Actors Nicolas Cage, Colin Firth, Morgan Freeman, Stanley Tucci, Peter Sarsgaard, and Christoph Waltz debate their answers to the question: "Is acting art?" www.backstage.com
and leave Nicholas Cage alone, he was intrigued by the question and was educating himself by investigating every rebuttal so that he can come up with a possible answer. so he took up some time, he wasn't speaking over anyone he was just digging deeper into the question.
@dixie8418
Ай бұрын
My guess is there would have been no answers at that table for him after Christopher spoke.
@anybody606
10 жыл бұрын
This makes me laugh SO HARD!! Everybody is wearing suites, and then here comes Mr Freeman, who looks like he forgot about this appointment, and was walking his dog when his PA said, "Eeeerm, Morgan? Aren't you supposed to be at x restaurant for the roundtable interview??" And the King gets better, when he nods at what Colin Firth is saying, and then turns around and reprimands Firth jokingly saying, "Whose side are you on??!" I LOVE MORGAN FREEMAN!!!
@LisaMurphy
5 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with Nic, and he said it very well.
@Brandknob
10 жыл бұрын
Christoph Waltz at 1:35
@grprsa
13 жыл бұрын
I'm with Colin Firth, "it's subjective." And then he just dozes off from the rest of the argument.
@andremoore4688
10 жыл бұрын
i agree with Christoph Waltz, i think it's the end result that makes it art. though i think actors are artist too, like Morgan Freeman said, he needs a writer, and a writer needs a director and a director needs a crew. i believe their all artist coming together to create something special. like a band, they all need their unique talents to create this art.
@21derma17
10 жыл бұрын
Nicolas Cage just gets better and better!
@fariddamasio7880
10 жыл бұрын
Waltz is so humble and respectful.
@bigdaddycool09
12 жыл бұрын
I have to agree with Cage here. I believe that acting is indeed an art. It is not painting a picture or composing music, but it is interpretive art. When I view a film or theatre production and I see an incredible performance, I am looking at an artist who has crafted his or her mind and body into someone that is not themselves. That is a great art
@TheSupaplum
14 жыл бұрын
0:20 Firth: I've seen acting that's definitely not art. *looks towards Nicolas Cage* Cage: Yeah ...
@5eek3r0fknowl3dg3
2 жыл бұрын
Acting is definitely a performance art
@yuuuuuuuuc
12 жыл бұрын
I love how as soon as Christoph Waltz starts talking everybody falls silent, turns to him, and pays rapt attention.
@DIESTROSINIESTRO
10 жыл бұрын
Collin Firth gets it right from the begining
@wafotnytt
11 жыл бұрын
Haha, they're all unorganized but then Waltz lays the bomb.
@brandicrans7381
9 жыл бұрын
Wow, Nic Cage, Morgan Freeman, Christoph Waltz, Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci and Peter Sarsgaard. It's really cool to see all these awesome legendary actors hanging out together! :D It's pretty interesting because while watching this video you almost forget that they are all famous, rich actors; honestly you just simply see a bunch of humble guys having a fun buddy night out in a bar/restaurant together and chatting with one another about work or something...
@savedfaves
8 жыл бұрын
You can't have a big ego and be a great actor.
@Tedesco333
11 жыл бұрын
He's a deep person with many passions, He may look arrogant or eccentric sometimes but he's still a great actor. I'm sure he will come back with a great role in good movie. And people here need to stop hatin'.
@Abrahamhamham
9 жыл бұрын
Walts was having the time of his life witnessing Cage play the philosophical actor that is just "trying to learn something" through "his own personal relationship with the cosmos".
@nicolaeionescu4646
20 күн бұрын
As a lifelong artist (I draw, paint, write songs, stories etc.) that's been recently studying acting I think, and feel that acting is both craft and art. The craft side of it is the technique, line delivery, emotional delivery etc. The art side of it is the improvisation that actors do with lines that add to a writers own art, the choices that the actor makes in delivering their performance, the chemistry they display while interacting with other actors etc.
@craigmack9427
3 жыл бұрын
02:41 - Cage seems like Art itself just totally betrayed him. Love this conversation.
