled him to pick and chose all his subsequent work projects without giving any real consideration to money. Guinness subsequent problems with STAR WARS related only to some of the obsessed fans he encountered - as he personally liked working on the film and the finished project than he viewed just once.
@paulcoddington6649 жыл бұрын
Michael Muldowney He may have been referring to the dialogue in the original script that never saw the light of day, as the final result wasn't at all bad - more formal and operatic than real life, but memorable in a "sticks in your mind" sort of way (I hear every word of it in my imagination, with sound effects, when I play the soundtrack album, having seen the film so many times, sad, I know). I am thinking of some terrible dialog that appears in the deleted scenes, such an extended conversation between C-3PO and Luke in the speeder talking about engine malfunctions and leaning back to fix them on the fly. I can't remember the exact words, but stuff along the lines of "Sir, the goiters are out of alignment", etc. That is, the worst attempt at techno-babble ever in the history of cinema.
@larniieplayz62855 жыл бұрын
Paul Coddington that sounds more weird than bad
@chrisdawson17762 жыл бұрын
@@paulcoddington664 Why are you gay?
@Dubdroid2 жыл бұрын
Yes, ... fans need to learn actors are 'actors' ... and it's not 'real' ... but 'faked' what's on screen ... and show some respect that actors deserve privacy and respect when 'resting' between jobs ... and have the right to 'move on' from a role they've played in the past ... not be continually being a representative of that character whenever obsessed fans want them to 'dance' to that tune, sign autographs etc and interrupt a family day out.😩
@AudieHolland2 жыл бұрын
In the Star Wars 'biography' titled "Empire Building," Guinness remembered a tv-show where he was confronted by a young teenage SW fan, who claimed he had seen the movie over a hundred times. Guinness became rather serious and spoke to the boy, saying that his love of the movie had clearly turned into an obsession and he begged the boy to never watch it again. Upon this, the young fan started crying uncontrollably.
@opencurtin5 жыл бұрын
One of the finest actors of any generation, he gave gravitas to any role he appeared in.
@antoniomartucci32702 жыл бұрын
Amazing actor, amazing person. Kind, gentle, elegant in any expression. I discovered him recently and it makes me so sad that he is not with us anymore (for a long time now). Great loss for people who loved him. He lives in the memory of what he has given and left us.
@simonmoore68232 жыл бұрын
You need to watch the TV series "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" and its sequel "Smiley's People". Both, thankfully, are on KZbin. An absolute masterclass in acting from Sir Alec.
@cruisetheautisticboy9946 жыл бұрын
REST IN PIECE Alec Guinness 1914-2000 He played colonel nicholson and ben kenobi!!!
@Chillmax4 жыл бұрын
Go and watch him in 'Kind Hearts & Coronets', he plays all of the parts ;-).
@Ascoyned3 жыл бұрын
@@Chillmax Well, nearly all of them ;-)
@kourii3 жыл бұрын
And a fine job as Yevgraf in _Zhivago_
@bradleybrown83993 жыл бұрын
Peace, dude, it's phucking peace.
@skyry1013 жыл бұрын
Till 2000? Wow, The Phantom Menace must've got him.
@Deathlygunn4 жыл бұрын
Love listening to Sir Alec talk about Star Wars in such a fond way, we all hear the stories of how he grew to resent the trilogy for overshadowing the rest of his career and telling children to stop watching it, but people forget that back when they were releasing he was genuinely quite proud of the film and really enjoyed getting to be a part of it all.
@Paugose2 жыл бұрын
Last time I've checked, he didn't really hated Star Wars, but he started to be worry of the almost religious following it was starting to get, wich he saw as unhealthy and a bit dangerous, that's why he told the child "I must tell you that what I'm about to ask is unpleasant, but you should not watch Star Wars again" after the child told him he saw the film 1000 times. Now of course I'm sure we have thousands of different versions as of his reason behind his feelings regarding Star Wars, but that's the last thing I've found about it.
@erichall3326 Жыл бұрын
I think the interviewer was right. After you see Star Wars, you just feel happy. Which is actually very rare with most movies.
@aymarafan76695 жыл бұрын
I love his roles in “Lawrence of Arabia,” “Bridge Over the River Kwai,” and “Cromwell,” can’t wait to see some of his other roles.
