Wes Anderson Talks to Charlie Rose

[abcbamz17]

this is an interview i would like to watch in its entirety

[TomTrix99]

well I consider myself an outsider, at least when it comes to taste of movies and music, and I think Wes Andersons movies are genius. Kinda cool that he knows his audience.

[CaliforniaJoker1]

He's the nicest guy as well as been a ridiculously talented writer and director. Even though they're quirky movies, you can still believe that Steve Zissou could be sailing around the med somewhere and the Darjeeling train is still running through India.

[LittleBlackSparrow]

i'm a huge fan of Wes Anderson and also consider myself a outsider

[FruitGoLoops]

@LittleBlackSparrow is it now a cool thing to be a outsider?

[interestingXmonster]

I wonder if he's a scientologist

[stickman225]

he reminds me of beck. and thats awesome. because i love beck too.

[Nate11111Dog]

Well, anyone who has the time to be a direhard fan is also going to be an outsider lol.

[BROKENHOUSEFILMS]

He has great style and is a wonderful, unique, visionary director

[RandomXxrainbowsXx]

i love music he uses in his movies :)

[Caesarsson]

That is sooo true,, Wes hit it on the head

[W35L37]

Absolutely. Wes Anderson RULES the proverbial werld.

[JuliendAnce]

the best Burberry male model, about movies... well... huh... very good Burberry male model...

[Shizzbott]

Wes was just answering the question in the best and most honest way he can. If you don't like his movies, don't bother commenting here. I also think that the "outsiders" comment could refer to the characters in his films, since they're usually misfits and outcasts.

And you don't have to be "indie" or "hipster" to like his movies. Those are just stupid labels. Wes directed two of my favourite movies of all time (Rushmore and The Darjeeling Limited), and I don't call myself a "hipster" for that.

[Underthegun369]

Thank you! I think people have forgotten that a person cannot be labeled "indie" either.

[iulumen]

so i'm an outsider hugh?

[mizokako]

@iulumen

exactly my thinkin ^^

[tawil89]

100% true. thats why we always identify with Dignans, Francis Whitmans, max fischers, steve zissous and anyone from or affiliated with the tenenbaum family...

[CDBigShow]

i totally agree

[randysurferrosa]

36 year old housewives in Kansas, for one.

[agirlcallede]

this is just one of those videos where after i saw it i thought "there has to be a righteous comment fight here". and so i find my hypothesis correct.

[Ponchomania100]

that sounds like a yeah.

[kittycrunch456]

Oh brother... he's just answering a question. And it's a good unfussy answer. So don't read into it you grubbers (u know who u r) lol ).

[PASC00]

those of us who are meant for more watch you movies, wes.

[shizzel8590]

i agree

[Xcokedav096]

that's true. i'm an outsider

[Featured]

I don't know if anyone's said this, but I think he looks like he does because he's emulating Jean-Pierre Leaud's character from Truffaut's Day for Night, or one of the incarnations of Antoine Doinel. I think that his outfit basically shows his love for mives, or simply his kowledge of them, which is good, too.

Savvy

[Enright9591]

@Featured That is an extraordinarily spot-on comment. I never would have made that connection, but it's so true.

[jefflownsbury]

More mainstream than god. That's the name of a movie I'll make some day and it will be a masterpiece. Unless lobofreestyle wants to reserve the rights to the title.

[eyotan]

man he kinda looks like steve nash

[greengiant123]

"indie" and "hipster" are stupid terms used by people who feel the need to categorize everything. Who cares what clothes he wears or what subject matter he approaches in his films? He avoids plot cliches and he is really good at capturing character; that is why I like him, not because he is "indie"

[kayimbo]

people categorize everyone because people are often incapable of novelty. indie and hipster categories work pretty good for me, in the sense that the people i categorize rarely exhibit behavior outside their category.

not that everyone who likes his movies is a hipster, but yeah hipsters like his movies. seems straight forward enough.

