For those who don’t understand what is happening here, the interviewer was making a reference to Spielberg’s movie, close encounters of the third kind. In it they communicate with aliens via computer/ music. In other words, he pointed out the influence of Spielberg’s parents to the movie. Something that even Spielberg did not realize until that moment, which is why he thanks the interviewer.
I first saw this in my teens, and it was the first time I realized that an artist can learn things and discover things about their own work that they didn't even know existed. Incredible moment.
The definition of an artist is someone who doesn’t fully understand or can’t explain what he’s doing. The artistic process and expression reveals as much or more to himself as the audience. An artist who knows what he’s doing is either an artisan whose work still reveals to himself or a propagandist whose work is absolute.
Yep. I write fiction myself, and usually it is only after several rounds of editing when I am trying purposefully to identify themes that I realize I was actually writing about this thing or that thing in the subtext to the narrative, but did not realize it while I was writing.
We all reveal ourselves one way or another, which is why we can never truly tell our entire life stories, because we are not able to grasp every aspect of ourselves or our actions. It's kind of amazing.
I remember watching that interview and being impressed that he was so humble about not having realized it himself. As well as the brilliance of the question.
Imagine that though, this guy who's supposed to get personal answers from you casually drops this big life-changing psychoanalical conclusion as the setup of a question
"Kedakai! As god made her" is the only reason I'm familiar of James Lipton. But it also introduced me to his work which I'm really grateful for. RIP Mr Kedakai.
"... both his parents contributed synergistically to the great visionary whose films we enjoy so much. His mother contributed music and creativity, while his father was an engineer, a great storyteller and loved science fiction. The clearest proof of this synergy can be exemplified in the final scene of the film, “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind,” in which the scientists programmed music with their computers to communicate with the extraterrestrials. That scene was about his mother and father: music and science. " - An explanation. That was a beautiful question, and takes a true journalistic mind to make the connection !
@@LJ-wo1wf That's a very good question. I like that. You've answered the question if you make the video play on the computer and youre able to hear the answer.
@@janelantestaverde2018 Not tears of sadness---just moved by the beauty. So many people think of computer engineers as just "cold" and "tech-y". But there is depth, and wonder, and beauty there.
Lipton is an amazing interviewer in highlighting what is great about the person he’s interviewing. This obviously isn’t meant to be hard hitting journalism but a chance for those who love and admire a particular creator to go deeper and enjoy them even more. Lipton does a great job organizing the research he and his team pull together. I know it can sound sycophantic at times but it always feels genuine somehow. Hats off to him for asking a question that is so insightful and gratifying for the interviewee.
A reporter asking hard hitting questions is rare, but even rarer is a reporter who does their research and actually helps the audience feel closer to the interviewee. Absolutely amazing.
@@outlander234 Right? Everything now is "on the cloud" (a term that I'm sick of) and/or basically rented and only available when they want it to be regardless of how much you paid. If you or they lose the account info or they go out of business ... It's gone and you get to buy it again.
That's something I love so much about Spielberg, in all of his movies he brings so much of himself and what he is, many times consciously some times subconsciously......and the fact that all of this turns out to be so beautiful is an indication of what kind of a man he is in real life!!!!
The fact that he kept saying no to directing Schindler's List because it would have hit too close to home, to in the end not just making a movie but making one of the greatest movies ever made, puts him in a special category of storytellers. It's like he pours his whole heart and soul into his movies
Read an article recently about his dad’s connection with West Side Story and only now realised clearly how themes of his own upbringing can be found in his own film, from subtle character qualities to huge parts of the film. The Last Crusade definitely made me emotional with the father-son relationship. The way he shows that relationship and reflecting how he wants to repair things with his dad is something i can relate to very much and I love that he put that in his films. It means very much to me personally, even in an adventure film like Indiana Jones it can have a lot of meaning to a young kid.
