Actor Peter O'Toole Discusses His Career and Making Lawrence of Arabia

Eight-time Oscar nominee Peter O'Toole talks with Robert Osborne about his life and acting career at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival.
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[@kelownatechkid]

He had such an eloquent and elegant way of speaking. An incredible interview.

[@bobjuniel8683]

Nothing wrong with Peter O'Toole's memory. Those that say he rambles on, just cannot remember the detail he provides. His body language shows he is reliving ten times more with every breath.

[@lydialas8756]

@Hello Bob how are you doing

[@12classics39]

Absolutely. He never forgot a thing.

[@flannerymonaghan-morris4825]

And to be fair, if you watched interviews with him when he was younger, he was always like that, rambling about whatever it was that was on his mind.

[@Missjunebugfreak]

Peter had such an enchanting voice: his diction and timbre is just so delightful. Plus he was such a charming raconteur.

[@joekouyoumjian2601]

Peter O'Toole was certainly a fine classically trained actor and a great storyteller; you don't see his kind anymore. Also, Robert Osborne, I miss his intros for TCM and his knowledge of the cinema. R.I.P Peter and Robert. Happy 60th anniversary Lawrence of Arabia; a masterpiece.

[@jonboz7585]

It broke my heart to hear Peter O'Toole say he wished he had won an Academy Award and that still wished it to be possible. He was nominated 8 times, but never won one. I always thought the Awards were nothing more than meaningless merchandising, full of sound a fury but signifying nothing but an attempt to lure people into the theaters. The pictures should speak for themselves. He certainly deserved more than one Academy Award!

[@rich-ard-style6996]

This us very surprising that he did not got an Award for at least for Laurence of Arabia.

[@Jared_Wignall]

I think this is Peter O’Toole’s best interview. He seemed quite game for this and Robert Osbourne was fantastic in conducting the interview. I think Peter O’Toole deserved the Academy Award for Lawrence of Arabia. While Gregory Peck did a fine job in To Kill a Mockingbird, O’Toole really conveyed something that seems to have been something many who knew the real T.E. Lawrence from working with him in the military: while they knew him quite well, they also didn’t know him. And watching Lawrence of Arabia between 3 and a half to 4 hours, we know a good amount about Lawrence, yet by the end of the film, there’s an enigma about him and a good part of that is thanks to O’Toole. It’s a little thing, but it’s very important to the character and the film. That’s the best performance I’ve seen on film and I’ve watched many films in my life and Peter O’Toole is one of my favorite actors I love to watch on the screen. There will never be another Peter O’Toole. RIP to Peter and Robert.

[@bredaokeeffe4702]

Never was a truer word spoken about peterno body will do it bette rip

[@melatomic]

Well said. A magnificent film. I saw a remastered edition on the big screen in the mid 80’s and am yet to have that cinematic experience matched. His portrayal of Laurence is truely iconic in its true sense. Omar Sharif has said in interviews that O’Toole made him. “Becket” is also a great film.

[@iona6489]

Lucky was I to have met him in Dublin in an after hours club . . .never forget it. He talked about “Kate, the only woman I ever loved outside my missus.”

[@EricBrunoBorgman]

@@melatomic I saw the restored version in abt 89 and I just saw the 4K version and it looked awesome in 4K, the clarity, the colors, the music and sound, in my opinion, despite the smaller image it surpassed the theater experience in '89!

[@EricBrunoBorgman]

Yes, O'Toole was robbed! He definitely deserved one for Lawrence and in my opinion a couple of others as well.

[@charlesyateschalfant]

O'Toole was a gift to us all. 95% of today's actors and entertainers will fade, yet, O'Toole, along with many others from time gone by, will live forever.

[@michaelsix9684]

Robert Osborne was a gem, miss him greatly, loved his voice and perfect manners--great host

[@FrankIsAlwaysRight]

Yup

[@oldtimer7635]

Yeah, harmless, almost invisible....good values?

[@bernardhenry17]

!a R

[@shadbolt4687]

Too right !

[@jeanbordes8241]

Peter O.Tool speaks a wonderful British English and is an excellent actor. We love you Peter. Thank you.

[@NJTDover]

Peter O'Toole passed away a long time ago, sunshine.