[greengiant123]

I was trying to say that people don't think about the terms they use. I've been called indie before because of the things I like, but in no way do I fit the category. I don't like things because they are on independent labels or produced with a low budget; I like things that are original and surprising, but a lot of the time those things fit the "indie" stereotype. You wouldn't find me dressing up in sweater vests and berets just to join the "indie" or "hipster" fashion cliques.

[osmark86]

good for you, you shouldn't. because that would be very un-indie

[durtygurll]

I don't understand what you're saying. Are you trying to be non-conformist?

[greengiant123]

Sure, if you want to give it a label. Not for the sake of deviating because it's cool, but more by default; contemporary pop culture doesn't agree with my opinions.

[akanathan]

@greengiant123

Well put.

[azurenscens]

@greengiant123 i couldn't agree with you more.

[darksider7140]

@greengiant123 i agree. a lot of his characters are just that, characters. i would like to meet people like that in everyday life but everyone is too busy on their cell phones or watching espn

[lobofreestyle]

Outsiders? Not sure about that seeing as how the fake hipster crowd that swallows his stuff is more mainstream than god.

[patmanretro]

lol

[osmark86]

I just like his original style. same for guy ritchie, QT and stanley kubrick.

[tainteshia]

QT is not original. QT imitates his favorite filmmakers and spews out bullshit.

[saksenaz123456]

so do all good film makers !? they imitate their favorite things or filmmakers and then create something that is partly them and partly their cultural influences.. un orginality is never an argument think how many songs use the same scale or chord transitions

[sucramnormark]

Very true

[ilovepanslabyrinth]

@saksenaz123456

Yeah, no idea is 100% original

At least not in my eyes looking at the world

[kittycrunch456]

Another unsettling element in modern art is that common symptom of immaturity, the dread of doing what has been done before.

Edith Wharton

[idoruZe]

@ kittycrunch465's quote.

What a statment. Read John Ashbery's The Systlem. Change is a process of representational reemersion through another style or process. The past (western sense) can not be accessed. Anything "done before" becomes an insufficient representation of the present, beautiful or historically relevant as it may be (laden with immense value). Pardon my spelling.

[kittycrunch456]

Huh? Lol, sorry.

[songofsongs29]

Put down the post-structuralists, and pick up the post-secularists.

[MULBERRYICECREAM]

I thought the same thing. I can remember the ORIGINAL film you are speaking of - lets just say THE RESEMBLANCE IS STRIKING! In my humble opinion TOO STRIKING TO BE A COINCIDENCE! OK so BY COINCIDENCE he had the same idea to cast BRAD PITT as a seaside attendant in a saucey seaside postcard type setting? Complete with old ladies in dark glasses! Amazing! Uncanny! Surreal! WES WHAT A WACKY IDEA OF YOURS - SHAME SOMEONE HAD ALREADY DONE IT SIX MONTHS BEFORE YOU! I DON'T DO "COINCIDENCE"!

[theaveragefamily]

I was amazed to see pics of a recent Motorola Wes Anderson Ad with Brad Pitt working on a beach. It looks the same as a home made comic film someone had put on YOUTUBE called BRAD PITT IS DONKEY DICK. I cant find it now but Brad was a donkey-ride attendant at the seaside,with girls in bikinis, old ladies in sun glasses, seaside stripped tents, the lot. It looks almost the same. I can't wait to see the new ad to compare it to the original YOUTUBE film. There is a lot of unknown talent out there.

[moniqueileen]

fuck you, wes anderson haters!

i love him!

i have the same personality as him.

[Johnnyboycivello1986]

Anybody has the whole interview? is always interesting what Wes has to say.

[Cinemaniac7]

Wes, you're brilliant. Keep on doing what you doing, we all love you for it :)

[STUNTMANSKI]

charlie rose is hung like a horse

[JAMAICAPLAINS]

lolwat

[benny5118]

yeah dude, for real

[8data]

one of the top ten best comments on youtube

[markfuckass]

i know exactly what he means. i am one of those people who appreciate his films. we are a rare breed who appreciate a nice fat joint and a film that makes you think about why people care about what other people think. we know that we are what many people call wierd but thats what we love about ourselves.

