Director Martin Scorsese recalls going to see the film, “Vertigo” as a teenager and explains why the composition of the movie is still stuck in his head to this day.
Johnny Carson recalls his first meeting with Orson Welles at a USO show when he was just 17-years-old and explains why he believes Welles owes him $50.
Director Steven Spielberg discusses the courage Orson Welles had to have to successfully insist that “Citizen Kane” was made his way.
To Budd Schulberg I’m not insane about Brando for this. In fact, in my opinion he is quite wrong. But he’s a fine actor and if he’s really excited about it and will work like a beginner trying to get a start, he can be fine. He’s got to be hungry … Continue reading
March 1954 To John Steinbeck I looked thru a lot of kids before settling on this Jimmy Dean. He hasn’t Brando’s stature, but he’s a good deal younger and is very interesting, has balls and eccentricity and a “real problem” somewhere in his guts, I don’t know what or where. He’s … Continue reading
May 22, 1963 To Warren Beatty Forgive the impertinence of a friend. I really do like you, and it disheartens me when I hear from the underground that you are giving everybody a bad time in Maryland. I know rumors are unreliable and it’s not right to repeat them. But, … Continue reading
Merv Griffith interviews Orson Welles on the day of his death: October 10, 1985. Continue reading
Actress Ingrid Bergman pays tribute to actor and director Orson Welles at the 3rd American Life Achievement Award ceremony in 1975, saying that he created a masterpiece at the age of 24 and has lived under the burden of living up to that iconic film. Continue reading
Actor Penelope Cruz discusses what it’s like to work with director Woody Allen, including the degree to which he trust actors and a couple of the ways that she worries she drives him crazy. Continue reading
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese discusses the importance of visual literacy, which has a vocabulary all of its own, just as literature does. Continue reading
