@@TH-camKnight No. I saw it again! It was there in the top first, then spielberg, as you said, shoddily shifted the angle to put it exactly in the middle! 😁 That's the whole joke.
@@guileniam The old, skinny room service guy ...."Coffee" "Warm Milk" "Thank you kindly"....In the original series in the 90's was the guy in "the searchers" who wanted his rocking chair....
Lynch himself is a bit like this in interviews. When asked some long question about the interpretation of a scene and whether it’s at all correct, he just says, “No.” and leaves it at that.
Bogdanovich knew that Ford was going to react that way before he even did the interview as they'd been friends since 1964. He just thought that it would be a great capsule of Ford's personality (which it was).
According to Polly Platt, Bogdanovich broke down and sobbed after filming this and she had to console him by saying something like "that's all he was gonna give you, but you captured John Ford"
One the fewest books that I've read was the biography of John Ford. It was spectacular. The stories, The photos. To get to know his style of directing. The Way the studio system worked. Everything in that book was amazing.
@@MacIntoshMann it 's called John Ford Complete Filmography. On The cover of the Book it' s Henry Fonda Riding a horse on Monument Valley in The shooting of My Darling Clementine 1946. In the back of the book It's John Ford in his last Years. And The name of the book printing is TASCHEN.
Reminds me of a typical #ballplayer interview. Some guys would rather be behind a #camera than in front of one- it's a different skill set. What we don't see here is quite how #PeterBogdanovich pissed him off in the first place, or whether it is merely unprovoked #macho posturing.
This is a kind of hilarious. Here’s Peter trying to get something interesting and there’s Ford being super blunt over it, it’s fantastic. Great filmmaker.
It's not so much that he's pissed off at having to do another interview, I think it's more like early Hollywood directors like Ford and Hawks saw themselves as simply doing a job rather than being artists. It's almost an act, writing off any artistic intentions in his films. He was a great artist, but he wouldn't admit it.
This was what auteur really meant. Directors who worked within the system, and who outwardly did not portend to be artists. This persona gave Ford the freedom to explore artistically while also pleasing studio bosses.
You know seeing this makes me want to watch The Fabelmans so badly. I just wish there was an interview with John Ford and a young Steven Spielberg since he met the guy and loved his movies but here the late Peter Bogdanovich did a great job interviewing him.
Now remember this: When the horizon’s at the bottom, it’s interesting. When the horizon’s at the top, it’s interesting. When the horizon’s in the middle, it’s boring as shit.
He's being willfully laconic. Someone is asking you questions that they expect further elaboration. Just like in school, the teacher would explicitly say on a test question: given a detailed explanation, minimum of 5 paragraphs.
@Brandon Loves The Movies The director of this documentary (Peter Bogdanovich) was friends with Mr. Ford. The later was known for his off color humor and sarcasm within his close friends. That is, Mr. Ford is obviously being more rude than normal specifically because Peter Bogdanovich is behind the camera
Ford is cinema's greatest bullshitter - evades almost every question and is offended when called an artist, whilst totally ignoring the fact that he was the Golden Age's most self-consciously arty filmmaker by a good margin, and total show off to boot.
The way Ford answers questions is funnily similar to how Lynch answers questions, although Lynch does it more playfully. I can see Lynch answering that question at 0:16 similarly and those who know Lynch know he loves the two letter word at 0:47
I love the answer “With a camera”. I’m a photojournalist & when friends ask me how did I shoot’s things I just repeat what Ford says. It’s simple because the magic is in the frame not in the endless discussions.
I miss this time. People were allowed to publicly be who they really were. No Drama, no "twitter cancel culture". Its a good reminder to live by your own values and not succumb to current trends
If you don't know who Peter Bogdanovich was or how significant he became in Hollywood, you might miss the extra level of hilarity here. It's like if JFK was being a cantankerous grouch toward Obama, or if Martin Scorsese was being a cantankerous grouch toward James Cameron.
Those "questions" are awful though. I hate when journalists have to show off instead of trying to really ask open questions to understand the perspective of the person.
He was always gruff. But he personally filmed footage of D-Day and immediately went on a three day bender because of the carnage he saw, after which he was sent back to America. There was a reason why he was the way he was. I’m getting this from the series Five Came Back. Highly recommend it.
The older I get, the more I understand him, he's asking dumb questions. like - what do you want him to say? Circle-Jerk around BS like modern Hollywood? This is a man who creates art, its for you to judge it, not for him to tell you. Artists make pieces for themselves, and releases them into the public because they can find it useful, if you don't then you don't - move along, you dont have to like it. BTW - this man wiped his ass with Oscars as well, John Wayne had to accept for him, because he's not in the "game" for vanity - he did it for love.