[@jacquikalich3873]

Love how he tries to include the entire audience! A true gentleman. Self depracating and funny. I love his laugh! RIP Peter.

[@12classics39]

that laugh is so adorable!

[@louisquintanar3066]

¹²

[@angelbabysqueaky3985]

A truly gifted, great actor. He's a fabulous storyteller. No one else could have played Lawrence then him.

[@12classics39]

He was, indeed, born to play Lawrence. There were many talented actors available at the time, yet if anyone other than him had been cast, the film wouldn’t be the masterpiece it is today. He absolutely made the movie.

[@james5460]

The single greatest performance of all time in "Lawrence of Arabia." His performance made that film, and he alone made it one of the greatest films ever made.

[@hayleyannamathieson674]

Agreed.✨✨

[@janetlieb2507]

Wonderful movie!! Inspired performance!!1 ❤

[@tomhamilton5261]

Peter O'Toole's role of Lawrence was a masterclass in acting. David Lean was a master filmmaker. Perfect cast.

[@tomhamilton5261]

@James Henderson That's a matter of opinion. I disagree with yours.If you watch and study the film and his performance then you might see the resonance. We agree to disagree.

[@troybirch]

James Henderson Curious- is casting black and multi-racial actors as Washington and Hamilton racist? Let’s worry about real racial inequality that effects us every day and make real change.

[@Joe-mz6dc]

This is a winner. I remember watching Lawrence of Arabia and being absolutely captivated the entire way through. Actors like this are rare.

[@johnzaccardi526]

Only Best Picture Oscar film that had no women.

[@melatomic]

@@johnzaccardi526 wow!

[@kwanyin4274]

Agree to the T!!!

[@DP-zd8fr]

No longer rare, almost extinct.

[@hectoralers84]

One of the best interviews i have ever seen thanks to Robert Osborn who was complete gentleman and a class act! Peter spoke humbly and with great wit and humor! I hung on to his every word and his little funny stories! Peter was simply a brilliant actor!

[@alanbates9073]

Right you are! And I hope you see or have seen "Orson Welles and Peter O'Toole on Hamlet" also here on KZbin or really any of O'Toole's interviews.

[@realalsenor]

I believe Robert Osborne deserves as much praise and admiration for the quality of this interview as Peter O' Toole.

[@jeffreylara3835]

Totally

[@12classics39]

The greatest interviewer of all time.

[@meinjapan]

I’m always amazed at how fragile Peter looks, and yet how clear and resonant his voice is.

[@robinsanders5541]

I could listen to his voice all day.

[@SarahJane-sr6id]

Very good story teller!!! I could also listen all day to all his stories!!! ♥🌹♥

[@disneyfamily5158]

The cancer was brutal. Hard to believe they're the same exact age.

[@johnnye7111]

Alcohol

[@flanplan5903]

And the energy too…you can see in his eyes the energy he had as a young man.

[@tjmul3381]

The first movie I ever saw was ‘Lawrence Of Arabia’. It is still my Favorite movie of all time. Thinking of the man, I believe this line from The Bard is most appropriate; “He was a man, take him for all in all, I shall not look upon his like again.” Thank you, Mr. O’Toole.

[@Robert-qo8ld]

Very appropriate

[@jackflash743]

My favourite as well

[@cccccc5055]

mine as well. my number one film of all time

[@lili-marlenerose6402]

My favorite of all time too! There never has been a man more beautiful than Peter O’Toole in that role. Took my breath away.And he continued to.

[@laurabrowning7973]

Beautiful appropriate quote. There has never been an actor before like him or shall there be again. Perhaps that's a good thing, because they don't seem to make the caliber of movies now that actually require a person be able to act, to transform themselves from the inside out. His talent would be wasted today.

[@dilshaddealwis2212]

What a marvellous interview. Humility, eloquence and genius. Thank you for the opportunity.

[@RobertYoung-rl5sh]

I could listen to him forever. He is a great actor, gentleman and a wonderful storyteller - just like my grandfather.

[@dawngates2748]

0⁰

[@12classics39]

He could’ve made millions recording audiobooks, especially for children’s fairytales. No better voice in the world than his.

