Famous actors, directors and writers reminisce about their careers and the philosophy behind their craft.Famous actors, directors and writers reminisce about their careers and the philosophy behind their craft.Famous actors, directors and writers reminisce about their careers and the philosophy behind their craft.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 6 wins & 35 nominations total
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- TriviaThe ten questions by Bernard Pivot that host James Lipton asks every guest are:
- 1. What is your favorite word?
- 2. What is your least favorite word?
- 3. What turns you on?
- 4. What turns you off?
- 5. What is your favorite curse word?
- 6. What sound or noise do you love?
- 7. What sound or noise do you hate?
- 8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
- 9. What profession would you not like to do?
- 10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
- GoofsFor every guest James Lipton is inconsistent on which acting credit is noteworthy to acknowledge because it is impossible to cover all the movies they've made in a single sitting especially if that actor has been in the in industry for decades.
- Quotes
Student: What is the importance of listening, and lastly, do you believe in aliens?
Steven Spielberg: [laughs] Well, I was taught by my mom and dad that in Judaism, the most important prayer is Shema Israel, "Hear, O Israel! The Lord Our God, The Lord is One!", and it was taught to me - from childhood - that the most important thing I could do, as a Jew, was to listen. And that wasn't a way for a parent to say "I know more than you, I'm the boss, you shut up and I'll do all the talking". That wasn't that way at all. They meant listen to yourself. Listen to those little whispers that you tend to want to hear because they're too soft. We tend to somehow listen to the shout and not the whisper. So listening, carefully, is what I was taught all my life. I'm just saying that when people don't listen, it's not that they don't learn, they just deny themselves tremendous opportunities and glorious choices. They deny themselves this, and it's their own damn fault... I do believe in aliens.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Magic Time: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (2002)
You've probably seen the list of guests, made up of some of the most famous but more importantly talented actor's and directors. Very infrequently the guests I suspect were chosen because of their personal interest to Mr Lipton.
His interview technique is amazing, he's probably the first interviewer I've seen with perfect timing. He tends to probe his guests to offer up a side of themselves or an experience that other people or they themselves may not even be aware of or want to admit to. Unlike many interviewers he does not back off when he hit's a nerve, instead he cajoles the guest to open up. He generously offers the guests an opportunity to make interesting comments or jokes, sometimes at his own expense.
Every episode is interesting even when it features an artist who you may not find interesting. I hope you'll be surprised by this show too.
- ArronClohessy
- May 29, 2005
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