Neil Gaiman on "Game of Thrones," Favorite Words and Tattoos

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  • čas přidán 3. 09. 2015
  • We asked author Neil Gaiman if he'd rather live in the "Game of Thrones" world or in "Lord of the Rings."
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  • @strega0
    @strega0 Před 8 lety +145

    i can listen to this man all day. 😝

    • @p1rgit
      @p1rgit Před 5 lety +1

      i did... and then more, i guess - how long is full graveyard book, as he reads it? tiny part of me hopes that he gives up writing and will be full time story-reader and audio-book-voice :) and it is something, because i greatly admire and love his writing.

    • @gameplays_ts
      @gameplays_ts Před 5 lety

      I know right?

  • @ashleylaricci2023
    @ashleylaricci2023 Před 4 lety +11

    He is really good about answering questions without angering anyone, no matter their position.
    Maybe that was the point.

  • @jamesbeyea5037
    @jamesbeyea5037 Před 7 lety +117

    sounds like neil wants to live in discworld.....plumbing and dentistry, lol

    • @Galastel
      @Galastel Před 5 lety +5

      Yeh, it is such a Pratchett thing to say.

    • @manuellee1307
      @manuellee1307 Před 3 lety +1

      Sounds like the mushroom kingdom to me

    • @Nekrotropik
      @Nekrotropik Před 3 lety

      What you meant I believe is the Cohen thing about the best things in life according to him are "hot water, good dentishtry and shoft lavatory paper".
      Awesome quote and thank you for getting me to remember it :)

    • @ronald48
      @ronald48 Před 2 lety

      I think so too! He wants to live in the Discworld.

  • @reddalchemy5970
    @reddalchemy5970 Před 3 lety +5

    It’s plumbing. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 that hat me dying🤣🤣🤣🤣.

  • @miriamsheaffer5219
    @miriamsheaffer5219 Před 3 lety +5

    He had me at fucking.

  • @themperorgontier
    @themperorgontier Před 8 lety +67

    this man is a genius

  • @RachelBethAhrens
    @RachelBethAhrens Před 7 lety +9

    I would love to have tea with him and some other writers that I adore: Gail Carriger, Victoria Aveyard, maybe J.K. Rowling if she'd ever come down from Scotland, and Robert Aspirin if he was still alive. This is what makes me want to write novels and short stories for all kinds of people.

    • @susanmoore3942
      @susanmoore3942 Před 6 lety

      Same. He just seems to be such a nice person, and I love his work.

  • @emmawho8966
    @emmawho8966 Před 3 lety +3

    I just love Neil Gaiman 💙💙💙

  • @delpantion6045
    @delpantion6045 Před 7 lety +26

    now that I think about it damp is a pretty badass word

  • @simonjohansson248
    @simonjohansson248 Před 2 lety +1

    This lovely man just keep on inspiring me to write things!

  • @paulwilliams7465
    @paulwilliams7465 Před 8 lety +22

    2:27 *humongous gasp.*

    • @emmamiele5850
      @emmamiele5850 Před 7 lety +7

      Paul Williams it feels weird to hear him curse, doesn't it?

  • @bevrosity
    @bevrosity Před 6 lety +11

    he says moist a lot for hating it so much.

  • @martineldritch
    @martineldritch Před rokem +3

    "Moisture" is a wonderful word when kept in a meteorological or environmental context but "moist" seems like it is only used passive aggressively to induce cringe and shudder.

  • @teeniebeenie8774
    @teeniebeenie8774 Před 7 lety +4

    loooooooooooove him.
    harlan too.

  • @brucefreadrich1188
    @brucefreadrich1188 Před 3 lety +4

    I was about to say plumbing… and then he said it for me.

  • @turabulhaq9698
    @turabulhaq9698 Před 4 lety +4

    Neil Gaiman?
    On Game of Thrones?
    *Volume: 100*

  • @queerchoreography54
    @queerchoreography54 Před 5 lety +5

    OMG well done. These are great questions,😆

  • @barrybudenos
    @barrybudenos Před 6 lety +24

    What is it with everyone and being bothered by moist?