@tylercreed8679
10 жыл бұрын
Acting gods in one room
@TheCurval
11 жыл бұрын
yeah,. the classic difference between american and european actors. the first are just guys who used to serve drinks but had a pretty face so they made it to the movies, the second is really professional artists who take theyr work as a serious form of art( plus alot of theater background and all of that)
@oscaralextv
11 жыл бұрын
Agreed! He's underrated, but I really love the way he looks at actors as artist, i think he's competently right.
@siddharthabose2721
10 жыл бұрын
Gotta love Nic Cage.
@jarenc2048
9 жыл бұрын
Amazing actors in one interview and dummies in the comments being cynical and rude as always.
@SuperSinghDarren
9 жыл бұрын
Notice how when everyone had their chance to speak no one else had everyone else instantly watching them as Christoph Waltz did when he briefly spoke, they all paid proper attention to him trying to learn because they know he's the closest one to a Thespian there. If I could only give one person in that room the title of an actor it would go straight to Waltz.
@enigmatic474
8 жыл бұрын
+Darrenbir Athwal I agree Waltz is awesome, but on the subject of true thespians have you forgotten Firth?
@LFiers
13 күн бұрын
Cages acting is 100% art. He has a unique spin and puts his own individual style upon everything he does and he's incredibly versatile with his range and abilities. You could give that same script to many other actors and you're never going to find any actor that is going to do it as uniquely as he does. He's definitely one of a kind and what I love about him so much is he never plays it safe. You're so understands the different genres we've been acting such as naturalism as supposed to surrealism and everything in between. You can tell how much passion he has here as he respectfully hears out everyone's different points of view before he summarises his own which I totally agree with by the way. Cage is a legend. Even in his worst movies, he's always endlessly entertaining to watch. A master at his craft and a passion that allows him to continue to excel and grow and never fall back and just do things comfortably or safely. He's always pushing the boundaries within the craft and art form of acting. Legend.
@fdr100100
9 жыл бұрын
an artist is simply an excellent observer who converts his observation into an expression that will communicate to the raw emotions of a human being because emotions are strong and what causes people to act, the goal of art is thus to communicate, bad art fails to get across the message good art hits the nail on the head and then some i don't know why people have such a hard time explaining what art is art is also only subjective in its interpretation not its message it is subjective in its interpretation because not every human being is at the same level of thought thus it is interpreted differently by different people
@shyrebouy1997
9 жыл бұрын
Many artists intend to not demonstrate a clear message, rather leaving it for other people to interpret. Not all 'true' artists have some message toward it. Take Stanley Kubrick, you know he intended to leave his endings to interpretations.. If you dont consider him in your definition of a true artist, then maybe reconsider ur definition of one. (:
@shyrebouy1997
9 жыл бұрын
shyrebouy1997 *Not all true artists intend to have a message in mind as they create.
@fdr100100
9 жыл бұрын
shyrebouy1997 i never said the message of art should be clear as crystal if it was it wouldnt serve any social evolutionary function every single piece of art ever made however has a message otherwise its called garbage how clear that message is understood is either due to the complex nature of the art or poor quality of the art Stanley kubrick is an artist obviously the fact that he left movies unexplained doesnt mean there is no message
@fdr100100
9 жыл бұрын
shyrebouy1997 just remember that every single thing that humans do has a biological evolutionary purpose which is to grow and develop
@shyrebouy1997
9 жыл бұрын
***** See you contradict yourself when you say "it doesnt mean there is no message" because you state yourself that art is subjective, and by implying that there is a message that comes with all good art is sorta dogmatic, unless of course you say all this as an opinion. Expressionist artists dont seem to primarily have these intended "messages" you speak of..or atleast from what i know, they communicated through emotions and, for lack of a better word: expression. They used colors to convey that. You wouldnt consider expressionist artists like Van Gogh or Francis Bacon, untrue artists. Same would go for interpretive art, which is basically copying something someone else has made or performed but in your own personal interpretation. I know alot of interpretive musicians that emulate Bach, beethoven and all wouldnt have a diminished 'True artist' status. When implied that not all art or artists tend to bring or have a message in mind, i didnt say they hid it, or even acknowledged that there was a message in art as u suggest when u stated that the message isnt "crystal clear" Art is also a broad term, there are shitloads of movements, and submovents and fields of art to even count. So by making the broad implication that this 'message' is compulsory in art to define a true artist could be applied to many, but not ALL art or artists.
