@@yvonneplant9434 Yet and still, Mr. Burton accomplished a lot during his time on this earth. Remember he came from a coal mining family in Wales. He was the 12th of 13 children born to a coal miner and a barmaid. He was such a success that he bought the famous Annenberg diamond ring for a cool $1million dollars, later that huge rock would be known as the Taylor -Burton diamond 💍. Now that's coming a loooong way from where he started.👍💯🙏✝️
Please don't judge a man because he drinks or smokes or whatever, as long as he never asks for help or assistance. This man only brought help and assistance, and how! Each time Burton answered to an interview (which he never asked for), he was true, because he didn't care of what the orthers think about him. And each word is so well measured, controlled, not for the others but for his own every day sake. A real true man, a real great actor and a wonderful writer. And his love to the english language is to be discovered yet by the future "specialists"...
Well,, I do admire him. A man who overcome so much throughout his life,, very passionate,, very honest, very talented and intelligent. I think he was so unhappy, but why? He had everything...
he is definitely one of the smartest interviewees I have seen - he gives the interviewer what he wants, very generously, yet there is a kind of boundary hanging in the air, yet it is not his fear of being exposed or insulted, it is simply his class, and being himself..
What an adorable, charismatic man. My own father had a voice as close to this I have ever heard. My mother said to me once he should have been a broadcaster instead of into medicine. It makes me sad growing old and all these wonderful people have passed, I hope to a better place. ❤
He's from up the road from me here in Wales and before TV real ppl worked hard and read. This is a perfect example of transcending his environment. Such a powerful man with so much gentle depth. 💕💖💕💖
He reminds me of my brother. He has that sharpness in his eyes, intelligent, self assured and knows himself to the core. Burton was 5'9, not 5'10 1/2. He use to wearvlifts or large heels.
A fascinating interview. I hope that he repented of his sins before he passed. Each and every one of us is flawed,it is inescapable. Some are subject to a greater number of these weaknesses than others, but some are present in us all. Richard Burton was undoubtedly an immensely talented and charismatic man despite his shortcomings. Thank you for sharing this video.
Richard Burton is my favourite hero & a hero of my imagination never replaced till now in my life. Good to hear his voice after a long time. Hope a hero like him ( I mean in movies) will appear on silver screen before I leave this world.
There is a mystical quality about him that doesn't have a name and is very rarely seen. He probably has as many male fans as female which is also unusual, and he defies categorization. I love him and i miss him and i didnt even know him. His voice does something to people and nobody quite understands what it does. But it is wonderful
I greatly admired Burton. A great actor, wonderful voice and nice man. It saddens me that he essentially killed himself through alcohol but no one is perfect. We all are flawed in some way. I like his humour and he seems honest (although not very self aware about his alcohol addiction). He frequently said he is not sure if he is alcoholic - that is a lack of insight. It doesn't matter whether you call it alcoholism, alcohol dependence or addiction - it doesn't matter what you call it, if alcohol is affecting you and your loved ones then it is a problem. But, I still admire him enormously.
There was less awareness of alcoholism when Burton was filmed during this interview. I have seen later interview with him when he did admit to his alcoholism. I absolutely adore him and his films.
He accepted his drinking and didn't try to blame others for his drinking too much. It is a choice, not a disease. You can't choose not to have cancer. You can stop drinking if you wish. He knew that. Much more admirable than those who use it as a crutch.
"... unquestionably the most brilliantly promising middle-aged actor now alive". "I thought it was very nice to be still promising at 51." Amen. Oscar Wilde wrote "And the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats,/None knew so well as I:/For he who lives more lives than one,/More deaths than one must die."
I'm so struck the more I listen to Richard Burton in interview snowadays, many of which I have seen over the years and some of which I have seen even recently" because of two books acquired over the past year since I received "THe Richard Burton Diaries" as a birthday present from Tim last year, which is fun in one way for me right at the get-go because a man born on 8 November gave on the next-day birthday of his friend on 9 November the diaries of a famous OTHER man born on 10 November! But, my God , he is smart, isn't he? Intelligent in a wonderful way in terms of vocabulary, ironic word choice, ability to create phrases that are just plain fun to lsten to!
