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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer đ bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Dame Maggie Smith discusses being recognised by Harry Potter and Downton Abbey fans.
The award-winning host continues his anarchic talk show. Expect the unexpected as top celebrity guests join in the fun with Graham and his irrepressible audience.
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"Just pull yourself together!" - that's such a Professor McGonagall thing to say... classic Minerva!
I was always convinced in those films that Maggie smith didnât know she was being filmed
Absolute class even when roasting someone...
Well it was a deliberate reference to her character, dummies
@@yevgeniyaleshchenko849 Yes, it was, but you should not addition "dummies", that is hurtful, even if it is not the worst thing that could be said of some people.
I thought she said "Just PURR yourself together".
As Alan Rickman used to say "She is the wittiest person alive"
Who was Alan Rickman? Oh right, Professor Snape
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Rip Alan Rickmanđđđ
Oh, rest his soul, man. What i would give to see the two of them being interviewed together.
must get it from the Glaswegian in her Mothers side as she was from Glasgow and Glaswegians are the wittiest. :)
My favourite Harry Potter moment was when she says: âIâve always wanted to do that spellâ itâs so cute haha
Mine too đ
same! xx
I just watched this scene (3 secs ago haha)
Mine one was when Mr.Filch rushes and says "STUDENTS OUT OF BED, STUDENTS IN THE CORRIDOR" and she replies "They're supposed to be out of bed you blithering idiot!!" đđđđ
@@nareshchandra3760 thatâs a good one too đ
"didnt work, did it?"
Hhhhh poname đđđđ
No more beef stew
Lmaooooo
Lvl58DeathKnight I read it in his voice doing her voice! The two of them are just the best!
Such a classic episode
I personally saw her in Paris outside of Opera, the most busy tourist site. Didnt want to interrupt her shopping so just smiled at her, and she kindly smiled back.
sweet
OMG!!! This is so cute! đđđđ
Adorable đ±đ±
Thats so sweet
That's so nice!
0:21 "A lot of very small people used to say hello to me and that was nice" :)
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as she then looks despairingly towards the floor
"Pull yourself together" XD I love her!
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+Woohoo! Lifeisamazing ..isn't it "purr yourself together" that she uses? ...which for me is even more funny :)
it doesn't get much british than that lol
Woohoo! Lifeisamazing reminds me of phoebe buffay
Can anybody explain me that joke? I didn't kept it.
I love the fact she doesnt give a crap about anything, she says it like it is
At that age, you'd be beyond giving a crap about a lot of things XD
Well, she's earned her way to say whatever shit she wants. Lol!
She's got nothing to prove, anymore. She's a national treasure!
Typical Minerva
She comes from a different time after all.
Maggie rarely does publicity. In fact I can't think when I last saw her on any show. What a treat for Graham!
And for us! She was fantastic and never knew she was this funny. She's a a national treasure if there ever was one.
I read its the first time she agreed to do a show in 42 years! Thats a real celeb not the attention whores we get today.
uh, she's done other shows within the past 15 years. She did a 60 MINUTES segment in 2013 and was a guest on CHARLIE ROSE in 2002 and 2005. She was also on THE ROSIE O'DONNELL SHOW in 2001. These were all in the US, and I remember watching them. I don't know what else she has done in the UK, which is close to home for her, so she probably does more of these interviews.
Yes she has done other interviews, but this was her first appearance on a British chat show in 42 years (since Michael Parkinson in 1973), and compared to other notable British actresses (Dench, Mirren, Vanessa Redgrave etc), it is quite rare to see Smith give a TV interview, even in the UK.
Maggie is a very shy and humble person so she feels awkward when people complement her and tell her she's talented. Her wittiness and cutting remarks are really a defence mechanism to try and hide the fact that she is shy. When she is comfortable though she is a lovely person, well read and confident when it came to pulling off a wonderful performance.
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I want her to be my grandma.
I want her to be my mother in-law!
ASDW I'm sorry dear, it doesn't work that way
Cristinact Same tho Toby is perfect
She's a rather stern person though so, she'll be a hard person to impress.
ASDW she looks like my grandma :D
She will always be Minerva McGonagall to me.
She will always be Minerva McGonagall for everyone â€ïž
Same!
Molly Enfinger Miss Jean Brodie, Dora Charleston, Aunt Augusta, . . . .
was she in home alone 2?
BigBen Hebdomadarius yes, aunt Augusta was the first role. And film I've seen with her. I love this film. đ
Maggie Smith is my Beyoncé
Now the age-old question "What's your favourite Beyoncé?" finally makes sense!
