is she deliberately letting half her dress fall down and expose her breast as a way of sending up her notoriety or purely accidental? hmmmm...........
Go swimming with her friends in Jamaica ... , no embarassment, nice feeling, she says. For her probably. Her male friends if any were probably trying to prevent erections while holding back thoughts of ravaging that pussy.
Typical behaviour of a woman who has no comprehension of mens sexual behavior.Men are obsessed with visual cues and are insatiable.We cannot be expected to behave according to the expectations of femnists any more than to expect a hyena to be a vegetarian.Men are wicked and women unrealistic
Helen was acting a bit flimsy and naive when this interview happened, I think in some cases she dug herself holes, and prompted Parkinson to ask her awkward questions. Overall though, I think Parkinson was slightly 'off-form'. Not a reflection on his character however, just 'a bad day at the office'. Very poor questioning though.
Ha ha I was only just born when this happened. He's a little put out by her - and covering it up by being a little abrupt/rude and pushy. Guess the influence of that time and place impacts too. And she plays those ones with a straight bat and says some interesting and insightful things. Looks wise she isn't my cup of tea but I like what she said and how she handled herself. I seriously was born too late - strong women from that time are such a turn on!
I hope his agenda is cut off. His agenda is disingenuous. Anyone, acting or in any other profession, questioned in the manner he used has every right to be defensive. I'd like very much for him to turn into a tree. In this way he will be helpful despite himself.
This is a woman I would probably feel very comfortable talking with because she doesn't play games. I like her style. The interviewer seems full of himself.
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I always found Helen Mirren very attractive, indeed sexy (as well as very talented), until I saw her being interviewed by Michael Parkinson. She is difficult, confrontational and and self-conscious. She likes to show her body and seems (justly) proud of it. But becomes unpleasant at any suggestion to that effect. This false indignation came out again in another tetchy interview many years later. Parkie is a national treasure and I feel that Mirren made rather a fool of herself.
I don't believe this was about control. It was about not compromising herself. The interview is fascinating because you never know which way it is going to go. But control, I do not think she is aiming for. She is just trying to remain true to herself which she refers to in some sense throughout the entire interview.
sexist my ass. Like the other guy said she's toying with this man and to my eye he quite likes it. The only ones who are saying he is sexist are nazi feminists and men who had major boners for this woman.
I don't know what sexist about this interview. This guy is in no way asking degrading questions.She is volunteering her answers and she knows she is toying with men with her answers. She is carrying herself with great dignity and class. Most hot chicks with great racks as her do not carry themselves that way.
@buddeelov nothing sexist at all. She was playing her sex kitten game with her put on voice and he was doing what people wanted him to....asking about her tits!!
Here Helen's natural beauty could literally put Rimmel, Revlon and other manufacturers of cosmetics out of business, especially if more women chose this more natural look today over fake tans and I recently stood at a Boots counter and thought for a moment that I was standing at a greengrocers looking at a shelve of oranges! I left the shop humming the oompa-loompa theme to myself.
wow, I really don't see the problem with this interview. She handled herself well, blasted him a few times and gave intelligent, witty, well thought out answers to some kind of tough questions. She was very self aware and put her principals on display.
"No, you wouldn't do that, would you", the typical english way to be rude while pretending to be polite. Of course she likes toying with people, especially (these type of little) men, who officially behave like puritans, then go back home and spend all night thinking about her strap down.
@IlRezzonico stop it with that bollocks. These questions at the time were quite relevant, particularly for her. The point of the show isn't to be modest, but to be sincere, and he did it with the utmost respect
I think he worked well because he was a great mix of lumbering awkwardness with moments of sensitivity. Which you see in this interview too. Beauty and ugliness. He would have been far more dull if there was no tension.
@kirw4n You think you need this video to tell that? Parkinson, I've NEVER rated him.
Half the time he never listens, or his opinions are overbearing or he's unreasonably rude, as seen in "No, you wouldn't do that, would you". At the end of this clip.
Then I guess somebody in the booth told him off.
He's been bloody rude a number of people. And occasionally got it back with both barrels!
I watched the whole thing and could not find anything sexist about it. I mean really, I do not understand what other people might think is sexist about it. Can someone point it out to me, cause I dont see it.
I actually thought helen was a little "sexist" to men, if you can use that word regarding men. Parkinson, not really.
@manwithouthat44 Burt Lancaster and Charlton Heston were NEVER asked if their "physical attributes" helped their careers as "serious actors". Sean Connery was never asked what was the feeling of taking off his shirt and if he had any tattos. If a female interviewer kept her eyes on a man's chest or below his belt buckle while asking a question it would be considered unacceptable. Above all, introducing an actress as a "sluttish beauty" is anything but a compliment.
I had not seen many interviews with hellen mirren before this, and i came here from the related column of a recent late night talkshow interview with her. While i found her gracious, intelligent, and funny there, she shows much more of those things here, and this was back in 1975 (well before i was born). Seeing her personality and oppinions here just gave me a huge amount of respect for her, and i would think she has only expanded upon her freethought the last 36 years.
@gulllars You're a 'free thinker" are you? Well done! And she "shows much more of those things here'"does she? If you're going to write something,try and and make it intelligible.I'm glad you saw her "personality and oppinions"-that must have been a thrill for you.
@henryporter101 it's limited what you write in 500 characters.
And yes, i am a freethinker as well as a skeptic and atheist. I am also amoral (i instead use applied ethic and game theory), asocial (not anti), and am an aspiring polyglot and polymath. I currently speak 5 languages fluent, some of 4 more, and a little (common sentences, and words) of 3-4 more. And i've studied natural sciences at university before changing to computer science, wich is my passion and am now studying.
I agree it was not very well articulated, but it was more of a quick comment than a serious statement.
I'll try to clarify. What i saw of her personality and oppinions on the talkshow interview was limited because of the segment time (10 minutes), topics of conversation (a recent film she was promoting, her current spare time activities, and a couple of curiosities), and light humorous tone of the interview. In this interview, they are taking on a serious subject in depth.
After i finished examen philosophicum at university, i have made a concious effort to free myself from the mental bondage mainstream of society. I have also always (as far back as i can remember) been critical of tradition and customs, and prefer to rely on science, logic, and reason over authority, tradition, or other dogmas.
What are you? Or what do you look at yourself as being?
Errr....me! If I was to give myself a label i.e. "freethinker". Then I would be in the box of the Bohemians. You say "prefer to rely on science, logic, and reason"; to me thats common sense, to think otherwise is bigoted and riddled with prejudice. Nothing you stated so far requires you to be labled as independent, just delusionary of self importance.
@brightlights456X i'm not a narcissist. And i agree those things should be common sense, but it unfortunately it seems they are not so common, at least not coupled with critical thinking and skepticism.
I accept some prejudice is unaviodable, but i try my best to have as little of it as possible, and update my judgements with all new information when avalible.
You think i'm a bohemian, but i promise you i'm not ;)
I could write more about myself, but i won't, as you seem like a troll or hater.
You were starting to turn me around until you said. Maybe the real reason is that there really isn't much more to you then what is already typed in this comment section.
@brightlights456X if you really want an in depth conversation with me about this stuff, PM me and i'll reply. 500 characters is too short for philosophical discussions. I enjoy practicing debating and articulating my views, but i don't like arguing. Leave the ad hominems out, but constructive criticism is welcome :)
It's obvious that she wants to jump into bed with parky and he's embarrassed for her.He does his best to dissuade her but she persists-she's very transparent.