[markfuckass]

your a fag markfuckass

[Teeeeekay]

true that markfuckass

[RehabForQuitters]

you dudes need to smoke some weed man his movies rock damn ..so hes a little nerdy who gives a fuck man he rich and hes got the best cast of any fuckin director in the business if you guys wanna hate on some 1 hate quinton terrintino..sure he makes good movie but hes just a foot fetish fuckin loser man dang

[RehabForQuitters]

Dont get me wrong pulp fiction and reservoir dogs are some of my all time favorite movies im just sayin know1s perfect and dont judge his movies by his personality

[sedicenobufalo]

if you hate wes andersen move on with your life and try to stop bitching about him. seriously who watches videos of people they hate on youtube and calls them names. no one gives a shit if you hate him.

[RehabForQuitters]

right on man

[svenvranken]

well sead!

[kickAbooJoyjuice]

hes movies r cool...u have a equired taste for his work...

[StroggBaby]

wes anderson: retarded

[xlostcardeniox]

what are you listing? did you mean "="?

[mrperez666]

Oh yea, when black people or latinos feel like outsiders, they SO can relate to Wes Anderson films.

Wearing hipster clothes, and taking preliminary college courses in philosophy just right off the bat makes you a master blaster in all things hip and omniscient.

Or the way he didn't commercialize by having the Wilsons, Bill Murray, Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, etc. in his movies. Yup, he's got JUST ENOUGH indie credentials.

[coolaskimdeal11]

stop complaining. you bitter bitter human.

[mrperez666]

Sorry, you're right...

...i guess it's just that, at this point in my life...

...i feel like....an outsider.

But, then again, maybe that observation is "below your education" or something.

Maybe i should go make a movie about it starring owen wilson and bill murray? I'll call it the Life Aquatic

[coolaskimdeal11]

if you really hate him so much. then stop watching videos of him and insulting his fans. why not just ignore him and not watch his movies. i think you've made your point. no one thats a fan cares to hear your opinions any further. good day sir.

[mrperez666]

yes, they do want to hear my opinions

[funnyfacee]

he means generally, stupid.

[mrperez666]

again, they do want to hear my opinions

[Darbylives82]

"Oh yea, when black people or latinos feel like outsiders, they SO can relate to Wes Anderson films."

what the fuck are you trying to say???

[JackSmackus]

Wow you are retarded.

[Darbylives82]

well what the fuck man, whats he saying? that if you come from one of those racial backgrounds you must have a certain personality that can't appreciate those films.

Thats fucking ignorant as hell.

[Cinnamonisyummy]

You obviously don't get it, by outsiders he means personality type, not race... people of any race can feel like "outsiders" or "loners". Why does everything have to involve race, I don't think the word race was even said, yet you put outsiders=race together...wow...

[Darbylives82]

I realize that. i was commenting on another person's comment, not on wes anderson. I love wes anderson movies and i know exactly what he meant by "outsiders" and "Loners". I can see how my comment taken out of context would appear otherwise

[svenvranken]

your retarded...

[wyoboy17]

"your retarded" what?

[gyrophuz]

glorified music video director

[HardRainProductions]

Awesome post. We just made a video complete with still shots from all of Wes Anderson's films to the tune "These Days" by Nico. It's in our video section, check it out if your interested! Thanks, again for the post!

[pingy34]

Everyone who thinks they are to cool to like wes andersen you can suck a triple keich! maybe you should rent hitman.

[crjapan]

Way too short

[booskosch9]

not over "others". just you

[mase15]

Yeah. I'm definitely better than you.

[MegaThorKid]

You're right, I love his movies, and I think I'm better than you.

[moeezS]

I like his movies because of the characters, and in a sense, we're all outsiders. All on the fringe. He's kinda the director who's not too arty, pretentious, not too much commercial, just a natural guy.