Its nuts home. Peep the doc "Spielberg" he basically runs down what each movie symbolized...he was therapeutically expressing his stages with their divorce his heritage running away from it then embracing w Schindler's List, etc. and then they actually picked up on the message and they reunited late in life after all those decades. Crazy, fam
@@wildroot16 from interviews, Spielberg’s dad absolutely loved the original movie, saw numerous productions of it, even though he was super invested in the new movie it was the one movie set of Spielberg’s he was never able to visit. So the movie is dedicated to him
Father Spielberg: Well Steven, you see babies come from uhh, let me give you an analogy… Well you see a man is like a spaceship, and a woman is like a planet. When the spaceship finds a moist and habitable planet that it really loves, it penetrates the atmosphere and lands on it. Afterwards the planet swells up, and a period of nine months later the planet pops out a smaller baby planet. Steven: 😶
Spielberg IS one of my teachers and mentors of good, artistic storytelling in any medium of art and creative writing. Even though I haven't met him in person, I still want to just to have that honor and privilege to thank him for teaching me how to add colors for my own original stories and characters as well as the journey. I'm very thankful for Spielberg. Truly.
This is one of the most brilliant things i ve ever heard. What a man … James … you can definitely see Spielberg didnt see it coming. And it s so true and obvious at the same time. This is amazing. God bless these years… i m so grateful i was born in 1982
The way the interviewer thought about all of those things and put them altogether into what was quite possibly the greatest question ever! The way Steven smiled it was obviously very personal to him because it's to do with his parents and one of his most beloved movies and the fact that he said he did not even realise that himself makes it even more awesome !
spielberg is not just a genius, but he always seems so humble, almost shy. i think that's cute from the biggest and one of the best filmmakers of all time.
I’ve gotta say, Close Encounters was terrifying when I saw it as a little kid. My Mom played it on the VCR and left me to watch it while she worked, and I remember having to pause it, stand up, and pace around the room because I was so scared. It’s most visceral experience that I’ve ever gotten out of a movie, and I wish I could experience movies like that again.
I was allowed to watch scary movies as a kid and don’t remember being scared as a kid, but when I watched them years later as an adult, they scared the crap out of me: The Birds and Phantasm being two.
I watched poltergeist 1-2 at a friends house when i Was like 7-8 years old. I was so scared sleeping a long time because of clown from the First and the scary old man in the second movie. They definetly traumatized me!! Today i love both movies. Specially the First one which feels totally like a spielberg movie. Even if Tobe Hooper officially directed it.
Every story is multi-layered. Every story says a lot about the inventor of the story. Some things consciously, some unconsciously. One or more mindsets flow into every reasonably complex story, collective upheavals, zeitgeist. But also very personal things. For every single viewer/reader/listener ect. it can mean even something different again. These meanings may even change or expand throughout life. Art is always discovery. What makes the whole thing so exciting. I love movies.
@@lampad4549 Of course. Twilight says a lot about its inventor and about American society. The film and especially the novel series is a lot of teenage angst and pure 00s zeitgeist. Although it's super cheesy and not even well written, there are levels of political and religious connections. It is sure to be entertaining for some. Don't get me wrong, just because you're interested in arts and entertainment doesn't mean you like everything. There are a lot of things that aren't so good but still provide interesting insights. Or films that don't appeal to me personally, but have something to say. Of course there are also things that are just bad. But that doesn't have to mean at any time, that I alone have the authority to interpret it or that a childish rant would get me any further. Even the bad stuff is interesting. If they fail (for you), - where do they? And how?
Imagine being presented with your subconscious in a question. James was a great interviewer. He touched and impressed Steven by showing the impact of his parents on his work.
i used to watch all of these episodes when they aired, they were always so compelling, and i remember this clearly because it was a very real moment with spielberg. something lipton saw in his art that he hadn't realized on his own and it's so clear and obvious that it's striking. the moment actually lasts just a bit longer than the clip shows.
Well, this isn't any old host. This is one of the most decorated and respected Interviewers ever. This question is a testament of the man and his craft.
These "Actors' Studio" interviews are the best I have seen. Lipton asks real questions and not the moronic crap the usual suspects go for. My favourite was Michele Pfeiffer, when he asked "If you answered the door what would you be wearing?" The answer was, of course, a tool belt!! She made wood furniture as a hobby. Another reason to love Pfeiffer!
Best interviews ever. His work disspelled the notion of "hollywood types." These are intelligent, creative, positive forces in our society. He's missed.