@rampageclover9788
10 жыл бұрын
Love Colin Firth
@filmjunkiee
13 жыл бұрын
I love the facial expressions everyone gives when Nicholas Cage speaks.
@lasonn4127
8 жыл бұрын
i have to agree with Waltz here. The others are just trying to describe something highfalutin. The word art simply comes from the root 'ar' which means to bring together or join. There may be good and bad art - badly put together. But it is still 'art.' Science can be an art - when assessed as elements being put together in a certain manner. Anything can be an art in this sense. Fine arts refers to something having to do with more imagination, refined skill. But althought there is an 'artistic' process, you don't say 'a process' of art;' but 'a work of art.' Waltz is correct here.
@albertstock85
12 жыл бұрын
Playing Nicolas Cage is an art in it of itself.
@LJY08
11 жыл бұрын
Writing is 'without doubt' harder than acting, and more important. How often is it the scrip that really makes the film? Sure the actor brings the script to life (with the help of the director), but the writer paints the canvas. Sometimes it is purely the script that saves a movie. In any event, it can take months and even years to write a script/book, most actors are on set for a few weeks at the least and a few months at the most.
@weedliftlefty5425
8 жыл бұрын
nicola's cage is without doubt the best actor on this planet
@savedfaves
8 жыл бұрын
The best is subjective.
@James_Haskin
13 жыл бұрын
Performing arts are done in the moment; acting, modeling, playing music, sports etc. What the audience usually receives is another artists abstraction of that moment. For example, when a photographer takes a picture of a sculpture, or an audio engineer records a vocal track. It's weird to imagine that one's art is another person's medium.
@knarisa
11 жыл бұрын
looking at the other actors reactions when Nic Cage was making his closing remarks was hilarious.
@toylermiyoto1963
3 жыл бұрын
when he says “hiding behind a guitar”. That’s the most ignorant thing I’ve ever heard an acclaimed artist say haha
@gta345
14 жыл бұрын
Damn a chill goes through everyone's spine and everything goes silent when Waltz starts speaking
@Tusc9969
11 жыл бұрын
I agree that De Niro has made many stinkers lately like "Fockers" and "New Years Eve" but he has als made some solid performances in "Silver Linings Playbook" "Everybody's Fine"and "Being Flynn".
@inesfreire9135
Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed those two movies you call "stinkers". Sure they are not masterpieces but not everything has to be a masterpiece. I agree with Colin Firth's view on art, it is subjective.
@jongarzamx
2 жыл бұрын
Nic Cage takes shit very seriously, that's good and I love him for it.
@charoleawood
2 жыл бұрын
Ask any good director "Is what performers do 'art'?" and they'll tell you yes. It's not as though there isn't an audience when performers perform, the cast and crew are there to witness it. It's captured and then we, the general audience, are traveled back in time to when that art was captured. I did not know I could have any more respect for Nick Cage but, my word, he's done it again! He held his own among colleagues who should know better than to question whether or not acting is 'art'.
@DonVal86
3 жыл бұрын
I like how Christoph Waltz pronounces Bach, after years spent in music school it’s the only way to do it.
@watever67
14 жыл бұрын
I don't understand why the commenters are negatively criticizing Cage. He's simply trying to understand what makes acting or a performance an art. Is it because he is talking too much and ruining the "mood"? I quite disagree. There's nothing wrong with engaging in a discussion and wanting to learn something.
@heronofheaven
11 жыл бұрын
After Waltz's talking, everybody was like "Are you serious dude, we are just pretending to talk clever because we are celebrities but you just talked something like that? "
@thechallenger9000
14 жыл бұрын
Again why are people comparing Cage and Waltz? Waltz stated that Tarantino gave back his acting career, meaning he didn't care much for his earlier performances, meaning he's only really done on real film. Cage to this day is still making movies and giving damn good performances. Wikipedia people actually look at what he's done, there is more than just Wicker Man. But than maybe people wont have much of an argument when they realize he's actually a better actor.
