Richard Burton: Potential for Alcoholic Tendencies And Depression | The Dick Cavett Show

Richard Burton shares his struggles in acting, including discomfort with physical contact in love scenes and his appreciation for the Welsh accent. He discusses the theme of choosing between fortune and adversity, his drinking habits, which may lead to a morose and hungover state, and the possibility of becoming an alcoholic.

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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[frostfox]

As a drinker who has quit, this interview is really uplifting to me. Thanks Richard

[RiChLang]

I could listen to this man speak all day, he holds my attention, still fascinates me
What a legend Richard Burton is

[RB-ibmo]

His speech to Sinatra and his reciting of "do not go gently in to that good night" are two of my favourite off stage/film things of Burton.

[NSGrendel]

Imagine a modern US talk show host just listening and giving the guest space, rather than just going through a script.

[thamilton]

Dick Cavett is one of the greats, along with Richard Burton, thank you for this gem💫

[rhysmeyrick]

What a speech.He could humble a king and ascend a beggar.

[JohnBock-nqlr]

His portrayal of O'Brian in 1984 was stunning in his calm sadistic affect.A genius.

[zekelucente]

Cavett brought the best out of his guest. He was always so well prepared and he possessed encyclopedic knowledge about so many topics and his interviewing style just naturally put his guest at ease.

[Joyce-kvw]

He is so talented, handsome and elegant.

[hippiecheezburger]

4:20-7:30 is such a personal definition on alcoholism

[ppgedez]

He could read the instruction manual to a dvd player and make it sound great. He has this tough look but also a fragility about himself too.

[larrynelson]

I noticed that Burton is not smoking. In older interviews he chain smokes. Fascinating man and great actor.

[byronbreslin]

The fantastic eloquent honest Richard Burton ❤

[pete]

Burton's monologue in Jeff Wayne's 'War of the Worlds' is something else entirely. His voice was, his presence was quite unique.

[lewcharles]

Interviewers and interviewees like this seem rare these days. I suspect the former is the most important part. Compare him or Parkinson to someone like Piers Morgan, who prefers the sound of his own voice to those he interviews, and the difference is astonishing. I rewatch these old interviews so much, because so much more is said about them and the human condition.

[zekelucente]

I just ordered the book Talk Show by Cavett and I’m looking forward to reading it with Cavett’s voice in my head.

[AmethystDew]

Totally agree with both the gentlemen on screen. German is a beautiful spoken language and when Richard started 'To be or not to be' - well perfection!! Swoonworthy indeed! 😍

[sniffableandirresistble]

I will say that once you stop drinking, it's just life without drinking. The cravings and urges get weaker the desire fainter and life fills that void with generally speaking other interests ranging from the beneficial and uplifting to the vain and outrageous. Life is and being alive is an incredible experience. Celebrate yourself and all the love and goodness you are capable of giving. If you do drink do not drive even though it's really fun to do so ❤

[alysaad]

Why they don't do interviews like this anymore. We are living in cheap boring times

[fedup]

I think he was at his most interesting and sympathetic here.