@henryporter101 i take it that was irony, or else i will feel sorry for you on account of perception skills and probably also view on life based on the last sentence.
Gosh its like hes Interrogating her lol. Id luv a psychologist to comment on his body language in this interview. The thing I really like bout Hellen Mirren is she is real, I mean look how shes like got no makeup on here, no bra, and that strap falling down and she hardly notices, she just oozes sex appeal, without even seeming to make much effort here, classy woman.
how could she not know her strap came down, its on purpose. You can tell she likes toying with people, especially men. Especially sexist men, to turn tables on them and get the upper hand at their own game. Very intelligent, a total mind fucker this one is.
@jam714 yeah she totally would've broken my heart and given me the friends zone talk if I had grown up in her circles. Stupid bitch, god I hate what girls do to me.
She isn't toying. She just does not compromise herself. Men confuse that sometimes for having something to do with them. It is not their fault, they are just used to women compromising themselves. She is a woman with a great deal of sensuousity. Why should she temper it or change it. I found it a fascinating interview and find her a very fascinating woman. It takes great self knowledge to be this open and yourself at that age.
@troojyan - very well said! I am a lot like her and some of the answers she gave, I would have given the same ones. Men do tend to think it's always about them but nothing could be further from reality.
She's simply too bright for the likes of Parky, who has to adjust to that fact, but she also has an unabashed manner which can be jarring for those expecting the usual forms of cordial banter.
That aside, she would be disingenuous if she thought her open (liberated) sensual demeanour and comportment would not be commented upon.
This is not sexist, just good. Both parties give good performances. Mirren is coy and impressive; Parkinson does well to promote interesting debate. I think we have to remember that, to get interesting interviews, it is necessary to 'invade' a little. Good interviewees (like Helen Mirren) respond well to that, and recognise that they are speaking publically, so the rules are different. Otherwise, the interviewer has no option but to change tack or cut off, leaving the viewers with nothing.
This is not sexist. It's actually just good. Both parties giving well of themselves; Helen Mirren is coy, but presents herself very well, Parkinson doing well to promote good and intereting discussion.
I don't think Parkinson was being sexist at all, but she was expecting him to be so she had her guard up and was very accusing of all his questions. I think he was trying to address the issue that she was established as a sexual figure in the acting world. He wanted to know if she felt it restricted her in any way. He drew so much attention to labels; her tattoo, the leather jacket being an uncomfortable guise, etc. It could have been a masterful interview but she didn't let him develop it.
do people really think she was intelligent here. She was just being a fool bringing out a feather with her for some reason being artificial the whole while she seems to be the precursor for people like madonna. Parky was pure class as usual
Parky showed a great deal of sexism and comtempt from the moment he introduced her in the first part but i suspect he gained a little more respect for her as she showed how intelligent she was. An amazing interview. At 3.54 you can see parkinson very subtley feeling insecure with her and probably feeling very attracted to an intelligent, beautiful, secure woman.
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This bitch seems like a coked out nitwit, and the only people interested in here, are the same ones that follow every fucking comment about her with a comment about her looks, and that is only from the half of you honest enough. The rest of you are in total denial of the fact this bitch is a moron, and obviously out of her skull. " Oh, I don't like being naked because it's sexist" Give me a fucking break, Please STFU
whilst talking about being naked 4.42 her left strap falls off her shoulder i bet he soiled himself,i bet he was very relieved when the interview was over!
The subject of my comment is not Parkinson you MORON. I'll feed it to you again retard: "No, you're in love with Symioticism your gay cyber lover on youtube. Why else would you come to his rescue like that?" How the hell did you screw that one up? Damn, A 5 year old can read better than you. Wow, you truly are an idiot aren't you? I suspected as much, but thanks for responding & removing all doubt! Reading comprehension for dummies anyone? "Go read a book." How Ironic! Lmfao! XD
@Stefandurr No, you're in love with Symioticism your gay cyber lover on youtube. Why else would you come to his rescue like that?
That you feel so compelled to conspicuously insist you are in a loving relationship just to try to desperately convince some girl on youtube that you have a woman & that it's so "awesome" is totally pathetic & shows you have no life. Thanks for proof that you're a complete LOSER. XD
@gloriavandamme Correction: That was Symbioticism's comment that you seem to be defending. Yours was: "Calling someone a "little weenie boy" is like making fun of a girl for having no waist-to-hip ratio." Pure idiocy at best. XD Still you must be JEALOUS TOO & maybe in love? How else would one explain your passionate defense of Symbioticism? XD
@Stefandurr Ooooh dropping credentials on youtube--a sure sign of a total LOSER. Good job! But back to your regression in logic. Your statement simply does not follow logically from the topic. Girls have vaginas, so dicks aren't an issue for women in terms of body image. DUH. Many small dick men like you feel inferior & insecure. Some women with small or no breasts feel insecure, thus your former analogy was ok. Logic 101 RETARD. ; )
@Stefandurr At least that's a better analogy--you're learning! The rest of your reply is nonsensical bilge though, but that's ok...one step at a time when trying to teach a retard. I'm patient. ; )
The second half of the interview goes better than the first. He relaxes a bit, which lets Helen relax a bit too. Parky asks good questions and I think Helen Mirren answers them really well. I don't think she sounds defensive, just cautious, which is only to be expected considering how the interview began.
This interview is sexist because Parkinson is interviewing her like a meat expert examines a prize ham. Mirren, choosing her true liberation, is answering the questions tactfully and manages to politely call him out on his bs.
@outinsider spot on! I think he cant cope with just how attractive she is and he really does not explore her as a person with a brain or personality he has to keep going back to the meat issue. typical northen monkey hanging retard
Plus she has so much of that sexy intelligent confidence thing...
He, meanwhile, is a patronising and annoying tool - why is it "curious" to go nude for *work*, but not for Playboy? Arsehole!
How the hell did she not just stand and kick one of her spike heels directly into his eyeball?
I hope she went off and angrily rode some circus gypsy half to death to forget about this ridiculous interview with a stupid, annoying, shit-talking guff-hole.
I respectfully disagree, sir. I watched this clip in anticipation of some real asinine behaviour from MP but I don't think he asked anything I wouldn't have myself as a woman. All right, he could have been less leery but otherwise I find Ms Mirren quite an obnoxious and disingenuous subject in this clip. She admits, to her credit, that nudity on camera is for commercial rather than artistic purposes. Yet somehow it's wrong for him to imply her refusal to pose for Playboy seems a double standard?
She did NOT say "nudity on camera is for commercial rather than artistic purposes".
As an actress, she expressed that - where nudity may be required for WORK, (and regardless of what artistic merit that nudity may be credited with) - she is conscious of an underlying commercial imperative *also* at play in the requirement for nudity - and it is THAT, underlying, imperative that makes her feel "got at" and it is THAT which is the source of any discomfort with nudity.
@AcousticUplift ...With that crystal clear positioning, why on Earth *would* she pose for Playboy, which plays directly to the Male, Chauvinist, Commercial paradigm she speaks of and that corrupts the issue of nudity for her?