Perceptive observation by Lipton. Sometimes, artists are not aware what part their subconscious plays in creating ideas. The father/mother connection in CE of the TK seems obvious, once pointed out.
I've noticed, as an artist myself, sometimes I don't realize how much of myself I have put into my art and its full meaning until the work is finished. That's one of the beautiful and therapeutic things about making art.
Yea it's so bizarre how his facial expression barely changes but you can see him go from normal to sad Edit: when he says "not untill this moment" you see him change after.
Right at the end of the video, after Spielberg thanks Lipton, right on the 00:35 mark, you can see Steven quietly and internally look away to reflect on Lipton's observation. Probably thinking about his parents specifically. Really quite beautiful moment this. Not only does it profoundly show James' level of astuteness, but also Steven's natural artistic skill and talent. Wether aware or not of the creative choice having the 'Close Encounters' "Mothership" represent both his Mother and Father, his creators, in that final scene, in reverence of such an otherworldly power. Missing you right now, James.
James Lipton is not just a legendary interviewer, who had an incredible style and unique questions, but his existence, and that of "inside the after studio" also gave us one of my top 10 classic SNL skits of all time. Drew Barrymore. Gold. Comedic gold. I'll never forget his interview with Robin Williams, nor will I ever forget that he chose Dave Chappelle to interview him on his own stage. Incredible.
The greats have great questions for great visionaries. When the guest is surprised and shocked by the question, you have done a good job. Dan Patrick, Bob Costas, Oprah and many others will get the most from an interview.
"The curtains were blue" mfs when I show them that works of art can have deeply meaningful subtextual elements even when the artist isn't aware of them
Lol so in Close Encounters, the way they communicate with the aliens is through a computer program that plays music. He's saying there's a connection and influence there to his parents (his dad being a computer scientist and mom being a musician) and Spielberg didn't realize that till then.
this was from Inside the Actor's Studio and James Lipton was one of the best interviewer's. I still use his ending segment's Proust Questionnaire with friends and new acquaintances. It seems like such a simple few questions but they are actually very telling for a number of reasons- the obvious would be the actual answers themselves as well as how folks answer..whether they answer without hesitation so you know it is more genuine or if they have prolonged pauses where they think the answer through to present one that makes them look a specific way instead of just saying exactly what came to mind first as well as if they ask you the questions back..the latter is so telling of the people around you, whether they care enough about you to find out the same information or if they are fixated on thinking about themselves and their own answers. I loved the Actor's Studio interviews and I wish we had more of these sorts nowadays. The Zach Sang show is actually a pretty good one from the last few years- I like real, genuine, though out questions instead of the basic ones that yield basic answers. Sorry for the tangent but this is what Lipton's interviews always remind me of. Cheers. 👌🏻
All I know is if this guy made the movie, then it's definitely worth watching. I can still remember when ET came out, every kid in our neighborhood was out on their bikes from dawn till dusk. The whole BMX scene was catapulted by that movie. Stephen Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, and Roddy Doyle. I'll watch any movie they were involved in making, the subject matter is irrelevant.
In his movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, humans communicate with the aliens using music on a computer. Interviewer puts this together and SS realizes this subconscious major plot he created using his parents
Good interviewers reveal their subject to the audience.
GREAT interviewers reveal their subject to themselves.
THANK YOU JAMES LIPTON
He is so damn good of an interviewer that even a tea company changed its name for his 😂
Nardwuar!
RIP Roger Ebert. Such a hearts warming video
@@FranzBinder20 dude, what is with all the Ebert love?
@@kent387 the Interview. He Said nice Thing to spielberg
For those who don’t understand what is happening here, the interviewer was making a reference to Spielberg’s movie, close encounters of the third kind. In it they communicate with aliens via computer/ music. In other words, he pointed out the influence of Spielberg’s parents to the movie. Something that even Spielberg did not realize until that moment, which is why he thanks the interviewer.
Wow thanks!!! It doesnt say that in the clip!!!
Thank you for explaining 👍
Thank you, there was no context given or anything.
Lol this shit makes NOT ALOTTA SENSE without this comment, thank you fam
oh that's there the title "Close Rickcounters of the Rick Kind" comes from
I first saw this in my teens, and it was the first time I realized that an artist can learn things and discover things about their own work that they didn't even know existed. Incredible moment.