This just made so much go through my head at once
Beyonce sucks
She's beyonc-er than Beyoncé
100%
âI donât go anywhere really where they can get at me.â - Dame Maggie Smith on Americans đđ
You gotta love her!
Be prepared...she has seen real witches.... @la Markle
i'm american and that made me laugh lol
It' so British ! The French say the same about Americans ! hhh
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She is so fantastic!!!!! Her humour is so dry!!!!!!
She's hilarious. She did the Carol Burnett Show in the late 60s-early 70s where they did a skit where Carol played the Queen christening a ship named after a solider (Tim Conway). Maggie plays the soldier's girlfriend in a Cockney accent and nearly cracked up Harvey Korman (who played either Prince Phillip or the King) by saying "Hello, Sailor"
She cannot be an anger management counselor. She would only improve the sarcasm and wit of everyone attending.
CZcams Comments Critic I have developed a sarcastic sense of humor since I first read the Harry Potter books. The movies helped, too. But especially the books.
What a legend she is. Her comedic timing is outstanding. "I got the box-set" after milking the silence.
"Do you watch Downtown Abbey?
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- I've got the box set"
JordiTV79 I am not quite sophisticated enough for Downton Abbey but I love Harry Potter, Sister Act, and The Secret Garden.
My favourite part. Made my day! đ
@@iloveforestgreenpipeorgans4465 Wait, she was in Sister Act?
Just because she has the the box set, it doesnât mean she donât watch it
@@xebatansis She was the Reverent Mother :3
Dame Maggie is one of the few national treasures worth listening to....what a DAME!
She, Judi Dench and Helen Mirren. Imagine all three on the same couch?
Now that would be something to see! Quite agree. Well, maybe someday it will happen. They are all remarkable. Maggie Smith was heart-breaking in her beautiful performance in 'The lonely passion of Judith Hearne' and in everything single thing she does.
Judi is one of her closest friends in life so, it happens a lot actually.
â@@arnoldrivas4590 and Vanessa Redgrave
This women is the Embodiement of Chaotic Good. She can be cooperative for the interview or pull the most hilarious answers by just not answering and making faces to make the people laugh histerically. Sheâs the embodiement of you can be dignified while also being funny.
She chaotic neutral not chaotic good
âItâll come to me in a minuteâ!!! Priceless...
I didn't understand this part
"Were you really a cat?" LOL HAHAHAHAH
Dame Maggie Smith is one brilliant, brilliant woman.
She sounds so different compared to all the big characters she's played
Cause here she's not acting.
Yes, she acts from the end of her hair strands to the bottom of her toes, she Transforms.
"transforms" is not a poor word to use with describing her acting. but i would probably use "transcends" instead. because that really describes how brilliant her performances are. she is just... in a league of her own.
I ve got the box set ahahahahahahaha, so cute!
What does she mean by that?
she owns the dvds but hasn't watched them
"Pull yourself together" Isobel! :)
@@24isobel it means she own the DVDS but doesnât watch it
it was 1993...i think...i was 7 years old and remember her in Sister Act as the reverend mother!
Suemi Solorzano Wow, completely forgot she was in there.
Yesssss
I have to see Sister Act again.
I was 10 at the time. Also Hook and the secret garden. I have always loved her. She Always brings gravitas and character to every part she plays.
Suemi Solorzano i saw that movie at school and this was when I had recently seen the Harry Potter movies and every time I saw Maggie Smith on the screen we shouted mcgonagall
Sheâll always be âMother Superiorâ from Sister Act to me. Quite an amazing and diversified acting career come to think of it.
Same. Two of my fav movies
"I always want to use that spell" is my favourite scene XD
blurdreamer mine too. To me, Dame Maggie is Dame Maggie Minerva McGonagall Smith.
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mine too!
Haha she's so awesome in real life.
she is so gorgeous! my role model
She is a great actress. She is always two characters to me: Medlock from The Secret Garden and Professor McGonagell from Harry Potter! As the Dowager in Downton Abbey, yeah she's boss :D
McGonagall*
She plays a small but fantastic role in The First Wives Club, you should check her out there.
yes!! She was a brilliant Medlock....and McGonagell of course. Secret Garden & harry potter = childhood right there
Oh, that's right! She was in that movie!
Arnold Rivas Yes! I remember her most from those exact same roles!
"Just pull yourself together."
Never mind star-struck kids; there's a hell of a lot of so-called adults need to hear that these days.