And, in that light, exactly what kind of thicko would be unable to see the plain idiocy of the question, be mystified that it might be stupid -but try and spin the whole sorry debacle into a (ho-ho-ho) LAME gag about Diana Rigg's navel, anyway?
IMO it's still a valid question. If she's willing to go nude for commercial reasons in one sense (notice she was honest enough not to hide behind the 'art' excuse) then why not another? I'm not condoning Playboy in the least but I think it's legit to ask why she makes the distinction. She is aware of the 'underlying imperative' in film, fair enough. 1 could argue Heffner &co are just more honest about their intentions. I've usually nothing against HM but she doesn't come across well here.
Ur obviously a fan of HM whilst I have no allegiance to her or Parkinson. From a relatively neutral standpoint I think she comes across as quite hypocritical. Not every actress goes nude. If she decides to do that she should expect that it'll attract curiosity. MP didn't ask anything in a way that made me feel she was being victimised or disrespected (unlike the Meg Ryan debacle). She was unnecessarily defensive when he asked about her bkground as well which is a generic, inoffensive question.
@AcousticUplift What? I really can't fathom what you find so difficult to understand.
The one "sense" you speak of would be nudity related to her job, as an Actress - ie: WORK, some aspects of which she *has* to deal with in order to follow her vocation.
The other "sense" would be nudity that is not to do with her job, as an Actress - that she can *choose* to undertake; or NOT.
Whether Playboy Inc. are "honest about their intentions" or not is nothing to do with her - and matters not a fig! >
I don't find her argument difficult to understand, just insincere. I don't think she should be allowed to get away with 'I just feel like getting nude in 1 sense but not the other'. IMO nudity is rarely justified on film esp with the 'underlying imperative' at play as she puts it. As far as I'm concerned it's mainly titillation with monetary gain either way. But that's just my view and I'm entitled to it as MP is to his and he'd ask Qs accordingly. Calm down. It's not an attack on you or HM.
@AcousticUplift Well, the evidence of your own comments is that you do NOT understand her position - as you keep demonstrating that you have misinterpreted it. The "senses" as you persist in calling them are actually very different cases - in actual FACT, not "sense". She accepts/tolerates nudity in one, and not in the other - with sound cause and that is her right. The End. There is no "getting away" with anything, nor any controversy in that - except for the learning impaired. Or Parkidiot.
You might think it's 'sound cause' but like any opinion it's up for debate. That's the point of an interview, to probe. I am 'not yet to argue' anything. I think her reasoning is flawed, as is my right. It's therefore up for more discussion. I know what I'm talking about and if you don't it's because you refuse to acknowledge some1 can have a difference of opinion. What's more, you immaturely insult some1's intelligence because that opinion differs from yours.
@AcousticUplift Must you choke my inbox with your ridiculous, suffocating idiocy?
I think she has sound cause because I am able to test the logic and context of her reasoning.
You "think her reasoning is flawed", apparently, but you have yet to provide any sensible support of that, bar misquoting her and just ignoring what you've been told!
With that, your "argument", "debate" and - for all I know - every single thought that has ever been produced in your head: is totally invalid.
@AcousticUplift She wants nothing to do with it, she's very clear why, her rationale and logic are quite sound - and she doesn't *have* to - THE END! So your argument is a little absurd and you making the same mistake this Parkidiot made. There is no curious contradiction, there - it's quite basic.
"Obviously a fan"? If you're trying to be diminutive, it's a little trite - and even if that is true, the fact wouldn't make her logic any less sound, or your argument with that logic any less weak. >
I'm not being 'trite' actually, I meant it in all sincerity since you seem to be taking the discussion so personally. Helen was asked a question about a prominent part of her work. Her views on getting nude on camera are very interesting and worthy of probing. I don't think the Playboy Q is so tenuous as to be irrelevant. My argument is not 'absurd' just because you disagree. The fact is others have even mentioned the contradiction on HM's part. If you choose not to be obj. about it fine.
@AcousticUplift On the contrary: Mirren was asked a question. She answered it. Her reasoning was sound - which you have yet to argue. All you seem to be doing is masticating an issue that has been answered as if what you've been told doesn't suit you - and the fact that you so comprehensively misquoted her to start with was only the first example is of your quite breathtaking lack of understanding and agenda of complete foolishness. Therefore, you ARE, in fact, appallingly trite. And absurd.
I don't doubt HM's intelligence, just her sincerity. I have tried not to make this a personal issue but you have consistently been rude and discourteous to me in a way that is highly personal and unnecessary. Unfortunately this shows you in a brutish light. I never insulted U or HM. I did not come on here to 'persuade' as much to discuss an alternative perspective to what HM says and I thought this could be done with maturity...
@AcousticUplift Really? And what evidence have you that she's is insincere? As far as I can see, "absolutely none".
The "alternative perspective" you want to discuss is really just ill-informed and woolly blather.
"I respectfully disagree", in your case, seems just a well-practised, well-worn and passive-aggressive preamble to "I am about to speak with assurance upon that of which I actually know little, and understand even less".
...However you seem incapable of an adult discourse without resorting to vindictive rhetoric. I even started my comment with 'I respectfully disagree'. Is respect only afforded by you to those whose views meet your approval? I am graciously bowing out of this and leaving you to your anger. I honestly don't feel that strongly about the HM interview. I've allowed it to get so far because I didn't think you should get away with being so impolite but it seems a lost cause. All the best to you, sir.
@AcousticUplift And you seem incapable of a reasoned argument. I respect those who don't talk nonsense. Far from being angry, I am simply laughing my pants off at you. Be gone!
@AcousticUplift I read this entire "debate" and came to the conclusion about 1/8 of the way through that you got completely owned and just refused to admit it.
By the end I came to the conclusion that you were just thick and pretended you were being insulted or that you had a case in order to not come off sounding like an idiot.
At the end, to someone not a part of the debate, I come off seeing you as a complete moron.
And this is one of the greatest internet "arguments" ever. Hilarious.
Opinion is just that, opinion. So no I didn't get 'owned' People have a right to disagree. I expressed myself clearly and articulately without the need for rabid insults. I can't understand why some people can't be mature enough to do the same, especially when the debate had nothing to do with you in the first place. I think it's more 'moronic' to borrow your words to get so riled up over something that doesn't really concern you with some1 you haven't met. You waste your energy and my time.
@AcousticUplift And, in fact, she *was* being victimised and disrespected, indirectly - and by virtue of his sheer and overwhelming, arrogant, mumbling stupidity in not being able to rationalise a very simple position, clearly laid out before him and persisting in treating the fact as some kind of contentious, contradictory "issue" and, when flummoxed, patronising her with his bollocks Rigg anecdote.
If he spoke to any woman i knew like this - he'd have a bad day that he'd never forget.
Your perspective is clearly obscured by your bias. I think you're reaction is disproportionate and Helen's point is not that 'clearly laid out'. Sounds more like wanting your cake and eating it, to me. I think the reasons for nudity in art shouldn't just be a given and are up for discussion like all else. However we can agree to disagree without the need for ad hominem responses. That's what discourse and diff. in opinion is about, I'm trying to be adult about it and not overly personal.
@AcousticUplift Lol, more garbage. If I do have a "bias" it's in favour of logic and intelligence - which Mirren demonstrates and you, I'm afraid, DO NOT. The fact that you can't see that Mirren's position is transparently clear, based only on simple English and the use of a brain, is actually YOUR problem - not hers, and not mine. The rest of this circuitous nonsense is just unintelligible to me. I don't what you're babbling on about and, more importantly, I don't think you do either. Good day!