The definition of an artist is someone who doesn’t fully understand or can’t explain what he’s doing. The artistic process and expression reveals as much or more to himself as the audience. An artist who knows what he’s doing is either an artisan whose work still reveals to himself or a propagandist whose work is absolute.
Yep. I write fiction myself, and usually it is only after several rounds of editing when I am trying purposefully to identify themes that I realize I was actually writing about this thing or that thing in the subtext to the narrative, but did not realize it while I was writing.
We all reveal ourselves one way or another, which is why we can never truly tell our entire life stories, because we are not able to grasp every aspect of ourselves or our actions. It's kind of amazing.
Different minds, different interpretation of the World, including any art in it 😊🙃
Yeah it's therapeutic in a sense.
I remember watching that interview and being impressed that he was so humble about not having realized it himself. As well as the brilliance of the question.
That's a very genuine thank you at the end
Imagine that though, this guy who's supposed to get personal answers from you casually drops this big life-changing psychoanalical conclusion as the setup of a question
It's an act. He's a tiny hat. They are always playing you.
he's very quick isn't he. i'd be sitting there wondering, what are you talking about interviewer?
@@zebunker I'll be the cellmate you have nightmares about that's waiting for you in hell.
The direct and prolonged eye contact that Spielberg gave when he said “Thank you for that,” shows how deeply he meant it.
The genuine emotion on Spielberg's face as the impact of the realisation sinks in is magnificent, and moving to watch.
Tears in the eye. RIP Roger Ebert
@@FranzBinder20 What?
James Lipton needs to be remembered more, he was such an excellent person!
He also did a great interview with the voice actors behind the Simpsons that you find on TH-cam which was very funny, very interesting and inspiring.
@red_array Yeah, in 2020, he was 93.
@red_array Not necessarily sick, but old! He was 93 when he passed away. That's considered old! Not everyone even makes it to that age!
@red_array RIP Norm
"Kedakai! As god made her" is the only reason I'm familiar of James Lipton. But it also introduced me to his work which I'm really grateful for. RIP Mr Kedakai.
This is not just a great interview question. This is a great therapy/counseling question.
Spielberg had a mini revelation
Spielberg had daddy issues
I agree, and I think Steven also did when he said "Thank you for that".🙂
Great insight. A beautiful moment and realisation really.
not really though
"... both his parents contributed synergistically to the great visionary whose films we enjoy so much. His mother contributed music and creativity, while his father was an engineer, a great storyteller and loved science fiction. The clearest proof of this synergy can be exemplified in the final scene of the film, “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind,” in which the scientists programmed music with their computers to communicate with the extraterrestrials. That scene was about his mother and father: music and science. " - An explanation. That was a beautiful question, and takes a true journalistic mind to make the connection !
Okay we got it the first time Dickhead
@@Owen-ub3fv Is that what Spielberg says? I haven't clicked the play button yet.
@@LJ-wo1wf That's a very good question. I like that. You've answered the question if you make the video play on the computer and youre able to hear the answer.
But wasn't Spielberg being sarcastic??
You’ve provided great insight into this!
I had a great time reading your post!
That last, “Thank you for that.” Is a stark example of a man giving true thanks for something. A precious moment in a genius’s life.
Tears in the eye for the moment. RIP Ebert
"a guy saying thank you is an example of a guy saying thank you"
My dad worked on computers with Arnie Spielberg--this brings tears to my eyes.
Wow that's wild
Did y’all get hub premium for free
My dad is the alien that you guys played pong with
Why the tears? I hope your dad is okay.
@@janelantestaverde2018 Not tears of sadness---just moved by the beauty. So many people think of computer engineers as just "cold" and "tech-y". But there is depth, and wonder, and beauty there.
Lipton is an amazing interviewer in highlighting what is great about the person he’s interviewing. This obviously isn’t meant to be hard hitting journalism but a chance for those who love and admire a particular creator to go deeper and enjoy them even more.
Lipton does a great job organizing the research he and his team pull together. I know it can sound sycophantic at times but it always feels genuine somehow.
