Tim Curry Interview 1981 - Part One - (Full Tape Before Edits)

In this very rare footage from 1981 we see Tim discuss the following:
How he protects his voice.
His reaction to getting the role in Annie.
The first musical he ever saw.
Some of the musicals he remembers watching when he was young.
The character of Rooster.
Working with Carol Burnett & Bernadette Peters.
Working on Annie and how it was to work with John Huston.
Amadeus.
How working on stage differs from film.
Comedy vs. Drama.
Albert Finney
Unusual jobs in film crews.
This footage was originally found discarded in a skip and was restored to the footage you are now seeing. Small snippets of the footage were used for promotional footage but the full tape was never released to the public. This is a fascinating insight into Tim's personality, interview technique and of course it's full of interesting answers and opinions regarding various things.
Be sure to watch part two: • Tim Curry Interview 19...
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[@rosebyanyname]

If this man read the phone book onstage I would buy a ticket for every day of the run

[@miriamgreen3973]

Ditto

[@1812Katy]

Has there ever been a more beautiful man or a better actor? Thank you! I don't think so either. That voice! Makes me feel like I'm floating in warm honey. I could easily listen to him for every minute of every day for the rest of my life.

[@diorocksmetalon5993]

His smile. It's so contagious!! Love tim.

[@Viv8ldi]

What a man what a legend

[@Nikkaliah]

Omfg he's so adorable. And would SOMEBODY get him some freaking water!?

[@wendyhoffnung1209]

The ONE thing about TIM that always speaks for an Actor is his generous spirit, and graciousness. That is HUGE. When you help a fellow actor Become his BEST self, that speaks loudly for your nature.

[@jennedyjaye]

What an adorable, articulate man. :)

[@betsiedeane443]

i remember the first time i saw him. i felt my heart drop into my stomach. he was the sexiest man i,d ever seen. i just recently found out a out his stroke. i had that same feeling in my stomach

[@lovagecos]

when he speaks i die of happiness

[@JayFilmReact]

I love this man. He is so damn good looking in this interview! I also heard the famous Tim Curry laugh, which I was very pleased about. TheAqua200 1 day ago this man is soo underrated! He is a million times better than a lot of the "leading men" we have to sit thru..LOVE HIM!!!

[@dp6876]

It always amazes me how footage like this is all of a sudden discovered after being missing for 30 years. I'm so thankful for youtube. And thank you xMrsLaGuardiax.

[@verena9911]

he's so cute🥺

[@Lauralovestheatre]

Talent actor AND a wonderful singer! Love him in every movie he's been in.

[@crivket1235]

Mr. Curry.....too many talents , to count !!!!❤❤❤❤

[@einnocjoe]

LOVE THAT MAN

[@Blizzardthewolfie]

14:22 Tim: *looks at camera*" hit it" Me: *dies*

[@hunterking4045]

I met him one year before this interview. He had the long hair down to his shoulders. Was cut for Annie right afterwards.

[@brianhenderson8362]

Thanks for sharing this. These are what I wished to have seen so many years ago when I was a hardcore Tim Curry/Rock Horror fan. So sad to see him without that amazing smile for miles because of the stroke. Tim and Bowie were my childhood idols and I miss seeing them in movies and working on music. I'll check out all your stuff on Tim for sure, thanks again.

[@domainofthesun4400]

Talk about finding gold amid garbage. He is so patient with the half-dead bored interviewer who doesn't seem to have prepared for the interview at all (and inexplicably has no mic)

[@MerynCadell]

Ha! I just used the same word - "dead" - above. He's not wearing a mic presumably because it was understood that his brilllllllliant questions would never be part of the final product, mercifully.

[@rem2267]

He just makes me melt. One sexy dude. I thought his dancing was very good in Annie. I'm surprsed that he said he'd not danced much before. p.s.: His imitation of John Huston is dead-on.

[@fairybits]

Allison Halpin And gay,and OLD now.:( Gay is good.But old,:( Can not imagine that.Though I have seen photos of him.He is in a wheelchair now.Stroke got him.

[@StrictlyMystic]

+fairybits Aren't you just a little ray of sunshine.