@ms35285 жыл бұрын
Check out kind hearts and coronets..
@MrRazorblade9995 жыл бұрын
@@ms3528 Best comedy ever made
@action19765 жыл бұрын
Check out the quiller memorandum he only plays a small part but fantastic as always and a great film all round.
@aymarafan76695 жыл бұрын
Thank you all for the suggestions for sure!
@fruzsimih72143 жыл бұрын
Check out the TV series Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. It's available on KZbin.
@joshhart3793 жыл бұрын
What an amazing candid interview. Nothing like we see today. Had no idea he had such a cut
@readmore64573 жыл бұрын
What a sublime actor he was. To be given this role proves what an utterly diverse actor he was, from comedy to serious drama to science fiction......fantastic talent.
@ramonsancheztorello71112 жыл бұрын
Comedy, drama, science fiction, epic film, spy film, Shakespearean characters, historical figures (Benjamin Disraeli, Prince Feisal, Pope Innocent III, Adolf Hitler, Marcus Aurelius, Sigmund Freud, Charles I), and fictional (Herbert Pocket, Fagin, Gulley Jimson, Jacob Marley's Ghost, George Smiley). His rank was incredible. I'm not surprised he was a little upset for being only remembered as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the last decades. RIP Sir Alec Guinness (1914-2000) You will never be forgotten.
@TheBurningWarrior2 жыл бұрын
@@ramonsancheztorello7111 Don't forget playing the title character in adaptations of GK Chesterton's Fr. Brown series. That role was of personally important to him, as it set him on the road to his conversion to Catholicism.
@jvvayne5554 жыл бұрын
I appreciate his honesty with the dialogue, he’s a very prestigious actor & knows what it best for him.
@MrHomertjones5 жыл бұрын
"dialogue was pretty ropey, but I had to keep on turning the page". George Lucas's work best summed up in one sentence.
@katewilliams40134 жыл бұрын
A visual extravaganza and a set of relatable character will always make most people overlook really corny dialogue and a simplistic plot.
@aesir1ases643 жыл бұрын
@@katewilliams4013 Simple plot but very engaging, George knew how to tell a story that anyone around the world could relate. It seems easy but most fail at it.
@peterbarlow57094 жыл бұрын
He’s basically reiterating what Harrison Ford told George: ‘you can write this George but you sure as shit can’t say it’ Alec has a modicum more eloquence to him xD
@LesPaul20063 жыл бұрын
Harrison said it the American way.
@aarachus3 жыл бұрын
Love Harrison
@rc591912 жыл бұрын
Lol loved Harrison's idea of tying George up and holding a gun to his head while making him read his script.
@as-ep7ev2 жыл бұрын
he is an englishman, whatever that means.
@briannaamore13832 жыл бұрын
It's too bad nobody said that to Lucas for the prequels. Especially Anakin's lines. OMG.
@samcostello28615 жыл бұрын
"Are people reading too much into your character?" "Oh, I'm getting some very strange letters." LOL
@tsancio8 жыл бұрын
Most honest and summarized Star Wars (A New Hope) review I've heard from someone who was an accomplished actor well before the movie was made.
@tsancio8 жыл бұрын
"People will read too much into it": Sir Alec Guiness predicts Star Wars fandom.
@BobbyLCollins4 жыл бұрын
"The dialogue was pretty ropey." The Prequels AND the sequels: "Hold my blue milk!"
@sonnyburnett87255 жыл бұрын
What a great man for doing films like this and being brave enough to take the chance. He never knew what was going to happen.
@lnsullivan4228 жыл бұрын
Oh my word he mimicked George Lucas. That was the funniest thing I've seen all day.
@makula55433 жыл бұрын
Incredible actor Alec Guiness! What a class act and amazing voice.
@FlyingGrunt288 жыл бұрын
Wow he actually liked it!
@soopahsoopah8 жыл бұрын
At the time, yes. In the coming years he got tired of it being so popular and overshadowing his other work.
@slothfromthegoonies82018 жыл бұрын
His relationship with the franchise is complicated. When it was being filmed he hated it, but after seeing it on the big screen he changed his mind. But years of people recognizing him as Obi-Wan Kenobi, rather than recognizing him for his other fine work, made him hate the series.
@themonkeyhand8 жыл бұрын
I had read that he originally didn't want the part because Obi-Wan dies in the movie.