In the same tiny Welsh village a young man wearing an over-sized coat and a large pair of working men's boots would say how he wanted to be an actor. Local people would call him "Little Richard" and this along with the sight of Burton's rolls Royce would make him determined to achieve what Burton failed to achieve namely an Oscar and a Knighthood. I am, of course, talking about Oscar winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins. Yet I still feel that, unlike the latter, Richard Burton is the real Film Star.
What a shame that he never lived to play LEAR. Burton is wonderful, and didn't really appreciate his own worth. There is no other remotely like him, as is said below.
It's interesting and odd that in another interview, in Budapest, he stated that money was extremely important to him. Here he states the opposite. But he was very generous toward his birth family, it seems.
He said he had lived dangerously but I think maybe a tad carelessly. Which was worse for him, the cigarettes or the liquor? Just loved his work. He was marvelous.
Just finished reading his diaries for the second time, an immensely troubled man. The way he would speak to E and the kids, his own kids, I mean just a real bastard. Super depressing the way the diary plummets, from wild and interesting and lavish, to every post being "Booze. Again. Hope Elizabeth calls" Real sad.
Oh, not all the "you abandoned the stage" questions again. I don't blame him for making movies. He got paid huge sums and made some remarkable ones. Some were flops because he had to do them to keep up E's jewels. Generous guy with a quick temper and awesome talent, don't you agree?
@@MarkHarrison733 Only in the very few roles where he was struggling personally... like in 'The Klansman'. Ever seen the 'Spy who Came in from the Cold'? Give it a try.
Burton misspeaks when he said it had been 10 years since he played Hamlet on Broadway when he assumed the role in Equus. It was actually 12 years. He stopped playing Hamlet in 1964 and took Equus on in late 1976.
I don't think that Burton realized the irony when he said how he didn't want to play Macbeth because he didn't want to be dominated by a woman. I wonder if Lady Macbeth's first name is Elizabeth.
He comes across very confident and self assured. But behind closed door this magnificent actor tended towards a lot of insecurity, tantrums and endless petty jealousies. He even assaulted Brando severely becos he greeted Elizabeth with a big hug.,That’s how he behaved in his very long marriage to actress Elizabeth Taylor. I learned this by reading his published diaries and good biographies on Elizabeth Taylor. He liked to be the centre of attention, then inexplicably locked himself in rooms for a whole day and ignored his whole family. I love Burton but his character was very flawed. He was also very competitive with other actors. And a continual Cheater in relationships . He seemed to need the endless attention of other women. The extent of his outstanding acting can be seen in interviews like this. He comes off as completely humble and reasonable right? . But It doesn’t reveal any of his violence or a man who picked fights with Elizabeth in public. Or his utter and total dependence on alcohol. He actually destroyed his career to a degree with alcoholism and definitely his health. He certainly missed the opportunity to write the books he wanted too. He actually preferred poetry to making movies. He was unhappy Makin movies. His best quality was his generosity with money. And he understood humans and the human condition very deeply. It showed in his diaries clearly. And he was very funny too. But did he understand himself. Not really. Personally I think it’s more important to understand yourself in life than other people. It makes you a happy person. And easier to live with.
(guest) Around 2.20, what a cheeky question , suggesting he " could have been " a great actor...😡... I'd like to see V. Kane have the stage presence, the phenomenal memory, the ability to command attention by clear diction, portraying intense emotions, etc...I think R.B. was generous not to snap back at Kane for a disrespectful and erroneous question. Had he see his Hamlet, Becket, Anthony, etc., etc...? R.B. has " done his bit" to rightly earn widespread acclaim for his stage work. There's a recording ( You Tube?) of the New York " Hamlet ", with minimal sets and costumes... Would Sir John Gielgud have been involved with anyone less than extremely competent? On a lighter note, there is a very entertaining " Lucy Show" (?) Where " Lucy Meets the Burtons". If you want to see flashes of rage , accompanied most of the time by a great sense of humour, seek it out , and enjoy ! 🤔🌠❤🌟😊🌈🇬🇧🌟
You know he's a scorpio n Liz was a pisces 😜n as fiery, passionate woman like she was, Burton still craved her presence, it was written in his personal diaries.
