Devito's version: "So we auditioned a bunch of guys, then my secretary phoned all their agents with the standard "He was great, we've put him on the short list - it's between him and another guy" bullshit story we tell everyone until a contract gets signed by our first choice... honestly, you should have seen the Blag Flag guy. What a ham! he trashed the room while putting on a display of the worst over-acting I have ever seen in my life."
Danny's a brilliant maniac, with an excellent taste in music (Henry Rollins, Mike Patton etc.) I could see him personally asking Henry to read for it, and sitting there with a gleeful smile while everyone else cowers at Henry going apeshit.
I loved Henry in Johnny Mnemonic. "THIS CAUSES IT! THIS CAUSES IT! Technological overload! But we still have all this SHIT!...because we can't live without it."
Honestly, he is an actor though. I'm not saying he's the best Shakespearian method actor in the world or whatever but he has the ability to forget about his reality and create a new reality and become part of it and that's all acting really is. Even when he came out and said "Break a leg. I did." he was acting. I'm sure he didn't feel naturally antagonistic toward them. He briefly just created a new reality for the sake of humor or to get a rise out of someone. Not everyone can do that. Not everyone can make their mindset vastly different easily and quickly.
One of my favorite lines is from Death to Smoochy. "Hey, sorry I'm late. I fell asleep at the bus station. Scuse me if I smell like piss. You know how it is."
i did chat with danny devito once, it was at an art gallery in west hollywood, i went there to see an afternoon of performance art which as it turned out was organized by Danny's daughter, so Danny was there, and also Rhea Perlman, Danny's wife (Carla on "Cheers".) It was exciting to meet him, and to be in the same room with her. He didn't mention Henry.
Liz R I think I probably figured that whoever watches this video might be interested in what Danny does, they might not have known he has a daughter who organizes afternoons of performance art.
+Greg Dahlen I thought Louie DePalma was performance art...? You know, from `Taxi'. Also, after *that* audition I'm surprised he didn't mention Henry Rollins, especially at a performance art show. "This guy totally destroyed my office, scared the 5h!t out of my assistant and the other actors waiting outside; it was great!"
He says he's not a good actor, but he voices the main antagonist in season 3 (and, in spirit, the entire series) of Legend of Korra, the spin-off sequel to Last Airbender. That same character is my favorite of the antagonists in that show.
3:30 Look at her face... I bet if she blinked any slower, you'd be able to see "Love U" written on one eyelid and "Henry" written on the other.... Glad she's enjoying it...
She was completely enamored by him wasn't she? I'd love to have a woman look at me that way, oh well, back to the weights with me. Henry inspired me to lift, and he's right, the iron helps.
"We've got a civic duty to protect apprehend or save them. We're basically standard issued street soldiers." loved that line, as the Flea's HIGHLY modified Bronco rolls end-over-end on the freeway!
More than that, I would say. If you are interested, watch this. Especially the part about him not wanting kids and reasons why. th-cam.com/video/6cCKoFqsN9A/w-d-xo.html
He went in thinking being a jackass would hurt his chances... but that’s exactly what producers want is someone that’ll be willing to make an ass of themselves.
He isn't a comedian. He shares truths that just happen to be funny. Acting? That depends on the part he is given. "He Never Died" was a fantastic movie where Henry had a bit of a stretch as his character consumed raw flesh. He played an excellent skinhead in Sons of Anarchy. You should check him out in "Wrong Turn 2". Don't forget "The Chase" where he does a REAL stretch and plays a cop.
Henry is longtime journaler and writer too though. He even published a book called Get in the Van, which collects all of his tour diaries from when he was with Black Flag. So, he's bound to have all of these stories and memories documented.
First Henry learned to scream, then he transformed that screaming in to "singin" and now we get to enjoy Henry as he talks. I like Henry when he talks, I like to hear Henry references himself as "Henry", it's just so well mannered explosion we get to witness here it's making my eyes watery. Love you Henry o/
Your agent was Able to get you the part of CAIN but this movie (He never die) was refreshing because every movie with Henry Rollins that i saw he plays a cop or a prison guard,The New Guy, Lost Highway, The Chase and probably other movie
celebrities telling stories about meeting other celebrities is always insightful and humorous. I remember when I told Kathy Griffith about the time I met Jason Alexander on the set of a Richard Gere movie, we were discussing the same thing.
