David Foster Wallace Interview 2003 (02/09)

[sexydanielbrockman]

What the FUCK is the camera dude’s problem?

[organicmolecules]

Why do people make inane observations about youtube comments?

[DrZackBusner]

Cringe, the cameraman used pontificate as a complement, Wallace handled it well, then upon reflection seemed to consider he might be actually coming off pompous. Poor guy.

[simonyricools]

Why do people cheer when there are no dislikes? Like consensus is gonna tell us what is good? I like the guy too, but i wouldn't be sad if someone didn't and went to the extreme step of clicking on that dangerous icon. Just so funny to me:)

[goodflo911]

@simonyricools it is haha:P The the thing about this video I like the most is that people who read his book are seemingly susceptible to low IQ trolling attempts like on the first vid someone said: ''lol nerd killed himself'' and farmed many angry responses rofl. Those reactions almost make me me want to re-evaluate what I'm reading if some of its detractors are so.... shall we say: 'pedestrian', it's a snob thing:P

[honeybozo]

Not entirely sure -apart from total ineptitude- why the camera man butted in the way he did; sure the curtain is gone; but if DFW was "pontificating" and moving -he is moving more out of focus....

[peteagassi]

That douche bag off camera needs to shut the fuck up!

[samaraisnt]

Why does he speak about Americans in a detached manner?

Is he not American? Or is that for the woman?

[ttasi7]

the bit where the camera man is so disrespectful and philistine, when the guy's clearly suffering and anxious, it almost made me lol seeing a genius like DFW getting that level of shit. and he was a gent about it!

[campnolime]

DAMN RIGHT zero dislikes

[z0rgz0rg]

its funny to see people use pop psychological slogans like "suffers from depression" and act like they understand him when you're the type of person he's viciously mocking

[GoofingtonSmythe]

the way he looks at the end of the previous video/beginning of this one expresses more about his sadness than anything else written about it before or since

[robertkeeganwalker]

@GoofingtonSmythe word.

[amaxamon]

The camera man's an asshole. 

[Realmgod]

@amaxamon agreed, very unprofessional. though he probably didnt know anything about the interviewee

[goodvibesallround]

I believe freedom of choice is slavery in a very commercial society. People need boundaries and disipline in order to live a satisfying life.

[goodvibesallround]

I think europeans that havent been to the usa have ignorant views. This is intern of how americans are depicted on television. i.e. as stupid money grubbing rednecks.

[MichaelStepkoff]

though hes a socialist he needs to be a socialist

[MichaelStepkoff]

heres a man who really knows what hes talking about

[yesrelation]

I think I'm literally in love with him.

[SmashHits000]

Beautiful.

[devipabreja]

The 'um, er' that punctuate the interviewer's questions are excruciating. I think I stopped hearing the questions somewhere ten minutes in and just waited for the next 'um' with heavy dread.

[denruegot]

The interviewer realy could speak a better english. Sounds like right out of Gymnasium. Why wasnt she accompanied by a translator? Would have been easier for everyone this way.

[abeeraj]

dose anyone els notice the retardation of the interviewer?

[marx7555]

@abeeraj Well she's not a native english speaker. But yes she is admittedly kind of underwhelming intellectually for a grad student.

[artificialsweetner1]

Pretty unprofesh interview, but awesome nonetheless.

[songy67]

One of the fundamental fallacies of our society is the tendency to discount the insight of those suffering from depression. Depression isn't as simple as a chemical imbalance. The umbrella term "depression" doesn't begin to cover the layers and nuances that comprise that kind of suffering. Not even compassion is enough to soothe the tormented soul; it takes true understanding and reciprocity. For someone as intellectually alive as DFW - how impossible that must have been, I can't imagine.

[smurfieboo]

@songy67 big words only make the static sound louder

[pullingart]

@smurfieboo that's very simplistic. americans are devoted to these grammatical ideas that make everyone sound very similar, and we're concerned with words as blocks in a sentence more than the life in words. grammar should be mastered only in order to gain the freedom to escape its strictures at the right moments. the good american writers have known how to punctuate conversational prose--the language spoken by their sets--.with "big words"...

[pullingart]

@smurfieboo wallace's writing, as gifted as he may have been with it, felt like a constant exercise.

[smurfieboo]

@pullingart Thank you for your unsolicited bullshit reply.

[pullingart]

@smurfieboo haha, calm down.

[smurfieboo]

@pullingart If I wanted your opinion, I would've puked it up myself.

[pullingart]

@smurfieboo public forum m'boy

[skolded1]

All his interviews are like this. He looks a wreck in this one-- facial hair, shirt choice (not ironed), and oily hair that has not been washed or combed. He is anxious and nervous. Depressives ruminate; his eyes show this process.

[Namely82]

I agree with goliath. He's trying really hard to be brilliant and he looks like a douchebag

[lipstickvogue1216]

@Namely82 you're an idiot, basically. if you'd read jackshit about his work, you'd have some sense of the basic respect he had for other people's inner lives. the reason wallace is so contemplative in his responses is because he's trying to dignify the interviewer's questions with legitimate, meaningful answers.

[IncredibleGoliath]

He is putting way too much effort into saying profound things.

[brek5]

@IncredibleGoliath Again, you have to know about Df Wallace before you say this. He is not a speaker. He is a very eloquent writer and thinker. Also, he had been on anti-depressants for years, which changed the way he came off in speech. Read his books and then come back to this.

[rolandkaiserexpress]

Great interview, thanks.

[Abaddon2005]

i like how theer is an elliott smith video in the related videos

[nickwellings]

@Abaddon2005 I don't think that's quite true. He is trying to be honest. Honest to his own thought processes.

[FierceSwitters]

@SuperPinheadMan

fuck you. :)

[FierceSwitters]

I know what he is thinking from 08:00-19:00.

[deefman]

sehr schade, dass die interviewerin englishs nicht bester freund ist

dennoch schönes material

danke für upload