Most of his films were pretty bad and you can tell he’s using about 10% of his ability. That’s obvious if you hear his Hamlet recordings from the 50s. But “wine, women and song” were his destiny.
Burton reminds me so much of the good things about the latter half of the 20th century, basically until the 80's when the divisive lies of Reagan and Thatcher and their promotion of greed above all else destroyed so much of what was good about society.
It always amazes me how he's never confident about his looks, I sometimes wonder if that was a little bit modesty or that he just didn't see it. I think he probably meant it though.. I never saw an actor as good, as charismatic, and as attractive as him, he was amazing!
Burton was very complex, a fine intellectual, a great reader, and quite possibly the greatest actor our world has ever known.
Absolutely. He could recite Shakespeare BACKWARDS. I'd be curious to know his IQ.
He was the greatest actor ever known ❤
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He destroyed himself through drink. I feel a lot of sadness about it. 😢
@@yvonneplant9434 Yet and still, Mr. Burton accomplished a lot during his time on this earth. Remember he came from a coal mining family in Wales. He was the 12th of 13 children born to a coal miner and a barmaid.
He was such a success that he bought the famous Annenberg diamond ring for a cool $1million dollars, later that huge rock would be known as the Taylor -Burton diamond 💍.
Now that's coming a loooong way from where he started.👍💯🙏✝️
He oozed charisma. Voice, facial feartures, intelligence, mannerism
This is when men really real..dynamic men..So special to watch. Sandy SM
He was so incredibly sexy it's hard to even look at him.
Richard Burton was a man carved out of granite with a heart of gold.
Absolutely. All man.
Yeah, smoked, drank and never went to the gym unlike all the muscled pretty boy bores on the big screen these days
What a lovely description. I would add, with a voice of gold.
His life was not a waste! His work was genius!
my fellow countryman - and still very much loved and missed in wales.
I am a British Indian man who studied in Treforest, poly of Wales at the time. Love the Welsh!
@@indibhart5731 , peace be with you butty!
Please don't judge a man because he drinks or smokes or whatever, as long as he never asks for help or assistance.
This man only brought help and assistance, and how!
Each time Burton answered to an interview (which he never asked for), he was true, because he didn't care of what the orthers think about him.
And each word is so well measured, controlled, not for the others but for his own every day sake. A real true man, a real great actor and a wonderful writer. And his love to the english language is to be discovered yet by the future "specialists"...
Well,, I do admire him. A man who overcome so much throughout his life,, very passionate,, very honest, very talented and intelligent. I think he was so unhappy, but why? He had everything...
You nail it. The arrogance of a dumb person.
@@annamillan2903 Sometimes " everything " just isn't enough.
@@MOGGS1942 Some people are never satisfied.
@@annamillan2903 imao je cerku sa hendikepom.
he is definitely one of the smartest interviewees I have seen - he gives the interviewer what he wants, very generously, yet there is a kind of boundary hanging in the air, yet it is not his fear of being exposed or insulted, it is simply his class, and being himself..
It's called bring dignified.
How many film buffs seen The Medusa Touch with Richard Burton? Kept me on the edge of My seat..
@@sandywright1779I haven't seen much of Burton yet, but what I've seen is amazing, he's by far the greatest actor I have ever seen!
Iggy - And lots of character and charisma..
What an adorable, charismatic man. My own father had a voice as close to this I have ever heard. My mother said to me once he should have been a broadcaster instead of into medicine. It makes me sad growing old and all these wonderful people have passed, I hope to a better place. ❤
Now that's what you call a " Real Man "....Charming...Intelligent...Enigmatic..Humble and Kind
An anti-Semitic racist.
Gems like him are rare
He was a rare human being,generous and authentic.