IDK I've never really seen him in anything but he is great in Con Man. My memory of Henry Rollins is always from Beavis & Butthead with whatever music video he had. Liar I think.
I want to hear how Henry landed his role in Johnny Nmemonic or however the fukk it is spelled. That is a performance and a film that raises so many questions.
But you did sir, You played it perfectly. Even when you faked getting put back through a plate glass window by Bobby Deniro while playing a bodyguard in a little movie titled "Heat" back in '95, you fuckin nailed it. Respect.
Hmm, wonder if Danny kept it to show people what true intensity looks like? (Could totally see him showing it to his co-stars at ASIP, they would definitely dig it).
I like to compare this with his story of "fuck you-ing" his way into Bad Boys II. They're very similar, and I think there's a damn fine nugget of creative advice buried in all that aw-shucksy self-deprecation.
Too bad Henry didn't get the part, as it may have saved the movie. And interesting that I believe Death To Smoochie was done before the doc Filth And The Fury about The Sex Pistols, which DeVito also helped produce. So I wonder if it was Henry that turned Danny onto punk rock and all that?
I would have loved to see henry rollins in a safari outfit banging a cowbell like crazy and dressed up in a rhino outfit. Too bad he scared the shit out of danny devito with his audition. 🤣
We need Danny Devito's version of this story.
Devito's version: "So we auditioned a bunch of guys, then my secretary phoned all their agents with the standard "He was great, we've put him on the short list - it's between him and another guy" bullshit story we tell everyone until a contract gets signed by our first choice... honestly, you should have seen the Blag Flag guy. What a ham! he trashed the room while putting on a display of the worst over-acting I have ever seen in my life."
@@emdiar6588 Are you bsing me or is this real?
@@TheTenCentStory I've read this same thing somewhere, like ten years ago or so.
@@emdiar6588 that "another guy" was Robin Williams. They made the movie.
"That Black Flag guy was insane. I will never work with him! Ever! Yes, it was distressing. So anyway, can I offer you an egg in this trying time?"
This is basically how Mark Hamill got The Joker. He went: "They're never gonna give it to Luke Skywalker, might as well go nuts" :D
What
@@KCJbomberFTW What's unclear?
@@MarkArandjus oh In that cartoon 😂
@@KCJbomberFTW Yep.
You play your best game when you intend to throw it.
Henry for an Always Sunny appearance?
That could be interesting.
top 10 anime crossovers
The gang becomes drug smugglers
I don't want Cain to hurt anybody in the Gang lol
Yes!
Mac's step brother.
They meet in prison visting their dad.
My usual 10% fee please, thank you!
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The VHS tape of this audition is floating around somewhere. It must be recovered
He was great in "He Never Died".
He was playing his own on that movie... 😉
Excellent, excellent film. What a gem.
I read that the part was written for him.
@@michaelmyers8288 it is a wonderful movie.
Took me a while to find him actually speaking. That movie was the first time I saw him and he definitely nailed the silent scary too lol
Danny's a brilliant maniac, with an excellent taste in music (Henry Rollins, Mike Patton etc.) I could see him personally asking Henry to read for it, and sitting there with a gleeful smile while everyone else cowers at Henry going apeshit.
Patton!!!
pattons great
I loved Henry in Johnny Mnemonic. "THIS CAUSES IT! THIS CAUSES IT! Technological overload! But we still have all this SHIT!...because we can't live without it."
The pinball machine is good too
Honestly, he is an actor though. I'm not saying he's the best Shakespearian method actor in the world or whatever but he has the ability to forget about his reality and create a new reality and become part of it and that's all acting really is. Even when he came out and said "Break a leg. I did." he was acting. I'm sure he didn't feel naturally antagonistic toward them. He briefly just created a new reality for the sake of humor or to get a rise out of someone. Not everyone can do that. Not everyone can make their mindset vastly different easily and quickly.
