RARE Star Wars (1977) Peter Cushing Interview

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  • RARE Star Wars (1977) Peter Cushing Interview.
    An interview from 1977 with Peter Cushing on his role as Grand Moff Tarkin in the original Star Wars where he discusses playing the role and his need to wear carpet slippers.
    #StarWars #Interview #PeterCushing

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  • @emperorpawpateen.9992
    @emperorpawpateen.9992 3 ปีที่แล้ว +396

    You may interview when ready.

    • @crissrudd4554
      @crissrudd4554 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Commence primary questions.

    • @emperorpawpateen.9992
      @emperorpawpateen.9992 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@crissrudd4554 name a video, a military video, then name the system.

    • @theenglishalpinist5031
      @theenglishalpinist5031 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@emperorpawpateen.9992 Tis bickering is pointless

    • @Legitcar117
      @Legitcar117 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      “What?!!!”

    • @reichtangle7734
      @reichtangle7734 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      That won’t be necessary, we need a statement not a manifesto!

  • @eclectic_gamer
    @eclectic_gamer 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    An elegant man from a more civilised age.

  • @marknorris1381
    @marknorris1381 3 ปีที่แล้ว +279

    His presence along with Alec Guinness set that movie apart from all the others.

    • @claytonsanders6421
      @claytonsanders6421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      They were on vacation while filming lol

    • @TheVampirePredator
      @TheVampirePredator ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Alec Guinness did a journal/autobiographical series on the BBC prior to his death. He hated that in his storied acting history that people only cared about Star Wars, but said Peter was the best thing about his experience.

    • @Whywas6scared
      @Whywas6scared ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@Mekon Headed Freak Did you actually watch him say that? I ask because it seems like a strange thing to have said. I'm pretty sure they didn't share any scenes, so I can't see why they would have been on set at the same time.

    • @TheVampirePredator
      @TheVampirePredator ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Whywas6scared Yes. He did an audio diary on BBC 4 radio on his life and times. Even if they didn’t share any scenes, it doesn’t mean they never met on the set.

    • @Whywas6scared
      @Whywas6scared ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheVampirePredator thanks

  • @Paralyzer
    @Paralyzer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    Carrie fisher Said Peter Cushing was a very friendly and gentle man, she found it difficult in the first scene to tell him he had a foul stench . Rest in peace mr Cushing . Your Tarkin performance made you immortal to Star Wars fans forever , that means you will live forever

    • @Anonymous-wf7cb
      @Anonymous-wf7cb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @B W when Princess Leia gets taken onto the Death Star she exclaims she recognised tarkins presence because of a foul stench

    • @paulphoenixbeaumont
      @paulphoenixbeaumont 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      He was one of the greats peter Cushing,from Dr who, Frankenstein , to Grand Moff Tarkin ,le g e n d

    • @zephyr8072
      @zephyr8072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      If you look carefully during that scene you can see that Carrie and Peter are on the verge of flashing each other an affectionate smile.
      It's rather cute that even in a scene where their two characters are meant to despise each other, Peter was such a kind soul to her they couldn't quite bury that affection.

    • @MaurizioKawa
      @MaurizioKawa ปีที่แล้ว +2

      A very fitting part for a historic and great actor like peter cushing. I love the way he plays the governor. The bad... really bad

    • @Paralyzer
      @Paralyzer ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@MaurizioKawa In a way, you have determined the choice of the planet that'll be destroyed first. Since you are reluctant to provide us with the location of the Rebel base, I have decided to test this stations destructive power on your home planet of Alderean .
      ” no alderean is peaceful we don’t have any weapons
      “ THEN NAME THE SYSTEM “
      A great great performance by Cushing .

  • @marvingro7959
    @marvingro7959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +185

    "That dear little Carrie Fisher."
    Well thanks, it's not like I need my heart anyway. 😂😊

    • @catmartin
      @catmartin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I randomly recalled him saying that & had to find this video again just to watch it. The affection in his tone is so wholesome.

    • @xhagast
      @xhagast 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      He didn't look it but he was like 6 feet tall. You can only tell in Star Wars.

  • @Hilversumborn
    @Hilversumborn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    What I find to be the most heartwarming is that Peter Cushing believed the most in that Star Wars would be a success.

    • @suave-rider
      @suave-rider 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      and unlike Alec Guiness he enjoyed the part and was happy he was in the film.