He help people and used his money to help others.
Such an attractive man. I can see why ET was so crazy about him.
He's from up the road from me here in Wales and before TV real ppl worked hard and read. This is a perfect example of transcending his environment. Such a powerful man with so much gentle depth. 💕💖💕💖
Personally, I always thought that Richard was a handsome, distinguished fellow. Thanks for the upload. :)
Agree.
Best interview with Burton.
He reminds me of my brother. He has that sharpness in his eyes, intelligent, self assured and knows himself to the core. Burton was 5'9, not 5'10 1/2. He use to wearvlifts or large heels.
A fascinating interview. I hope that he repented of his sins before he passed. Each and every one of us is flawed,it is inescapable. Some are subject to a greater number of these weaknesses than others, but some are present in us all. Richard Burton was undoubtedly an immensely talented and charismatic man despite his shortcomings. Thank you for sharing this video.
Richard Burton is my favourite hero & a hero of my imagination never replaced till now in my life. Good to hear his voice after a long time. Hope a hero like him ( I mean in movies) will appear on silver screen before I leave this world.
Great Great actor full of love and charisma.Never forgotten.R.I.P. in heaven dear Richard.
There is a mystical quality about him that doesn't have a name and is very rarely seen. He probably has as many male fans as female which is also unusual, and he defies categorization. I love him and i miss him and i didnt even know him. His voice does something to people and nobody quite understands what it does. But it is wonderful
Good point. It's an indefinable aura, a charisma.
the greatest ever! and he is very handsome on this film. thank you.
I greatly admired Burton. A great actor, wonderful voice and nice man. It saddens me that he essentially killed himself through alcohol but no one is perfect. We all are flawed in some way. I like his humour and he seems honest (although not very self aware about his alcohol addiction). He frequently said he is not sure if he is alcoholic - that is a lack of insight. It doesn't matter whether you call it alcoholism, alcohol dependence or addiction - it doesn't matter what you call it, if alcohol is affecting you and your loved ones then it is a problem. But, I still admire him enormously.
There was less awareness of alcoholism when Burton was filmed during this interview. I have seen later interview with him when he did admit to his alcoholism. I absolutely adore him and his films.
😥💗🙏
He accepted his drinking and didn't try to blame others for his drinking too much. It is a choice, not a disease. You can't choose not to have cancer. You can stop drinking if you wish. He knew that. Much more admirable than those who use it as a crutch.
@@matthewtreacy6994 it IS a disease
"... unquestionably the most brilliantly promising middle-aged actor now alive".
"I thought it was very nice to be still promising at 51." Amen.
Oscar Wilde wrote "And the wild regrets, and the bloody sweats,/None knew so well as I:/For he who lives more lives than one,/More deaths than one must die."
He was such a wonderful human being.
Such a unique man. We'll never see his like again. Really pleased that he chose to be Welsh. As am I.
RIP Richard bach.
Diolch Richard Griffiths/Burton one of our most loved sons 🏴🏴
We will never see his like again.. Hewn from Welsh granite and purified with the finest ales money can buy and the most storied company.
Great man, no other remotely like him.
I agree.
@@Miriana727 Me too!
He was an amazing man superior intellect and gifted actor that we will never see the likes of again
So why did he commit suicide?
@@MarkHarrison733 He drank himself to death. Who knows?
@@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Smoking over 100 cigarettes a day caused his death.
I'm so struck the more I listen to Richard Burton in interview snowadays, many of which I have seen over the years and some of which I have seen even recently" because of two books acquired over the past year since I received "THe Richard Burton Diaries" as a birthday present from Tim last year, which is fun in one way for me right at the get-go because a man born on 8 November gave on the next-day birthday of his friend on 9 November the diaries of a famous OTHER man born on 10 November!
But, my God , he is smart, isn't he? Intelligent in a wonderful way in terms of vocabulary, ironic word choice, ability to create phrases that are just plain fun to lsten to!
Check out his two hour interview with Dick Cavett. It's amazing.
Richard Jenkins (Burton) KING OF WALES!