She's been a legend in the UK for decades, and known in the English speaking theatre world for as long. The blockbusters that gave her wider fame really are small patches on the body of her work.
And she's the oldest person in the cast member of the Harry Potter franchise and yet she's still alive. Please, we already lost Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, Robbie Coltrane, better protect Maggie at all cost
LOVE HER! I was literally laughing out loud the whole time!
Sheâs an amazing story teller. Itâd be great to hear her narrate childrenâs stories
âI donât go anywhere, really, where they CAN get at me.â Queen, lemme tell you, as an American- we donât blame you at all đđđ€Ł
The way she works up to: "I've got the box-set....." Yep. Maggi Smith can play the phonebook and win an academy award. This is the greatest actress alive. Forget Meryl Streep with all of her tricks and accents. maggi doesn't need them. She is great just the way she is.
Maggie Smith is an inspiration, sheâs filmed many shows/movies while battling through health issues. She has my utmost respect and admiration. The movie I first noticed her in was âSister Actâ she definitely hides her accent well in movies lol!
She was everything in Downton Abbey! My absolute favourite character on the show. She had me cracking up and spitting my drink...constantly. I'd rewind it sometimes, thinking? 'Wtf did she just say!!?' đ€Łđ€ŁGawd I loved her. Loved this series. I literally mourned it for weeks when it was over. Thank you so much for bringing it to life for us all. Bravo đ
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As an American, I freakin' love this woman.
Legion Ivory what does being american has to do with liking her...?
@@zwarrior1983 Did you watch the video?
@@LegionIvory obviously ...thats why I cant seem to understand why would you ,being american would change your experience... she only told the truth...
@@zwarrior1983 You might wanna watch it again, mate.
Legion Ivory You got offended?
"A lot of very small people used to say hello to me and that was nice"
*looks severely depressed*
Gosford Park. Nobody does snooty sophistication better than dame Maggie!
I adore her. Ever since Sister Act. Just love her.
Eve Chelios I agree.đđ
I love Dame Maggie Smith! she is classy, sassy, funny, smart, beautiful, and many other good qualities about her. what a woman!
I'm obsessed with her
Pedro Carrazana yo también wey
Pedro Carrazana I mean, she's amazing â€ïž
Just pull yourself together!
Why?
I will always remember her from Hook and The Secret Garden. She sure has had an impressive career!
Carrie Downs oh I loved the secret garden !
oh my gosh, that's right! as Old Wendy!
Carrie Downs WAIT, was she Wendy freaking Darling in HOOK?! Oh My God...
Sister Act and Rush Hour 3
Homealone 3
No matter what she does or has done, she will always be Jean Brodie to me. Her perfomance was brilliant, theatrical, funny, heartbreaking, sad, sexy, just everything. Her delivery of dialogue is unmatched. "Six inches is perfectly adequate. More is vulgar." That line always cracks me up and all she was referring to was how open a window should be. ROFL
I am in full agreement with you - whenever the name Maggie Smith is mentioned, thatâs what I think of. Whenever I read the novel, I cannot help but hear her voice. And indeed, as I learned on a recent re-reading some of the greatest lines from the film are not in the book, though Muriel Spark did write the play?/ screenplay, so itâs still her
"she must have been 110 by the time we finished the show" ... she've amazing in all her movies
She's right about the American thing. Her strategy is wise. Many Americans would impulsively rush toward her and overwhelm her with praise and requests to say lines and forget she's a real human being. She's an icon and prolific; just in America alone, even before the early 70's which is when I started watching television and going to movies. I remember her as a special guest on the Carol Burnett Show.
I don't go anywhere they can get at me. LMAOOO
One of the best actress ever. Brilliant in the prime of miss Jean Brody.
I'll always remember Maggie Smith as Medlock in the Secret Garden. She was the antagonist, not a villain, and it was one of the most profound characters that by the end I realised wasn't evil and wanted to comfort her too when she felt she had failed at her job and willingly resigned. Great actress. And Clash of the Titans, she is a bit sinister in that, and she's great!
I love the secert garden with her!
I loved how when Harry Potter is mentioned she smiles and brandishes an imaginary wand and then when Down town is mentioned at 1:12 she just rolls her eyes đ
I love how much fun Graham is having with Maggie's answers!
he keeps giggling with excitement even when she's not saying anything lol. I think he's a bit star struck
Arenât we all?
I love her :) I guess we all would love her as a grandmother
Iâve been a big fan of Dame Maggie Smith since 1969 when I saw The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. She is a brilliant actress!!!