[@fidelmavahey8034]

So much more enjoyable than modern day interviews....charming and articulate...adorable man 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@bernadettewindle6849]

Amazing man

[@davidoconnell4100]

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

[@degsbabe]

Pity the Academy didn't agree.

[@GarretGrayCamera]

What a great living record of his life just two years before his death. Thank you TCM for this important interview.

[@markholle3450]

We should be thankful for these recorded interviews. I grinned from ear to ear listening to this. We all need to revisit those things that moved us in the past. It reminds us that greatness should be treasured.

[@lottewied1937]

What a classy actor. I agree with him fully about speaking properly,diction,breathing and resonance. Thank you Peter O'Toole for your contribution in the world of classical actors.

[@normamcmanus1139]

“The Lion In Winter” and “Becket” just amazing films with actors and talents we shall never see the likes again. RIP, Robert Osborne and Peter O’Toole!

[@michaelverbakel7632]

Peter O'Toole played the same character King Henry II of England in these two different films and was nominated for best actor for both. His performance in Lion in Winter was better than the winner that year Cliff Robertson. In 1962 he should have won best actor for Lawrence of Arabia instead of Gregory Peck in To Kill a Mockingbird. But my own favorite in 1962 was Robert Preston in the Music Man but he was not nominated. My own personal favorite Peter O'Toole performance was his nominated performance as a drunken Errol Flynn TV performer in 1982's My Favorite Year. It was a fantastic comedic performance. But he lost that year to I think Paul Newman's best performance in The Verdict and the winner that year Ben Kingsley in Gandhi. O'Toole was given an honorary Oscar later for his whole of his career. He got a final and 8th nomination a surprise for O'Toole's work in a small independent film in 2006, 24 years after his last nomination in 1982. He lost again that year. For the Irishman O'Toole bad luck all around.

[@Moodymongul]

a great man, from a great generation of character actors. And, it was people like Peter (and his performances) that made the 20th century movie industry so incredibly unique.

[@Plantlady70]

A wonderful gentleman and a real raconteur.

[@HermesSonofZeus]

So erudite!

[@khaelamensha3624]

Such humour

[@jeffk1212]

To have lived in the age of such titans of film... ..now long gone...... I feel blessed...thanks Mr Otoole for hours of great entertainment..

[@emilymary99]

Bless you and thank you Peter O'Toole for all those wonderful roles, and the hours that I spent being entertained and enthralled as I watched your performances

[@carmeldelaney1086]

What a marvellous Interview! 💚 💚 🍀

[@eamestv]

Absolutely delightful. A class act indeed. Thank you, Mr. Osborne, for all that you do by bringing these legends to tell their stories.

[@evelynginsburg3253]

Iooyuuii ml upon a day after

[@robertmyers6859]

This MAN is a TRUE CLASSIC they don't make them like that anymore

[@degsbabe]

Exactly why the BS academy never gave him an Oscar. Only a token one later.

[@herronslegs]

definitely

[@silviocortez8787]

One of the best of the best Actor of all time!!!!!

[@kentrutley8365]

It's five o'clock in the morning across from Ottawa Canada, and I have been awake since five o'clock yesterday morning, and I have really enjoyed the interview with Peter O'Toole, along with 10 cigarettes and 8 ounces of scotch, because he brought back so many wonderful memories which I have had over the past eighty years of so many great people. I saw Lawrence of Arabia when it first came out, plus several of his other films, what a great guy.

[@stephanebelizaire3627]

Humanity needs more Mr Peter O'Toole !

[@flanplan5903]

That laugh is contagious...in the good sense of the word.

[@shelleysanders9666]

A friend met him & spent 3 hours chatting to him about Art & cricket (he knew a lot about these). A really nice man..

[@1369buddy]

O'toole, Burton, Harris These guys, were, Outstanding. This Vid was superb!!!!

[@daphnethurlow5388]

Hell raiesers of huge talent

[@1369buddy]

@@daphnethurlow5388 the Rat Pack,, before the rat pack

[@MissMarie1377]

Burton, Burton, Burton ❤️

[@andydixon2980]

Hats off to Robert Osborne for being an excellent listener and for asking interesting questions. He was clearly a fan, I feel. There's a very nice space and flow to the whole chat. Brilliantly done.

[@teddygoogs6239]

Could listen to his stories for hours

[@edithlohman4890]

Lots of Peter O’Toole on KZbin- a good one is “acting out loud” - that voice!