Richard Burton along with Stanley Baker & Anthony Hopkins was a genius.
Just fantastic.
In the same tiny Welsh village a young man wearing an over-sized coat and a large pair of working men's boots would say how he wanted to be an actor. Local people would call him "Little Richard" and this along with the sight of Burton's rolls Royce would make him determined to achieve what Burton failed to achieve namely an Oscar and a Knighthood. I am, of course, talking about Oscar winning actor Sir Anthony Hopkins. Yet I still feel that, unlike the latter, Richard Burton is the real Film Star.
Hopkins could never act due to his condition.
@@MarkHarrison733 He's a great actor.
@@elizabethcsicsery-ronay1633 Hopkins could never show emotion due to his condition.
@@MarkHarrison733what condition do you speak of?
@@thelantern9075 He has ASD.
"the slim cool comfort of a cigarette"..
sums it up
What a shame that he never lived to play LEAR. Burton is wonderful, and didn't really appreciate his own worth. There is no other remotely like him, as is said below.
Good evening from SWANSEA in South Wales..Wales is a small country but Richard Burton put us on the map.. Great interview 👍👍
He cared nothing about Wales.
It's interesting and odd that in another interview, in Budapest, he stated that money was extremely important to him. Here he states the opposite. But he was very generous toward his birth family, it seems.
It isn‘t a contradiction because he wanted the money to give it to others. He was very generous.
He said he had lived dangerously but I think maybe a tad carelessly. Which was worse for him, the cigarettes or the liquor? Just loved his work. He was marvelous.
Great man!
A Pure Genius!!!!!
I adore reading ...
Just finished reading his diaries for the second time, an immensely troubled man. The way he would speak to E and the kids, his own kids, I mean just a real bastard. Super depressing the way the diary plummets, from wild and interesting and lavish, to every post being "Booze. Again. Hope Elizabeth calls" Real sad.
Oh, that's sad. He seems so lovely here. Kind, gentle, gentlemanly.
What a man.
Legend
The absolute alpha male! They don't make them like this anymore!
Burton was only 52 here. Let that be a lesson to anyone who is a little too fond of alcohol.
And he's better looking, more brilliant and more sexy than any other 52 year old ever.
He had quit "the drink" at this point but smoked like a fiend. Addictions can catch up with us all. Fascinating man.
God almighty he lived like a man and was not overly concerned about vanity . Not like the L’Oréal men of today. A true Warrior
@@HolgerRuneFan Hewas better looking than when he was young.
Tremendous.
VERY interesting man.
Miss him. My own father had a voice of the timbre of Burton's. Alas I do not.
Like all great actors he acknowledged that the 'creative' talent lay solely with the writer.
Charismatic.
I remember those " thruppance in the pocket " days very well. Real money, for a young lad.
There's no doubt that R.Burton had a great personality...
Knows a thing or two about theatre and film and yet how be your own man.
"...I'm a daylight atheist..." BEAUTIFUL!
16:15 "A daylight atheist." Great ironic phrase.
Love him in the robe
Burton hated that awful film.
BURTON!
Is that water he is drinking in his local, or did he lace it with a cheeky chaser. He is home after all.
Oh, not all the "you abandoned the stage" questions again. I don't blame him for making movies. He got paid huge sums and made some remarkable ones. Some were flops because he had to do them to keep up E's jewels. Generous guy with a quick temper and awesome talent, don't you agree?
He was a wooden film actor.
@@MarkHarrison733 Only in the very few roles where he was struggling personally... like in 'The Klansman'. Ever seen the 'Spy who Came in from the Cold'? Give it a try.
@@westernkentucky5956 It was dreary garbage.
@@MarkHarrison733 haha Then why are you here? Like his stage performances, do you? Like Hamlet? LOL!
@@westernkentucky5956 He copied Olivier in everything.
Burton misspeaks when he said it had been 10 years since he played Hamlet on Broadway when he assumed the role in Equus. It was actually 12 years. He stopped playing Hamlet in 1964 and took Equus on in late 1976.