    • @SamvedIyer
      @SamvedIyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@suave-rider In the interview with Parkinson, Alec Guinness is effusive in his praise for Star Wars. It occurs to me that it was perhaps the modern fan phenomenon to which he was not accustomed, that he came to detest, and the fact that while he had had roles aplenty to be proud of, he seemed to be remembered only for Obi-wan. As his years advanced, and he entered the sere and yellow, his views seem to be more laced with disdain; in the late 1990s, he proceeded to call the dialogues "bloody awful".

    • @suave-rider
      @suave-rider 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@SamvedIyer he clearly was lying in the beginning to keep the public on side, but really he was too full of his own importance. Even Vincent Price loved doing anything that made people happy.

    • @SamvedIyer
      @SamvedIyer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@suave-rider He may have been lying, but I would not be surprised were his appreciation to emerge as genuine. As an old-school actor, he could certainly have appreciated the classic elements of Star Wars: naive, impetuous but eager to learn, young protagonist; the old, wise mentor; redemption, and suchlike. But I will agree that Peter Cushing was genuinely happy, and regretted that his character should die in the very first movie, and therefore not feature in future movies.

    • @TheTurnipKing
      @TheTurnipKing ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@SamvedIyer which is ironic because a lot of his dialogue is what sells the universe

  • @christopherwall2121
    @christopherwall2121 2 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I like how even he's joking about Star Wars names, and he was one of the few cast members who was certain it was gonna be big.

  • @craighicksartwork
    @craighicksartwork 2 ปีที่แล้ว +182

    When he started filming Star Wars he had only just recently lost his wife. Every day before filming he would cycle to her grave to pay his respects and talk to her.

    • @suave-rider
      @suave-rider 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      she died in 1971 this was made 6 years later

    • @tinobemellow
      @tinobemellow ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He was the real Darth Vader.

    • @umairashraf5167
      @umairashraf5167 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What?​@@tinobemellow

  • @chriskberks5471
    @chriskberks5471 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    How wonderful. His sheer class, his kindness and his sense of humour shine. It’s funny that I never saw this interview before 2024. 😊😊😊

  • @ladytauriel4186
    @ladytauriel4186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +89

    That is one of the best stories , by one of my favorite actors.
    GOOD JOURNEY 🍀

    • @70sSciFiBoy
      @70sSciFiBoy  3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Like Alex Guiness, he comes across as a very charming and engaging gentleman. A true old school actor.

  • @captainquint25
    @captainquint25 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    A legend and a gentleman....May he rest in peace

  • @ihin2005
    @ihin2005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Very moving seeing Sir Cushing.
    He and Alec Guinness indeed made Star Wars great.

  • @mikeym1479
    @mikeym1479 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Most British man of all time

  • @4dhumaninstrumentality789
    @4dhumaninstrumentality789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    I legit did wonder why they never had full body shots for Moff Tarkin. Interesting.

    • @BortaMaga
      @BortaMaga 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But there is, when he told his men to fire at the rebel base during the climax of the movie

    • @peterweatherley7669
      @peterweatherley7669 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@BortaMaga that’s because it was the very first thing they filmed on that set. They only had Cushing available for a week or two.

  • @joshuafranco9148
    @joshuafranco9148 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    A gentleman with true class and a consummate professional.

  • @leslietarkin5705
    @leslietarkin5705 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Love Cushing and really love Tarkin. Thank you for sharing 😊

    • @70sSciFiBoy
      @70sSciFiBoy  3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      What a nice comment! You're very welcome Leslie.

  • @johnwhite8777
    @johnwhite8777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I love how his best friend christopher lee played in the pre quils count dukoo

    • @petethelman957
      @petethelman957 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fun fact: both of them were offered the role of Dr Loomis in the 1976 Halloween but turned down the role

  • @twomindz79
    @twomindz79 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

    Looks like an undertaker but seems like a delightful gentleman.

    • @thomasjust2663
      @thomasjust2663 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Carry Fisher said in an interview, talking to him nasty in the scene, was hard for her, since he was a very kind man in real life

    • @leonardoantonini4464
      @leonardoantonini4464 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He indeed looks like an undertaker, perfect definition! That's why he's one of the most successful horror movie actors in history

    • @zebraneighbor6383
      @zebraneighbor6383 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      He didn't always look so grim. His wife, Helen Cushing, died unfortunately young and Peter was so depressed by her passing that he wanted to die too. He couldn't bring himself to commit suicide though, so he decided he would simply starve himself to death, and he refused to eat or drink anything for so long that he really did almost die. Friends and family finally convinced him to start eating again, and he did, but the damage was already done to his body, and so he looked very gaunt and macabre after that.

