Burt Reynolds Career Retrospective | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

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Burt shares stories from his performances in Deliverance and Rainmaker in this interview on his acting career. He recounts stories about his childhood, his time acting as a movie star, and his relationships with Rip Torn, Charlton Heston, and Johnny Carson. This Q&A moderated by Paul Ryan is part of the SAG-AFTRA Conversations series, an essential resource for actors, filmmakers and students of discussions with performers, exploring the process and profession of acting.
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0:00 - Introduction
2:12 - Dom Deluise
7:28 - Charles Nelson Reilly
9:42 - Childhood Race and An Important Lesson
17:19 - Palm Beach
22:09 - Early Actor Communities and Parties
22:39 - Rip Torn and James Cagney
27:55 - Early Parties with Actors
31:33 - Betty Davis and Joan Crawford’s Death
34:36 - Impersonations
37:55 - Car Accident
42:12 - Childhood and his Father
54:54 - Transition to Acting and the Arts
1:02:08 - Joanne Woodward
1:04:44 - Mr Roberts / Charlton Heston
1:07:33 - Owning a Theater / John Houseman Award
1:10:20 - SAG should have lawyers
1:14:09 - The Movie Star Experience
1:18:02 - Deliverance (1972)
1:27:22 - Cosmopolitan / The Oscars
1;33:31 - The Industry and Learning to Act
1:38:38 - Johnny Carson and AIDS
1:41:21 - Directing and Acting
1:42:32 - Cliff Young and Hal Needham
1:49:12 - Gifts for Burt

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  • @glennadamsmusic
    @glennadamsmusic4 жыл бұрын

    Burt Reynolds was a deeply intelligent, sensitive man with a genius wit and superb timing. Such a great talent. May he Rest In Peace.

  • @maxwellworldwidehistorical3801

    @maxwellworldwidehistorical3801

    2 жыл бұрын

    A Rare Soul and Human Being so real.

  • @leonwalton1897

    @leonwalton1897

    2 ай бұрын

    Best interview with Burt I’ve ever seen! Loved it!

  • @Spiderman7Bob7
    @Spiderman7Bob73 жыл бұрын

    Yes Burt Reynolds was a true MOVIE STAR. We don't have these kind of guys anymore.

  • @freepubquiz1649
    @freepubquiz16493 жыл бұрын

    Got here by accident, stayed here for the whole 2 hours. I never do that. A very witty, interesting and entertaining man. RIP Burt.

  • @joestahl9102
    @joestahl9102 Жыл бұрын

    There should beThe Burt Reynolds oscar for making the audience feel good like he did in smokey and cannonball

  • @polara01
    @polara013 жыл бұрын

    Burt was a real man's man and was the epitome of strength, class, character and humility. R.I.P.

  • @mark11967AD
    @mark11967AD3 жыл бұрын

    Burt Reynolds facial expressions and body language with comedy are impeccable. Also in Deliverance and The Longest Yard he flat out gives good, believable dramatic performances. He always had that macho animosity chip on his shoulder, but then again what good leading man doesn’t. Smoky and the Bandit as a kid I just loved it. Also Hooper. Laughed so hard. He gave us a lot. RIP

  • @kiai1234

    @kiai1234

    2 жыл бұрын

    Mmm

  • @Heavenzvoice
    @Heavenzvoice4 жыл бұрын

    What a gracious man to recognize someone other than yourself when the interview is supposed to be about you. Wow! This is true character. Stand up guy.

  • @mariantreber8055

    @mariantreber8055

    Жыл бұрын

    Time will be telling, on that. H-wood is full of fraud and deception and MORE.

  • @gailreese4102
    @gailreese41023 жыл бұрын

    Highly recommend Burt Reynolds' book. So many great memories & stories.