@FatNature8 жыл бұрын
Actually he suggested Obi Wan die
@Ometecuhtli Жыл бұрын
Alec Guinness and Harrison Ford weren't very fond of the dialogue, no wonder they both wanted their characters to die in the movies.
@Matt-cz6ti9 жыл бұрын
You can't win, Darth. If you strike me down I shall become more powerful than you could possibly imagine
@granddaddy_funk9 жыл бұрын
i always thought that was a funny line
@granddaddy_funk9 жыл бұрын
+ttarkA113 because obi wan calls him darth like its his first name
@granddaddy_funk9 жыл бұрын
+ttarkA113 dont get me wrong i freaking love starwars but that line always stuck out to me
@Devilock799 жыл бұрын
+jhn hg Obi Wan knew him as Anakin, but Luke didn't and the audience certainly didn't at that point in the story. Would have been a massive spoiler to call him Anakin. Granted they could have just written, "You can't win. If you strike me down...".
@LocalMultiplex9 жыл бұрын
+Fake Name ONLY A MASTER OF EVIL DARTH
@magnificentmuttley20843 жыл бұрын
Sir Alec was ALWAYS a breath of fresh air, no matter the production he was associated with. A true movie great, who has never been truly appreciated for his remarkable performances throughout the many years of his wonderful career.
@Hotgarbage1008 жыл бұрын
1 of the greatest actors that ever lived period!
@anasshahid2248 жыл бұрын
Kevin Bolen a legend!! 👏👏
@JohyeahM8 жыл бұрын
Not many actors nowadays could play 8 parts in one film (Kind Hearts and Coronets).
@stephenolan55395 жыл бұрын
Yes and he is remembered for "it was true from a certain point of view".
@WaterShowsProd5 жыл бұрын
While of course fondly remembered for the comedies he did it's ironic that the two roles he so iconically embraces were the 2 films he thought were going so wrong: Star Wars and The Bridge On The River Kwai. In case of the latter he did say to David Lean, "You were right," after seeing the final product. Not sure if he ever said that to Lucas, but it seems like he had that sentiment in this interview.
@jpsned5 жыл бұрын
@@JohyeahM ".... my memoirs..."
@harveybaldry19694 жыл бұрын
Wow, a talk show where the host doesn't interrupt every half second, and an audience that don't behave like sheep
@philbedford89793 жыл бұрын
Yorkshires finest, Sir Michael Parkinson...
@DngrDan3 жыл бұрын
Crazy how they don't actually laugh at everything remotely funny
@9175steve3 жыл бұрын
Parky!!! This man was and in my opinion still is the undisputed king of TV interviews....and the audience don't laugh at every quip made by Sir Alec because they were genuinely interested in what he had to say.... An elegant talk show guest from a more civilised age......
@CASM-ze7lb3 жыл бұрын
The Graham Norton Show?
@Ben-nr2rm3 жыл бұрын
Or worse : Host mentions film/advert/song the guest is involved with American audience - cheers wildly for now apparent reason in recognition. Hideous.
@ethanwinters78299 ай бұрын
We're never going to have civil actors like this. Again, I appreciate. Alec Guinness he is truly a legend!
@AugustHawk9 жыл бұрын
To all the nay sayers who claim Alec Guiness loathed Star Wars - rubbish, and here's proof.
@TMC1982Part29 жыл бұрын
+AugustHawk www.imdb.com/name/nm0000027/board/flat/23181895?d=191361724#191361724 It's funny that Guinness regretted the impact that Star Wars would have on his career since later on Richard Harris had doubts about being in the Harry Potter films. Here were two veteran actors from the UK who were approached to portray a wise wizard character in two sagas that appealed largely to young audiences and they were a bit uncomfortable with the idea of being forever known as that one popular character that kids would be asking autographs from. Harris said he only accepted the role because his granddaughter persuaded him on the threat that she would never speak to him again, which sounds like a silly reason to take it. Sadly, Harris died a few years later after taking on the role and so it was the last big role of his career as he had feared. So far, the only veteran actor who has gotten to play a wizard in a popular saga and has openly expressed gratitude and contentment has been Ian McKellen because he was clearly enthusiastic about working on LOTR and going home with the memory of Gandalf and seeing him on posters and autographs. He clearly didn't mind the publicity and fame of Gandalf, especially since he's working on The Hobbit. It's strange how Harris and Guinness both felt unease about playing Dumbledore and Obi-Wan Kenobi and eventually those were the last big roles they took on, yet McKellen loved playing Gandalf and shows no regrets. Funny that Harris said that he thought McKellen was a dreadful actor, which I think shows a great distance between actors of a certain generation and how they differ in their tastes.
