Ian McKellen Explains The Difference Between Acting on Stage and In Movies | The Dick Cavett Show

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Ian McKellen suggests why film actors don't always look the most naturalistic on stage.

Date aired - November 11th 1981 - Ian McKellen

Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.

His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.

Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.

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What's your favourite Ian McKellen movie/performance?

TheDickCavettShow
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This is what an interview with an actor should be, not vacuous chit chat the way it normally is. I think the latter is a result of the creepy sort of fanboi worship of actors as Gods, whereby their simply being a guest at a show is enough for the audience. But really, we should appreciate these people in the sense of craftsmen being good at their jobs, not salivating over their celebrity.

momotheelder
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This was 42 years ago.
He was 42.
He's absolutely mesmerising on stage and always seems to be a lovely man.

womanonabicycle
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I mean, apart from the fact that it's Ian McKellen who has an amazing voice, I am amazed by how soft this interview is. Their voices are calm, not loud or shrill, there's no wild music or bright colours or flashing videos. It's so calming to listen to. I could do this all day.

janavanrossum
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The Dick Cavett show isn't indicative of what talk shows were every like, for those wondering, this show was always very unique and intellectual.

CHellegers
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This legitimately feels like a master class, and its free

thejanusproject
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Its crazy how you don't need to have over the top antics or forced corny jokes for a talk show. this 7 min conversation is infinitely better than anything seen on late night shows nowadays. A genuine conversation with nuggets of wisdom from the white wizard himself

frethero
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Imagine a talk show host asking questions with intellectual value. Inconceivable today.

wainscoting
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When you’re so used to someone being old, that he still looks old despite being young.

yokgor
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"Not having made very many"
40 years later he would be one of the most recognizable movie actors alive.

antoniotorres
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Ian Mckellen the brown, before he became Ian Mckellen the grey.

nealcastagnoli
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"are we going to go deep in this or not?"
"yeah, take your time."
I love this interview

cluckendip
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its such a breath of fresh air to only hear a light chuckle when he jokes instead of endless cheering and clapping for something mildly entertaining

robinronner
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I have never seen Ian so young! Good assessment of acting skills.

jamesdunn
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wow, how different is this to today's talkshow interviews? all the conversation was a deeply thoughtful, and gentle paced discussion about the art and history of acting. Not a rushed, try-too-hard mess of sleaze and scripted gags in efforts to induce laughter and promote the hollow "celebrities" for their own sakes .

dfpguitar
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Notice how Sir Ian actually asks the interviewer what he means. Almost NO ONE these days has sufficient humility and openess to do things like that because they don't want to appear dumb. It's a sign of intelligence and integrity.

timbolicous
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This guy's voice is a lullaby. His tone, rhythm, pitch and lexicon is just relaxing!

guillermovaccarezza
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He didn't get older, his body caught up to his wisdom.

EJ-jhvf
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The Dick Cavett Show has aged so well. It was clearly a but niche in its time, but the interviews are now a great historical record. Always well received when viewed decades later.

Repomidnight
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How refreshing not to have to listen to booming music, too loud crowd cheering, and not being so distracted by all the setup of a show.

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