[mrperez666]

Wow. What a pretentious statement. It's crap like this why i hate Wes Anderson and his movies.

[coolaskimdeal11]

oh come on. how is saying outsiders like his films being pretentious?? you're infact the pretentious one.

[LAZYDOWG]

YOUR A FUCKING DICK HEAD!!!!

[alms19]

well who can honestly say that they've never felt like they didn't 'belong' at one point in life? the themes in Anderson's movies are ideas that a lot of people connect very strongly with. i think that's what he's referring to.

[nrlsky]

Wes Anderson is amazing.

[goodbye41]

bah all this nonsense about how Tarantino is his "antithesis" ...they are both very meticulous directors, right down to the most subtle of touches...there are so many nods to classics in their films--a stamp of true film maker in my opinion

[mrpossibilities]

He's cool

[sauceyboy]

what does tarantino have to do with any of this? wes anderson's personality and film style is the antithesis of tarantino's

[dinogord]

the parallel between wes anderson and truffaut is pretty easy to recognize after watching jules and jim, which is arguably truffaut's greatest film. it seems like wes borrows greatly from a lot of truffaut's shots and the way his dialogue is so minimal and quirky.

[wayne763]

You know, I could be on to something by positing Anderson vs. Tarantino as akin to the Truffaut vs. Godard debate during the French New Wave, although I have no idea if they are friends and I don't even know if there is a name for this generation of American filmmakers. But what I do see is Godard's radicalism in Tarantino (though Quentin is not 1/10 as prolific) and a bourgeois though quirky nature in Anderson, similar to Truffat. There's probably a book or article on this already, lol.

[wayne763]

Just to carry on a bit, Wes Anderson turned me on to the Stones song "I am Waiting". This is our parent's or grandparent's music but we sought it out. A conversation with him could entail arguing about the Brian Jones-era Stones stuff vs. whichever other era..obviously he's a Devo fan too..he has put his rock 'n roll taste out there for us to consider..Crowe has also been serious about his music taste, but Tarantino has been ironic (He can't actually LIKE "Stuck in the Middle")..

[iggsta]

Tarantino DOES actually like 'Stuck in the Middle', he's not trying to be ironic. Hell, how could you not like that song, it's great. Any doubts listen to the interview with QT at the end of the reissued Pulp Fiction soundtrack, where he says he's never been the type to laugh at something or like it because it's bad, if he likes something - he LIKES it.

[wayne763]

I have some friends who are diehard Anderson fans and you could definitely call them outsiders. I've read him on Kael and French directors like Truffaut so there is probably something generational in our tastes that no doubt so many others share. Maybe he's a flipside to Tarantino's violence. My friend the other day asked how could people be surprised about Owen Wilson's suicide attempt, look at the melancholy in his scripts. Underneath his dude persona is a serious artist.

[cqyuesefu]

if you reject his films i'd say you're pretty much embracing the status quo.  sure, he's not amazing, and he's always obvious and redundant, but he's making films and nobody commenting on Youtube is, so, what are you gonna do? cry yourself to sleep?

[mickeyduvel]

Ey, jewboy, get a new wardrobe consultant, will you?

[TABWISH]

nice jacket. never understood why a multimillion director/writer would dress like a dick. oh forgot he's an outside.

def. of outsider- person who is nerder and dresses like a douche.

Wes come off it bro, your an insider.. 1 of 10 directors in the world that get to do your shit films.. so fake

[lapopofighting]

TABWISH, are you seriously making fun of how Wes dresses? You should have gotten over that after middle school. If you hate his movies so much why do you watch interviews with him? You must have a secret love obsession for him that you deny even to yourself. But with his sexy clothes who couldn't?

[TABWISH]

Ok he looks amazing. GQ please call him, the fashion world needs this!!!! He looks like a dick. Just my observation, Ok and Hes writing is weak and pretentious. If u want independent thought that is edgy, dark, funny, witty ect. VGallo..and hes a better dresser!