  • @jkorshak
    @jkorshak4 жыл бұрын

    There's a scene in Deliverance where Burt's character Lewis has a broken leg, they're being stalked by mountain men, and Jon Voight's character Ed is asking Lewis what are they going to do? Burt as Lewis, through gritted teeth snarls, "Now you get to play the game!" Goosebumps every time. He just nailed it. Great actor and a very thoughtful man. RIP Burt Reynolds.

  • @abstinala1533

    @abstinala1533

    3 жыл бұрын

    Rest in Power

  • @mothershipish1

    @mothershipish1

    Жыл бұрын

    Just watched the movie for the first time last month. His performance exceeded all expectations. It was so refreshing to see the tough man agonize in pain. He nailed it. The reality of having a broken leg in the woods, the machismo disappears and fear and pain set in and he just so expertly nailed it.

  • @TheConchologist

    @TheConchologist

    Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, that scene still gives me the chills…you could feel his pain and angst in that moment of vulnerability

  • @wizkidsvideos
    @wizkidsvideos5 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for his wonderful interview. Burt was loved and will be extremely missed. ❤️❤️❤️

  • @timward4227
    @timward42272 жыл бұрын

    Had an experience that left me dumbfounded in late 1977. As a Minister and friend that cofounded our small Church in Atlanta, we were looking for another residence in the early stages of being incorporated, so we made an appointment at this one beautiful house, not far from Peachtree Street. So we knocked on the door and when we entered, there were Burt, Dom and Farrah F. all sitting together in the front of what, I guess was the kitchen dining room. I still think about all the things I would have liked to say, but nothing came out...except the apology that this was not a good time to talk about renting the house..

  • @elizabethf1591
    @elizabethf15915 жыл бұрын

    This interview with Burt was excellent, many thanks to SAG-AFTRA .

  • @eyedownload
    @eyedownload Жыл бұрын

    What a marvel! Such dry rich wit!!!! This interview was kindred to listening to stand up with a laugh every few minutes! Bert was truly one of a kind! Thank you so much SAG -AFTRA for (all of) these in depth interviews that deliver such entertaining and enlightening insight into the lives of our planet's most accomplished stage artists! Thank you!

  • @budone7449
    @budone74492 жыл бұрын

    Burt seems to have answered some questions of recent days!! Burt Reynolds was a very special human being!! He loved anyone!!

  • @danjameson1572
    @danjameson1572 Жыл бұрын

    The "swimming scene" in "The End" w/Dom DeLuise....absolutely priceless.

  • @maximus-decimus-meridius
    @maximus-decimus-meridius4 жыл бұрын

    What a beaut guy, a man's man to men, pure catnip to women and an outstanding raconteur in the most appealing way. We grew up watching Burt Reynolds films where there was no bigger Star at the time, in today's terms he was probably the Brad Pitt of the day ( world's #1 actor 5 years running ) but still had this rugged humble swagger that was downright cool.. #thanksburtRIP

  • @musicfanhawk4523

    @musicfanhawk4523

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are spot on!!

  • @hughhaefner3317
    @hughhaefner3317 Жыл бұрын

    What a great storyteller Burt Reynolds was.

  • @walterm.robertsiiiphd2157
    @walterm.robertsiiiphd21573 жыл бұрын

    Well worth the two-hours: What an inspiring and thoughtful man!

  • @clydemoyler8021
    @clydemoyler80215 жыл бұрын

    one of his best interviews rip

  • @paulorlando5877
    @paulorlando58773 жыл бұрын

    Maybe the best story teller ever,lol.

  • @The1571lepanto
    @The1571lepanto3 жыл бұрын

    A great actor and a good decent person. RIP Burt

  • @chevyvega6622
    @chevyvega66224 жыл бұрын

    interview reminds me of burt dom and carson when they all were on the late show...had that kind of atmosphere

  • @brianpress1392

    @brianpress1392

    3 жыл бұрын

    Johnny Carson, Burt Renoalds and Dom Delese, There won't be Guys around like that for a long time. R.I.P. Guys, 🙏👍

  • @paulorlando5877
    @paulorlando58773 жыл бұрын

    People today have no idea how big of a movie star Burt was.