@AugustHawk9 жыл бұрын
Terrence Clay Thank you for sharing, and well written. I wish these esteemed actors realized how much they have blessed generations of audiences, and, in that fact alone, were blessed themselves. One way these actors should look at this is that it makes their names well known to a younger generation who are likely now to go and "google" their names and watch their pevious works for which they preferred to be known. I know many young people who have done this. As far as why Richard Harris took the role in Harry Potter, I'm not surprised his granddaughter had such influence on him. Parents will do a lot for their children, but grandparents will lasso the moon, if need be! ;)
@sonofcy9 жыл бұрын
+Jamie Wooder Don't underestimate the influence of that old boys network though, it can and has ruined the careers of those who it thinks have taken roles "Beneath them". One example of this was the late "Harry H Corbett". At the start of his career he was fated as the "Next Olivier" in theatrical circles. However once he took the role in "Steptoe annd Son" for the BBC, they disowned him and no theatre in the West End would have him
@StormsparkPegasus8 жыл бұрын
+AugustHawk He didn't like the story or the dialog. He thought the concept of the Force was one of the most ridiculous things he'd ever heard, and he hated having to say those lines. But at the same time, he was a very professional actor on the set, and the other actors had nothing but good things to say about him. The fact that he delivered his lines with conviction despite hating them shows how good of an actor he was.
@HenryMcGuinnessGuitar8 жыл бұрын
+Chathan Vemuri He was in "Tinker tailor soldier spy" and "Smiley's people" in I think 1979-81. Though these are TV rather than film, they are worth mentioning. They are TV masterpieces. In the UK at least, Guinness is still famous for them - and they should last for a bit as they really are quite something to watch.
@Cybele19868 жыл бұрын
What he says about Star Wars sounds absolutely true: the bad dialogue, the freshness, the charm. I think the psychotic fans turned him off. It doesn't seem as if he was displeased with the film itself.
@sirmount26364 жыл бұрын
Bad dialogue? It’s iconic.
@sirmount26362 жыл бұрын
@Richard Smart “scruffy-looking nerf herder” is ropey for sure
@Kallan0074 жыл бұрын
"A sort of freshness about it" - Sir Alec Guinness. I was so glad that you joined the cast to make it one of the best movies ever!
@phliip73624 жыл бұрын
This man clearly has the high ground.👏👏
@rob4b8 жыл бұрын
I watched this back then with my Grandad and I remember just thinking what a well spoken man.
@tomcline56313 жыл бұрын
I've heard the same stories about Alec hating star wars all my life. Never believed them for a minute. I have lived through ALL the Star Wars saga,seen most of,if not all the interviews by most of the main chapters over the years,and never,NEVER heard any of them,much Alec,say that they hated the experience,or regretted the experience! Sir Alec had been acting on stage and screen for 30\40 years before Obi-Wan, famous,historic plays and movies,of course he's as English as it gets,so I was never surprised he didn't get all emotional about his role. It wouldn't have been the same without him and his portrayal,and he's smart enough to have seen that!
@soddof79729 жыл бұрын
I would love to have met him and told him (after reading his indifference to star wars) how seeing him in star wars as a young boy caused me to watch all of his early films.
@darth8568 жыл бұрын
Now, that is probably something he would have greatly liked hearing. Might even have lessened his resentment a bit.
@richardvernon3175 жыл бұрын
Had seen a lot of his films before Star Wars, so knew if he was in it, it was likely to be good (was 11 at the time).
@Kilian6005 жыл бұрын
He was such an awesome performer, a class, which 99% of todays actors never reach in their lifetime. Distinguished and eloquent.
@michaelwarholak15123 жыл бұрын
What an amazing talent and lovable soul this man was The world lost an incredible personality when Sir Alec passed. One of my favorite film is "the man in the white suit". His portrayal of the main character is magnificent and completely believable. I don't think there is a movie with him in it, that was not awesome. RIP Obi Wan, the force will be with you - always.