Hats off to him for asking a question that is so insightful and gratifying for the interviewee.
Beautifully said
A reporter asking hard hitting questions is rare, but even rarer is a reporter who does their research and actually helps the audience feel closer to the interviewee.
Absolutely amazing.
Wonderful comment. Truly.
I so miss this program. I wish they would put the entire series out on DVD
I would binge the hell out of it if it was streaming
They have it on DVD, i've got like 4 sets im looking at rn :)
DVD? Did you write this comment in 2010?
@Freedom Gone Some people still like to actually own stuff...
@@outlander234 Right? Everything now is "on the cloud" (a term that I'm sick of) and/or basically rented and only available when they want it to be regardless of how much you paid. If you or they lose the account info or they go out of business ... It's gone and you get to buy it again.
That's something I love so much about Spielberg, in all of his movies he brings so much of himself and what he is, many times consciously some times subconsciously......and the fact that all of this turns out to be so beautiful is an indication of what kind of a man he is in real life!!!!
Yeah, I liked the he bit in temple of Doom where he gave the woman the role in return for marrying him.
The fact that he kept saying no to directing Schindler's List because it would have hit too close to home, to in the end not just making a movie but making one of the greatest movies ever made, puts him in a special category of storytellers. It's like he pours his whole heart and soul into his movies
Rest in peace Mr James Lipton.
He leaves behind a legacy of great interviews and iced tea.
When did he die
Who is James lipton
@@bfboobie The guy talking to steven in the interview
@@ActuallyJamesS 😂😂
Read an article recently about his dad’s connection with West Side Story and only now realised clearly how themes of his own upbringing can be found in his own film, from subtle character qualities to huge parts of the film. The Last Crusade definitely made me emotional with the father-son relationship. The way he shows that relationship and reflecting how he wants to repair things with his dad is something i can relate to very much and I love that he put that in his films. It means very much to me personally, even in an adventure film like Indiana Jones it can have a lot of meaning to a young kid.
Its nuts home. Peep the doc "Spielberg" he basically runs down what each movie symbolized...he was therapeutically expressing his stages with their divorce his heritage running away from it then embracing w Schindler's List, etc. and then they actually picked up on the message and they reunited late in life after all those decades. Crazy, fam
What was his dad's connection to West Side Story?
@@wildroot16 from interviews, Spielberg’s dad absolutely loved the original movie, saw numerous productions of it, even though he was super invested in the new movie it was the one movie set of Spielberg’s he was never able to visit. So the movie is dedicated to him
James Lipton is one of the greatest men to interview anyone ever. Props for the very good question
For everyone asking, it is a reference to Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Thank you! Haven’t seen that movie in.. almost 30 years. About time for a rewatch.
I love his smile after the question, its that “if you know you know” moment you get with another person and it feels very genuine and wholesome
That whole interview is great and I want to watch it again.
Link to the full interview?
The best interviewer of the lasts decades.
Nah that would be Michael Parkinson.
@@Giveme1goodreason Nah bro that would be Jimmy Fallon
@@jaym3566 i agree with you yes Jimmy Kimmel is the best
nah...that would be Charlie Rose
Ali Plumb is a personal favorite
The quote "when the spaceship lands.." is not to be missed, a perfect metaphor for Spielberg being born. Insanely good question indeed.
In the movie, a spaceship lands... lol.. just watch the whole interview.
@@2beJT …..
That was not the intention, it was just what happened in the movie. Why do you people make up so many things that aren't actually there?
@@G-ManXErlik i haven't watched the movie so I thought he meant when the two of them knocked it off and he was seven inches deep inside her
Father Spielberg: Well Steven, you see babies come from uhh, let me give you an analogy… Well you see a man is like a spaceship, and a woman is like a planet. When the spaceship finds a moist and habitable planet that it really loves, it penetrates the atmosphere and lands on it. Afterwards the planet swells up, and a period of nine months later the planet pops out a smaller baby planet.
Steven: 😶
So great to come across this after having watched the Fablemans. Thank you for that!
I revisit this clip at least once a month because it's one of the most wholesome moments ever caught on camera.