    • @OnafetsEnovap
      @OnafetsEnovap 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zebraneighbor6383 I understand Peter and Helen didn't have children, so he left his estate to his secretary... I sometimes wonder what kind of father he'd have been.

  • @ethanwinters7829
    @ethanwinters7829 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    There will never be another Peter Cushing.

  • @RichardWright4707
    @RichardWright4707 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    What a gent and a character he was

  • @sethclark6593
    @sethclark6593 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I don't fear a man ordering the destruction of a planet in boots.
    I fear the man who orders the same thing in slippers.

  • @patrickwilson1459
    @patrickwilson1459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    My dad has seen a lot of Cushing’s acting in various movies. He was good for not just roles in movies like the first Star Wars movie but various others too.

    • @paulphoenixbeaumont
      @paulphoenixbeaumont 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yeap, Dr who & Frankenstein and Van Helsing

    • @patrickwilson1459
      @patrickwilson1459 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@paulphoenixbeaumont Don’t forget Sherlock Holmes.

  • @erindurkin4441
    @erindurkin4441 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Happy heavenly 110th Birthday, Peter Cushing!

  • @curtisjones1904
    @curtisjones1904 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What a wonderfully mannered man he was.

  • @kevq761
    @kevq761 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    A great actor but a true lovely gentleman.

  • @kevinp8108
    @kevinp8108 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    You know what they say about a man with big shoes? He has big feet!

    • @entropybentwhistle
      @entropybentwhistle 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s a lie fabricated by circus clowns!

  • @squamish4244
    @squamish4244 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He was quite well-known to audiences at the time, but the complete opposite of Alex Guinness in his reaction to then being known for Star Wars because he was a veteran of a lot of campy horror films and similar fare and did not worry about not being looked on as "A Serious Actor."

  • @A.I.Friends
    @A.I.Friends 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yes my favorite Star Wars character! Loved him, and I love how they brought him back to life in Rogue One! Love all your movies Mr. Cushing!

  • @russellg5022
    @russellg5022 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    OF COURSE he had a problem with his shoes. After all, he is a LEG END.

  • @toddsmitts
    @toddsmitts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Imagine if they'd made "Rogue One" back in the early 80's, and they could've really had him play Tarkin!

    • @michaelrodgers7109
      @michaelrodgers7109 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Blimey yeah how Cool X

    • @andrewnlarsen
      @andrewnlarsen 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@michaelrodgers7109 he would have liked it.

  • @hazzah5572
    @hazzah5572 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    This accent is pretty much extinct. Even HM the Queen has diluted it over the years.
    I have awfen wondered what a Grand Moff is. Legend. This is how the British used to speak.

    • @paulphoenixbeaumont
      @paulphoenixbeaumont 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Correct.I said this to my friend.People in 2022 England talk like walking social media cyber junkies.They've lose there tongue... and have praise the Queen of cyber space with it's hate commentary . We've been reset back to 100 years . Because people just stare at their phones or ....themselves.

  • @AMsCantina
    @AMsCantina 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    LOL lovely little detail, he seems like a wonderful fella.

  • @Nikioko
    @Nikioko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Peter Cushing, Vincent Price, Christopher Lee - they all were that kind of actor that doesn't exist any more.

    • @ninjavigilante5311
      @ninjavigilante5311 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And Peter sellers

    • @Nikioko
      @Nikioko 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ninjavigilante5311 I was talking about those villainous horror characters. Peter Sellers played a different kind of role. And if you mention him, you have to mention David Niven as well.

    • @zephyr8072
      @zephyr8072 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Nikioko Though Peter Cushing often played heroic characters as well such as Van Helsing.

    • @Nikioko
      @Nikioko 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@zephyr8072 True. He played Dr. Who. And Sherlock Holmes.

  • @daustin8888
    @daustin8888 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Tarkin is the best non Sith villian in the entire franchise

  • @paulsmith-ll9vg
    @paulsmith-ll9vg ปีที่แล้ว +5

    please tell me that out there their is outtakes or at least photos of him wearing those slippers, and if he indeed did wear his slippers in his scenes then he may as well also be wearing a dressing gown and be holding a mug of hot chocolate, but even with all of this i have no doubt he would still make it menancing.

  • @LG-bd2qf
    @LG-bd2qf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Peter Cushing lives in Whitstable!