[@WilliamHBaird-eq2hp]

Indeed ... what great stories!

[@lorettachan-sam650]

They just don't make them like that anymore. Interesting raconteurs, humorous, self-deprecating and endlessly fascinating ... RIP beautiful Peter O'Toole

[@davidmoorecatdaddy6994]

In the film , my favorite year , he has one of the best lines of all time. " I'm not an actor, I'm a movie star !

[@cyndipetray6420]

David Moore one of my favorite films of all time! So many great lines! My husband had never seen it and we watched it three weeks ago. Sill delightful!

[@maryannangros8834]

One of my favorite movies!!

[@PowerfulTruth]

What a treat and a blessing to have this Interview captured and preserved for continued savoring by generations to come. Two great performances by two of the best at their crafts. What fun!

[@lucas8265]

I bet he was an amazing grandpa. I could listen to him for ages.

[@nrs6956]

An extraordinary conversation between two gentlemen. Many thanks to all concerned.

[@NJTDover]

This is the clean cut version of the legendary Peter O'Toole. Truly an English gentleman from head to toe but it would've been quite extraordinary to hear some of his escapades with his buddies, Richard Harris, Peter Finch and the rest of the gang in the darkest alleys of London raising hell and chasing girls. They were absolutely second to none. R.I.P. Peter O'Toole

[@12classics39]

It’s good to see how much he mellowed out in his later years. All that drinking did almost kill him - he had a major health scare in the 70s that forced him to quit. It’s clear that quitting did him a lot of good, and the passage of time did give him quite a bit of maturity. Here he seems far more grown up and at peace with himself than he ever was in some of his older interviews. Lovely to hear him acknowledge how fortunate he was to have achieved what he did. Considering this was one of, if not the last of his public appearances, it’s great that he went out on top.

[@pmointernet]

He has two autobiographies out,...I think it's a series with title "Loitering with Intent".

[@anthonyegan59]

He is Irish..not English.

[@davidwalsh1168]

A beautiful intelligent Irish gentleman,as was Richard Harris .

[@jasonraschen1109]

I adore both Robert Osborne and Peter O'Toole. They are both great men who contributed so much to cinema. Thank you so much TCM for posting this video. I actually cried a little watching this.

[@adamt1564]

Same, for all your comments.

[@bobc5730]

Both men of an era passed, where intellect and sincerity were in abundance. Nothing comparable today can be found.

[@deepa1008]

Peter O-Tool is one of my most favorite actors. I loved listen to his way of speaking, his voice, and his acting. So beautiful and classy. Thank you for showing this interview!

[@hjalmarschacht2559]

What an amazing interview. LOVED Peter O'Toole, what a gem. And Robert Osborne did a magnificent job. This was an hour well spent.

[@michaelmerta8956]

Classy gentleman, simply the best show humility and prolific speaking, what an amazing person.

[@barrymcintosh8458]

Outstanding interview with an outstanding actor.

[@daphnethurlow5388]

I realized that Peter was in 3 of the movies I loved probably the best..His voice and diction is superb..what a life he has had

[@NJTDover]

The first time I saw Peter O'Toole in the movies was when he played the decadently-immoral Roman emperor Tiberius in Caligula.

[@jezebeljones659]

My 3 fave O'Toole films are "The Ruling Class," "My Favorite Year," and -- although it's a totally stupid hunk of fluff -- "High Spirits." Not a great movie, but I loved him in it.

[@kirsteni.russell5903]

I know that Peter O'Toole was in earlier movies, but I first saw him in LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. The movie was partly filmed in the Jordanian desert when I was living with my family at my dad's post in Amman, Jordan. One building in Amman was pointed out to us as the LAWRENCE OF ARABIA headquarters, but I never saw anybody outside the building when my dad drove us past it. Ironically, I expected LAWRENCE to be a b&w movie about history of many years earlier, and as a thirteen-year-old I wasn't anxious to see the movie. When I did see it in Washington D.C, the desert setting was so familiar to me and so many of the actors in the movie spoke Arabic and Peter O'Toole was transformed into a movie star in my eyes. Can't remember now how many times I've seen LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. It's one of the BIG movies I can never forget.