The prime of miss jean Brody ....how wonderful is she ...what a great actress
Lol Maggie Smith is hilarious.
Erin Indigo Osmanthus I like her comment "Old people are scary". I have two decades before I become scary, but I live in a life-care facility (due to my water on the brain and balance problem), so there's a lot scaring going around here.
I find it funny that all of a sudden everyone is surprised that she can be a comedian; Iâve watched her many skits in The Carol Burnett Show and she was hilarious decades ago!
she's my role model
Love Maggie Smith. As the Dowager Countess in Downton, she stole every scene she was in. One of the most watchable actresses of our time.
I really liked Maggie Smith in California Suite(1978).
Really fine performance.
" I heard myself saying" LOVE IT
I pity anyone who has not had the pleasure of watching Dame Maggie in character. My personal favorite is California Suite. If you have not seen her hilarious turn with Michael Caine, you don't know Maggie Smith. She literally steals the movie. A true actress and a treasure of stage and screen, there will never come another like her...
I absolutely love her
I just love how real she keeps it!!!! Gotta love Maggie Smith. â€
We must protect Maggie Smith at all costs.
The Brits are so fortunate to have so many fine actors.
This lovely lady is a national treasure. Anyone agree ? Dame Maggie rocks â„ïžâ„ïžâ„ïž
An absolute treasure...cherish Dame Maggie
and i am such fan of her son ^_ ^
you mean toby stephens?
Ahamed Imran yeeeeesssssssssss
Haha same; loved him in Jane Eyre!
He was excellent in that version!
Yesss black sails...
I adore her sense of humour!
Listening to Maggie always makes me smile!
She is a textbook of "How to do comedy" .Amazing
She's always be my number 1 actress in my heart. Very hilarious, poised and talented and easy to fall in love with.
I remember the first time I saw Dame Maggie Smith - when she played the lead in the movie, "The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie." It was 1969, and I was 20 yrs old. I had never seen a movie like that - and I was gob-smacked.
She's so adorable oh my god. And when I say adorable I mean one bamf
that wand flick gave me life...
If I got the chance to meet her, Iâd be so shocked I canât speak đ sheâs my favourite actress of all time!
Her sense of humor IS so wonderful!! I wanted this interview to last for hours and then some!!! â€ïžâ€ïž
đđđshakes her head ever so slightly and says âIâve got the boxed setâđ„°. A true gem!
"I've got the Box set."
She is amazing love her. Can't have enough of this show.
this is the most amazing actor of this generation. I remember her in upstairs/downstairs, she left an inedible impression on me and everything she does is has a memory that i am proud to keep in my limited memory. Thank you Dame Maggie Smith
Pure talent and gold. Love Maggie Smith.
Absolutely adore her and her body of work. Brilliant, hilarious and so grounded.
She's a universal treasure
When I saw Harry Potter the first time as a kid Professor McGonagall and Professor Dumbledore just instantly crept into my heart and I've loved Maggie Smith ever since then, haven't watched Downton Abbey yet but I've seen Tea with Mussolini because I have a girl crush on Cher so obviously I didn't miss it hahaha but I saw Maggie and Judi Dench's names in the intro and I was literally jumping up and down of joy because it was Cher, Judi and Maggie all together in ONE FREAKING MOVIE.....one of my fave movies and such a legendary cast as well
Graham: But that did sort of change your life in a way?
Maggie: Well yes, a lot of small people kind of ... would say hello to me and that was...that was nice.
No dislikes...that says a lot about Maggie
She's funnier than a lot of the comedians around these days.
She will always be Dame Maggie Smith to me, unsurpassable chameleon to her profession, both on stage and screen
Totally living to change and expand her craft!!
In my opinion,she should have been bestowed , with the title of Dame way back in the late seventies early eighties!
She was the living embodiment of all the characters she
was to portray.
What a down to earth lady! A very humble person & easy going. đ
she's fantastic :)
I genuinely cannot wait for this new Alan Bennett film to come out here in Australia (hopefully it does!)!! Love Dame Maggie, a truly wonderful human being !
Her pauses show she's a acting genius.
Whenever I reread the books, she is the only person that I can clearly visualize as the actual character.
Yesss definitely â€ïž
Big fan of Maggie Smith, and never miss Downton.
Kudos on an amazing career Dame Maggie Smith, for all the years of great entertainment we thank you.
She is just so wonderful. A truly remarkable actress and human being
Dame Maggie is one of a kind. I love her in Sir Laurence Olivier's film production OTHELLO from 1968. Yes, she was very well known long before Harry Potter! Thanks!