Harold Pinter Talks with Charlie Rose

[SuperJohnconnolly]

Pinter... Beckett for Dummies...

[Epeolatry1]

@SuperJohnconnolly Right, because, if you like a play about two tramps sat by a road to a family drama in north London, you are so much more of an artistic connoisseur compared to one of those disgusting 'Pinter fans'. The snobbery some people have about theatre is unbelievable. Take it from an actor: Both are brilliant. Now fuck off and bury your nose back in your copy of "Why existentialism doesn't shape up to 1940s absurdist trends".

[goback3spaces]

It's so amusing to hear Charlie Rose fake it night after night. He's never had an art-oriented person on his show of whom he's been able to ask meaningful or insightful questions. He's just not interested. Politics is what he likes to talk about, but he wants his show to have broad appeal: it has to be about "everything" so night after night Charlie forces himself to shadow-box with playwrights, directors, actors and musicians.  And he knows nothing about any of these subjects.

[bryngOneOn]

does he really perform in his plays? he has the most wretched voice i've ever heard, it would amuse me if acting was his passion, his driving force and he only forced himself to bang out a few scripts just so he could get his mug up in front of a crowd. i know nada about him save that he's a revered playwright, caN someone offer me a lil guidance on what i should peruse of him to begin with and whats his quintessential play that conveys his style. should i read or watch his plays to start with?

[VoxJoxx]

He has cancer here I suspect, he had a great voice.

[Monies1899]

@bryngOneOn First of all Pinter is pure genius and acted because he could not get much published. The plays I would recommend would be 'The Birthday Party' and 'The Caretaker'. They are two of his very greatest plays that will, particularly if you manage to see them performed, the reason why he is the master of the 'pause' and has a great sense of humour.

[rutRutz]

@bryngOneOn

His voice sounded like that because he had an Esophageal cancer. Wasn't always like that. All his plays are great, it depends whether you prefer political, social or whatever. You could read and then go and see. It gets clearer when you see one. If you r interested, take a look at M. Billington's Harold Pinter - biography.

Cheers!

[jamie8hodson]

@bryngOneOn He is possibly one of the most talented playwrights of all time. he acted at first as he couldn't get his plays shown. However, his voice would make no difference to his acting talent either. Acting has very little to do with whether you have a croaky voice or not. Although actors must be powerful with their voice, over 90 percent of acting is non verbal.

[pigofdestiny]

he is...

[q8ieyah]

he is the best playwright ever ...

[flymogram]

Definitely