Sellers&Mason talking, Lolita

[belinda2118]

I hate Sellers in this movie. But I think he's a great actor.

[jordaniangamer]

Who does not love Peter Sellers in this film? 1 so far!

[Ulysses61]

I never understood the hysterical praise of Sellers in this film. James Mason steals the movie, he's brilliant. Sellers over does it.

[belinda2118]

Brilliant picture. I did not like Peter Sellers in this movie. It was a bad casting. I Enjoy watching Peter Sellers in his comedy movies.

James Mason is brilliant.

[Andyilmatto]

I'm not American so I don't know: does Sellers have a particular accent in this scene? Like from a specific State in the USA or something?

[anndiaz55]

Just watched this scene on tv today. Brilliantly funny.

[obsurehipstername]

dayum



[KenzieKaddl]

if loving peter sellers is wrong I dont want to be right ;)

[mlleprufrock]

so many throw away lines

"i get so carried away...being so normal and everything"

[DeRz67100]

Genius. And to think this is from 1962.

[cubbies4e]

@DeRz67100 Why would that make a difference?

[DeRz67100]

@cubbies4e I'm saying, apart from Seller's genius, was that the movie, for 1962, was way ahead of its time.

[beckner4200]

Yea. you don't see acting like that anymore.

[musiconlyplease98]

If I was Mason's character I would have been terrified at this babling psycho policeman, and I would have run like heck. Peter = genius

[slangshotstudios]

for some reason I always laugh when Humbert says "she was hit by a caaar" and takes a sip of wine.

[TIPPERBLK]

Best scene

[echo393]

great scene

[known12]

sellers comical quilty pales compared to the sinister one by frank langella. in this scene alone with his blabbering you have to wonder what man would sit thru a stangers ramblings like this.

[INTJewel]

@known12 Agreed. Langella nailed the role.

This is the only Sellers performance that falls short of his genius.

[shaqpopcorn34]

@INTJewel.....u gotta be kidding...langella doesnt compare to this performance....stanley kubrick is a legendary director,one of the greatest of alltime....he has only allowed 2 actors to improvise.....r.lee ermey,the drill sargeant from full metal jacket...an sellers in this movie.....sellers in lolita is as great as it gets.......no chance whatsoever that anybody can top his performance....none

[Atombombmother]

I haven't seen the 1997 version, and I like Langella, but I think Sellers is brilliant in this movie.

[somaliwarlord]

Uncanny Kubrick impersonation. the voice is dead on

[falstaffswims]

Only Peter Sellers could do what only Vladimir Nabokov could write: a character appalling, and hilarious, and artless, and charming, and heartbreaking, and so, so, so sick with selfishness. But mostly hilarious.

[mollylolita]

This is the best Quilty, of the 97 version is absolutely disgusting, but I prefer the 97 movie because is more realistic, and this Lolita is quite old, very far... from the novel

[Suricato27]

Sellers es un pedazo de actor. Es genial.

(Sellers is a very good actor, he's awesome)

:D

[LolitaHazeCI]

I like him more than the Quilty from the 1997 version. The new Quilty is kinda...nasty. This Quilty is kinda funny!

[normdeclavier]

The Quilty in the book is nasty too (Kubrick had a lot of trouble with censors, and this movie necessarily isn't very faithful to the book). But yes, I like Sellers as Quilty the best of them all ( I think he's funny and also subtly, but very deeply, creepy).

[yacanleaveyourHATEon]

Seller´s character and performance is so cleverly twisted it turns me on <:o)

[JonnyBGoode44]

Interesting contrast. Both men had the same fixation for the girl, but while Mason was obsessed, and sad in a way, Sellers was just plain creepy.

[Soundstage8]

What a nice, normal movie ;)

[evolegnartsrd]

This was one of my favourite scenes of the whole movie; really amazing acting by Sellers.

[known12]

honestly this version seems so trite and actually unintentionally funny compared the 97 tour de force.