@AcousticUplift Oh, a final cry from Wounded Corner? And another example of your self-righteous, passive-aggressive histrionics? The last refuge of the intellectually bankrupt...
@AcousticUplift and "not every actress goes nude"? No they don't. And so what? That's nothing to do with her, what a ridiculous statement/point to make. If they do go nude, [for work] they shouldn't have a problem going nude at the drop a hat? Can that, seriously, be the point you're making?! You sound like him! Nudity is nudity, it's all the same really?..
Mirren is not nearly as simplistic, she is saying well, no - actually it is NOT all the same. And she says how and why she believes that.
To sum it up, as far as i'm concerned, the job of an interviwer is to INTERVIEW to find about about the INTERVIEWEE, so that people watch it. And for whatever reason people are watching this. It's a controversial career. You have to be willing to ask questions that others people wouldn't.
They're both nervous as hell and yet, curiously enough, they both, in their own ways, muddle through. Mirren is utterly charming, highly intelligent, thoroughly liberated and true to herself, and Parky actually seems to develop something of a new-found respect, despite his bruised ego. Character-building for both, though in quite different ways; enlightening and honest for we voyeurs.
I admire her for not storming off in a rage during this interview.
dgam006 2 days ago
is she deliberately letting half her dress fall down and expose her breast as a way of sending up her notoriety or purely accidental? hmmmm...........
sejlali1 5 days ago
Go swimming with her friends in Jamaica ... , no embarassment, nice feeling, she says. For her probably. Her male friends if any were probably trying to prevent erections while holding back thoughts of ravaging that pussy.
ColtraneTaylor 1 week ago
I'd like to slip my cock in her mouth between words and sentences. And splooge on her as she continues to have that ponderous look at 1:40.
ColtraneTaylor 1 week ago
In a funny kind of way i can understand the way Parky is with her ,as many men would behave so stupidly with an attractive woman like Helen .
chrissyman77 1 week ago
Typical behaviour of a woman who has no comprehension of mens sexual behavior.Men are obsessed with visual cues and are insatiable.We cannot be expected to behave according to the expectations of femnists any more than to expect a hyena to be a vegetarian.Men are wicked and women unrealistic
MrNewkingjames 1 week ago
@MrNewkingjames You clearly think very lowly of men.
dgam006 2 days ago
Such a huge difference between this interview and the recent one. Even though I'm in Mirren's corner always, time was good to both of them.
Rj22wa 1 week ago
hahaha 1:53 what an idiot!
diegoloxa92 1 week ago
She would drive you up the walls.
Judgemental, aloof, and the smile of a Siberian winter.
TroyaE117 1 week ago
Can somebody - preferably somebody capable of writing English - please explain to me what is sexist about this interview?
FreddPepper 1 week ago 4
i bet when her dress strap fell down Parky was forcing himself to not look at her shoulder/chest...
rosieshizz09 2 weeks ago
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pazlovesmgmt 3 weeks ago
"Yes I sneezed earlier on in a radio recording disaster."
"Have you evahwasayou obviously considered that point and and wondered why perhaps it is."
"WHAT?"
"Well, we'll come back after you gain your composure."
grrrantw 3 weeks ago
Is everyone born in Yorkshire lower middle class and a twat at the same time ?
madmolecule65 4 weeks ago
@madmolecule65 No - some of them are middle class twats, and some are working class twats.
Danazawa 3 weeks ago
Helen was acting a bit flimsy and naive when this interview happened, I think in some cases she dug herself holes, and prompted Parkinson to ask her awkward questions. Overall though, I think Parkinson was slightly 'off-form'. Not a reflection on his character however, just 'a bad day at the office'. Very poor questioning though.
bendeedavies 4 weeks ago
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@bendeedavies "Not a reflection on his character however, just 'a bad day at the office'. Very poor questioning though."
That was EVERY day at the office for Parkinson - the man is a twat. Talentless nobody, who ruins every interview he does.
packoftwenty 3 weeks ago
@bendeedavies agreed
ecclefech 3 weeks ago
She's being so nice... Amazing character.
RemoteControlband 1 month ago
that was weird ,first time I've seen him seem to get annoyed with a guest.
Gdlen1 1 month ago
ended on a bad note parkinson what a nob
hadwll 1 month ago
Helen Mirren's always been a brilliant actress and I love her strength, directness and intelligence - Parkinson's an utter knob and always has been.
Joeskint 1 month ago
Ha ha I was only just born when this happened. He's a little put out by her - and covering it up by being a little abrupt/rude and pushy. Guess the influence of that time and place impacts too. And she plays those ones with a straight bat and says some interesting and insightful things. Looks wise she isn't my cup of tea but I like what she said and how she handled herself. I seriously was born too late - strong women from that time are such a turn on!
hogey74 1 month ago
I can't believe Helen Mirren was this hot and this sexy. I just can't. Damn. I'll never think of her the same way. What a beautiful woman.
HECTOR2006ELPASO 1 month ago
I hope his agenda is cut off. His agenda is disingenuous. Anyone, acting or in any other profession, questioned in the manner he used has every right to be defensive. I'd like very much for him to turn into a tree. In this way he will be helpful despite himself.
cleo1777 1 month ago
This is a woman I would probably feel very comfortable talking with because she doesn't play games. I like her style. The interviewer seems full of himself.
vennylos 1 month ago
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I always found Helen Mirren very attractive, indeed sexy (as well as very talented), until I saw her being interviewed by Michael Parkinson. She is difficult, confrontational and and self-conscious. She likes to show her body and seems (justly) proud of it. But becomes unpleasant at any suggestion to that effect. This false indignation came out again in another tetchy interview many years later. Parkie is a national treasure and I feel that Mirren made rather a fool of herself.
petermjamieson 1 month ago
i like her, and i like keira knightley because of the way they speak, very sexy
Brady2k10 1 month ago
She was totally in control throughout the entire interview, but she let parky think he was.. very clever.
Jessica616ify 2 months ago 4
@Jessica616ify
I don't believe this was about control. It was about not compromising herself. The interview is fascinating because you never know which way it is going to go. But control, I do not think she is aiming for. She is just trying to remain true to herself which she refers to in some sense throughout the entire interview.
troojyan 1 month ago
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sexist my ass. Like the other guy said she's toying with this man and to my eye he quite likes it. The only ones who are saying he is sexist are nazi feminists and men who had major boners for this woman.
littleenglish 2 months ago
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littleenglish 2 months ago
Damn, she's so captivating. i could watch her talk for hours.
Volkolak 2 months ago 3
STOP SAYING MACBETH
sharperguy 2 months ago 2
I don't know what sexist about this interview. This guy is in no way asking degrading questions.She is volunteering her answers and she knows she is toying with men with her answers. She is carrying herself with great dignity and class. Most hot chicks with great racks as her do not carry themselves that way.
buddeelov 2 months ago
@buddeelov Watch part 1, you'll (hopefully) definitely be able to detect the sexism in there.
LotteCM 2 months ago
@buddeelov nothing sexist at all. She was playing her sex kitten game with her put on voice and he was doing what people wanted him to....asking about her tits!!
tigerarmyrule 2 months ago
Yawn ......
