Samuel Beckett, Paris, 1987.

[dj598]

Thank you soooo much for posting this !

Beckett changed my life when i first discovered his works. It's incredible to hear his voice. One of the greatest human of the last century for sure.

[DanWagstaffe09]

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[Meemaah100]

 Always wanting to be able to see and hear Beckett speak- this is over the moon... how 'bout his expressive, elegant hands as he talks-?

Beckett, at almost 80- a healthy, strong, emphatic presence

This cheers and inspires me.

[Ceolteor]

Real Foxock accent

[Mazurka1001]

Amazing...I also never knew there was any footage with Beckett talking. It just seemed so totally unlike his entire character, his entire writing history...

[MountAnalogue]

One of the greatest human beings to walk his Earth. I loved your work more than any other writer Mr. Beckett. God will envy and be in awe of your work!

[shawntoh]

Thank you Samuel Beckett, you've been gone twenty years today and we still miss you!

[allaboutdmagic]

Ah, Beckett makes me proud to be Irish.

[davidbalzac]

Makes me proud to be human

[kouroshz]

Leave the pride out of it please. His works are universal.

[jeorcal]

@allaboutdmagic he makes me proud to be French too :-)

[bobsinnepalshekitout]

@allaboutdmagic Yeah, same here. The Law School of Trinity College Dublin is based in his old dorm in the New Square.

[MacJaxonManOfAction]

This is fantastic, a precious piece of footage - thank you so much for posting.

[etagloh]

My god, this is a rare and precious thing.

[ixehuayo]

Genial! Alguien podría tomarse la molestia de traducir lo que dice al español? muchos lo agradeceríamos!

[pandaya]

This is the first time I've seen Beckett on film! Like others, I had done searches in the past and thought that no footage existed.

I'll join everyone in thanking you so much for making this available.

[vloorg]

thank you for posting this, thank you so much!

what a surprise ...

[Logicopositivi]

Never knew he spoke with a south Dublin accent.

[jakesbrain]

Well, he was from Foxrock, which is just about a mile from Dun Laoghaire. I suppose I;m not as surprised about that as about the fact that, even after living in Paris for almost fifty years, his accent hadn't faded.

[Reverie10]

In my experience, living in a foreign country does nothing to one's native accent, because the English Beckett would have heard most when he spoke it I'm guessing would have been family and friends back in Ireland.

[JimmyJoyce77]

amazing !!!

[elcondedetorrefiel]

que bueno

[irvingyaeger]

The novels, plays, poems, and criticism have meant so much for so long that it's wonderful finally seeing the man himself.

Let us know when you find footage of Proust.

[adevezar]

Worsthard HO!

The genious.

[quaredunt]

Marvellous to hear him finally. I searched off and on for the last few years for a recording of his voice. Now here he is in video. Thanks. One of the rarest finds on youtube.

[aoslosos]

thanks!!

[stringtheory100]

My god I have written to James Knowlson just to see if I could hear Beckett's voice. This means a lot (whoever posted this) Thank you so much for this. Please don't withdraw it. Merci bien encore.

[nychale]

What answered Mr. Knowlson? Answered he? (Whether the Beckett Collection has a longer video about Beckett at all?) ;-)

ParnellMooney, thanks for the video.

[quaredunt]

Me too! I was in touch with Reading University Beckett centre but they wouldn't send me a recording of course. I would have had to go there. Never made it. This is a rare video indeed!

[erasmus1511]

Jesus Christ!! This is the very first time I see him in video and hear his voice, because he always refused to be recorded...thanks a lot.

[McCainTheTurdburglar]

Yeah, I can't believe I actually get to hear his voice!

[MAY1EXPRES]

Very moved, thank you for posting. Especially the fact it's my very first to actually hearing his voice!!. He's always been a part of my life since I walked into "that" book store many years ago.

[chiaroo10]

thanks for uploading this.

[DrNanook]

Thanks!