    • @TheRealSkeletor
      @TheRealSkeletor 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I don't think he lives anywhere, except in our hearts and memories, and of course preserved for eternity in film.

    • @MrDravenLee
      @MrDravenLee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Once upon a time he did.. I went to his house about 4 years ago. He had a beautiful home.

    • @mpd2101
      @mpd2101 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      “I have seen him on his bicycle,
      I have seen him buying vegetables “

  • @4dhumaninstrumentality789
    @4dhumaninstrumentality789 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I just looked up his shoe size. Lol Was a size twelve rare back then?

    • @jerkq
      @jerkq 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      for an indie movie budget, shooting in England in the 70s, certainly! I'm sure they rented a dozen boots for all the Imperial officers and didn't give a 2nd thought to anything over a size 10

    • @happymaskedguy1943
      @happymaskedguy1943 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      12 inches is not a size 12.

  • @madduxnagel6935
    @madduxnagel6935 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow so THAT’S why he’s wearing slippers! I was always wondering what the hell was up with that😂

  • @paulphoenixbeaumont
    @paulphoenixbeaumont 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He was one of the greats peter Cushing,from Dr who, Frankenstein , to Grand Moff Tarkin ,le g e n d , Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station.

  • @TheRowlandstone73
    @TheRowlandstone73 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I could imagine Peter humorously calling me a naughty boy too for recently buying the Hot Toys 1/6 scale figure of Grand Moff Tarkin off eBay for.. well, let's just say it wasn't cheap(!), but the fact that it represents such an iconic character, played by the wonderful Peter and has one of the best - if not *the* best head sculpt likenesses ever produced by that company makes it a wholly justified purchase for me! 😊

  • @majestic5727
    @majestic5727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Me: **Exists**
    Literally every guy I match with on tinder: 0:28 😑

    • @claytonsanders6421
      @claytonsanders6421 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      But they are not as classy as Peter Cushing!

    • @majestic5727
      @majestic5727 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@claytonsanders6421 No doubt 😂

  • @Dontuween
    @Dontuween 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Peter had the same problem I have. Feet over 12 inches! Believe me, shoes or boots that don't fit can be VERY painful!

  • @pj23nl
    @pj23nl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm half way through clone wars, I wonder if they kept the filming him that way.

  • @Geck_Gxng
    @Geck_Gxng หลายเดือนก่อน

    him and alec guiness made the movie amazing

  • @ocularzombie6679
    @ocularzombie6679 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    the funniest shit is the Emperor's third-in-command talking about big feet

  • @fendi-bull8167
    @fendi-bull8167 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm just disappoint that they didn't make a proper boot for Mr Cushing. it would be nice to have a good full shot.

  • @dank7256
    @dank7256 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love peter cushing

  • @jorgezarco9269
    @jorgezarco9269 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Peter Cushing had a bit part in Top Secret(1984).

  • @liberationpocket7950
    @liberationpocket7950 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Peter: *"You know what they say about a guy with large feet"*

  • @Cavs27891
    @Cavs27891 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Screw Morgan Freeman, this guy will be the voice of my autobiography. My goodness how well spoken, shows how stupid we've become

  • @F.B.-sy6ei
    @F.B.-sy6ei 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A really funny excerpt from 'Peter Cushing - A one way ticket to Hollywood'. I have always to laugh wien he asks what a grand moff is.
    The only Star Wars Film worth to watch, funny fairy tale stuff in futuristic presentation. Later all went to that superficial overblown pr-gag.
    There is one thing I will never understand. The Film was such a great success and Cushings part was very well received and gave the film something very special. Why he only got offered so unimportant parts in mostly forgettable movies? When the films he made after this one were choosen as the best offers, how bad must have been the other offers???

  • @bumblefritz
    @bumblefritz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "As Gdddraannd Moff Tarkin..."

  • @xhagast
    @xhagast 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He didn't look it but he was like 6 feet tall. You can only tell in Star Wars.

  • @trennantpiccolo5817
    @trennantpiccolo5817 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You know Peter Cushing's got it when he can reduce Wilfrud Tarkin to nothing more than a impertinent school boy

  • @greggybada
    @greggybada 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    that's some low quality video to hide the bad cgi... tarkin couldn't have gotten an interview since he died in the deathstar...

  • @BiggestSniff
    @BiggestSniff ปีที่แล้ว

    why his feet

  • @bl8976
    @bl8976 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well, I don't think I'll share - YES I WILL