[@fairybits]

(wink)StrictlyMystic

[@monicaanastasiadis6468]

+fairybits I still see that tim twinkle in his eye and his sense of humour is still very much in tact...

[@fairybits]

monica anastasiadis I have only seen one interview he did awhile back.So I can not say.But could be.

[@lovelylilyy100]

my name is lillie i almost died when he said it tons of times

[@darksaraph]

agree extreamly under rated hes brilliant

[@lupitaalexandraanguloarell8452]

Ahh I love him so much. ❤️❤️

[@anncuddeford8790]

I've always loved him too, sexy yes, check him out in 'Blue Money' UK television film - very funny, about 30 / 40 ish years ago

[@nicf475]

Favorite rooster of all time best version of Annie ever!!!

[@sophiaprater9846]

THE MAN.

[@mandysue1857]

His vooooooooiiiiiiiiiccccccccccce

[@officialtimcurry]

Oh absolutely. I mean who the hell changes much in a mere 32 years? Personally I've never trusted TC and his suspicious ageing rate either. I mean - in 32 years you might expect someones hair gets longer (but only a bit!!) but the way he has actually like changed in terms of getting like older. Blows my mind!! All the 66 year old men I've ever met look exactly the same as when they were 35! I guess Tim's just unique and special and that. But that's why we love him!!

[@audreymattson5127]

That man ages like a fine wine... Grows more and more beautiful as the years go by!! I love Tim so much! ❤️❤️❤️

[@micaylab1]

I'm in my 20's now and I still look the way I did when I was a teenager except better.

[@malloryknox6802]

@@micaylab1 come back in 30 years and let's see if you will still look the same 😂

[@nahoivy7439]

looove tim curry :))

[@debbiewesterman4488]

Thanks for posting! I love this.

[@DoctorJezz]

Thanks for this - much appreciated - love it.

[@Canuckchick32]

His eyelashes are so long awww

[@VRyuukV]

Smashing.

[@watchensee]

God I was a little baby when this interveiw aired. =)

[@frederickbabyyeah]

argg want..his babies..

[@WhatTheHell5000]

young tim curry. id hit that.

[@SoldierOfLoveForNow]

14:22

[@robin2012ism]

nice one

[@cindyd100]

One of the best comments on KZbin!!

[@dianecourtney2724]

He’s so adorably hot!!

[@BexCanHex1234]

William Banks: - 32 years is a long time! Tim Curry is nearly 70 years old now so of course he has aged.

[@StrictlyMystic]

+Rebecca S Canton I know, right? ONLY 32 years?! We all look a bit different now, imagine that...

[@platypusbuk]

and in his time of showmanship... he has blown our minds

[@StrictlyMystic]

+Arles Tippie Exactly! Hats off to the Master.

[@officialtimcurry]

Yeah. :( I kept telling Tim to shove over - but would he listen? Such a selfish man at times. PS - You're my favourite. x

[@officialtimcurry]

@TheDisneyGypsy I'm really sorry - I have no idea! As far as I'm aware it was only the Tim bits that were found....don't know if Bernadette was interviewed for this session.

[@wmorris3484]

Why is it that Tim Curry will look up as he he is answering a question? It as if he is searching somewhere for the answers! I don’t know really

[@mercurystar2002]

He must be tired. Poor guy they were working him a lot

[@monicaanastasiadis6468]

how and where on earth did you find this? in any event very grateful that you did....

[@patatasfries]

can we talk about his splitting image with hugh laurie please...

[@nihilblack4625]

Nananana..

[@ilovethetampabaylightning92]

Rooster,you reprobate!

[@crivket1235]

Tama Sogoian.. .HAS NEVER MET HIM !!!

[@officialtimcurry]

@kkthekitty Awgh shucks. Well if you're sure. And I wanted to be friends so much! *sniffle* You seem so nice! But you gotta do what you gotta do. Have a nice life. x

[@GodIsJamesMason]

Ouughh when he laughs! My ovaries are making babies!

[@anniewarbucks1794]

Rooster, not this again!

[@luluhicky95]

so hot!!!!!!

[@karlkrieger]

He is so hot!