Lookup2Wakeup 2 months ago
This doesn't feel like an interview, it feels like a sterile interrogation...
Noartiste 3 months ago 4
Ha ha, I love that Helen assumed parky was so stupid he didn't know the title of one of shakespeare's most famous plays
Lindelamare 3 months ago
"let's talk about nudity" nice job michael
Alldayeveryday404 3 months ago
Here Helen's natural beauty could literally put Rimmel, Revlon and other manufacturers of cosmetics out of business, especially if more women chose this more natural look today over fake tans and I recently stood at a Boots counter and thought for a moment that I was standing at a greengrocers looking at a shelve of oranges! I left the shop humming the oompa-loompa theme to myself.
kitsch2spacea 3 months ago 4
Helen Mirren handled herself brilliantly!
fergusil 3 months ago
1:22 .... I laughed so hard at her guilty-as-charged smile to herself. Helen Mirren is so fucking cool.
GlanceofGlory 3 months ago 2
its all in the eye... sex in the eyes
No1More1Mr1Nice1Guy1 3 months ago
I love how Parky never told her about her lax shoulder strap.
ihab1000 3 months ago
How are this man's questions "sexist"? Does the word "sexist" even mean any goddamned thing at all?
CuddlyBadger 3 months ago
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"You wouldn't be difficult, would you at all?" I wonder what he meant by THAT
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salsachihuahua 3 months ago
wow, I really don't see the problem with this interview. She handled herself well, blasted him a few times and gave intelligent, witty, well thought out answers to some kind of tough questions. She was very self aware and put her principals on display.
oldhamegg 3 months ago 4
Obviously sniffed a bit of cocaine there. She's unusually calm, I guess she was expecting the host being an asshole.
kaushiksays 4 months ago
Lol, he interviewed her again 30 years later, and they were talking about this interview: youtube.com/watch?v=hReqvteth_w&feature=related
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"No, you wouldn't do that, would you", the typical english way to be rude while pretending to be polite. Of course she likes toying with people, especially (these type of little) men, who officially behave like puritans, then go back home and spend all night thinking about her strap down.
fabstry 4 months ago 16
what an asshole Parkinson was (and is)
IlRezzonico 4 months ago 22
@IlRezzonico why is he an asshole. i didnt really get that vibe at all.
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@IlRezzonico stop it with that bollocks. These questions at the time were quite relevant, particularly for her. The point of the show isn't to be modest, but to be sincere, and he did it with the utmost respect
juniwilliams 2 months ago
@IlRezzonico I've never understood the big hype around Parkinson..
newmusicreview 2 months ago
@newmusicreview
I think he worked well because he was a great mix of lumbering awkwardness with moments of sensitivity. Which you see in this interview too. Beauty and ugliness. He would have been far more dull if there was no tension.
troojyan 1 month ago
@troojyan I suppose so. He pleases many people with his style. Without trying to sound too negative, he wasn't my cup of tea.
newmusicreview 1 month ago
@IlRezzonico best interviewer ive ever seen why is he an asshole
TheT33g 1 month ago
Pompous and affected
oldsyphilitic 4 months ago
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binky4647 4 months ago
Parky hopefully affected at 3:54... /;-o
reclaimerReclaimer 4 months ago
She's so much smarter than him, it's unreal O_o
kirw4n 4 months ago 5
@kirw4n You think you need this video to tell that? Parkinson, I've NEVER rated him.
Half the time he never listens, or his opinions are overbearing or he's unreasonably rude, as seen in "No, you wouldn't do that, would you". At the end of this clip.
Then I guess somebody in the booth told him off.
He's been bloody rude a number of people. And occasionally got it back with both barrels!
ascolti 4 months ago
@ascolti bless
kirw4n 4 months ago
"female chauvinist sow" -- does that term exist?
MoveOverCasanova 5 months ago
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MoveOverCasanova 5 months ago
OMG Mirren is smoking.
brocklanders1984 5 months ago
This is the first time I've seen Helen as a young woman. She's gorgeous, but then again we all used to be back then. She still is.
rockinrex 6 months ago
I watched the whole thing and could not find anything sexist about it. I mean really, I do not understand what other people might think is sexist about it. Can someone point it out to me, cause I dont see it.
I actually thought helen was a little "sexist" to men, if you can use that word regarding men. Parkinson, not really.
manwithouthat44 6 months ago
@manwithouthat44 Burt Lancaster and Charlton Heston were NEVER asked if their "physical attributes" helped their careers as "serious actors". Sean Connery was never asked what was the feeling of taking off his shirt and if he had any tattos. If a female interviewer kept her eyes on a man's chest or below his belt buckle while asking a question it would be considered unacceptable. Above all, introducing an actress as a "sluttish beauty" is anything but a compliment.
balanblonde2 6 months ago
@balanblonde2 hahahahahaha sluttish beauty thats so funny. Did he actually say that, guess I missed that. lol yeah that is pretty rude haha
manwithouthat44 6 months ago
@balanblonde2 "Burt Lancaster and Charlton Heston were NEVER asked if their "physical attributes" helped their careers as "serious actors".
-- It's pretty obvious that it can help. Why to abstain from the question?
"Above all, introducing an actress as a "sluttish beauty" is anything but a compliment."
-- He paraphrased some critics words and she said she's not moved by such thoughts.
sierrahun1 4 months ago
I had not seen many interviews with hellen mirren before this, and i came here from the related column of a recent late night talkshow interview with her. While i found her gracious, intelligent, and funny there, she shows much more of those things here, and this was back in 1975 (well before i was born). Seeing her personality and oppinions here just gave me a huge amount of respect for her, and i would think she has only expanded upon her freethought the last 36 years.
I'm too a freethinker :)
gulllars 6 months ago
@gulllars You're a 'free thinker" are you? Well done! And she "shows much more of those things here'"does she? If you're going to write something,try and and make it intelligible.I'm glad you saw her "personality and oppinions"-that must have been a thrill for you.
henryporter101 6 months ago
@henryporter101 it's limited what you write in 500 characters.
And yes, i am a freethinker as well as a skeptic and atheist. I am also amoral (i instead use applied ethic and game theory), asocial (not anti), and am an aspiring polyglot and polymath. I currently speak 5 languages fluent, some of 4 more, and a little (common sentences, and words) of 3-4 more. And i've studied natural sciences at university before changing to computer science, wich is my passion and am now studying.
gulllars 6 months ago
@gulllars meh. wich/which typo. Youtube seriously needs an edit option...
gulllars 6 months ago
@henryporter101 part2:
I agree it was not very well articulated, but it was more of a quick comment than a serious statement.
I'll try to clarify. What i saw of her personality and oppinions on the talkshow interview was limited because of the segment time (10 minutes), topics of conversation (a recent film she was promoting, her current spare time activities, and a couple of curiosities), and light humorous tone of the interview. In this interview, they are taking on a serious subject in depth.
gulllars 6 months ago
@gulllars
The fact that you say you're a freethinker....tells me that you are not.
brightlights456X 6 months ago
@brightlights456X how do you draw that conclusion?
After i finished examen philosophicum at university, i have made a concious effort to free myself from the mental bondage mainstream of society. I have also always (as far back as i can remember) been critical of tradition and customs, and prefer to rely on science, logic, and reason over authority, tradition, or other dogmas.
