DENNIS HOPPER INTERVIEW on JAMES DEAN GEORGE STEVENS PART 1 ON DVD at TVDAYS.com

[ScottishJapanese4eva]

Fuck off all of you slagging Dennis, you have shit on his acting skills. so dont dare compare you're shitty lives to his.

[tarnsand]

Talk about rambling on and on...................I once heard a fellow actor say when Dennis was not acting/ on film- he would be so stoned when eating out his head would all of a sudden fall in his plate.

[BlueLeopard200]

it's funny when actors try to make their job complicated and scientific

anyone can act

I can act and I'm not an actor

it's probably the easiest job in the world

[WALRU11]

Hopper grew into a fine actor. At the time he worked in Rebel & Giant, James Dean was light years ahead of him in terms of a natural yet imaginative style. Dean was incredibly gifted with an acute magnetism.

[happilystoned]

remember kids DON'T DO CRACK!

[brendangray]

Rambling fool!

[river2walk]

What up here....ol Dennis all fucked up....do he like his dope?....indeed he do!

[2008Sameoldfitup]

roy west

[MetallicBill]

Before he died, he was about as self-effacing as anyone ever, If that's the word I'm looking for, he was saying how he learned nothing from acting and that his work was nearly garbage and there were no moments on film that people would fondly remember, all this, and sadly, he did pass away and it's like people were expecting it, and it's just sad to me, He was one of the best

[doorsfan4ourever]

every actor should watch this

[MrRIL15]

Good Advice... James Dean was great! He could of been outstanding.....

[SR120]

@MrRIL15 he was outstanding.

[gueneemc]

GOLD!!! just got home from a fringe theatre performance I was in... so true. accept that there are people watching... and just be and do. let it happen

[tedwilson79]

nut bar. ..barely contained, Hollywood-insulated, out of touch, nut bar...not to negate his good work,

[joshbone09]

shit this is actually really interesting...doesn't this go aginst everything stella adler says though about using the imagination?

[dlander89]

such a great actor. RIP Dennis

[flohthemachine]

1983....i think by then he was of the drugs....just of.

[scotscar]

@dirtyed1

Not classics like others have mentioned but both quality movies with Hopper: Red Rock West, The River's Edge...

[calebmcnamara1]

@dirtyed1

Blue Velvet

Easy Rider(which he wrote and directed and acted)

cool hand luke

apocalypse now

true grit

true romance

hoosiers

come on man research before you make a silly comment of one of the most underrated actors ever

[LTopomcFly]

@calebmcnamara1 Out of the Blue too. He was AMAZING in that. Also directed it, masterfully

[elvisfan22]

@calebmcnamara1 Plus George Stevens "Giant" and "Hang 'Em High". Then you consider all the non artistic, BUT popular, money making hits!

He had NOTHING to prove.

[btwall60]

Dude, RIP

[Skeletorical]

I get it

[mikenelson16]

Lord! what a complete and utter looney!!! he's crazier than a shithouse rat

[bduffy91]

@dirtyed1 Appocalpse now, Blue Velvet, Speed, Easy Rider, Rebel without a cause, Hoosiers, True Romance, Giant, Cool Hand Luke. One of the best actors of all time, Was not just because of james dean. He was in one movie with james dean thats it.

[fejkram]

@bduffy91 That'd be 2 movies with Jim Dean..

[Ryanbrandon57]

I understand what he is saying, but I do think he is abit out-there

[UnpunishedMovie]

Meandering, but some good advice for acting from the late Dean and Hopper.

[HiCapacity]

Shame. He was a great actor, but also a nutcase. Still a fine, fine actor. :(

[pOBrain]

what the hell is he talking about?

[RollingOrmond]

A real treasure of a clip to have especially now that he's passed.

[breed667]

There is a internet radio show called Death By DVD that can be found on the website Blog Talk Radio. Last friday they did a 90 minute special honoring Dennis Hopper. Check it out!

[jcantrell7]

great interview...great life...

[foreveralien]

a true really great actor not like the puppets of the modern american cinema RIP

[ubiratansousa]

R.I.P., Dennis. His talent was not well utilized by producers and diretors of american cinema. Why? Only God knows...

[gothicfroggie]

Check my videos for a great tribute for a great man! You will be missed Dennis Hopper! :'(

[myryckyz]

When Hopper was filming The Last Movie in Peru in 1971, some peruvian producer told once he was wearing the James Dean ring (the same one Dean had the day of his fatal accident) so there were some risks on location where they almost had a terrible road crash so Dennis pull off the ring from his finger and set it down his seat claiming it could bring bad luck. he forgot the ring and the producer months later visited him in LA and he gave back the ring. Dennis The Last Rebel R I P

[generatrix999]

Performing arts can't be taught, the real that is, you either have it, or you don't

The worst is having it and not believing it

4:35 Hooper starts doubting

[connaught2008]

RIP legend

[dykeritz9]

He Lived

[eartant]

Miss ya Dennis, thanks for keepin' it real R.I.P. you rebel.

