Robert Duvall (The Godfather, Marlon Brando), 1991. Part 2 of 2

[leejee88]

duvall was taught under meisner..the man was like a nationalist .as far as meisner is concerned..he ideally worshipped meisner ..so his view of brando is from the perspective of his technique compared to the way meisner would of taught it

[SenorZorrozzz]

That violence is something that you don't want to experience for real. If you ever do witness it, imagine living your life with the fear of that happening everyday.

[adiqtiv]

I don't understand the point R.D. is trying to make here. How else could you present the mafia in cinema without romanticizing it? Isn't that the whole point, to seduce the audience into watching these characters and then to gradually show it what real monsters they are? Sure, an argument could be made about the glorification of violence in media, but don't make TGF the scapegoat. Besides, if he felt so strongly about this, why take a role in the film?

[9162vb48]

Corps. just poison the biosphere, exploit workers, screw the consumer & undermine democracy.

A while ago there was a study correlating "social stressors," specifically, low wages, unemployment & poverty with heart attacks, diabetes & strokes and the conclusion was that as low wages, unemployment & poverty rises so do heart attacks, strokes & diabetes -- so cut the crap, right-winger Robert Duvall, corps. are FAR more evil than the Mafia.

As for the *money* they steal, it isn't even close!

[captainchild]

i dont really agree with him here but i like that he says it

[Timurlane64]

Bitter? Really? I thought he was being honest. Not kissing butt seems more like it. Most of the people involved are a bit wacked (Coppolla, Brando). I find it refreshing that we do not always hear how wonderful everything and everyone was.

[seiko1965]

Goodness. I liked him till I saw this interview.....

comes across so bitter.

[BilboBaghead81]

its no coincidence Duvall is whining a bit. Its no coincidence he wasnt in Part 3, or had a 'small' part in Part 2. He wanted more money for his appearance, - the reason Pentangeli is in Part 2 is because Clemenze wanted more money for Part 2. They refused so Clemenza went and Pentangeli came in.

[lebarosky]

But, of course, this point of view is answered by Godfather II, wherein we see that, clearly, Vito Corleone is a murderous man. Therefore, looking at Godfather I in that light, one sees that Vito, 20 years later, is just keeping his mouth shut. He is keeping his friends close and his enemies closer. Vito is a man who never shows his true nature to anyone.

[pattixox]

Duval fuck off!

[tomes55moon]

duvall - what the fuck u talkin?

[dojufitz]

i thought the best film making didn't show.......like the blood on the floor after the shot.....not the screen showing a fake plastic head being blown apart in all its glory....?

leave something to the imagination.......?

[joeyxl3456]

Looooooooove Duval. Gus Mcrae what can you say!. :)

[beeeastmaster]

Duvall shut yer trap.

[leon327]

Well you see the dark side of Don Corleone in Part two, especially in the deleted scenes. Its almost as if he's paying for his violent and immoral past with his children: sonny's death, michaels involement in the business etc. Its a theme repeated in part three with michael and his daughters death. Michael was regretable and haunted for his plight, as was his father.

[su79er]

Disagree with Duvalle, by presenting the Don as a mild-softly spoken man Brando did something that no show of violence could do...he presented Vito as a master of the aura of controlled intimidation, whose words carried more weight than his antics..when he said "i'll make him an offer he can't refuse" so calmly the violence ensued by his men became nothing but an explanation mark! It also allowed De Niro to show just how much violence the younger vito was capable of but had reigned in!

[LeCutter]

I love Duvall, but I disagree. I believe that Coppali did right by having Brando playing the role more as a patrician than a thug. Everything the Godfather did was very cold and calculated...for the benefit of the family. The real Dons get this as well If you run around like some wild animal mook you're going to get pinched sooner than later. You don't swat flies with sledgehammers, so to speak.

[dejabu24]

@LeCutter yea Im agree with you , and besides on godfather II you see how ruthless vito corleone character really was, on godfather I, you see only one side of him , and that is what made the difrent between him and Michael, anyway as you said I also love Bob , but Im not agree with him this time

[pacovl46]

@LeCutter that's not what he meant. i agree with robert in terms of that there should've been at least one scene where he should've let the aggressiveness all out, just to spice it up.

[LeCutter]

@pacovl46 I get what you're saying, but I disagree because the Godfather strikes me as a man who doesn't get mad, he gets even. :) I don't think any cracks in the veneer would show that because the man is the epitome of self-control and what it means to be cold and calculating. Displaying anger like that would be a sign of weakness, a lack of self-control. When you have the sort of power he has you don't need to yell at people to get things done or make your wishes known.

[qqqTOXICqqq]

LOL he's saying SERSAYSAYZY

[HLimmen]

It's true. Coppola has a more romantic approach, and amplificies moments of family and the way the italian mob works. Whereas Scorcese focusses more on the gritty aspect of the maffia.

Good decision of him to pass GF 3.

[Ichiro20]

Great clip. He was obviously still bitter about his salary for the Godfather though.

[dilmao]

@Ichiro20 yeah, honesty always imply bitterness right? I wish he would lie and speak superfluously, so as not to appear bitter, that's most important. Not to appear bitter.

[Ichiro20]

@dilmao notice i said the words GREAT clip. i appreciate his honesty and enjoyed the clip but he's bitter still about it. its not a bad thing, but it is what he is. learn to read please.

[dilmao]

@Ichiro20 While I was by way of sarcasm disagreeing with you, in that I don't consider honesty to be synonymous with bitterness, although you exemplify the unfortunate consequence of superfluous chatter by interviewees by mistaking it for so. I do not find him bitter, it seems to me like he speaks his mind, which is unconditionally a good thing in my opinion.

[girl43]

He's damn right about Coppola and Scorsese !