What are you? Or what do you look at yourself as being?
gulllars 6 months ago
@gulllars
"what do you look at yourself as being?"
Errr....me! If I was to give myself a label i.e. "freethinker". Then I would be in the box of the Bohemians. You say "prefer to rely on science, logic, and reason"; to me thats common sense, to think otherwise is bigoted and riddled with prejudice. Nothing you stated so far requires you to be labled as independent, just delusionary of self importance.
brightlights456X 6 months ago
@brightlights456X i'm not a narcissist. And i agree those things should be common sense, but it unfortunately it seems they are not so common, at least not coupled with critical thinking and skepticism.
I accept some prejudice is unaviodable, but i try my best to have as little of it as possible, and update my judgements with all new information when avalible.
You think i'm a bohemian, but i promise you i'm not ;)
I could write more about myself, but i won't, as you seem like a troll or hater.
gulllars 6 months ago
@gulllars
"i'm not a narcissist"
You're too cute:D
"you seem like a troll or hater"
You were starting to turn me around until you said. Maybe the real reason is that there really isn't much more to you then what is already typed in this comment section.
brightlights456X 6 months ago
@brightlights456X if you really want an in depth conversation with me about this stuff, PM me and i'll reply. 500 characters is too short for philosophical discussions. I enjoy practicing debating and articulating my views, but i don't like arguing. Leave the ad hominems out, but constructive criticism is welcome :)
gulllars 6 months ago
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brightlights456X 6 months ago
@gulllars
Okay then, PM me, show me what you've got!
brightlights456X 6 months ago
She is so fucking classy. And I forgot just how ridiculously hot she was/is. And she did a great job of Pwning Parkinson.
gullivera 7 months ago
It's obvious that she wants to jump into bed with parky and he's embarrassed for her.He does his best to dissuade her but she persists-she's very transparent.
henryporter101 7 months ago
@henryporter101 i take it that was irony, or else i will feel sorry for you on account of perception skills and probably also view on life based on the last sentence.
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henryporter101 7 months ago
you can tell he wants to get her in bed, but also dismantle and beat on her psychologically first. typical.
falgiano 7 months ago
Gosh its like hes Interrogating her lol. Id luv a psychologist to comment on his body language in this interview. The thing I really like bout Hellen Mirren is she is real, I mean look how shes like got no makeup on here, no bra, and that strap falling down and she hardly notices, she just oozes sex appeal, without even seeming to make much effort here, classy woman.
RaikenXion 7 months ago
how could she not know her strap came down, its on purpose. You can tell she likes toying with people, especially men. Especially sexist men, to turn tables on them and get the upper hand at their own game. Very intelligent, a total mind fucker this one is.
jam714 7 months ago 39
@jam714 yeah she totally would've broken my heart and given me the friends zone talk if I had grown up in her circles. Stupid bitch, god I hate what girls do to me.
DramaticAarony 6 months ago
@jam714
She isn't toying. She just does not compromise herself. Men confuse that sometimes for having something to do with them. It is not their fault, they are just used to women compromising themselves. She is a woman with a great deal of sensuousity. Why should she temper it or change it. I found it a fascinating interview and find her a very fascinating woman. It takes great self knowledge to be this open and yourself at that age.
troojyan 1 month ago
@troojyan - very well said! I am a lot like her and some of the answers she gave, I would have given the same ones. Men do tend to think it's always about them but nothing could be further from reality.
FredericaBimble 1 month ago
She's simply too bright for the likes of Parky, who has to adjust to that fact, but she also has an unabashed manner which can be jarring for those expecting the usual forms of cordial banter.
That aside, she would be disingenuous if she thought her open (liberated) sensual demeanour and comportment would not be commented upon.
umaralansari 8 months ago
This is not sexist, just good. Both parties give good performances. Mirren is coy and impressive; Parkinson does well to promote interesting debate. I think we have to remember that, to get interesting interviews, it is necessary to 'invade' a little. Good interviewees (like Helen Mirren) respond well to that, and recognise that they are speaking publically, so the rules are different. Otherwise, the interviewer has no option but to change tack or cut off, leaving the viewers with nothing.
nandc2009 8 months ago
This is not sexist. It's actually just good. Both parties giving well of themselves; Helen Mirren is coy, but presents herself very well, Parkinson doing well to promote good and intereting discussion.
nandc2009 8 months ago
I don't think Parkinson was being sexist at all, but she was expecting him to be so she had her guard up and was very accusing of all his questions. I think he was trying to address the issue that she was established as a sexual figure in the acting world. He wanted to know if she felt it restricted her in any way. He drew so much attention to labels; her tattoo, the leather jacket being an uncomfortable guise, etc. It could have been a masterful interview but she didn't let him develop it.
ljpfahey 8 months ago
take it back after watching ZONE003's updated interview. From 4:50 onwards.
Waiternumber2 8 months ago
Funny the way time alters your way of thinking isn't it? I mean...it didn't bother her too much in 'Calendar Girls' did it?
Waiternumber2 8 months ago
This is simply acting, not real, Come on ,the shot of her strap falling. It's designed to be titillate,successfully,very successfully
PtAltmVansanTarr 8 months ago
Come on
PtAltmVansanTarr 8 months ago
do people really think she was intelligent here. She was just being a fool bringing out a feather with her for some reason being artificial the whole while she seems to be the precursor for people like madonna. Parky was pure class as usual
gervaisscrewshollywd 8 months ago
Parky showed a great deal of sexism and comtempt from the moment he introduced her in the first part but i suspect he gained a little more respect for her as she showed how intelligent she was. An amazing interview. At 3.54 you can see parkinson very subtley feeling insecure with her and probably feeling very attracted to an intelligent, beautiful, secure woman.
emirenfield 8 months ago
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This bitch seems like a coked out nitwit, and the only people interested in here, are the same ones that follow every fucking comment about her with a comment about her looks, and that is only from the half of you honest enough. The rest of you are in total denial of the fact this bitch is a moron, and obviously out of her skull. " Oh, I don't like being naked because it's sexist" Give me a fucking break, Please STFU
Kicksalotofassasarus 8 months ago
whilst talking about being naked 4.42 her left strap falls off her shoulder i bet he soiled himself,i bet he was very relieved when the interview was over!
waster1976 8 months ago
How is this sexist?
Brit5792 9 months ago
@Brit5792
I don't know, how is this sexist? I couldn't see it either.
dlmmorris 8 months ago
@Brit5792 You should watch the first 4 minutes of Part 1 and find out
tinsh0es 8 months ago
2:22 SEX LOOK
TheHumanBallsack 9 months ago
I've just fallen in love.
AtticusStount 9 months ago 18
"Parky, you look like a tall wallet!"
mussman717word 9 months ago
The subject of my comment is not Parkinson you MORON. I'll feed it to you again retard: "No, you're in love with Symioticism your gay cyber lover on youtube. Why else would you come to his rescue like that?" How the hell did you screw that one up? Damn, A 5 year old can read better than you. Wow, you truly are an idiot aren't you? I suspected as much, but thanks for responding & removing all doubt! Reading comprehension for dummies anyone? "Go read a book." How Ironic! Lmfao! XD
gloriavandamme 9 months ago
@Stefandurr No, you're in love with Symioticism your gay cyber lover on youtube. Why else would you come to his rescue like that?