[HamiltonFDRJWJS]

I wouldn't say trite, but certainly tinged with humour. I like it more. the Jeremy Irons one was a mess.

humour was actually in the real text. the 97 version was so serious. the ending was him mourning the injustice of pedophilia instead of talking about Humbert's psychology and experiences. silly people who can't redo a film well.

[falstaffswims]

Humour, indeed--magnificent humour throughout... I recall, for one example, the congenitally very-stupid woman who nearly couldn't be talked out of playing Russian roulette (talked out by a suddenly much more likeable, beneficent Humbert)... playing Russian roulette with an --automatic pistol. So exquisitely, simply stupid: blindingly brilliant humour, throughout such a sad, sickening, beautiful novel.

[Tonberry2k]

The original novel is hilarious. Yes, Sellers brings some humor to the script, but the humor was already in the source material.

[JoeChrisMorris]

This isn't in the book!!

Great scene regardless

[vincentxp40]

It's just so normal.

[byan85]

Virtuosic performance from Sellers.

[bubbles135790]

im SO neat

she is really beautiful. im prettier tho! 0C

[huntthehunt]

She was really lovely, as a matter fact she wasnt so little come to think of it she was a fairly tall little well, taller than little you know what I mea—hehe, she was really lovely, I wish I had a lovely pretty tall lovely little girl like that, gee lovely to have a lovely tall pretty little small daughter like that its really wonderful.

[reinforcedpenisstem]

I thought the phone call Humbert received in the Hotel room was the Kubrick impersonation.

[QTime18]

James Mason was allegedly depressed after he saw how Sellars was acting, as he knew he'd lost his leading role status for the film. I think it was after this scene - their 1st in the film. I keep thinking of this scene the whole time.

[angryniggah]

mason's staid performance is the perfect foil for sellers' manic performance. sellers benefited from herbert lom's insanely beleaguered and brilliant dreyfus character as well.

i wonder how many takes it took for this scene.

[soccom8341576]

@angryniggah

He was supposed to look ridiculously stupid.

[ElstonGunnn69]

@angryniggah

Probably not many. I remember Kubrick saying that Sellers was the kind of actor who would have 1 or possibly 2 amazing takes, and the rest would be rather mediocre. It was like that on Dr. Strangelove as well as I understand. He wasn't consistent, but he could reach great heights.

[angryniggah]

@ElstonGunnn69 thanks for the input. "amazing" is right.

[300daysandnights]

@ElstonGunnn69 but i heard kubrick say that Sellers would reach a sense of comedic ecstasy and improv the entire thing. he was far from mediocre.

[ElstonGunnn69]

@300daysandnights I'm saying that, according to Kubrick, Sellers was not consistent. He would have 1 or 2 absolutely knock out takes, and the rest were sort of not that good apparently. He reached comic ecstasy but could not replicate it. So he is more like a jazz improviser I suppose.

[buzzvideo]

Thank you for posting this - I've always loved this scene. Is he really doing a Kubrick impression here?

[jigggzful]

@buzzvideo No he's not. This doesn't sound like Kubrick at all, more like Martin Scorsese lol. He's doing yet another character so he won't get recognized.

You can find that part during the party with Shelley Winters and the one with the hotel manager. He does Kubrick's nasal Bronx accent to perfection.

[Scroobily]

Far out.

[drzemf]

Loved this scene and particularly the scene with 'Dr Zemf' which is where I got my username from, fantastic uncomfortable humour, thanks... sat in ze dark to save you electricity and of course his collegaue Dr Cuddler!!

[Minnexyz]

"most normal" lol!

[TheTravelingThumb]

Peter Sellers has always been brilliant in every character he's played, and in the role of Quilty he is perfectly sleezy. Sellers delivers an amazing neurotic American accent. He is so repulsive yet captivating. Even more humorous if he's doing a Kubrik impression!

[darkmeat2005]

Not only is that brilliant, I'm pretty sure Sellers is doing a Kubrik impression.