  • @Valerie-gn1rr
    @Valerie-gn1rr3 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting man, and very humble too! I love this guy.

  • @reginapasqualino9565
    @reginapasqualino95655 жыл бұрын

    I appreciate Burt Reynolds referenced James Cagney's energy & how we actors need to remember that - RIP BR

  • @goldierocks9221
    @goldierocks92212 жыл бұрын

    The survivor award!! Watch until the end. People are selfish. Fair weather friends. I can relate. Great inspiring talk.

  • @templer46
    @templer462 жыл бұрын

    I met him in the early "80's" parking cars. There was 4 of us and he BS'd with us and shamed the people with expensive cars, into giving us much larger tips.

  • @pattimaeda6097

    @pattimaeda6097

    Жыл бұрын

    Why was he parking cars?

  • @denniswong7355
    @denniswong73555 жыл бұрын

    Nice interview with the late star who never took himself seriously but the craft he did. Read his entertaining memoir, "Well Enough About Me" about his encounters with famous people like Johnny Carson, Clint Eastwood, etc.

  • @ronwade5646
    @ronwade56467 ай бұрын

    Beautiful man, wonderful interview, Thank You! 😊

  • @johnbouley4514
    @johnbouley45144 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic showing...God bless you Bert.

  • @SPTO
    @SPTO5 жыл бұрын

    This was awesome to discover and I will watch it when I have the time. Thank you to those at the SAG-AFTRA Foundation for sharing this.

  • @BradyPires7
    @BradyPires73 жыл бұрын

    2 true movie stars Burt Reynolds and Clint Eastwood

  • @annemccarron2281

    @annemccarron2281

    2 жыл бұрын

    I really liked Burt. He was from the part of Fla I am from.

  • @bonniebrown6960

    @bonniebrown6960

    2 жыл бұрын

    I remember when Burt Reynolds had a house in Loganville GA. I guess he sold the house and they had an estate sale. My mom bought Burt Reynolds bar stools and she still has them. He was a big deal, especially in the 70's. They filmed some of the movie Smokey and Bandit in Redan GA. The part where they're having the funeral...across the street from the school is where my grandparent's lived when I was born. I heard that when they filmed the part when the Trans am jumps the dugout and they land in a ball field full of kids was also filmed in Redan behind that same school. My family and I lived in Stone Mountain GA. at the time which was just the next town over from Redan. I still love that movie and now my grandkids love it too.

  • @lynnturman8157
    @lynnturman81575 жыл бұрын

    One of the biggest movie stars ever, of course. But I don't think he got the credit he deserved for his acting ability. RIP

  • @coldwinter5710

    @coldwinter5710

    5 жыл бұрын

    AGREED!

  • @rcalabais

    @rcalabais

    4 жыл бұрын

    I've read two of his autobiographies. I believe he was happy with the recognition he got. He admitted, without remorse that he took the work that was "the most fun." I think he was happy with that

  • @coldwinter5710

    @coldwinter5710

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@rcalabais I might have to respectfully disagree with you Roy. I've also read both his books, which were fantastic! I do agree he sought out the fun roles, he did them so well & enjoyed them to the fullest. However, I do believe he regrets not taking on more serious roles. He did not receive enough credit for the serious roles he did do & I believe this hurt him deeply, so he shied away from pushing himself as an actor for many years. I do believe regrets this, as he left a lot great work on the table, so to speak. He actually shined the brightest, as an actor, in those dramatic performances, so it's very sad we don't have more of them to enjoy. He is surely missed! But the great entertaining work he did do in films & TV, all his fun interviews we have access to & both his books, will live on forever! ❤

  • @jeannestrauss946

    @jeannestrauss946

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think he made look too easy. People didn't realize how great he was!

  • @Resenbrink
    @Resenbrink2 жыл бұрын

    Can’t recall how I got to this video but I loved this interview.