Have a great day.. Happy Halloween

[booskosch9]

I had to log in for this cunt. "...Hes writing is weak..." Your writing is nauseating.

But let's be fair, lapopofighting. It's likely that TABWISH is still in middle school.

[TABWISH]

sure...hey you have your opinion...im just observing...he wishes he was paul anderson...who can write and..direct.the...full package creatively speaking..

[booskosch9]

That's like saying Tony Dungy wishes he was Bill Murray. apples and oranges

[TABWISH]

not really there both creative...tony is football and bill is well just bill...

[booskosch9]

Name me a Wes movie that's similar to or is trying to mimic a Paul movie.

[derbryce]

Admit you like his music more than you like his films. If you credit him for anything, credit him for having good taste in music, for working with good talent, and dressing everyone up to form-fit. Then, go watch something deeper or more poetic (like a Satyajit Ray film, which he shuldn't have had the authority to take music from) or better yet, read a Passage to India while circumabulating a pillar, or revisit the Dhama Bums. He's not an artistic filmmaker.

[Gruppob]

Kudos

[Shazamablam]

Why do I hear a million critics voices in your head. If they are so spot on, if their minds can comprehend the problems with Anderson better than say, someone like myself, then why is it that smart people actually do like his films.

The Royal Tenenbaums was so much about Redemption and understanding and all the critics miss it.

[michalklein]

he's right.

[RamonaRickettes]

54 seconds? :(

[klickenpod]

he's so bang on with the whole outsiders thing. You will not find the average person enjoying wes anderson's films the way someone who is more closed and artistic would.

[nedmu]

I'm more of a creep than an outsider. maybe a cross between the two.

[kronicred]

He is projecting his own feelings on other people, give him a break. We all do it, he was asked a question and he attempted an honest answer. Don't get pissy because you think he is labeling you as an outsider if you like his movie. He's not.

[jcharanjiva]

kronicred, i like your answer. it's open-minded. wes knows there are other types that like his films. a lot of characters are outsiders. we all love his characters and their quirks. In fact we find them brilliant. I think a lot us fans can relate to them at some level. If I was Wes and I had to answer Charlie's question, the first type of fan I would think of is "outsider" too. Outsiders - the type that don't always conform to the thoughts and actions of the masses.

[ZachLaney88]

I'm talking about Charlie Rose.

[ZachLaney88]

I hate that no talent hack.

[Fintann]

you're fucking retarted

[roquestrew]

oh noes, the secret's out that Wes Anderson ghost-directed Terminator; personally I preferred Terminator II

[verdunforest]

Wes Anderson please visit me!

I'm lonely and I need someone like you.

[sankamuru]

I don't think no artists really know their fans or atleast people who has watched their films. I'm not a die hard fan or wes, but i really like his films, especially the tenenbaums, and I also the terminator.

[catdudeenemapants182]

...the terminator?

[nicothecat]

hmmm....i guess I'm an outsider as well

[audreywalicek]

i am obviously an outsider.

[iputhesexyineurythmy]

Guess i am an outsider than.

[eyepatchplease]

Than what?

[micpen01]

guilty.

[HUGHisGOD]

Wes Anderson is god

[drivepro]

yeah, i guess i am. and the rest of you jerks can shut up.

[vikt0rz]

ALL HAIL WES!

[jimbleu]

haha, he just made fun of his fans

[vampirenerd56]

Wes Anderson is one of the best film makers of all time.

Also, he's very cute!

[TheJanitorsCloset]

Make that "faux outsiders".

[brendan62442]

Ouch!

[sferb]

bickety BAM

[ACustomConcern]

ZING!

[elemenoh]

This is not going to make people go to your website to find the local show times for Charlie Rose. Put the whole show on here.

[bpvalentine]

Yes, exactly. It's frustrating.

And Wes Anderson looks like Tilda Swinton here.

[hooper450]

Haha, Tilda Swinton is so right.

[sculpturedsound]

Thanks for the wonderful clip! Please, more Wes Anderson!!!