I don't think that Burton realized the irony when he said how he didn't want to play Macbeth because he didn't want to be dominated by a woman.
I wonder if Lady Macbeth's first name is Elizabeth.
He's very intelligent. I think he did realise it.
He comes across very confident and self assured. But behind closed door this magnificent actor tended towards a lot of insecurity, tantrums and endless petty jealousies. He even assaulted Brando severely becos he greeted Elizabeth with a big hug.,That’s how he behaved in his very long marriage to actress Elizabeth Taylor. I learned this by reading his published diaries and good biographies on Elizabeth Taylor. He liked to be the centre of attention, then inexplicably locked himself in rooms for a whole day and ignored his whole family. I love Burton but his character was very flawed. He was also very competitive with other actors. And a continual Cheater in relationships . He seemed to need the endless attention of other women. The extent of his outstanding acting can be seen in interviews like this. He comes off as completely humble and reasonable right? . But It doesn’t reveal any of his violence or a man who picked fights with Elizabeth in public. Or his utter and total dependence on alcohol. He actually destroyed his career to a degree with alcoholism and definitely his health. He certainly missed the opportunity to write the books he wanted too. He actually preferred poetry to making movies. He was unhappy Makin movies. His best quality was his generosity with money. And he understood humans and the human condition very deeply. It showed in his diaries clearly. And he was very funny too. But did he understand himself. Not really. Personally I think it’s more important to understand yourself in life than other people. It makes you a happy person. And easier to live with.
he most certainly wasn't confident and he wasn't strong enough to survive.
A swift half? Wouldn't want to overdo it
" . . I had. . a rather nice two roomed flat in Hampstead." 14:51
(guest)
Around 2.20, what a cheeky question , suggesting he " could have been " a great actor...😡...
I'd like to see V. Kane have the stage presence, the phenomenal memory, the ability to command attention by clear diction,
portraying intense emotions, etc...I think R.B. was generous not to snap back at Kane for a disrespectful and erroneous question.
Had he see his Hamlet, Becket, Anthony, etc., etc...?
R.B. has " done his bit" to rightly earn widespread acclaim for his stage work.
There's a recording ( You Tube?) of the New York " Hamlet ", with minimal sets and costumes...
Would Sir John Gielgud have been involved with anyone less than extremely competent?
On a lighter note, there is a very entertaining " Lucy Show" (?) Where " Lucy Meets the Burtons".
If you want to see flashes of rage , accompanied most of the time by a great sense of humour, seek it out , and enjoy !
🤔🌠❤🌟😊🌈🇬🇧🌟
Real people recognize Richard Burton and his greatness and would not dare waste a syllable defending him.
"Suzy" was a pale boring replacement for Elizabeth.
agree
You know he's a scorpio n Liz was a pisces 😜n as fiery, passionate woman like she was, Burton still craved her presence, it was written in his personal diaries.
2019
I bet he hated being in that pub and not having a pint,,,,( as a former alcoholic i know ) ,,,
Most of his films were pretty bad and you can tell he’s using about 10% of his ability. That’s obvious if you hear his Hamlet recordings from the 50s. But “wine, women and song” were his destiny.
Obviously, this interviewer doesn't think daughters are very significant.
diabolical = qanon (or thereabouts)
huh?
interesting report.did not know that he comes from ireland.thought he is from usa!
Wales. Not Ireland.
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Burton was a wooden film actor who shouted far too much.
Looks wasted by booze and tobacco
Burton reminds me so much of the good things about the latter half of the 20th century, basically until the 80's when the divisive lies of Reagan and Thatcher and their promotion of greed above all else destroyed so much of what was good about society.
Magnificent stuff. Thank you for posting.
Thank you for uploading this. Such a thrill to find interviews with Richard Burton I haven't seen. He's a hero of mine. I wish we had more footage.
It always amazes me how he's never confident about his looks, I sometimes wonder if that was a little bit modesty or that he just didn't see it. I think he probably meant it though.. I never saw an actor as good, as charismatic, and as attractive as him, he was amazing!
What handsom man