@dirk5780
12 жыл бұрын
I don't understand you people. Nicolas Cage was asking and discussing something very interesting. Not a single word out of his mouth was insane or inarticulate. He was asking a really great philosophical question, and he received a few very interesting and reasonable answers from his fellow actors.
@LilaWhelan
11 жыл бұрын
Great ensemble of actors - but were no actresses available?
@Stiert
13 жыл бұрын
all of you people who are cutting down Cage sound close minded and naive, i personally love him as an actor. Waltz, Freeman, Sarsgaard, Tucci, and Firth are all great, and they all have valid points. it's all apples and oranges.
@ThierryLoa
11 жыл бұрын
Christoph Waltz is clearly the wisest guy at the table.
@aaronmaxwelldjamax9517
12 жыл бұрын
these guys are brilliant, and acting most of the time is definitely art
@dwheresmymana
11 жыл бұрын
Cage is a good actor who often takes roles in really bad movies...but he gets huge paychecks!
@Billy23201
10 жыл бұрын
What is art? A word that rhymes with fart. There's your answer.
@badegg7915
4 жыл бұрын
that's pretty much it
@gothelvis3541
3 жыл бұрын
And of course where would be without the blind, or the filler of the world. Meaningless
@Abrahamhamham
12 жыл бұрын
Bahahaaaa ! Freeman looking like he just finished painting his kitchen. Boss.
@TheBomberWoman
11 жыл бұрын
This comment just made me laugh so much that my jaw started hurting. lololol
@fandude7
7 жыл бұрын
Before discussing art, it needs to be defined what it is (and agreed upon), otherwise whats the point?
@charoleawood
2 жыл бұрын
When Tucci goes on about "the technique is the 'craft'" as far as I'm concerned "craft" and "art" are synonyms. What a bizarre conversation.
@Sroek
12 жыл бұрын
Loved this conversation.
@Stalky24
13 жыл бұрын
LoL Morgan Freeman, the class of the class looks here like a hobo who was promised free soup at the end :D :D
@brandicrans7381
11 жыл бұрын
Keep preaching. Nic Cage isn't a bad actor at all; he just needs to stop agreeing to crappy roles.
@LumpyAdams
14 жыл бұрын
@trentkill If you haven't noticed...Nicholas Cage IS expressive. You can't tell from his movies? I highly doubt he "wants to seem"..there is no doubt..he IS the most expressive. And Cage is hit or miss. He needs the right material to be great, and he can be great. Leaving Las Vegas, Lord of War, Adaptation, Matchstick Men, Raising Arizona, Moonstruck, and even BD: Port of Call. Hey, I hate his bad movies as much as the next guy, but you cannot discredit his raw ability.
@vrgaming7377
5 жыл бұрын
An artist draws a river that already exists and an actor makes a character written on a page exist ,, so an actor is an artist just the opposite way round,, although a collaborative artist.. like the artist drawing the river is a collaborative artist...
@muichal
13 жыл бұрын
I love that Colin sits next to his close buddies at these things. Here with Tucci and this year with Mark Ruffalo.
@mobspeak
13 жыл бұрын
lol this is awesome.. some of the greatest performing artists discussing what art is.. with a confused look on all of their faces XD
@Japes95
14 жыл бұрын
If your going to listen to any of those actors, it would have to be Morgan Freeman and Christoph Waltz, they make true art and can act the hell out of any part. Nuff said.
@lovegc55
13 жыл бұрын
i really like all of them, i think they r amazing actors
@Ernie1978
5 жыл бұрын
Peter was brilliant with Carey Mulligan in An Education.
@heels9933
11 жыл бұрын
Watching this for christoph waltz.... and he gave the most intelligent input. Love him.
@johnnytastetest
12 жыл бұрын
Look at Nicolas Cage, who showed up in his little suit to sit amongst those other fine actors. Look at the way he tries to lead the discussion and get everyone to ponder acting as art. And what's this? He listens to violinists play Bach in his spare time? Wow, he must be a VERY cultured guy! Ha ha! He's trying to behave as though everyone's forgotten what's on his resume. We haven't forgotten, Cage. We remember The Wicker Man. "NO!! NOT THE BEES!! NO! YARGHHH!!!"