And this is why I love Henry Rollins. He is 100% the epitome of "Fuck it,, LET'S DO THIS!".
Once got drunk w Henry on the Exorcist steps in Georgetown DC in the early 80s.. he's definitely a multi-talented mo fo.
One of my favorite lines is from Death to Smoochy. "Hey, sorry I'm late. I fell asleep at the bus station. Scuse me if I smell like piss. You know how it is."
I love that movie. 😂
i did chat with danny devito once, it was at an art gallery in west hollywood, i went there to see an afternoon of performance art which as it turned out was organized by Danny's daughter, so Danny was there, and also Rhea Perlman, Danny's wife (Carla on "Cheers".) It was exciting to meet him, and to be in the same room with her. He didn't mention Henry.
Greg Dahlen He must not need to drop names like you do.
Liz R I think I probably figured that whoever watches this video might be interested in what Danny does, they might not have known he has a daughter who organizes afternoons of performance art.
+Greg Dahlen
I thought Louie DePalma was performance art...? You know, from `Taxi'.
Also, after *that* audition I'm surprised he didn't mention Henry Rollins, especially at a performance art show. "This guy totally destroyed my office, scared the 5h!t out of my assistant and the other actors waiting outside; it was great!"
0mn1vore Louie was a little weird, but not weird enough to be performance art. Maybe if he'd gotten down on the floor and rolled around in honey....
Greg Dahlen
Ongo Gablosian?
He says he's not a good actor, but he voices the main antagonist in season 3 (and, in spirit, the entire series) of Legend of Korra, the spin-off sequel to Last Airbender. That same character is my favorite of the antagonists in that show.
Its a shame he doesnt think hes a good actor. He has such an enjoyable voice.
Robogabriel he was pretty good in SOA
@@MadWalrus97 hell yeah 👍🏼
He's great in the World War Z Audiobook
I loved his movie He Never Died.
Total cult classic vibes from it
He's fantastic as Zaheer in Legend of Korra.
I can really see Henry Rollins doing Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead, type stuff. And I would totally love it
Holy shit....hell yes!
He was the best part of that Wrong Turn movie
A bromance!
3:30 Look at her face...
I bet if she blinked any slower, you'd be able to see "Love U" written on one eyelid and "Henry" written on the other....
Glad she's enjoying it...
+Nick Gregory nice Indiana Jones reference
+Nick Gregory Henry Rollins is quite a good looking dude...so I don't blame her for that look :p
Nick Gregory ii
She was completely enamored by him wasn't she? I'd love to have a woman look at me that way, oh well, back to the weights with me. Henry inspired me to lift, and he's right, the iron helps.
Daffy Broad.
She smoked half a joint
in the parking lot.
Henry played in a very good movie in 2015 called He never died. If you missed it, you should watch it
love henry man he never fails to tell the best stories and know how to make you laugh your ass off as he tells em
Loved him as the pursuing officer on live TV in "The Chase"!
"We've got a civic duty to protect apprehend or save them. We're basically standard issued street soldiers."
loved that line, as the Flea's HIGHLY modified Bronco rolls end-over-end on the freeway!
Yes!! Great movie. He's fucking great in it. Then, Anthony Kiedis and Flea pop up as the monster truck aficionados. Solid all around!
that's actually kinda cool knowing that Henry Rollins has self-doubt
More than that, I would say. If you are interested, watch this. Especially the part about him not wanting kids and reasons why. th-cam.com/video/6cCKoFqsN9A/w-d-xo.html
Everyone does
Of course he does. His music is shit and he has never acted in anything good
His self doubt, is his driving force to be victorious!
I'm glad they liked his audition.
He went in thinking being a jackass would hurt his chances... but that’s exactly what producers want is someone that’ll be willing to make an ass of themselves.
Henry also auditioned for the Negan role on The Walking Dead. That sure as hell woulda changed things a bit.
The character was modeled after Henry Rollins
Henry Rollins is an amazing person. Musician, actor, and comedian. He does it all.