Can't believe John Ford did this interview. The freaking horizon's in the middle.
Fabelmans ended with horizon in the middle. Isn't it? I watched it only once in theatres. I thought it was hilarious.
@@samuraiflixrockin At first it was in the middle. But then Spielberg breaks the fourth wall shoddily dragging it to the bottom.
@@TH-camKnight No. I saw it again! It was there in the top first, then spielberg, as you said, shoddily shifted the angle to put it exactly in the middle! 😁 That's the whole joke.
@@samuraiflixrockin I beg to differ my friend. The horizon was in the middle at the beginning and then shifted to the bottom.
@@TH-camKnight let me give you video evidence. Wait a min, please.
david lynch is perfect casting for this guy
David Lynch used the skinny guy from "The Searchers" in "Twin Peaks" as a Room Service butler and gave him some of he same lines for that show.
@@Valkonnen I didn't know that.
@Jaden Waz Lynch knocked it out of the park
@@Valkonnen skinny guy?
@@guileniam The old, skinny room service guy ...."Coffee" "Warm Milk" "Thank you kindly"....In the original series in the 90's was the guy in "the searchers" who wanted his rocking chair....
David Lynch NAILED that performance in "The Fabelmans".
Right down to the weird thing with the tongue. Is that a cigar thing or something?
@@samfilmkidNoticed the same, must be
It's astounding, lynch captured his persona perfectly
Lynch himself is a bit like this in interviews. When asked some long question about the interpretation of a scene and whether it’s at all correct, he just says, “No.” and leaves it at that.
Lynch is kindly evasive because he prefers mystery like his work. Ford just seems put out.
You can just feel the optimism oozing out of him.
Naw, man: that's raw charisma.
"How did you shoot that?"
"With a camera."
Well, he's right.
Similarly, he was once asked in an interview how he came to Hollywood. "By train," he replied.
@@johnelstad😂😂
Ford could be very funny.
Marvellous director.
Bogdanovich knew that Ford was going to react that way before he even did the interview as they'd been friends since 1964. He just thought that it would be a great capsule of Ford's personality (which it was).
Hence the chuckle after Ford answered the first question.
Ford's personality seemed to be that of an a-hole.
According to Polly Platt, Bogdanovich broke down and sobbed after filming this and she had to console him by saying something like "that's all he was gonna give you, but you captured John Ford"
She loved to denigrate him and build herself up
@@yuntakukai1002 ...How is this story about building herself up?
Boy, he was in a good mood.
Caught him just right.
That's how he was. He was decades ahead of his time.
They did not learn John’s most important lesson: the horizon was in the middle!!!
At least the interview wasn’t boring as sh*t
The Horizon is definitely not in the middle.
His shoulder is in the middle and the horizon is well above his shoulder
Ford saw the horizon in the middle and answered accordingly.
John Ford was not only a master in the art of cinema but also a master in the art of not giving a fuck.
I think he's just a difficult person
@@jesseowenvillamor6348 He most certainly was
But so were a lot of great filmmakers
Artists are on a different wavelength and cannot be bothered
@@Saturnia2014 And that's not an excuse
@@jesseowenvillamor6348 Why would he need an excuse to be that way? Prefer his no-nonsense way than fake politeness and "kindness."
@@tlaxietlkyon So you're saying being kind is fake?
One the fewest books that I've read was the biography of John Ford. It was spectacular. The stories, The photos. To get to know his style of directing. The Way the studio system worked. Everything in that book was amazing.
Thanks for the info, bro. I'm gonna look up to that book 👌
Is that "Searching for John Ford" by Joseph McBride? I've had that one for a while but haven't read it yet.
@@MacIntoshMann it 's called John Ford Complete Filmography. On The cover of the Book it' s Henry Fonda Riding a horse on Monument Valley in The shooting of My Darling Clementine 1946. In the back of the book It's John Ford in his last Years. And The name of the book printing is TASCHEN.
Yes... yes one book is rather few indeed. But most are.
David Lynch didn't nail the role of John Ford in The Fabelmans. He IS John Ford!! Holy cow!!!!!!
Holy crap. I had no idea just *how* much Lynch looked like Ford. Perfect casting!
What I like most about Ford is how he is always happy to answer questions and elaborate further than most interviewees would.
😄
Like answering 'I wouldn't know' 😅
Still love the man's movies though.