That you feel so compelled to conspicuously insist you are in a loving relationship just to try to desperately convince some girl on youtube that you have a woman & that it's so "awesome" is totally pathetic & shows you have no life. Thanks for proof that you're a complete LOSER. XD
gloriavandamme 9 months ago
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@Stefandurr PS: a little reminder: You posted to me when I wasn't even talking to you: "stop gobbling his nuts you pathetic little sycophant"
Obviously generated by PURE JEALOUSY. *giggles* = D
gloriavandamme 10 months ago
@gloriavandamme Correction: That was Symbioticism's comment that you seem to be defending. Yours was: "Calling someone a "little weenie boy" is like making fun of a girl for having no waist-to-hip ratio." Pure idiocy at best. XD Still you must be JEALOUS TOO & maybe in love? How else would one explain your passionate defense of Symbioticism? XD
gloriavandamme 10 months ago
@Stefandurr Ooooh dropping credentials on youtube--a sure sign of a total LOSER. Good job! But back to your regression in logic. Your statement simply does not follow logically from the topic. Girls have vaginas, so dicks aren't an issue for women in terms of body image. DUH. Many small dick men like you feel inferior & insecure. Some women with small or no breasts feel insecure, thus your former analogy was ok. Logic 101 RETARD. ; )
gloriavandamme 10 months ago
She is acting here.
QPRTokyo 10 months ago
Her accent has changed.
QPRTokyo 10 months ago
@Stefandurr At least that's a better analogy--you're learning! The rest of your reply is nonsensical bilge though, but that's ok...one step at a time when trying to teach a retard. I'm patient. ; )
gloriavandamme 10 months ago
@Stefandurr Poor analogy. If you don't know why, you need some sex ed. ; )
gloriavandamme 10 months ago
gorgeous lady
moggiee1 10 months ago
sexy
keerthichandra40 10 months ago
Oh Parky, you and your sexual frustration :D
FangedTsuruya 10 months ago
Such a beautiful intelligence she has.
djbethell 10 months ago
The second half of the interview goes better than the first. He relaxes a bit, which lets Helen relax a bit too. Parky asks good questions and I think Helen Mirren answers them really well. I don't think she sounds defensive, just cautious, which is only to be expected considering how the interview began.
Minty210 10 months ago
She handles him with such grace. Lovely lady.
klaralow 11 months ago
This interview is sexist because Parkinson is interviewing her like a meat expert examines a prize ham. Mirren, choosing her true liberation, is answering the questions tactfully and manages to politely call him out on his bs.
outinsider 11 months ago
@outinsider spot on! I think he cant cope with just how attractive she is and he really does not explore her as a person with a brain or personality he has to keep going back to the meat issue. typical northen monkey hanging retard
omarshinken 11 months ago
She is lush and sensuous - from top to tail.
Plus she has so much of that sexy intelligent confidence thing...
He, meanwhile, is a patronising and annoying tool - why is it "curious" to go nude for *work*, but not for Playboy? Arsehole!
How the hell did she not just stand and kick one of her spike heels directly into his eyeball?
I hope she went off and angrily rode some circus gypsy half to death to forget about this ridiculous interview with a stupid, annoying, shit-talking guff-hole.
DaveBTHunt 11 months ago
I respectfully disagree, sir. I watched this clip in anticipation of some real asinine behaviour from MP but I don't think he asked anything I wouldn't have myself as a woman. All right, he could have been less leery but otherwise I find Ms Mirren quite an obnoxious and disingenuous subject in this clip. She admits, to her credit, that nudity on camera is for commercial rather than artistic purposes. Yet somehow it's wrong for him to imply her refusal to pose for Playboy seems a double standard?
AcousticUplift 11 months ago
@AcousticUplift
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift GARBAGE!
She did NOT say "nudity on camera is for commercial rather than artistic purposes".
As an actress, she expressed that - where nudity may be required for WORK, (and regardless of what artistic merit that nudity may be credited with) - she is conscious of an underlying commercial imperative *also* at play in the requirement for nudity - and it is THAT, underlying, imperative that makes her feel "got at" and it is THAT which is the source of any discomfort with nudity.
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift ...With that crystal clear positioning, why on Earth *would* she pose for Playboy, which plays directly to the Male, Chauvinist, Commercial paradigm she speaks of and that corrupts the issue of nudity for her?
And, in that light, exactly what kind of thicko would be unable to see the plain idiocy of the question, be mystified that it might be stupid -but try and spin the whole sorry debacle into a (ho-ho-ho) LAME gag about Diana Rigg's navel, anyway?
He's an idiot.
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
IMO it's still a valid question. If she's willing to go nude for commercial reasons in one sense (notice she was honest enough not to hide behind the 'art' excuse) then why not another? I'm not condoning Playboy in the least but I think it's legit to ask why she makes the distinction. She is aware of the 'underlying imperative' in film, fair enough. 1 could argue Heffner &co are just more honest about their intentions. I've usually nothing against HM but she doesn't come across well here.
AcousticUplift 10 months ago
Ur obviously a fan of HM whilst I have no allegiance to her or Parkinson. From a relatively neutral standpoint I think she comes across as quite hypocritical. Not every actress goes nude. If she decides to do that she should expect that it'll attract curiosity. MP didn't ask anything in a way that made me feel she was being victimised or disrespected (unlike the Meg Ryan debacle). She was unnecessarily defensive when he asked about her bkground as well which is a generic, inoffensive question.
AcousticUplift 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift What? I really can't fathom what you find so difficult to understand.
The one "sense" you speak of would be nudity related to her job, as an Actress - ie: WORK, some aspects of which she *has* to deal with in order to follow her vocation.
The other "sense" would be nudity that is not to do with her job, as an Actress - that she can *choose* to undertake; or NOT.
Whether Playboy Inc. are "honest about their intentions" or not is nothing to do with her - and matters not a fig! >
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
I don't find her argument difficult to understand, just insincere. I don't think she should be allowed to get away with 'I just feel like getting nude in 1 sense but not the other'. IMO nudity is rarely justified on film esp with the 'underlying imperative' at play as she puts it. As far as I'm concerned it's mainly titillation with monetary gain either way. But that's just my view and I'm entitled to it as MP is to his and he'd ask Qs accordingly. Calm down. It's not an attack on you or HM.
AcousticUplift 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift Well, the evidence of your own comments is that you do NOT understand her position - as you keep demonstrating that you have misinterpreted it. The "senses" as you persist in calling them are actually very different cases - in actual FACT, not "sense". She accepts/tolerates nudity in one, and not in the other - with sound cause and that is her right. The End. There is no "getting away" with anything, nor any controversy in that - except for the learning impaired. Or Parkidiot.
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
You might think it's 'sound cause' but like any opinion it's up for debate. That's the point of an interview, to probe. I am 'not yet to argue' anything. I think her reasoning is flawed, as is my right. It's therefore up for more discussion. I know what I'm talking about and if you don't it's because you refuse to acknowledge some1 can have a difference of opinion. What's more, you immaturely insult some1's intelligence because that opinion differs from yours.
AcousticUplift 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift Must you choke my inbox with your ridiculous, suffocating idiocy?
I think she has sound cause because I am able to test the logic and context of her reasoning.