[@AidaJof]

It was Lawrence of Arabia and T.E. Lawrence that drew me to tour Jordan and found his name is still revered throughout the country.

[@cccccc5055]

you must have seen it at the uptown which if, of course, where i saw it. 3 nights in a row

[@lili-marlenerose6402]

I watch it every time it plays, usually on TCM. I am mesmerized each time!

[@philipbrady7635]

cool

[@laurapearson3370]

King Hussein spent so much time on the set he fell in love with an English telephone operator called Toni Gardener who he married and became Princess Muna, the current king's mother

[@daviddemar8749]

What a gift to our world he was and a great raconteur. RIP Peter I hope you are having a pint and telling tall tales to God's angels up in Heaven

[@kennethpayne4141]

fdfsfsisidittdtdysfo

[@Eliot_Lear]

Funnily enough, I have enjoyed his interviews more than his acting. Not that the latter is anything but excellent...

[@DP-zd8fr]

The good news is there isn't going to be any pints in heaven. You see, heaven is a clean place.

[@NJTDover]

No doubt all the angels must be drunk with the best celestial Guinness and with Peter and Richard Harris sharing their incredible adventures when they were mortals. Heavens must be a fun place with those two unique men.

[@eleanorgale2628]

Honored to see and hear this delightful interview with two of the greats in their respective fields!

[@NJTDover]

The run-ins with David Letterman were always classics.

[@claudec2588]

I have, The Lion in Winter, Becket and Lawrence of Arabia on DVD. I must go back and watch them again soon. What an incredible actor.

[@AidaJof]

Oh, my - I have seen Lion in Winter & Lawrence more times that I can count, but I would love to get my hands on a copy of Becket

[@jackflash743]

So do i

[@daphnethurlow5388]

@@AidaJof .Me also !!

[@daphnethurlow5388]

@@AidaJof try Amazon?

[@AidaJof]

@@daphnethurlow5388 Ahhh, but of course! Thank you.

[@tonkatoytruck]

One of my all time favorite movies. Back when movies still had a beginning, a middle, and and end. Great music and pure eye candy. Was cool to see "Promethius" play homage to Peter O'Toole.

[@funkyalfonso]

Wonderful. The audience is hanging on to every word he says.

[@davidgray3321]

The personality of nations vary, and deep down the British are a nation who love craftsmanship and creativity, it inspires them. Whilst known for their actors, the British cinema also had the best cinematographers in the world, and when you watch Lawrence of Arabia you will see preserved for ever, their wonderful work. This time is now passed because of the new technologies, which mean no one will ever learn the craft in this way again. So when you watch the film you are not only watching the story of an extraordinary time in History, but also the enduring achievement of craftsmanship. And it will last forever.

[@michaelsix9684]

incredible man, wonderful raconteur--can't find people like this now

[@rociobany290]

He is like a history book of acting ... Legend 🌹

[@canajian]

A legendary gentleman and Rogue all in one... I liked the man, he was genuine and classy, and a glint of trouble maker... Cheers to his memory....

[@roblewis3565]

O'Toole's two memoirs, "Loitering with Intent" are some of the finest memoirs ever written. Magnificent.

[@lilcicero77]

I've read it twice. Stunning book. Huge hearted man

[@melatomic]

Oh! Thanks for this tip.

[@traviskeeler5655]

What an amazing man. Fabulous story teller and the little giggle when remembering the past is absolutely contagious. I laughed out loud often. They just don't build them like O'Toole....or Harris anymore....sadly. What a treat this was.

[@pmointernet]

This man is an icon. There is no analog to today's actors.

[@nadeemmohammed6652]

The MAN is a Legend his craft in acting is pure Artistry an finesse his Charisma an Charm made him a genius in acting Rest in Peace my DEAR Friend. True Gentlemen

[@lou_bee]

Wonderful and insightful. Great actor!

[@gmaureen]

They were the same age here, both born in 1932. It was a very good year.

[@OperaJH]

Except that Peter was already ill and was puffy probably due to medication. Also maybe a little Botox around the eyes...

[@WGARVA]

I could listen to him talk for hours. Pure Class.

[@sayrock6343]

I saw Lawrence of Arabia on the big screen soon after it was released. After watching this interview, I put a hold on the DVD at our local library. Now I'll be able to curl up under the covers with a cup of warm tea, and enjoy it again!