James Lipton, man. What a guy! A soothing yet commanding voice. Every his interview was a kind of a lecture in itself
When he says but thank you for that you can see the sincerity in his eyes.
Man, James Lipton was one of the greatest interviewers to ever do it. Dude was just brilliant. I miss watching him and Inside the Actors Studio. RIP.
Brilliant moment.
James Lipton was a master. I loved watching his interviews growing up. He really knew how to get into a person’s mind and heart.
Spielberg IS one of my teachers and mentors of good, artistic storytelling in any medium of art and creative writing.
Even though I haven't met him in person, I still want to just to have that honor and privilege to thank him for teaching me how to add colors for my own original stories and characters as well as the journey.
I'm very thankful for Spielberg.
Truly.
This is one of the most brilliant things i ve ever heard. What a man … James … you can definitely see Spielberg didnt see it coming. And it s so true and obvious at the same time. This is amazing.
God bless these years… i m so grateful i was born in 1982
That was special to see.
I love this. No rehashed standard questions or embarrassing ones. I have watched this 3 or 4 times already.
James Lipton was such a masterful interviewer. Required watching his inside the actors studio for anyone wanting to do what he did
@Hello there, how are you doing this blessed day?
The way the interviewer thought about all of those things and put them altogether into what was quite possibly the greatest question ever! The way Steven smiled it was obviously very personal to him because it's to do with his parents and one of his most beloved movies and the fact that he said he did not even realise that himself makes it even more awesome !
Aww Jonathan don't be like that.
@jonathanbirch2022 sorry Jonathan I won't do it again I promise, reaĺly really sorry to you and all your family
And this is why good journalism is worth every penny.
What a humble and kind response from one of the greatest!
Rest in peace James Lipton, what a legend
It's funny how when creative create it somehow ends up being about ourselves on more levels that we can ever imagine 👏😊
spielberg is not just a genius, but he always seems so humble, almost shy. i think that's cute from the biggest and one of the best filmmakers of all time.
He keeps himself closely guarded, but his heart is bursting
One of the many reasons why Lipton was easily one of the greatest and most compelling interviewers of all time. RIP, you beautifully eloquent soul. ❤️
James Lipton was the absolute best. His interviews with stars from across the industry are mesmerising.
I’ve gotta say, Close Encounters was terrifying when I saw it as a little kid. My Mom played it on the VCR and left me to watch it while she worked, and I remember having to pause it, stand up, and pace around the room because I was so scared. It’s most visceral experience that I’ve ever gotten out of a movie, and I wish I could experience movies like that again.
That's some dubious parenting skills displayed there.
I was allowed to watch scary movies as a kid and don’t remember being scared as a kid, but when I watched them years later as an adult, they scared the crap out of me: The Birds and Phantasm being two.
I watched poltergeist 1-2 at a friends house when i Was like 7-8 years old. I was so scared sleeping a long time because of clown from the First and the scary old man in the second movie. They definetly traumatized me!! Today i love both movies. Specially the First one which feels totally like a spielberg movie. Even if Tobe Hooper officially directed it.
His happiness was so genuine.
Every story is multi-layered.
Every story says a lot about the inventor of the story. Some things consciously, some unconsciously.
One or more mindsets flow into every reasonably complex story, collective upheavals, zeitgeist.
But also very personal things. For every single viewer/reader/listener ect. it can mean even something different again. These meanings may even change or expand throughout life.
Art is always discovery. What makes the whole thing so exciting. I love movies.
love this, love movies also
Even twilight?
@@lampad4549 Of course. Twilight says a lot about its inventor and about American society. The film and especially the novel series is a lot of teenage angst and pure 00s zeitgeist.
Although it's super cheesy and not even well written, there are levels of political and religious connections. It is sure to be entertaining for some.
Don't get me wrong, just because you're interested in arts and entertainment doesn't mean you like everything. There are a lot of things that aren't so good but still provide interesting insights. Or films that don't appeal to me personally, but have something to say.
Of course there are also things that are just bad.
But that doesn't have to mean at any time, that I alone have the authority to interpret it or that a childish rant would get me any further.
Even the bad stuff is interesting. If they fail (for you), - where do they? And how?