You "think her reasoning is flawed", apparently, but you have yet to provide any sensible support of that, bar misquoting her and just ignoring what you've been told!
With that, your "argument", "debate" and - for all I know - every single thought that has ever been produced in your head: is totally invalid.
Ugh.
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift She wants nothing to do with it, she's very clear why, her rationale and logic are quite sound - and she doesn't *have* to - THE END! So your argument is a little absurd and you making the same mistake this Parkidiot made. There is no curious contradiction, there - it's quite basic.
"Obviously a fan"? If you're trying to be diminutive, it's a little trite - and even if that is true, the fact wouldn't make her logic any less sound, or your argument with that logic any less weak. >
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
I'm not being 'trite' actually, I meant it in all sincerity since you seem to be taking the discussion so personally. Helen was asked a question about a prominent part of her work. Her views on getting nude on camera are very interesting and worthy of probing. I don't think the Playboy Q is so tenuous as to be irrelevant. My argument is not 'absurd' just because you disagree. The fact is others have even mentioned the contradiction on HM's part. If you choose not to be obj. about it fine.
AcousticUplift 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift On the contrary: Mirren was asked a question. She answered it. Her reasoning was sound - which you have yet to argue. All you seem to be doing is masticating an issue that has been answered as if what you've been told doesn't suit you - and the fact that you so comprehensively misquoted her to start with was only the first example is of your quite breathtaking lack of understanding and agenda of complete foolishness. Therefore, you ARE, in fact, appallingly trite. And absurd.
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
I don't doubt HM's intelligence, just her sincerity. I have tried not to make this a personal issue but you have consistently been rude and discourteous to me in a way that is highly personal and unnecessary. Unfortunately this shows you in a brutish light. I never insulted U or HM. I did not come on here to 'persuade' as much to discuss an alternative perspective to what HM says and I thought this could be done with maturity...
AcousticUplift 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift Really? And what evidence have you that she's is insincere? As far as I can see, "absolutely none".
The "alternative perspective" you want to discuss is really just ill-informed and woolly blather.
"I respectfully disagree", in your case, seems just a well-practised, well-worn and passive-aggressive preamble to "I am about to speak with assurance upon that of which I actually know little, and understand even less".
I'd say THAT is a discourtesy.
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
...However you seem incapable of an adult discourse without resorting to vindictive rhetoric. I even started my comment with 'I respectfully disagree'. Is respect only afforded by you to those whose views meet your approval? I am graciously bowing out of this and leaving you to your anger. I honestly don't feel that strongly about the HM interview. I've allowed it to get so far because I didn't think you should get away with being so impolite but it seems a lost cause. All the best to you, sir.
AcousticUplift 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift And you seem incapable of a reasoned argument. I respect those who don't talk nonsense. Far from being angry, I am simply laughing my pants off at you. Be gone!
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift I read this entire "debate" and came to the conclusion about 1/8 of the way through that you got completely owned and just refused to admit it.
By the end I came to the conclusion that you were just thick and pretended you were being insulted or that you had a case in order to not come off sounding like an idiot.
At the end, to someone not a part of the debate, I come off seeing you as a complete moron.
And this is one of the greatest internet "arguments" ever. Hilarious.
Hamhark98 3 months ago
Opinion is just that, opinion. So no I didn't get 'owned' People have a right to disagree. I expressed myself clearly and articulately without the need for rabid insults. I can't understand why some people can't be mature enough to do the same, especially when the debate had nothing to do with you in the first place. I think it's more 'moronic' to borrow your words to get so riled up over something that doesn't really concern you with some1 you haven't met. You waste your energy and my time.
AcousticUplift 3 months ago
@AcousticUplift Wasting time on the internet.
That is kind of the point.
Hamhark98 3 months ago
@AcousticUplift And, in fact, she *was* being victimised and disrespected, indirectly - and by virtue of his sheer and overwhelming, arrogant, mumbling stupidity in not being able to rationalise a very simple position, clearly laid out before him and persisting in treating the fact as some kind of contentious, contradictory "issue" and, when flummoxed, patronising her with his bollocks Rigg anecdote.
If he spoke to any woman i knew like this - he'd have a bad day that he'd never forget.
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
Your perspective is clearly obscured by your bias. I think you're reaction is disproportionate and Helen's point is not that 'clearly laid out'. Sounds more like wanting your cake and eating it, to me. I think the reasons for nudity in art shouldn't just be a given and are up for discussion like all else. However we can agree to disagree without the need for ad hominem responses. That's what discourse and diff. in opinion is about, I'm trying to be adult about it and not overly personal.
AcousticUplift 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift Lol, more garbage. If I do have a "bias" it's in favour of logic and intelligence - which Mirren demonstrates and you, I'm afraid, DO NOT. The fact that you can't see that Mirren's position is transparently clear, based only on simple English and the use of a brain, is actually YOUR problem - not hers, and not mine. The rest of this circuitous nonsense is just unintelligible to me. I don't what you're babbling on about and, more importantly, I don't think you do either. Good day!
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
So easy to insult others and prop up your own (apparently fragile) ego from the safety of a laptop isn't it? How happy you must be.
AcousticUplift 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift Oh, a final cry from Wounded Corner? And another example of your self-righteous, passive-aggressive histrionics? The last refuge of the intellectually bankrupt...
LOL.
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
@AcousticUplift and "not every actress goes nude"? No they don't. And so what? That's nothing to do with her, what a ridiculous statement/point to make. If they do go nude, [for work] they shouldn't have a problem going nude at the drop a hat? Can that, seriously, be the point you're making?! You sound like him! Nudity is nudity, it's all the same really?..
Mirren is not nearly as simplistic, she is saying well, no - actually it is NOT all the same. And she says how and why she believes that.
DaveBTHunt 10 months ago
She's so false and he gets the better of he she starts flirting - pathetic hussy!
unforkedtongues 11 months ago
She's so false
unforkedtongues 11 months ago
4:40
When she says "naked" her sholdier strap falls down; right on cue.
Cheers.
from,
del-boy.
YesYesYoureRight 11 months ago
To sum it up, as far as i'm concerned, the job of an interviwer is to INTERVIEW to find about about the INTERVIEWEE, so that people watch it. And for whatever reason people are watching this. It's a controversial career. You have to be willing to ask questions that others people wouldn't.
tillypoynterr 1 year ago
at 4:00 Helen has a penis. lol
dedman1998 1 year ago
They're both nervous as hell and yet, curiously enough, they both, in their own ways, muddle through. Mirren is utterly charming, highly intelligent, thoroughly liberated and true to herself, and Parky actually seems to develop something of a new-found respect, despite his bruised ego. Character-building for both, though in quite different ways; enlightening and honest for we voyeurs.
thylacine1930 1 year ago 31
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What's sexist about this interview, Parkinson is asking logical question's and she is trying to be difficult
kevinturvy 1 year ago
breathtaking....... :)
egay09 1 year ago
Parkinson should be commended for maintaining his composure, I don't think I could have interviewed Helen and not savagely raped her.
Bigsmeggerful 1 year ago
How's this sexist?
welshmando 1 year ago
What an intelligent and charming woman. Women (actresses/singers) nowadays are just dumb, trashy and depressing.
We have gone backwards in terms of women's rights and freedom and intelligence.
kitty2katty 1 year ago 3