Quentin was dignified, dogged, and really brave. He had integrity.
@MuddyHelmutant
3 жыл бұрын
I must agree
@StevieWeevie66
5 жыл бұрын
Dear Quentin. A gentle soul. He suffered a lot for not conforming & was instead true to himself xx
@LazlosPlane
5 жыл бұрын
Lived in my hood for many years (East Village). Used to see him all the time but I never spoke to him. I wish I had. Fascinating man.
@yettobseen
3 жыл бұрын
I used to see him on 2nd ave quite often during spring/summer months. If I remember correctly there was a movie theater down around 10th or 11th late 80’s early 90’s
@frankieshane
3 жыл бұрын
I wish I had been older as I would have loved to have phoned him on his listed number and talked for hours. He was utterly brilliant and his voice was so melodic, full of passion and sublimely intoxicating even well into his geriatric years!
@shandalear3252
3 жыл бұрын
Same here!
@TimelordUK
Жыл бұрын
@sophie W it's a well known fact that his number WAS in the phone book and that he welcomed calls from strangers . He's mentioned it many times in his books and interviews
@Droidzi
Жыл бұрын
you should have said "Hi" of course, as - as he said in this discourse - before he died he wanted to meet everyone on earth :)
@janeking9540
Жыл бұрын
My kids played Sting's song and I tried to explain what a wonderful character the song is a tribute to. Of course, being young they were not remotely interested, but it made me want to seek him out myself and what a beautiful interview this is. Before this I looked at the British 'World in Action' documentary about him, which is very touching. I'm so glad his world opened up and he lived in New York too. I think I will listen to everything I can find and watch the film with John Hurt too. What an incredibly special person Quentin was.
@noochinator
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your lovely words!
@janeking9540
Жыл бұрын
@@noochinator I watched the naked civil servent and Englishman in New York. So wonderful that John Hurt got to play Quentin at different points in his life. Such great continuity and a fantastic performance.
@hayleyanna2625
Жыл бұрын
Such a charming, witty and all round fabulous human being. So glamorous and he was so beautiful when young. 🎩❤️
@hayleyelizabeth717
Жыл бұрын
♥️
@tayman6665
4 жыл бұрын
A true genius and gentleman Excellent interview
@idrissaebrahim3261
4 жыл бұрын
He lived his truth, took courage
@bbibab5104
8 жыл бұрын
Lovley gentleman. Very underated
@adampowell5376
4 жыл бұрын
Please understand that he was never a gay rights activist. He was dismissive of it. He was a writer and actor who just happened to be gay.
@frankieshane
3 жыл бұрын
Thank God this is changing dramatically as time changes as his brilliance should be known REGARDLESS OF HIS SEXUALITY!
@twistoffate4791
3 жыл бұрын
@@adampowell5376 True, he wasn't. But he might as well be an activist because he took vicious beatings for being gay, during which he did not fight back for fear of being killed. If anyone ever paved the way, it is Crisp who did. No laws protected him. None.
@welshhibby
8 жыл бұрын
A charming man I would have liked to been a friend to.
@teamcrumb
6 жыл бұрын
be his friend now. so many of my favourite people are dead, i decided to just talk to them in my head. i feel a lot better for it.
@adampowell5376
4 жыл бұрын
I don't think that he had many friends. He liked to keep people at arm's length. Even when he was a popular old man he merely gave everyone their two minutes.
@adampowell5376
4 жыл бұрын
@Philip Alumbo So what is the truth?
@frankieshane
3 жыл бұрын
@@adampowell5376 the truth to what?
@Rook.G34
7 жыл бұрын
Lovely interview!
@novo611
Жыл бұрын
Brave and wonderful soul 🙏🇮🇪
@lewisbreland
10 жыл бұрын
Genius.
@marybarratt1473
3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this. Fascinating man.
@noochinator
3 жыл бұрын
I get misty-eyed every time I hear it, esp. when they cue up Harriet Cohen's recording of "Beloved Jesu,, We Are Here"
@pavelusa3423
3 жыл бұрын
When he appeared at the customs in USA he too could have said,I have nothing to declare but my genius.😁
@Themanwhocameback2
3 жыл бұрын
Nope. He was not a fan of Oscar Wilde, and would never have stolen a famous line of Wilde's.
@pavelusa3423
3 жыл бұрын
@@Themanwhocameback2 I didn't know he was not a fan of oscar.but he didn't need to steal any lines from oscar in fact cause he was his own man like oscar..I deeply respect quentin..he was simply great
@MrDirtybear
Жыл бұрын
What Quentin actually said when he first went to New York and he was asked by a state official 'Are you a practicing homosexual?' his reply was 'Homosexual yes, practicing no.'
@zenaslarosa5930
Жыл бұрын
I agree with him that is is not about how gay was treated in London and New York but it was the difference between the gays in the old times and the young gays of today. I also like his view on sexuality and personality. He was into developing his personality more than the sexual aspect of it and that’s where he was misunderstood. I like and respect the man.
@alexzicker
Жыл бұрын
So the apparently superficial Quentin Crisp was in fact an important spiritual Confessor with a profound understanding of reality, style, character and society. How fitting of David Dubal to choose BWV 731 Beloved Jesus, we are here.
@noochinator
Жыл бұрын
Yes! Superb comment! My eyes well up at that point every time I listen to the interview!
@necaviar
11 жыл бұрын
Fantastic.
@sidDkid87
3 жыл бұрын
10:13 *"there is really no such thing as classical music, there's only the noise you like and the noise you don't"*
@sarahjones-jf4pr
3 жыл бұрын
sidDkid87 What? "no such thing as classical music"is this a bad quote?or total rubbish.