Imagine being presented with your subconscious in a question. James was a great interviewer. He touched and impressed Steven by showing the impact of his parents on his work.
If only all interviewers were this insightful.
james lipton was great, I remember watching this show decades ago and was so much fun
i used to watch all of these episodes when they aired, they were always so compelling, and i remember this clearly because it was a very real moment with spielberg. something lipton saw in his art that he hadn't realized on his own and it's so clear and obvious that it's striking. the moment actually lasts just a bit longer than the clip shows.
This makes me cry... its very heart warming.
Well, this isn't any old host. This is one of the most decorated and respected Interviewers ever. This question is a testament of the man and his craft.
So lovely and heartwarming
These "Actors' Studio" interviews are the best I have seen. Lipton asks real questions and not the moronic crap the usual suspects go for.
My favourite was Michele Pfeiffer, when he asked "If you answered the door what would you be wearing?"
The answer was, of course, a tool belt!! She made wood furniture as a hobby.
Another reason to love Pfeiffer!
Best interviews ever. His work disspelled the notion of "hollywood types." These are intelligent, creative, positive forces in our society. He's missed.
Don't mistake, they exist and there's the few that can transcend
Perceptive observation by Lipton. Sometimes, artists are not aware what part their subconscious plays in creating ideas. The father/mother connection in CE of the TK seems obvious, once pointed out.
Really? CE of the TK? Either type it out in full or abbreviate it all.
@@MINDxWORM Most definitely cause I don't know what he is talking about. Please tell me!
@@MINDxWORM Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Best not to know, could rob creativity, Neil Gaiman said so himself.
@@isaacfranklin2712 So by saving himself 3 seconds, he's wasted the time of potentially hundreds or thousands of people who read his comment. Bravo :D
I've noticed, as an artist myself, sometimes I don't realize how much of myself I have put into my art and its full meaning until the work is finished. That's one of the beautiful and therapeutic things about making art.
That 'I see what you did there' smile at 0:07 tho
Man, the writer of several episodes of Rocko's Modern Life is a hell of an interviewer.
Wow. That is beautiful moment. Touching. Two sensitive souls drawing out the best in each other.
That's how it's done.❤
This hits different after having seen The Fabelmans
As a little child, my favorite song became the John Williams Disco version of Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind.
If Spielberg ever hosted a talk show, I could see it being done in the vein of Inside the Actors Studio.
Why the hell would he do that
I could see it not happening.
@@jaym3566 Same here.
@@jaym3566 Again, this is a "what if?" scenario.
@@sayyestofairness4266 what a strange “what if scenario”
The subconscious is a very powerful thing.
Whether you're a fan of his films or not, he really seems like a genuine, warm person.
Time to rewatch all of James Lipton’s interviews
That's so sweet yet sad at the same time because his parents were divorced
And the movie has a family unit that destructs at its core.
I still haven’t seen The Fabelmans, but just knowing the story puts this moment into perspective for me.
You know Steven never forgot this moment.
You have to be Roger Ebert to create this intimate moment with a director. RIP
I have tears in the eye
You could see Spielberg choking up a little at the end.
Yea it's so bizarre how his facial expression barely changes but you can see him go from normal to sad
Edit: when he says "not untill this moment" you see him change after.
“You’re performance in A Troll in Central Park was so…..scrumtralecent….I can barely move.”
-Jim Lipton
That's a really good point Diane, thanks so much for bringing that up. Thank you
What a lovely memory he just created!
Right at the end of the video, after Spielberg thanks Lipton, right on the 00:35 mark, you can see Steven quietly and internally look away to reflect on Lipton's observation. Probably thinking about his parents specifically. Really quite beautiful moment this. Not only does it profoundly show James' level of astuteness, but also Steven's natural artistic skill and talent. Wether aware or not of the creative choice having the 'Close Encounters' "Mothership" represent both his Mother and Father, his creators, in that final scene, in reverence of such an otherworldly power.
Missing you right now, James.
James Lipton was a real one. Clear honesty dripping with class.
Wow, Spielberg was really moved by that question. Nice moment
This is a nice change of pace from all the celebrities reacting to "stupid questions" compilations TH-cam has been sending me.