    • @locnar1
      @locnar1 Před 3 měsíci

      The word "Squelching" is much, much worse than "Moist".

  • @bagrym
    @bagrym Před 7 lety +6

    oh
    my
    god
    he looks like an older version of Ben Solo

  • @susanadiasjohnson457
    @susanadiasjohnson457 Před 3 lety

    🤔creo que tiene razon pero mis paises favoritos no los tienen. la gente humilde son de puros corazones. you are right in what you say, but problem is that the nicest folks i ever met live without those options......

  • @davidlean1060
    @davidlean1060 Před 4 lety +1

    fuck is a great word, but Bollocks and arse are my fav words! They are expletives, but there is so much humour in both words!

  • @markleegolden2785
    @markleegolden2785 Před 2 lety +1

    During summer, when people ask, "How are you?" I like to say, "Warm and moist." Makes for an awkward moment.

  • @javiercarrera6092
    @javiercarrera6092 Před 2 lety +3

    Neil doesn’t know about composting toilets. They are cozy and clean and I’m quite sure hobbits had them.

  • @qwertyTRiG
    @qwertyTRiG Před 7 lety +43

    Moist ...
    ... von Lipwig.

  • @benmillward7765
    @benmillward7765 Před 3 lety

    I love the interobang!?

  • @maylinth7830
    @maylinth7830 Před 7 lety +4

    PREACH!

  •  Před 2 lety

    Legend

  • @Nonresponder01
    @Nonresponder01 Před 7 lety +17

    a semicolon tattoo has another meaning too, it is mental health related. something about depression and self harm and overcoming it. maybe... I'm not certain.

    • @Shmyrk
      @Shmyrk Před 5 lety +5

      Nonresponder01 it’s for those who wanted to end the sentence (their lives) but who chose to continue it, instead.

    • @Sentientmatter8
      @Sentientmatter8 Před 8 měsíci

      I think maybe he knows that. An ampersand has a similar meaning of resilience and having more to live for.

  • @valentinbonnarde9345
    @valentinbonnarde9345 Před 3 lety +1

    MoistCritikal shaking in his chair

  • @achamparambath
    @achamparambath Před 8 lety +13

    Amanda Fucking Palmer

  • @daveh3997
    @daveh3997 Před 7 lety +8

    Least favourite word: "Moist." Amen to that! Combine it with "Plinth," and you are off the Creep-o-Meter scale.

    • @davidlean1060
      @davidlean1060 Před 4 lety

      I don't mind plinth, probably Sam Beckett has used one as a prop in his plays. When Beckett uses a plinth, they become transcendent!

  • @jordanthomas4379
    @jordanthomas4379 Před 7 lety +22

    Neil's looking a little tired, maybe needs a break from all the writing, he probably works too much?

    • @stahppls2293
      @stahppls2293 Před 6 lety +4

      Jordan TRusso he doesn't shave until he finishes the project he's working non. His wife hates it.

    • @contessa.adella
      @contessa.adella Před 5 lety +6

      Neil always looks tired and kinda rockstar rough....

    • @davidlean1060
      @davidlean1060 Před 4 lety +8

      He's pushing 60 now, he looks great for his age. He is nearing 60, but looks 15 years younger.

    • @reddalchemy5970
      @reddalchemy5970 Před 3 lety +3

      Probably the traveling. He’s probably jet lagged out his mind here🤣. But he wears it well and still gives great and lyrical interviews.⭐️👍🏽⭐️

  • @deevyadeo971
    @deevyadeo971 Před 4 lety +2

    Neil Gaiman makes 'moist' sound nice. This man makes everything sound nice. WHAT IS THAT ACCENT??!!!!