Person yes, amazing actor and comedian? No.
@@viking_nor As an actor, he's as good as any B movie actor. What didn't you like about his comedy?!?! It was hilarious 😂
@@mitherapeuticmassage He doesn't tell jokes.
He isn't a comedian. He shares truths that just happen to be funny. Acting? That depends on the part he is given. "He Never Died" was a fantastic movie where Henry had a bit of a stretch as his character consumed raw flesh. He played an excellent skinhead in Sons of Anarchy. You should check him out in "Wrong Turn 2". Don't forget "The Chase" where he does a REAL stretch and plays a cop.
One of the amazing thing about Henry Rollins is that he can remember all of these stories.
Henry is longtime journaler and writer too though. He even published a book called Get in the Van, which collects all of his tour diaries from when he was with Black Flag. So, he's bound to have all of these stories and memories documented.
@@AnthonyBowman I have that book, and I've listened to the audio book version a dozen times. Fantastic. I have a handful of his books.
Henry is one of my favourite story tellers. Brilliant!
First Henry learned to scream, then he transformed that screaming in to "singin" and now we get to enjoy Henry as he talks. I like Henry when he talks, I like to hear Henry references himself as "Henry", it's just so well mannered explosion we get to witness here it's making my eyes watery. Love you Henry o/
I love his spirit of adventure! Also love the line at the end. “Break a leg, I Did.”😂😂
He’s a great method actor. He nails the crazy general character every time.
Your agent was Able to get you the part of CAIN but this movie (He never die) was refreshing because every movie with Henry Rollins that i saw he plays a cop or a prison guard,The New Guy, Lost Highway, The Chase and probably other movie
Danny Devito: *"So anyway... He started blasting..."*
Danny DeVito is good friends with Mike Patton. That's reason #372 that he's cool as fuck.
The movie in question is "Death to Smoochy" from the year 2002 :D
Michael Rispoli got the part, but there’s a character named “Henry the Thug” in that movie.
Man, Rollins really packs em in.
Hefty Crowd, that.
I laugh every time he shows up in Heat.
celebrities telling stories about meeting other celebrities is always insightful and humorous. I remember when I told Kathy Griffith about the time I met Jason Alexander on the set of a Richard Gere movie, we were discussing the same thing.
SCHWAAAYYYYY!!!! this is from the day after I was born!!! I was born Sept 17th '85!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘🍻🍻🍹🍹
I love SMOOCHIE, it's a great dark comedy, even Robin Williams (RIP) is not overacting
Robin really kicked ass in it. I think he was just sympathetic enough to make Rainbow Randolph a fun anti-hero.
I always like "He Never Died", I thought Henry did a great job in it.
Henry was perfect in that film. It's one of a few movies that I can watch several times and still enjoy it.
Have a theory that there was no script they just filmed henry going about his regular day
00:56 I am 95% sure that is Daniel Avidan, AKA Danny Sexbang, AKA Not so grump...
I can’t believe he didn’t get the part after that!
LOL ! This makes me wish Henry DID get the part !! Death to Smoochy was a great movie.
It would be cool if they rebounded FALLING DOWN staring Rollins.
Woah, great suggestion!
I'm not sure which cut content would've been better, the cameo by Steve from Blue's Clues, or this
IDK I've never really seen him in anything but he is great in Con Man. My memory of Henry Rollins is always from Beavis & Butthead with whatever music video he had. Liar I think.
Grenadeh Me too. I can still hear Bevis telling Butthead "look he's gonna Lie!"
There was a B&B music video where he looks really pissed. That was the first one I saw on B&B
He was great in The Chase
I really would give anything to see this footage
death to smoochey is one of the best movies ever..
Henry is a good dude and talented, but damn, when I die and go to hell I'm going to be sitting with him as he speaks for all eternity.
That was such a good film.
Holy fuck I really dug Death to Smoochy and if Rollins got that part it would have been awesome
I still wanna see Henry's version of that role.
The movie he's talking about is Death To Smoochy and it is fucking amazing.
I love somebody who is tough enough to get tattoos having a panic attack when going to audition
One of his best stories!
