Young Orson Welles lights up a cigar as he is interviewed about whether he lives to work or works to live and discusses how he can’t separate the two.
Actor Joseph Cotten shares the ‘astounding impact’ that actor and director Orson Welles has had on theater, motion pictures and show business in general in 1975 at the 3rd American Life Achievement Award ceremony.
American film historian and expert Peter Bogdanovich discusses “The Third Man,” starring Orson Welles as Harry Lime. He calls this film as Welles’s “most mysterious.” He talks about why black-and-white film is an “actor’s friend,” the lesson behind Mister Wu, what speech Welles wrote for the film and how it … Continue reading
President Bill Clinton speaks about the influences Warren Beatty had on his life at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award ceremony on June 12, 2008 and remembers getting help from the director as a 26-year-old campaign worker when they met in Miami.
Director Warren Beatty explain why he didn’t have the urge to act more frequently and comments on how he reacts to criticism of his movies. He also discusses how marketing affects how well a movie will be received.
Robert Downey Jr. remembers what director Warren Beatty taught him about knowing what your character’s motivation is to be a truly great actor.
At the 45th Academy Awards, Marlon Brando won the Oscar for Best Actor for The Godfather, but sent Sacheen Littlefeather to refuse the award because of how the film industry treats of Native Americans. Continue reading
Frank Sinatra and Angie Dickinson reminisce about filming Ocean's 11, the 1960 movie that features a gang that plans to rob multiple casinos in one night. Continue reading
Merv Griffith interviews Orson Welles on the day of his death: October 10, 1985. Continue reading
Dick Cavett shares what it was like to interview Marlon Brando on “The Dick Cavett Show” on June 12, 1973, when Brando lists multiple reasons why he would not want to be a show host. Continue reading