0:25 One of the greatest filmmakers, storytellers of all time. Honored Mr. Spielberg.
We well u certainly represented the channels name perfectly. Another perfect reason we need eachOther
James Lipton is not just a legendary interviewer, who had an incredible style and unique questions, but his existence, and that of "inside the after studio" also gave us one of my top 10 classic SNL skits of all time. Drew Barrymore. Gold. Comedic gold. I'll never forget his interview with Robin Williams, nor will I ever forget that he chose Dave Chappelle to interview him on his own stage. Incredible.
Got a little teary watching that one...
Being thanked interviewing one of the greatest film director ever I would be walking high that night
James Lipton was truly a class act! RIP.
That was so very sincere. Thank you for that!
Wow, it really was about his parents the whole time.
Genuinely heartwarming
The greats have great questions for great visionaries. When the guest is surprised and shocked by the question, you have done a good job. Dan Patrick, Bob Costas, Oprah and many others will get the most from an interview.
No One & I Mean No One Interviewed Like Lipton ❤️🎬
Damn! James Lipton is amazing. I have rewatched the Chappelle interview about 20 times at this point. It's one I go back to every couple months.
Where do you find them?
@@ce311 I just google "James Lipton Dave Chappelle" but here is a link to one of them with the full show:
th-cam.com/video/bfmLlZyJNiA/w-d-xo.html
balance that out watching chapelle and howard stern th-cam.com/video/rk6W3XYuWHA/w-d-xo.html 😂
May I ask- why do you like that specific interview so much?
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"The curtains were blue" mfs when I show them that works of art can have deeply meaningful subtextual elements even when the artist isn't aware of them
This went over my head lol
Same I don't know what the hell they are talking about haha
@@anthonyjs8048 glad I’m not the only one🥲
Same.
Me too.. everybody profound in the comments, dont get it
Lol so in Close Encounters, the way they communicate with the aliens is through a computer program that plays music. He's saying there's a connection and influence there to his parents (his dad being a computer scientist and mom being a musician) and Spielberg didn't realize that till then.
this was from Inside the Actor's Studio and James Lipton was one of the best interviewer's. I still use his ending segment's Proust Questionnaire with friends and new acquaintances. It seems like such a simple few questions but they are actually very telling for a number of reasons- the obvious would be the actual answers themselves as well as how folks answer..whether they answer without hesitation so you know it is more genuine or if they have prolonged pauses where they think the answer through to present one that makes them look a specific way instead of just saying exactly what came to mind first as well as if they ask you the questions back..the latter is so telling of the people around you, whether they care enough about you to find out the same information or if they are fixated on thinking about themselves and their own answers. I loved the Actor's Studio interviews and I wish we had more of these sorts nowadays. The Zach Sang show is actually a pretty good one from the last few years- I like real, genuine, though out questions instead of the basic ones that yield basic answers. Sorry for the tangent but this is what Lipton's interviews always remind me of. Cheers. 👌🏻
Lipton was exceptional. As much of a genius in his craft as Spielberg.
This is an amazing moment! ♥️
All I know is if this guy made the movie, then it's definitely worth watching.
I can still remember when ET came out, every kid in our neighborhood was out on their bikes from dawn till dusk. The whole BMX scene was catapulted by that movie.
Stephen Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, Guy Ritchie, and Roddy Doyle. I'll watch any movie they were involved in making, the subject matter is irrelevant.
That’s why you write from your heart and worry about the meaning later
Trust the tale, not the teller. Most of the times the creators of a work don't know what their work actually means.
Creators always put themselves in their work even on a subconscious level
@@BugVlogs not always; hence coincidence.
@@user-vg1tt3vg9y the great ones always do. It’s the true sign of a master.
james lipton was one of the best interviewers out there. such a classy guy
I have no idea what any of this means without context, haha...
Me and you are on the same boat. I’ve got no idea what this means either haha
Same lmao i feel dumb
In his movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, humans communicate with the aliens using music on a computer. Interviewer puts this together and SS realizes this subconscious major plot he created using his parents
@@b0nd18t Thanks. I suspected it was something like this but I've never seen the movie before.
@@MNGN101 I don't know how old you are and how good you tolerate older movies but I think it's a great movie.