@ElectroSpecks
12 жыл бұрын
too much awesome in one video...I can't go on....
@ErnieCT1987
3 жыл бұрын
I dont understand when Nicolas Cage uses the example of a musician to convey an artist and then later says that they are actors and are not hiding behind a guitar. Sometimes I think that people can be kind of pretentious about what art is and then belittle what they do as "merely" craft. They put art on a pedestal so that they can aspire to it, otherwise what is left? Craft, I think, is the pursuit of truth by applying discipline and practice. Art is the expression of truth itself. If we look at it from a perspective of cause and effect, the cause is Truth, the effect is art.
@in2ennui
12 жыл бұрын
Well, before they go about asking whether acting is art, they should in fact define what "ART" means. I doubt they would get an agreeable answer to that either... One should first have a common definition to the parts of the question they are asking, otherwise, they are not going to have the pillar on which to stand their "interpretations"! Personally, I think acting CAN be art because I believe that art is creative creation, it is applying of imagination.
@inesfreire9135
Жыл бұрын
Yup.
@ericconnor6701
11 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with Nicolas Cage. A lot of people seem to take meaning from something if its only acceptable by society. There's beauty and art in everything.
@KulaAShaker
13 жыл бұрын
@trentkill well i actually think that cage and christoph's answers were quite similar. Nick was arguing that art was more the instinctive moments an actor had rather than the craft that an actor has (what morgan was saying). But that was a genius answer from christoph, and nobody seemed to jump onto it. art is more the result, and its such a broad meaning anyway that cant really define as a craft or some instinctive moments, he should have elaborated more. But what cage said was constructive.
@n0u4n
14 жыл бұрын
They sound so smart. I love Nicolas Cage and the manner in which he speaks. It's kinda funny even, because that's the way he is in movies a lot.
@fictionmyth
11 жыл бұрын
I think if he hadn't made the analogy about the violinist your point would be valid, but he just meant that he didn't have something outside himself to point at as an instrument that is used as the art making aparati. He only has himself and his movements and voice to create the performance. That then is producing art.
@sivartis
14 жыл бұрын
now, THIS is interesting. See who is really the person you see on screen vs. those who play different people. What I call "personality" vs "chameleon" actors. Some of these actors I REALLY want to work with. Christoph was fantastic in "Basterds." ~Trav
@jhaduvala
21 күн бұрын
A defintion I read : A crafstman knows exactly what he is going to do. An artist never knows.
@thePANDEMlC
12 жыл бұрын
Art is subjective, Waltz also had a good point. The final product, what the audience receives is art. The acting is a part of that and in itself is art in it's own way. Arguing over what is art will usually come full circle because it's left entirely up to the individual.
@alivaja9527
8 жыл бұрын
waltz employed most his talking through body language
@RUSTYTLC007
12 жыл бұрын
We are all acting. As Shakespeare said 'all the world is a stage and all the people on it are players'. The only trouble I have with acting is deciding on what I want to play but am expected by society's conformists to play. Is acting an art? Well, it is creativity so yes.
@robertholik8300
8 жыл бұрын
This video is basically actors trying to teach Nicolas Cage about acting.
@2H2521
5 жыл бұрын
Robert Holik Oh, shut up.
@LumpyAdams
14 жыл бұрын
He was very good in BL: Port of Call, better then anything Tucci, Freeman, and Sarsgaard did last year. I have not seen A Single Man however.
@kikuongaku2010
11 жыл бұрын
He actually done some great work since Valley Girl...he got talent...
@ChunkyMunk94
11 жыл бұрын
Holy shit I never knew Nicolas cage was such a smart guy and had such respect for acting, after all the shit he puts out he kind of seems like one of those guys who's only in it for the money.
@azzouzhassan8721
8 жыл бұрын
"to do a dangeurous things with style that's what i called art" bukowski
@TheBrainFlow
13 жыл бұрын
Regardless of what I may think of Nicholas Cage (haven't given it a thought, actually), it's quite obvious that he holds Morgan Freeman in a very high place. He almost used this interview to interview Morgan Freeman! :D
@LJY08
12 жыл бұрын
Hollywood and art should never be uttered in the same sentence.