[@shawni321]

At one time, in the 1980s, our local cinema was showing the restored version of Lawrence of Arabia in 70mm. You could see the grains of sand in the desert. It was amazing.

[@melatomic]

@@shawni321 I’m yet to experience a better cinematic experience ( the remastered version )

[@steinway1901]

What an beautiful interview given by Robert Osborn. Utterly prepared, listening intently to Mr. O'Toole, supporting him - a real lesson for so many much more famous chat show hosts. This interview will live on as a remarkable memory of both of their careers.

[@pilarramos1848]

He was so impossibly handsome...yet humble. A truly great actor. I wonder if we will see his like again...?

[@rachcelmorley9711]

Happy Birthday 2nd August 2020 you wonderful man xxxx🍀🍀🍀🍀🌿🌿🌿🌿rip

[@hayleyannamathieson674]

One of my hero's. 🤗🎩 Adore him! ✨✨

[@Joesfosterdogs]

TCM bring class and civility back to this world! Old school class we need...that which my parents grew up on. Thank you Robert...you are the perfect host! Dignified.

[@brendancronin3796]

Very true...tho him and Harris,Burton and micheal caine were seen as rebels in their time ...films like this sporting life and Saturday night Sunday morning and also the advent of the Beatles because they spoke like northerners and it creates a change and inspired people that didn't talk like a BBC radio announcer to use their own accents ...and it gave the films a real grittiness and authenticity....it was big change .

[@chazbo0715]

An extraordinary interview, both O'Toole and Osborne where on their game!

[@diannacashion2047]

I happened by chance to have a very intimate conversation with Vidal Sassoon ........ He stated that Peter O’Tool was the most Beautiful Man he had ever Seen and or..had the most pleasure to worked with..... No one was as Beautiful as Peter O’Toole...Man nor Woman during Lawerence Of Arabia....And...Peter was a Damn good Actor! This is what Vidal shared with me....

[@billiejofling9940]

I watch this interview over and over and over. It is the best of O'Toole and Osborne!! Fabulous!! We no longer have the stars like we used too.

[@wymanspace4173]

Such an engaging interview.

[@chrisbowen9043]

Wow! What a great guy Peter O'Toole is, here. . .deft perfection. . .

[@ryanbales8116]

I really enjoyed watching this interview. And Peter O'Toole was a very interesting guy. His story of him and his friend buying a bar when they were so drunk was hilarious.

[@12classics39]

It’s clear that in his later years he really mellowed and gave up his recklessness, as he is very mature and collected in this interview. Fortunately, he became sober after his drinking habits almost killed him in the 1970s, which probably helped. You can see a great deal of wisdom in his eyes, as he learned so much from his experiences. And it’s wonderful that he had enough perspective to feel and express gratitude for the wonderful career he made for himself.

[@lindenhardy9021]

A great actor. I had the pleasure of meeting him in the late 1970's in Zululand, South Africa during the filming of Zulu Dawn. He did not suffer fools easily though!

[@inakasone9564]

What a great man!!!

[@claredodd1258]

'There are no small parts, only small actors'

[@rickets99]

What an amazing and fascinating life he has had. Throw in there also his shenanigans with Richard Harris. An articulate deep thinking gentleman. They don't make men like this anymore and even if they did modern culture would simply tear them down.

[@neilcampbell148]

What a joy to see Osborne and O'Toole at the top of their game. A delightful, albeit poignant reminder of all that we had and all that we have lost.

[@scottsantana2248]

What an elegant treasure of a man.

[@jeffwilson3363]

Peter O’toole in Lawerence is as handsome as it gets

[@janetlieb2507]

Yes!!!❤❤

[@lili-marlenerose6402]

I have never seen a more beautiful man than O’Toole as Lawrence of Arabia!

[@daphnethurlow5388]

True

[@toldyouso5588]

As the Spanish say oto'OLE !

[@wendelinharrison9571]

Osborne was right…some actors make it look so easy, nobody gives them an award they greatly deserve. This was amazing talent. I loved him since I was 12.

[@ravenhill_firelord_1968]

Peter o'Toole was a hollywood legend.