  • @wikkidperson
    @wikkidperson Před 6 lety

    My least favourite word is "perched." (Unless it's talking about actual birds or extremely graceful, bird-like women.)

  • @1111thalamus
    @1111thalamus Před 6 lety +1

    Thor actually shows up in "the sandman" issue two.

    • @p1rgit
      @p1rgit Před 5 lety

      oh, it was my first thought actually - that they mean same thor as in loki and sandman and that world. - but again, it is the same thor, or...? as in norse mythology?

    • @halloweenfan158
      @halloweenfan158 Před 3 lety +1

      @@p1rgit Norse mythology. Gaiman doesn’t talk about marvel at all only dc and he’s a fan of Norse mythology

    • @p1rgit
      @p1rgit Před 3 lety

      @@halloweenfan158 still, is Loki, Thor et al. in Sandman world the same as in norse mythology...? that's what i meant. Sandman's Loki vs. mythology Loki. (i do not know sh... about marvel things, never seen those movies, only seen some memes and stuff.)

    • @halloweenfan158
      @halloweenfan158 Před 3 lety

      @@p1rgit the sandman is Scandinavian folklore so Thor would be in the same world

    • @p1rgit
      @p1rgit Před 3 lety

      @@halloweenfan158 er... a sandman might be, in many a folk tales, but i think the Sandman, Dream, brother of Death of the Endless is Neil Gaiman's creation. as in graphic novels Sandman.

  • @mikewalker2531
    @mikewalker2531 Před 5 lety +3

    So he wants to live in the mushroom kingdom. Working septic or not living in themushroom kingdom might not be so good. Mario cant seem to keep the peace. Baddies keep pooping up!

  • @OverpepperedSoup
    @OverpepperedSoup Před 7 lety +6

    semi-colon on the neck in red ink?

  • @felixvenus666
    @felixvenus666 Před 4 lety

    I have a ; tattoo

  • @ScottBlade
    @ScottBlade Před 4 lety

    Who killed Laura Palmer?

  • @RAMSEY1987
    @RAMSEY1987 Před 5 lety

    LoTR then

    • @gpschlichter
      @gpschlichter Před 5 lety +1

      Pretty sure Tyrion mentioned something about running the sewers in lannisport implying some form of plumbing so maybe GoT?

  • @JEKAZOL
    @JEKAZOL Před 6 lety +1

    Floppy hair attack!

  • @lukaspeciura6225
    @lukaspeciura6225 Před 3 lety

    kind of like super mario's world

  • @Kikilang60
    @Kikilang60 Před 7 lety +4

    He should drink less, and sleep more. I've heard the moist thing before on "Dead Like Me"

  • @Shmyrk
    @Shmyrk Před 5 lety +3

    Ok no.
    That way my man Neil licked his lips after he said “moist”.
    Nope.

  • @gpeddino
    @gpeddino Před 7 lety

    Moisssst

  • @santoshr2984
    @santoshr2984 Před 3 lety

    Hehehehe .. fan-fucking-tastical ... I heard .. fan-fucking-testicles :0) ...

  • @contessa.adella
    @contessa.adella Před 5 lety

    Neil issssss ssssecretly a sssssnake.......moissssssst Lolsssssssss

  • @natemiller770
    @natemiller770 Před 2 lety

    Moist definitely my least favorite word.

  • @richtea615
    @richtea615 Před 3 lety

    I fucking hate ampersands.

  • @csillakaszas7285
    @csillakaszas7285 Před 3 lety +1

    So... did Neil Gaiman actually have a suicide attempt, or he just doesn't know what a semicolon tattoo means?? someone should probably tell him.

    • @mero7731
      @mero7731 Před 3 lety +3

      The semi colon isn’t just for suicide

    • @haskna
      @haskna Před rokem +1

      people have been getting semicolon tattoos before its association with suicide.

  • @vonBottorff
    @vonBottorff Před 3 lety +1

    _chuckle_ is a terrible, terrible word.