[@monicaanastasiadis6468]

for mrs la guardiax..do you happen to know what that picture of tim and Mackenzie phillips is from? she s behind him with her hand sort of dipped into the front of his yellowish striped shirt? I m not aware of any film they ve done together...she was into a rock and roll lifestyle of sorts during around the same period he was touring? any info at all on this?

[@fairybits]

monica anastasiadis She was with the Mama's and Papa's.

[@officialtimcurry]

@kkthekitty who takes himself too seriously? Tim? Which interview have you been watching!? lol. I think you're totally misunderstanding his sense of humour here... Oh and as for what it is - if you read the info under the video I explain all :)

[@monicaanastasiadis6468]

email for mrs laguardiax

[@Theshark15z]

Tim Curry: GET OUT OF DEERY WHILE YOU STILL CAN!!!!!!

[@officialtimcurry]

@kkthekitty *clears throat* trolltrolltrolltrolltrolltrolltrolltrolltrolltrolltrolltroll... Too right I'm his girlfriend - hence why I'm too busy (banging his wonderful 65 year old bones) to go around writing misguided comments on various youtube videos and responses that I've missed the point of. kthxbai xx

[@BeetzDeetz]

What?

[@vincentpricesnephew]

either he is drunk or nervous

[@figocooldude]

He looks like Ronaldo. R9

[@kkthekitty]

Is it just me or does he look like he's in a bad mood, seems like he does'nt want to be there

[@MerynCadell]

I mean... with a dull-ass laconic interviewer like this one, it's pretty hard to keep the tone light, or make an impression with your words. To me, Tim seems game, overlooking the deadness of the interviewer, and - knowing that it was an interview from which mostly small bits would be taken to promote Annie (I presume that's what this is for) - he tries to stay cheery enough that any small chunk will still be appealing; even 'fun'.

[@barbarahoffmeier7481]

The person doing the interview is droll and Tim appears to be trying very hard not to make the guy look stupid.

[@monicaanastasiadis6468]

can you give me tip on how you find stuff like this please? I seem to search for things and not find exactly what I want..maybe it s what I m typing in..please help...

[@officialtimcurry]

What do you mean, Monica? How can you find stuff like this on KZbin or in general? Typing in 'Tim Curry' on KZbin is going to bring up all the results there are to be found....If you mean how can you unearth 'hidden gems' - well I'm afraid that has nothing to do with what you type into anywhere per se - anything I have and what I've decided to share has come from years of research and building relationships with people. Sorry if I've misunderstood your question, do clarify?

[@monicaanastasiadis6468]

I guess I misunderstood you as well...I thought you found this somewhere on the internet and then posted to you tube to share with all us tim curry admirers....I was not aware that someone gave you an actual copy and then you put it on you tube I thought I was an unsuccessfull internet searcher..i still think I am though so what a lucky girl you are..in the group with that person I ran across who found polaroids of tim a and friends during the filming of rocky...he found them at a subway station in nyc if you can believe that awesome luck for him but not so awesome to who lost them or took them at the time they were having fun times with the cast and friends...so thanks and I hope you ll keep sharing your gems...

[@officialtimcurry]

monica anastasiadis Yeah a lot of time, research and cold hard cash has gained me all this stuff over the years. I don't claim to own 'everything' but I can guarantee you won't find any more videos of Mr Curry randomly on the internet that aren't already on KZbin/on my channel. The guy who lost those photos on the subway was a well-known Rock Horror collector named Larry V - I managed to hook the 'finder' up with Larry and the guy was kind enough to return them to him - so it was a happy ending!!

[@monicaanastasiadis6468]

monica anastasiadis well you are well connected indeed.....and it renews my faith in humanity that the fellow actually returned them to the rightful owner...I love that story..thanks for sharing...are you in the states? and what was it that sparked your love of tim curry?

[@officialtimcurry]

monica anastasiadis I'm in the UK :) My love for Mr C was sort a *very* slow burn but it started a decade ago. Like most people I saw RHPS and was intrigued by the man behind the makeup...and I guess I just never stopped being intrigued. And you?

[@JacklostYedmore]

did you wake up on the wrong side of your bed or something?