+dkyelak only one of them?
Henry is so fucking intense, i really love him for that.
Rollins is one of the coolest people you could ever possibly meet.
Bonk seems pretty well put together.
Batman Beyond.
This spoken word piece was the only reason I ever watched Death To Smoochy. I'm assuming Henry was auditioning for the roll of Spinner?
Had a hilarious role in Feast.
It’s a shame because when I saw the actual movie after hearing this story, I was so underwhelmed by the performance the actual actor gave.
Henry got some Farley in him.
I want to hear how Henry landed his role in Johnny Nmemonic or however the fukk it is spelled. That is a performance and a film that raises so many questions.
Love his visual story. Like I was there.
I love Henry Rollins intense narrations
Lol Henry would have been awesome as Spinner Dunn. Death to Smoochy was criminally underrated.
Agreed. Really deep movie
Love Rollins.
I wanna see that footage!!!! LMAO
He came to my town and I missed it. I had to work. Kevin Smith and Jason mews came to my townand I had to work. f***! I hate work!!!!!
A old co worker met Danny at his old airport job. Said he was a prick both times.
But you did sir, You played it perfectly. Even when you faked getting put back through a plate glass window by Bobby Deniro while playing a bodyguard in a little movie titled "Heat" back in '95, you fuckin nailed it. Respect.
I thought it was Al Pachino who put Henry through the glass? Man, I need to go back and watch Heat again now.
@@derrickzane5834 It was Al, you're right.
Henry and I are one the same except I never got that callback haw haw haw
"I lost to some other guy"
It was Robin Williams apparently?? 😂
It's just the great Henry!!!
He's been acting his whole life
I would imagine that Henry wouldve been Devitos numberbone but it was probably a studio overuling to cast the sopranos actor at his height of fame
wheres the video he cought on this digital camra
what?
brb224 prob somewhere in his archives.
Probably with your accrued knowledge of the english language... Gone forever.
Hmm, wonder if Danny kept it to show people what true intensity looks like? (Could totally see him showing it to his co-stars at ASIP, they would definitely dig it).
They should have got him to come in and film the scene even if they didn't use it just so they could have it as a deleted scene.
I think it was for one of the main characters for the whole movie if i understand correctly. The audition was just one scene tho.
Michael Rispoli from the Sopranos ultimately got the role of Spinner Dunn
3:30 God damn, what a beaut.
Death to smoochy is great. I forgot about that movie.
Hey! Break a leg! I did!
Michael Rispoli got the part.
I"f I get the part its their fault "...hahah priceless
Death to Smoochy is literally one of the most underrated movies of all time. That makes me love Henry that much more.
"I'M RAINBOW F***ING RANDOLPH"
I'd like to hear Danny's version now.
That's actually a great idea. Someone should ask him during interview or at least send him a email and ask him about it.
Cool
Always Sunny. Next season.
Henry plays Mac's step brother.
They meet in prison visting their dad.
My usual 10% fee please, thank you!
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The man!
Steve Doss hell ✌
I like to compare this with his story of "fuck you-ing" his way into Bad Boys II. They're very similar, and I think there's a damn fine nugget of creative advice buried in all that aw-shucksy self-deprecation.
i love rollins
I love this guy's brain.
Too bad Henry didn't get the part, as it may have saved the movie. And interesting that I believe Death To Smoochie was done before the doc Filth And The Fury about The Sex Pistols, which DeVito also helped produce. So I wonder if it was Henry that turned Danny onto punk rock and all that?
I would have loved to see henry rollins in a safari outfit banging a cowbell like crazy and dressed up in a rhino outfit.
Too bad he scared the shit out of danny devito with his audition. 🤣
roll went to Michael rispoli don't see much of him anymore
He's never off TV, and has been in tons of things.
Rollins is hilarious.
THe problem here is, he was auditioning for 'death to smootchy'.
NOT 'death to danny divito's poor assistant'.
If anyone’s interested, he lost the role to Michael Rispoli. Not a famous actor, I remember him only as a minor role in the Sopranos
Name dropped