@sidDkid87
3 жыл бұрын
@@sarahjones-jf4pr could be a combination, sarah jones ...
@sidDkid87
3 жыл бұрын
@@sarahjones-jf4pr according to William S. Burroughs *"language is a virus from outer space"* - so, maybe it's *all* rubbish
@sarahjones-jf4pr
3 жыл бұрын
@@sidDkid87 Yes certainly sounds like it.
@sidDkid87
3 жыл бұрын
@@sarahjones-jf4pr my mind is made up
@TimelordUK
Жыл бұрын
I thought the presenter wasn't very good but it's always wonderful to hear Quentin speak
@Marcel_Audubon
6 ай бұрын
you were incorrect in your assessment of the presenter
@justinmerker2927
3 жыл бұрын
I want Quentin to narrate my life
@thesoundofonemanlaughing
2 жыл бұрын
Nice interview and nice music! Thanks
@pjaayzutube
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Pavlova
@andersliljevall2946
3 жыл бұрын
David Dubal is a very pleasant person
@rosu5726
3 жыл бұрын
A lovely person to study
@teamcrumb
6 жыл бұрын
wot a doll
@kayokay4011
6 жыл бұрын
I dont think Mr Crisp was ever on Desert Island Discs? If not, this makes a very good substitute.
@Marcel_Audubon
6 ай бұрын
can't find a review of the much talked of play, Lord Alfred's Lover, but do see a notice in the New York Times saying that the performance of Lord Alfred's Lover with Quentin Crisp had been postponed (this was Spring of '83, so the production they speak of here). I assume it eventually opened, but was not reviewed? anyone know anything about it? Eric Brantley who wrote the play lived to be 102! dying in 2020
@membear
3 жыл бұрын
He looks like Timothee Chalamet in that first young picture.
@hayleyanna2625
Жыл бұрын
He certainly did.🎩
@SusieSynth
7 жыл бұрын
Hes beautiful but I just noticed he and Chloe Sevigny could have been twins if they were of the same era
@noochinator
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, and I'd hate to have to choose between them!
@kayokay4011
6 жыл бұрын
lol yes Susie!
@frankieshane
3 жыл бұрын
@@noochinator IKR!!!
@honeyfungus4774
4 жыл бұрын
Quentin looks like Violet Chachki in that photo.
@adampowell5376
4 жыл бұрын
It was brave playing the Argentinian National Anthem in 1982.
@frankieshane
3 жыл бұрын
@Adam Powell Why was it bold playing the Argentine Anthem in 1982 on NYC radio? Just curious as obviously I am bit old enough to know.
@adampowell5376
3 жыл бұрын
@@frankieshane There was the Falklands War in 1982.
@archiebald4717
2 жыл бұрын
More pointless than brave.
@assaidsly
8 жыл бұрын
Oh, and he didn't like music either, something like 'the maximum noise with the minimum information'.
@Droidzi
Жыл бұрын
I love "struck a chord in New York City, and perhaps America" - like NYC is another country inside the USA
@pgroove163
5 ай бұрын
well it is
@rosu5726
3 жыл бұрын
Quentin is refreshing. Caitlyn had.me unable to appreciate such.
@smentina
Жыл бұрын
What if Oscar Wild knew well and all along about the jail and the trouble, which he was getting into; but he continued playing his part at his best as a real performer. If you do not do the he did, which other then could have that way ever been!?
@deewesthill1213
Жыл бұрын
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) died at age 46, not 42.
@assaidsly
8 жыл бұрын
He did not admire Oscar Wilde at all, thought him a bit of a creep according to his writings. Strange his involvement in the Bentley play.
@adampowell5376
4 жыл бұрын
Wilde did not have to sacrifice himself. He could have lived in France. Friends of Wilde implored him to move to France rather than face trial in England.
@pavelusa3423
3 жыл бұрын
@@adampowell5376 frank harris had a boat ready to take him to France but for some unknown reason he decided like socrates to face the music and lose to these devils of the time .thanx
@pavelusa3423
3 жыл бұрын
Thanx..me myself I have the deepest respect for oscar for being a sacrificial lamb toward a society more tolerant..Frank harris at first found oscar quite strange but was blown away by his speech. I condemn the society of his time for destroying such a fascinating thinker which civilization needs more of..ta
@pahoboye
8 жыл бұрын
did not have any money? wud take that with pinch of snuff
@noochinator
7 жыл бұрын
I read that Crisp died with around $500,000 in the bank. He always said, "Money is for saving, not spending."
@sharonmarinucci1881
4 жыл бұрын
noochinator MY HUSBAND AWAYS SAID MONEY IS NOT TO BE SAVED ITS TO BE SPENT. THATS PROBABLY WHY WE NEVER HAD ANY 💲💲💲💲💲
@user-kf8wb2cq4f
Жыл бұрын
@@noochinator... Quentin's last book, written by his closest friend & caregiver said... Quentin had 2 Million Dollars in Savings at the time of his death. Perhaps, Quentin wanted to maintain the image of having "nothing" and being a so-called "failure."
@noochinator
Жыл бұрын
@@user-kf8wb2cq4f He wanted to live the bohemian life. His London flat, in which he lived for decades, was gorgeous-- but in the U.S. he lived in a NYC rooming house, which was far below the quality of his London place. I dunno, many of his friends, Sting et al., must have tried to get him to move to a nicer apartment in NYC.....
@user-kf8wb2cq4f
Жыл бұрын
@@noochinator ...Interesting..I saw a 1970 interview in his home in England and it was a dusty, messy place. I didn't see any beauty. But, whatever made Quentin happy is good by me.
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