[BrentAlanBeck]

ye-a  rip

[tinsz]

RIP from Holland!

[Stephen864]

Can't believe it!! R.I.P!! Legend forever!!

[DanielNothing]

R.I.P.

[itshouldntbeallowed]

last of the rebels without a cause, raise some hell up there dude xx

[billthebutcher2]

RIP!

[BVargas78]

RIP man

[myryckyz]

Dennis Hopper's Birthday today. long life to the last rebel.!!

[UmbrellaFitzgerald]

baby wants to fuck!

[2181190]

"So much to its been written ab-about james dean a-a-and pusy"

[JamesKoutz013]

very good technique. Use your real life surroundings as your world in the scene

[DangerousBastard]

jflash214 has never seen a person stoned or on ludes.

Why are YouTube comments sections filled with so many people who think they're experts on recognizing various forms of intoxication? 9 times out of 10 they're talking out they're ass! lol

[billoakesattablthree]

Before I get any wacos or crazies responding to my comment below I was just joking and responding to some of the idiotic responses in the comments section. Life is short so don't take it too seriously!!!

[billoakesattablthree]

Not too long ago I was in europe for an open call to test for an adult film. I couldn't get the character down right the way they wanted , just couldn't. It was late one night and I just happened to be watching TNT and "Whose Afraid of Virginia Wolf " was on. I went out after watching that movie and brought the dvd home and studied the characters hour after hour , day after day. I attribute this to what followed. Great film for any aspiring thespian whether in rags or in the buff.

[dgef87]

Dennis Hopper is and old fart, diagnosed with alzheimer in the ANUS.

[dackywamboo]

He has an amazing memory, top suit type coat thingy Mmm suits him.

[Rjackman84]

Christian Bale should listen to this.

[jflash214]

agree, possibly the most overated actor today, though ben affleck is close behind.

[octagon79]

@Rjackman84 He should just kill himself instead.

[Plockaren]

This is totally disaster, listening to him is just so f-ing weird, Hopper go f-k yourself!

[jflash214]

he's stoned out of his gord and probably on ludes as well

[sanjuz]

extremely profound comments -

1. "do, don't show" means relax into your real self

2. "avoid matching" means live in the real world rather than constantly translating between your mind and the real world

3. "reinforcing" means that doing 2. helps you do 1.

is it Dennis or is it the YouTube commenters that are on drugs?

[KUTVgroucho]

You are exactly correct. Hopper was trained by one of the best-- Lee Strasberg-- and knows his craft. I once saw him use affective memory and cry on cue. Some of these YouTube dolts don't know jack about acting craft.

[chuobio]

But once you accept the real world, how do you get from there to the fictional world (especially on stage)?

[Timthethespian89]

You just relax and live in the moment. Accepting where you are helps you to relax.

[MrWaynejohn]

heavy man !!! got any advice on feeling good about yourself ?

[sanjuz]

@MrWaynejohn - think less, feel more, do more - the more you relax into self and reality the greater your chances of connecting to your real self and therefore feeling always-good about yourself - external pain and pleasure will still come your way but you will handle both a lot better

[sanjuz]

@chuobio - once you accept the real world you then just act out what the script requires - what emerges from you 'in that moment' will be more spontaneous, more 'authentic' and more likely to come from your self\soul rather than your mind\memory - it is more likely to be fresh and convincing albeit unfamiliar to the viewer's expectations - the whole idea of 'method acting' is to try and by-pass the mind\memory\habit to achieve a greater degree of realism and 'truth'

[sanjuz]

@chuobio - Dennis Hopper was the best in the world at his craft combining as he did the 'method', 'vital acting' (which was what the 'method' was trying to achieve ie complete by-pass of mind\memory) and 'traditional' acting (the graphical interface of acting) - when he met James Dean I think he realised that James was more 'vital' than him and so set about trying to incorporate it into his craft - Pacino was probably No.1 in the 70s for a while, but pound-for-pound I'd go with Dennis Hopper

[dykeritz9]

@sanjuz

[selty]

@sanjuz Indeed. That is the core of *good* acting.

[toby099]

@sanjuz

he speaks the truth about acting, but the way in which he words it is almost incomprehensible

[sanjuz]

@toby099 true ! I've noticed this in other actors also - it's like they are always in 'Method-mode' - always trying to speak 'in-the-moment'

[AashiquiTheri]

@sanjuz Ahahaha I think it's just part of the thing. I was surprised at how many people commenting on this video actually get what he's talking about. Look at an interview with almost any similar actor - J.Depp, Pacino, Daniel Day-Lewis - and it's always impossible to understand what they're talking about, unless you have some context or experience or understanding of your own to frame it in. It's just part of the thing, really.