@tomread87483 жыл бұрын
He's amazing in The Ladykillers too. So deliciously sinister.
@richardpierpoint14153 жыл бұрын
@@tomread8748 And in Kind Hearts and Coronets, where he plays NINE different characters - if anybody hasn't seen it, I would recommend giving it a watch...
@damiensuil2183 Жыл бұрын
@@richardpierpoint1415 an absolutely marvelous film
@paulabbotts1024 Жыл бұрын
Try watching the card he's absolutely brilliant in that 😊
@murdockfiles94068 жыл бұрын
Enjoyable interview. I enjoy his frank and honesty with always a kind demeanor.
@75pianist5 жыл бұрын
Elegant, the voice control, emotions , the way they dressed ....a different world back then
@stproducciones91404 жыл бұрын
a more civilized time
@Hamentsios104 жыл бұрын
Before the dark times, before disney
@Chillmax4 жыл бұрын
You can be like that know if you want, it just takes the desire & commitment.
@synthonaplinth59803 жыл бұрын
The anagram 'Genuine Class' for this man in the Simpsons was the most spot on thing EVER.
@InkySquid172 жыл бұрын
There's something so pleasant and calming about Sir Guiness' voice. I could listen to him read a documentary about soap.
@cruzsevilla8674 жыл бұрын
A gentleman,great actor ,wonderful human be....we miss you sir alec
@JadeBow12 жыл бұрын
His bit on the half-percent being added and then ending it with his agent talking about getting it in writing... great, real-world joke, delivered flawlessly!
@kryptonianpowers8 жыл бұрын
I just love Sir Alec's voice. It's very grandfatherly, just like Dumbledore from *Harry Potter*. If he were alive around the time the films were first being made, I'm sure Sir Alec would do a superlative job portraying a Harry Potter character.
@AH-be6bu4 жыл бұрын
"No horrors" *The burned corpses of Luke's aunt and uncle:* Are we a joke to you?
@robertisham52794 жыл бұрын
Most people never noticed it.
@sirmount26364 жыл бұрын
Nothing compared to Texas Chainsaw & many other films of the 70’s
@cptTK4214 жыл бұрын
Bruh, I literally didn't realize those where their charred bones until I saw the Family Guy parody (or was it Robot Chicken?). Not surprised someone might miss it.
@DarkWandererAU4 жыл бұрын
@@robertisham5279 6 year old me noticed it
@Magmafrost134 жыл бұрын
Also Ponda Baba's severed arm in a pool of blood
@Chris-ey5fv5 ай бұрын
As both one of the very best Actors in Cinematic History and a Courageous WW2 serviceman.Sir Alec Guinness will NEVER be forgotten.He lived an exsrodinary lifetime in just about everything he accomished;and Not Just in Theater Stage and in Movies. - From his great power achievements as a Actor,UK Navy Serviceman and Man.With undeniable fact,and absolutely with no fear of any contridiction. From the very beginning and end of your fantastic fine entire lifetime the Force truely most definately was indeed with you Sir Alec Guinness - ALWAYS.And now since you went on your way to your heavenly final destination way when you finaly went home in 2000. YOU and your film works and as well as everything great in the very great lifetime you lived will as along with how strongly the force that was always with you, Will not at all always, but now will eternal, as in 2000 when it became, and will truely continue forever to eternity❤😊.
@TristypoozOA9 жыл бұрын
Wha a respectable gentleman.
@WorthlessDeadEnd8 жыл бұрын
49 times, we fought that beast.
@funnydank80648 жыл бұрын
WorthlessDeadEnd it had a chickens head with duck feet, and a womans face too.
@Nemesis82218 жыл бұрын
In fact there was this huge mess and I had to change the floors
@kalliequintanilla45998 жыл бұрын
The floors?
@ThePetaaaaaa8 жыл бұрын
Jared Quintanilla you see his blood, it drained into the boards and I had to change em
@BboyYoutubeHandle8 жыл бұрын
But we all got a chicken, duck, woman thing waiting for us
@kenberthiaume46312 жыл бұрын
I liked him in great expectations. Wish all english people spoke with such class.
@mycubiclepenguin8689 жыл бұрын
obi wan, now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time... of course I know him, he's me!