Reminds me of a typical #ballplayer interview. Some guys would rather be behind a #camera than in front of one- it's a different skill set. What we don't see here is quite how #PeterBogdanovich pissed him off in the first place, or whether it is merely unprovoked #macho posturing.
@@aclark903 Love the anecdote where Ford (allegedly) demanded: "Bogdanovich, haven't you ever heard of a declarative sentence?" 😂
Particularly, I find it to be Ford's extensive use of polysyllabic words.
This is a kind of hilarious. Here’s Peter trying to get something interesting and there’s Ford being super blunt over it, it’s fantastic. Great filmmaker.
Not just a great director but a warm-hearted and super friendly nice guy.
Remember that this is the guy that inspired Orson Welles to make Citizen Kane
citizen kanes a snooze fest
@@Andy-ph6mf Well, then you should probably attempt to actually watch it after a good night’s rest.
@@Wired4Life2 already done, not everyone has to like your precious overglorified pos m8
@@Andy-ph6mf K.
@@Wired4Life2 Glad you agree.
John Ford: Where’s the horizon?
Interviewer: huh?…
It's not so much that he's pissed off at having to do another interview, I think it's more like early Hollywood directors like Ford and Hawks saw themselves as simply doing a job rather than being artists. It's almost an act, writing off any artistic intentions in his films. He was a great artist, but he wouldn't admit it.
Yeah, ahuh!
Good point. It wasn't his job to talk about movies.
Thats exactly how John Carpenter sounds in interviews. He doest spout off about the why, he just makes the decisions he feels make sense, I love it.
This was what auteur really meant. Directors who worked within the system, and who outwardly did not portend to be artists. This persona gave Ford the freedom to explore artistically while also pleasing studio bosses.
@@MAFion This is a galaxy-brain maneuver more directors should be aware of. Be a pragmatic poet.
@@evanmichaelpearce1367 John Carpenter is a lot nicer to the interviewer though.
"With a camera" "Yeah Uh ha"
Just like my dad😂
we can learn so much
Ooof that horizon in the middle.
You know seeing this makes me want to watch The Fabelmans so badly. I just wish there was an interview with John Ford and a young Steven Spielberg since he met the guy and loved his movies but here the late Peter Bogdanovich did a great job interviewing him.
There is. The scene is sublime and David Lynch is amazing in the role.
Just clicked for the Fabelmans references. And I'm not disappointed.
Now remember this: When the horizon’s at the bottom, it’s interesting. When the horizon’s at the top, it’s interesting. When the horizon’s in the middle, it’s boring as shit.
This is just the way I imagine John Ford to be! It's hard to imagine that this is the man behind THE GRAPES OF WRATH, but... :)
Real Manly Men.
But the truth is the man who was warmer than anyone.
R.I.P. Peter Bogdanovich
Un grande se nos fue y nadie lo dijo 😥
"with a camera"
Master troll
even though he's right
"Where's the goddamn horizon?"
The horizon's in the middle...
Damn...David Lynch did an AMAZING job portraying John Ford on the Fablemans 👍👍👍👍
Ironically, the horizon in this shot was in the middle.
He is pure Joy and happy!!
The horizon was “in the middle”
Stagecoach, The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The Grapes of Wrath, My Darling Clementine ... Some of the best movies ever made
This is the perfect interview.
The horizon is in the middle.
David lynch nailed that impression
I have a lot to live up to.
@Randy White because he shares the dude's name
I bet even more people will be looking for this documentary now thanks to The Fabelmans.
"With a camera."
Masterpiece documentary, 10/10.
Hahah this is right up there with the billy bob thorton radio interview
Great interview, they really bounce off each other!
So informative. He says it all with the films. Watch them and learn.
When the horizon is in the middle, is boring as shit!
Now get the fuck out of my office!
hes so eloquent and insightful
i laughed so hard when peter said how did you shoot it and ford said with a camera lol fuck that was funny
This actually gives us an insight that the best response is to keep it simple. John Ford's was definitely ahead of his time by seeing that.
He's being willfully laconic. Someone is asking you questions that they expect further elaboration. Just like in school, the teacher would explicitly say on a test question: given a detailed explanation, minimum of 5 paragraphs.
@@blackphillip564 Because he didn't even want to be interviewed in the first place
@@Saturnia2014 Then why agree to the interview? Could've saved the interviewer and film crew a trip out into the desert.