@coolbrett
10 жыл бұрын
It's quite strange to answer the question: is acting art? Because the dialogue was written by someone else. Yet at the same time, the actor is an artist because it's their job to bring truth to the words they have to say. It means nothing unless the actor truly puts in all this effort and makes it come from a deep place within themselves to become that character.
@tva82
13 жыл бұрын
Well, Waltz in the Green Hornet....Yes, good point. But people need to rent some movies of another great actor who made some bad choices. I recommend Ghost Rider or National Treasures. Award Winners getting together. Great stuff, nothing to argue about in my opinion.
@godfatherofwiseguys
13 жыл бұрын
Nic Cage should have followed Bad Lieutenant with something special. seriously, THAT WAS HIS COMEBACK! after Adaption, he seemed to have dissapeared. Werner Herzog "let him loose" again, in a good way. maybe after a few years he gives us something special again.
@olexia07
14 жыл бұрын
Stanley=Fabulous Morgan=Just awesome, great voice Colin=Cool British dude lol Peter=Sexy Christoph=Adorable sexy Nic= used to love him but his career has gone down a lot.
@MrYoungWaffle
Жыл бұрын
People are an art it’s the unknown within humanity that is seen and recognized for the first time within a performance.
@rainbowfirewave
13 жыл бұрын
What Christopher Waltz said sounds exactly like what his character Landa would say in his situation. Quentin Tarantino casted him perfectly, it's not that he's a great actor.
@CamilaPradaTV
11 жыл бұрын
Totally Selty. Our society teaches us to be ashamed of our own soul (the one who makes the art).
@didgeman987
12 жыл бұрын
Nic Cage hasnt a clue in what he's talking about, Christoph summed it up perfectly
@chazzz592
11 жыл бұрын
Christ, I love Waltz as much as everyone does, but aside from Cage, you've got the best actors in the world here!
@LumpyAdams
14 жыл бұрын
Name a performance that Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, and Peter Sarsgaard has ever done that's better then Cage in Leaving Las Vegas or Adaptation.
@doctornov7
8 жыл бұрын
I agree with Heath Ledger when he said it's obnoxious to call acting art.
@mensahcarrelle
7 жыл бұрын
Marlon Brando said the same thing back in the days.
@doctornov7
7 жыл бұрын
veda pierce He's my second favourite actor. Heath is first.
@inesfreire9135
Жыл бұрын
Why? Seriously WHY? Why is it obnoxious to call acting art? I hate when actors denegrate their own craft to look cool or whatever. You dont look cool, you just look stupid.
@Frozenson
14 жыл бұрын
I like Cage here it seems like he is really trying to learn something from his peers. He doesn't come off as unlikeable but maybe that's just me.
@rtfirefly0
11 жыл бұрын
Cage hogs the conversation way too much and he's pompous. I can't believe Cage is taking it upon himself to tell them where Morgan Freeman gets his performances from. Freeman is sitting right there, let him speak for his own performances and say for himself where he gets his inspiration.
@ericreckhield8587
9 жыл бұрын
Nicolas he's leading the conversation like he's the King. He's acting just like in his movie, like an arrogant kind of guy. Usually actors have the tendency to change their personality in acting but Nicolas doesn't change an ounce from what he is in his movie.
@inesfreire9135
Жыл бұрын
I think he was frustrated because he wanted to have a serious conversation and the others were more laid back... I dont know I dont find Nic Cage arrogant at all (from what I've seen from interviews obviously). And he is a fantastic actor. Check out his best work before trashing him. Remember, all actors have some stinkers. He just happens to have more than most because he had debts to pay.
@PunkFictionProdction
14 жыл бұрын
What kind of universe lets Nicolas Cage and Christoph Waltz sit at the same table!?! What is Morgan Freeman supposed to say to Cage!?! "I loved you in The Shawshank Redemption." "Yeah, and uh...The Wicker Man was...uh...um...yeah."
@inesfreire9135
Жыл бұрын
You have to be kidding... check out Leaving Las Vegas, Face Off, Bad Lieutenant, etc etc etc!
@itayig.kahari393
8 жыл бұрын
Waltz had to play diplomat between two superpowers in acting
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