  • @atrioom

    @atrioom

    2 жыл бұрын

    well worth watching all sag aftra interviews (of the great ones). Especially the ones with Jennelle Riley, she is so sweet!!!

  • @scentland4753
    @scentland47532 жыл бұрын

    The definition of GENUINE

  • @archibaldtuttle8481
    @archibaldtuttle84813 жыл бұрын

    These are life lessons for all trades and all crafts ( not just thespians ). Funny as hell and as real and true as blood and taxes. Spread this around.

  • @garygraves5596
    @garygraves55963 жыл бұрын

    They could/should make a movie about Burt Reynolds dad, (and obviously Burt also)

  • @HBarnill
    @HBarnill5 жыл бұрын

    What a legend.

  • @bharathkb5116
    @bharathkb51162 ай бұрын

    Burt Reynolds,,, How I waited for Burt Reynolds to finish off that guy with his Bow and Arrow,,don't ask the anger and the tension inside of me , I read his Bio---so inspiring,, You live for ever

  • @thomascarfagno4552
    @thomascarfagno45522 жыл бұрын

    Burt always a classic luv ya guy keep smiling

  • @FerrisBueller-lj9zj
    @FerrisBueller-lj9zj3 жыл бұрын

    Martin short and burt Reynolds should have made a buddy movie

  • @franosbornblaschke3694
    @franosbornblaschke36942 жыл бұрын

    So good in "Best Friends"! (Norman Jewison, 1982)

  • @Creeper1035
    @Creeper10352 жыл бұрын

    It was Norm Macdonald who did impressions of Burt. Check it out. Norm was the best!

  • @sculptingus
    @sculptingus3 жыл бұрын

    Great listen. So nice to hear people who are part of our culture outside their roles. You know?

  • @simplycomplicated929
    @simplycomplicated9295 жыл бұрын

    Correct me if I'm wrong but Will Ferrell played Alex Trebec, it was Norm McDonald that did Burt, both on SNL (celebrity jeopardy).

  • @coldwinter5710

    @coldwinter5710

    5 жыл бұрын

    You are correct!

  • @marcofreitas3844

    @marcofreitas3844

    3 жыл бұрын

    TrebeK

  • @pattyoneill6724

    @pattyoneill6724

    3 жыл бұрын

    Burt Reynolds is funny.

  • @KatieCatWalker
    @KatieCatWalker3 жыл бұрын

    He was brilliant but it always saddens me for the fact that not one person has ever mentioned him on Carol Burnette and his performance on her show especially as the Lavender Pimpernel. (if I misspelled that last part I'm sorry)

  • @Stephanie-hg5ns

    @Stephanie-hg5ns

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh my gosh, his guest appearances and talk show interviews are legendary!

  • @burpreynolds3250
    @burpreynolds32505 жыл бұрын

    Sharp dude.

  • @pammiller942
    @pammiller9427 ай бұрын

    Rest in peace Burt Reynolds❤❤❤

  • @lorimills7847
    @lorimills7847 Жыл бұрын

    I’ll always love Burt Reynolds ❤️👍😊😂

  • @leightnite3056
    @leightnite30562 жыл бұрын

    This is pure GOLD, and w Dom there? Get owta town!!!

  • @GOOSEYGOOSE9
    @GOOSEYGOOSE93 жыл бұрын

    Burt Reynolds.Dan August,Bandit RIP.

  • @sparky6086
    @sparky6086 Жыл бұрын

    I knew a man who was on a landing craft in World War II, and when the coxswain stopped to short of the beach, his CO put his .45 to the coxswain's head and said "Put it on the sand!". This must have been a common occurrence.

  • @danielmoore62
    @danielmoore622 жыл бұрын

    When was this? Burt is a legend.

  • @theunknown4570
    @theunknown45703 жыл бұрын

    Do yall remember how BIG Burt Reynolds was?

  • @christopherjones8517
    @christopherjones85172 жыл бұрын

    Very underrated actor!