Spielberg wasnt exaggerating....Geeez
@Brandon Loves The Movies The director of this documentary (Peter Bogdanovich) was friends with Mr. Ford. The later was known for his off color humor and sarcasm within his close friends. That is, Mr. Ford is obviously being more rude than normal specifically because Peter Bogdanovich is behind the camera
Ford is cinema's greatest bullshitter - evades almost every question and is offended when called an artist, whilst totally ignoring the fact that he was the Golden Age's most self-consciously arty filmmaker by a good margin, and total show off to boot.
A man of many words.
I did not know this was a story about Spielberg, I do appreciate it now. I need to watch it again.
“Here’s the thing, champ… -That’s short for champion.”
Horizon is in the middle on this one.
The way Ford answers questions is funnily similar to how Lynch answers questions, although Lynch does it more playfully. I can see Lynch answering that question at 0:16 similarly and those who know Lynch know he loves the two letter word at 0:47
This is about as fun as that last Jerry Lewis interview.
I'll say.
i love this guy
Fascinating man, somebody should have asked him where he got his ideas from
I love the answer “With a camera”. I’m a photojournalist & when friends ask me how did I shoot’s things I just repeat what Ford says. It’s simple because the magic is in the frame not in the endless discussions.
Those who know do not say, those who say do not know.
I love his personality as much as his movies ❤❤
I hate his personality but i love his movies
His personality is dreadful 😂
Genius don't care about those things, they just work hard for whatever they believe...I couldn't help laughing watching the interview
Difficult to generalize about "geniuses," eh? Some may, indeed, care about "those things." Others, not. What do we know?
@@princeandrey agreed.
That's just his personality, nothing here is about him being a genius or not.
Bravo, Mr. Ford! 👍👊👏😂
EL MAS GRANDE!!!!❤❤❤❤
Noooooo, the horizons in the middle!!!!
So extatic to be interviewed!
I now want a biopic starring David Lynch as John Ford.
No wonder Spielberg used David Lynch to play John Ford in The Fabelmans.
Jesus, he really was exactly like David Lynch!
Wow! Spielberg made the perfect choice 👍🏽
It's like an Andy Warhol interview - I love it
Is it weird to think that he was in one of his good moods
I miss this time. People were allowed to publicly be who they really were. No Drama, no "twitter cancel culture". Its a good reminder to live by your own values and not succumb to current trends
FACT Bill Belichick Graduated from the Admiral John Ford School of How to Respond to Interviewers
Seems like John Ford had a Charisma Bypass , at least with PB he did .. but he did made some great bloody movies.
he is exactly like David Lynch
Ford liked and respected Bogdanovich.
You would swear he's being interrogated by the police...
Hard to believe that Blake Edwards, a highly accomplished writer/director of comedy idolized John Ford.
I'd like to think this is exactly how John Ford would've conducted himself if he were interrogated by the FBI.
the horizon is in the middle...ford not approve.
John Ford playing David Lynch
YEA AHA
What a great interview. LOL.
If you don't know who Peter Bogdanovich was or how significant he became in Hollywood, you might miss the extra level of hilarity here. It's like if JFK was being a cantankerous grouch toward Obama, or if Martin Scorsese was being a cantankerous grouch toward James Cameron.
He sat down for the interview, what an ingrate
LOVE IT THANKS FOR POSTING
Those "questions" are awful though. I hate when journalists have to show off instead of trying to really ask open questions to understand the perspective of the person.
LOL! classic! he did not want to do that interview!! guess he was forced! and he let it be known !
The title is wrong, it should be 'Film School in One Minute and Twenty Six Seconds.'
RIP David Lynch
He was always gruff. But he personally filmed footage of D-Day and immediately went on a three day bender because of the carnage he saw, after which he was sent back to America. There was a reason why he was the way he was.
I’m getting this from the series Five Came Back. Highly recommend it.
Didn't he always go on a three day bender after wrapping up a shoot?
@@bluesrocker91 I don’t know, but apparently the one after D-Day was so bad that it got him immediately discharged.
Bogdanovich asked some weird questions and Ford answered them so... Gracefully ha!
Horizons in the middle......"boring as SHIT!"
Great interview :)
I laughed all the way through this "interview". Hilarious.
What a fucking answer.
If the guy says cut, it is a cut.
The older I get, the more I understand him, he's asking dumb questions. like - what do you want him to say? Circle-Jerk around BS like modern Hollywood?
This is a man who creates art, its for you to judge it, not for him to tell you. Artists make pieces for themselves, and releases them into the public because they can find it useful, if you don't then you don't - move along, you dont have to like it.
BTW - this man wiped his ass with Oscars as well, John Wayne had to accept for him, because he's not in the "game" for vanity - he did it for love.