[MetallicBill]

@AashiquiTheri Nah, I get Johnny Depp, man, I get him! hahaha He was starting out in teen sex comedies off the bat, then took a non-chalant view of the work, then he got the role of his lifetime, so much so, he recently admitted he'd do Pirates over and over with no end in sight!

[MetallicBill]

@toby099 And I love the part where the Giant Shark bites his dick off! ... Dennis Hopper in GTA Vice City!

[Nachtovision]

What this guy needs is a Plan!!!

K

[JiffySpook]

This is great, thanks for posting.

[Sean123771]

dennis' shoulda left his hair like it was in easy rider man

[faulderaustyn]

He went to my high school.

[smokes2468]

This guy looks like Shit in this interview.

[Pastapete]

im totally 100% naked now hehe

hehe oc

[brfts2001]

He's alot more serious in his interviews now. Guess he finally realized booze and coke was bad lol.

[scooter18k]

That was after filming Hoosiers!!!!! Gotta keep it real.

[nightsoldier1112]

dennis hopper in his looks and mannerisms reminds me of james franco... anyone else see this?

[xrayspexyes]

other way around bro

[Blankfrack]

Damn! Banned already? Whew! *Whip-CRACK!*

"Yow!"

[60schick52]

'Blanckfrack' is really Lardass56. She' using a screen name similar to Blankfrack (a friend of mine), because she's a chickenshit little coward

[dubzy81]

he was just getting half-sane at this point

[ePhilosopher]

however it comes out, or schmo, or curly, for that matter. Manganese up the seventhousandstairs

[soremongs]

He's sporting a Jackson Browne hair-do.

[DrTommyGouranga]

woah, he really is tripped out like his character on easy rider.

[ludwigvan17]

Wow, he's nuts in an awesome way.

[Lola390]

where's part 2

[langbry]

Oh my god, he's smoking! Shouldn't he be dead by now? LOL.

[BrokenChair88]

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[cholulasaucehot]

lol ya....jack is still puffin away marlboros at 70....lol

[louloueugenia]

You people have a wierd perception of things...

[somnambulistyes]

just mho but I dont think drugs are what really made dennis hopper like this. if you notice in rebel he is the one that has the looney laugh in the bad gang. the laugh that gives that unnoticed but hey someones psycho here feel. and he was only about 18 or so? not much time yet to be a druggie, well in 1955 anyway...

[jonbecker03]

he might have been more of a druggie in 1955 than he was in 2005. from what i hear, there was some good pot going around during the fifties. i'm sure he and james dean shared a spliff or two........................

[Snotra]

Drugs are bad MMMMMM K!

[johnbourbon]

i suppose we can assume a lot of those older than us, but the only thing we can know for sure is that they are survivors.

[freestuffffff]

Great interview. Dennis Hopper doesn't look bad at all - he is 47 years old here. I am convinced that actors discussing the esoteric process of acting always sound a bit demented to the lay person.

[somepleb]

How rough does Hopper look in this? Fucking legendary. I urge you all to watch 'Out of the Blue', a brilliant directing job by this man.

[jun7per]

When an actor rehearses over and over they kill it.

Method actors who discuss every move, kill it.

Discussing theory and trying to make meaning of art, kills the magic.

[thecorduroysuit]

wow, hopper used to sport some truly terrible hair.

[jun7per]

Are you a fag? Why should a hairdo even matter. Think deeper beyond silly appearences.

[thecorduroysuit]

Umm, did i say it "mattered?" I was simply making an observation, not making a judgment on his acting abilities based on this. Clearly this makes me gay. I hate arguing with angry teenagers such as yourself.

[obliviouspet]

Well said. I don't understand some people/kids either. Even IF they're angry teens. This generation is so rediculous. You say this or do that and you're quickly marked "gay". I mean what is that seriously?

[saintfletcher]

Words of wisdom, you gotta see the guy if he has a gun. When I had the gun, I was supposed to see the glass and accidently shot my wife. That was a long time ago. Yeah, and I was also smoking a cigarette, that didn't help. +++The Saint+++ W S Burroughs

[johnbourbon]

hopper is far too in love with himself to be a great actor.

[theatrecorner]

He was a great guy to meet & interview...and very much into working together with people

[spooncvc]

I wonder how much cocaine he did before the interview.

[Waynereich]

shut the fuck up

[jahjahjag]

Hmm, he lost me there a couple of times...

[fiveflatfive5]

awsome