  • @musicfanhawk4523
    @musicfanhawk45233 жыл бұрын

    He looks good here. Such an interesting handsome guy!!

  • @ericguy1573
    @ericguy1573 Жыл бұрын

    lovely to see, thank you

  • @elizabethgeoghegan5167
    @elizabethgeoghegan51679 ай бұрын

    Gem of a human being.

  • @jaimestephens3976
    @jaimestephens39762 жыл бұрын

    This was a great interview.

  • @williamreitinger8978
    @williamreitinger89783 жыл бұрын

    True movie star

  • @karenokeane6461
    @karenokeane64613 жыл бұрын

    Very interesting interview.

  • @Joez86
    @Joez863 жыл бұрын

    Legend

  • @mikekillagreen9432
    @mikekillagreen94325 жыл бұрын

    Rest in Power

  • @csandford6011
    @csandford60112 жыл бұрын

    I loved his laugh

  • @TheTriplelman
    @TheTriplelman Жыл бұрын

    psychotherapy with Burt Reynolds

  • @gardenforfun
    @gardenforfun2 жыл бұрын

    He's hysterical.. should of done stand up

  • @joseh3564
    @joseh35643 ай бұрын

    There should be a movie made about Burt Reynolds' amazing life. He gave plenty of accounts so it basically wrote itself already.

  • @glenn-younger
    @glenn-younger2 жыл бұрын

    If you're interested about Hollywood stories from back in the day, this interview is a great place to spend some time. Burt Reynolds is a marvelous storyteller and super generous in sharing the limelight. In fact, I didn't know much about him until this video. Sure, I'd seen Deliverance. But I was too young at the time to be anything but scared by it. When his spread in Cosmopolitan hit the public, I was old enough to be curious, but not much else. So I knew him mostly by the Smokey and the Bandit stuff, which didn't showcase his actual depth as a person and, apparently, as an actor. I'm off to research some of his movie history. Enjoy the interview!

  • @keithfaulk1354
    @keithfaulk13543 жыл бұрын

    There's to much to be said for Burt Reynolds..So I'll just say this..He was one of a kind !!!!!

  • @LunyMilky
    @LunyMilky5 жыл бұрын

    Rip Burt..

  • @selenahadlow9700
    @selenahadlow97003 жыл бұрын

    A real movie star.

  • @tjj300
    @tjj3003 жыл бұрын

    Just read the VF article on Burt. In it, it said Burt was selling his last house at the time, but with the stipulation that he can live in it for 3 more years before moving. That was in 2015. He died literally within months of having to move out.

  • @gina.1

    @gina.1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

  • @murphtahoe1

    @murphtahoe1

    2 жыл бұрын

    That has to be the saddest thing I’ve read about Burt. I didn’t know that.

  • @tigalilli3358
    @tigalilli33582 жыл бұрын

    LEGEND!!! And my first love (at 7yrs old)

  • @rickbangkok
    @rickbangkok Жыл бұрын

    Legend. Beloved. RIP

  • @deancj1
    @deancj12 жыл бұрын

    Dickey had more than one book..... But he was primarily a poet, and later drinking obviously slowed that down.

  • @loriharris1215
    @loriharris1215 Жыл бұрын

    Never saw this, glad I did 😊Miss you Burt 💔

  • @gmaureen
    @gmaureen Жыл бұрын

    I stayed until the end but it was a struggle. Yes, he was funny and intelligent but I kept wondering if he was going to get those stories out or just go to sleep.