[@shawni321]

One of his final movies, "Dean Stanley" is a showcase for his expressive face and still commanding voice. A man's man and an actor's actor.

[@michaelrowsell1160]

I saw the film in Tenby Wales in wide screen in 1962-3 ( I was 12 or 13 ) and it blew my mind . I saw the film recently and it had the same effect.

[@KBJ58]

I was fortunate enough to meet the great man. He made an immediate and lasting impression. He told a very funny story about how he and Richard Harris, who were often mistaken for one another, used to sign each other's autographs.

[@bridgetkelliher9078]

Peter o'toole and Richard Harris two of the greats. RIP.

[@therealityspectrum-epictvp4988]

You are right -- we are the lucky ones that was blessed by Peter O'Toole's acting career. I find it astonishing that he would not win an academy award in Lawrence of Arabia.

[@pamshewan9181]

Lawrence! The greatest

[@jimtruscott5670]

O ‘ Toole’s performance in Lawrence of Arabia was, many agree, one of the greatest film performances in the history of film. No doubt the character Lawrence is immortal and, Peter O’ Toole having made it so, is equally immortal.

[@user-DrJoe-Future]

@@jimtruscott5670 My guess is that not many people outside of Britain globally, and especially in the United States when this film was made, even knew who Lawrence of Arabia was until Peter O'Toole immortalized the character.

[@jimtruscott5670]

@@user-DrJoe-Future Quite likely true. I first saw the film in 1962 ,age 20, and with three years of college education,and had never heard of him until my father( b.1906), raised in Cornwall, told me about him before going to see the film. Still one of my all time favorite films and my copy of Seven Pillars of Wisdom sits right now on a bookshelf about eight feet away !

[@user-DrJoe-Future]

@@jimtruscott5670 I saw the film in 1962, age 12, in New Jersey USA, and have the Seven Pillars of Wisdom somewhere here in my office mess.

[@Brian-uy2tj]

Peter O'Toole starred in several of my favorite movies. Lawrence of Arabia, How to steal a million, My favorite year, A Lion in Winter. He just has a presence on screen that demands your attention and never disappoints.

[@chrisjones2224]

So many great actors Sharif, Quinn, Quayle, Guinness, Hawkins, Ferrer, Rains and its a mark/measure of O'Toole that everyone comes away thinking of only him

[@michaeljudge5089]

Everybody who loves movies, acting and history needs to watch this enchanting interview.

[@reedgrele6673]

I'm so happy to have finally seen this interview (I'd have seen it years earlier if my cable package hadn't stopped including TCM). And it is wonderful that so many of Mr. O'Toole's interviews have now been posted to KZbin. Mr. O'Toole was on his "good behavior" while addressing this audience, thus there were none of his ribald stories of him and his drinking buddies. And the actual circumstances of his meeting Miss Hepburn were cleaned up somewhat here (he wasn't actually "washing his hands" in the sink when she knocked on his door!) But you can find other interviews on KZbin where he tells it the way it actually occurred.

[@Mahalakshmi-Khan]

Can you elaborate the part with Hepburn. I'm out of loop about this story..Thanks

[@davidlynch9049]

Most of his drinking stories were exaggerated. He certainly did drink a lot along with other actors of his generation when he was young, but pretty much gave it up in the early 80s. His smoking was probably a bigger problem since he never gave that up.

[@dennman6]

@@Mahalakshmi-Khan O'Toole was pissing in the sink when Hepburn arrived.

[@Suey4249]

@@dennman6 According to Anthony Quinn, Barrymore was fond of pissing in sinks also, looks like he took some bad habits from Barrymore.

[@ground752]

There was no toilet in the stage area. Just the sink

[@rowley555]

lovely man....and yes young actors should work on voice, speech...on making words flesh...

[@myjeevie]

You are correct. Actually, all young people should work on speech. Unfortunately our government run schools have abandoned what should be a fundamental cornerstone of education, along with all great classical literature of Western Civilization . American parents must demand a return to quality of education for our young, and not allow them to be merely propaganda mills for political interests.

[@lalitharavindran]

What a delightful conversation.

[@michaelreidperry3256]

I just like looking at O’Toole.

[@joshuazollar995]

RIP Robert & Peter.. two men who truly were ARTISTS!