  • @saltress1126
    @saltress11263 жыл бұрын

    Atta Boy Buddy Lee 👍😘🏆🎭🎟😇🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏❤️

  • @malikanouar905
    @malikanouar9052 жыл бұрын

    Greatest actor ever

  • @Susquehanna80
    @Susquehanna803 жыл бұрын

    Burt loved to keep saying he was born in the south.. he wasn't.. He was born in Michigan.. Finally toward end of his life, he admitted that

  • @sparky6086

    @sparky6086

    Жыл бұрын

    I wonder, if Burt's family were originally from the South but like many, went to Michigan for work in the auto industry, where Burt was born, then they moved back to the South? Burt said, that when they moved to Florida, when he was maybe 5, they stopped overnight in Waycross, GA, and the town name somehow stuck in his mind, so when people asked him, where he was from, he said, "Waycross, GA". I suppose, that he wanted to fit in and probably thought, if the other kids knew, he was a "Yankee", he might be an outcast. His Dad was the police chief in their town in Florida and supposedly was a the model for Sheriff Buford T Justice from "Smokey & the Bandit", who was a stereotypical southern sheriff, so it makes me think, that maybe Burt's dad was originally from the South & was in Michigan, when Burt was born? ...A curiosity.

  • @jasonc6194
    @jasonc6194 Жыл бұрын

    Fantastic man.

  • @bharathkb5116
    @bharathkb51162 ай бұрын

    I am of course referring to that monumental sequence in DELIVERANCE

  • @bucketree
    @bucketree Жыл бұрын

    What an incredible guy😊

  • @Lurker1979
    @Lurker19795 жыл бұрын

    SAG, did you ever do an interview with Dom Deluise?

  • @Nataloff

    @Nataloff

    3 жыл бұрын

    They did but I don't know if it's posted (I was there). Hello, SAG?

  • @rosemariemann1719
    @rosemariemann17193 жыл бұрын

    I remember seeing Burt in " Gunsmoke" , as " Quint" ( cute ! 😊), Not a huge fan, but he's done well , certainly. 😊🇬🇧💕🎹😊

  • @marcusmaxim
    @marcusmaxim2 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could have met him.

  • @tabbat3328
    @tabbat3328 Жыл бұрын

    Fall in Love with Burt all over Again. A Sincere Lovely Man. MUCH more than just a Handsome Actor.

  • @georgejetson3702
    @georgejetson37025 жыл бұрын

    He was a first class raconteur.

  • @fluorosco
    @fluorosco8 ай бұрын

    Hes got a great Profile ❤

  • @georgetirebiter6987
    @georgetirebiter69873 жыл бұрын

    Why did he diss the great Norm McDonalds impersonation Of him? Will Farrell was indeed Alex Trebeck on the Jeopardy spoofs.He never played Burt. Norm nailed Burt and its still funny today.

  • @josephhinton5489
    @josephhinton5489 Жыл бұрын

    Atta boy, Buddie. Atta Boy.

  • @MrRufusRToyota
    @MrRufusRToyota2 жыл бұрын

    FSU! Love Burt, but he’s confused Will Ferrel with Norm MacDonald, who did the most amazing Burt impersonation.

  • @danlevay5657
    @danlevay56572 жыл бұрын

    If you can name two countries that border Costa Rica, I’ll drink the damn coffee.

  • @coldwinter5710
    @coldwinter57105 жыл бұрын

    Do we know how old Burt was here?

  • @musicfanhawk4523

    @musicfanhawk4523

    3 жыл бұрын

    Someone commented 70. This was 2006

  • @coldwinter5710
    @coldwinter57105 жыл бұрын

    Burt at age 70

  • @mandylad

    @mandylad

    3 жыл бұрын

    he looked good and talked so well.

  • @moss8448
    @moss84484 жыл бұрын

    Norm McDonald was doing Burt with Will doing Alex....Norm had him cold

  • @willrichardsson7636
    @willrichardsson76363 жыл бұрын

    He meant Norm Macdonalddoing his favorite impression

  • @rickarra1833
    @rickarra18332 жыл бұрын

    He looks like Adam West, Batman

  • @spuri0us
    @spuri0us4 жыл бұрын

    Timing.

  • @rcalabais
    @rcalabais4 жыл бұрын

    What year was this?

  • @Scripts360

    @Scripts360

    4 жыл бұрын

    Roy C 2006.

  • @coldwinter5710

    @coldwinter5710

    4 жыл бұрын

    2006

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