Faye Dunaway Master Class Ad Shoot SNL's Maya Rudolph Parodied - YOU'RE RIGHT IN MY EYELINE!
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With Ken Mandelbaum's permission, this is previously unreleased footage of Faye Dunaway shooting an ad for the touring production of "Master Class" in 1996. She was 55. The shoot starts okay, then devolves as she becomes irritated. The best moment is when, after extolling the virtues of "connection," she orders someone out of her eyeline!
#fayedunaway #eyeline #masterclass - Zábava
"could you leave please? You're right in my eyeline" is my new go to phrase for any annoyance
She's rude af. She'd treat you like that too.
@@jaywest3734 what a honor 🎖 😆
@@tennycCould you imagine? 😍 "Please, Mistress, may I have another?"🙏
I Love it.
Once the offending party goes, we could follow up with, “Could you shut your mouth, please? You’re still in my ear line.” Then a simple, “Stop breathing!”
It's actually very amusing when she says "Our eyes meet. An emotional connection."
Then immediately afterwards "Could you leave please, you're right in my eyeline."
I do get the irony, but she’s not doing live theater here, she’s talking directly to the camera, which does pick up every slight eye movement. Making eye contact with someone slightly off from the camera during a shot like this can legitimately ruin a take.
@@Stacey_Robinson While she's had the myriad of parodies against her coming for some years, I feel like it's also unfair to her as she just has a very staunch work ethic - it DOES NOT excuse her treatment of people but I get where she's coming from.
@@christopherstefanic6410I don’t feel an ounce sorry for anyone that mistreats people doing their job. She could have had an even more illustrious career but her cruel behavior, well, karma. She earned her negative reputation all on her own.
yeah and in real life a psycho stalker would be saying that to a star "Our eyes meet. An emotional connection" LMAO
"actually"
Anyone else giggling at the irony of Dunaway doing so many takes in a commercial for live theater?
There's nothing like it. Our eyes make a connection and could you leave please you're right in my eyeline.
I’d actually love to see her in a play just to see if she flubs a line and asks to do a second take lol
It’s thrilling
@@TheTurkaderrI did a community theatre show with an actor who mainly did soap operas & he was constantly re-doing his lines onstage which absolutely infuriated me! It was so difficult to act with him. He got so many notes about it but didn’t even try to stop. I can picture her doing something similar.
@@TheTurkaderr I would be afraid of being in her eyeline and being spoken to do devastatingly.
I’m not mad at you, I’m mad at the live theater
Best comment on here! 😂😂😂
LOL.. exactly! "Barbara, please, Barbara." . LOL
You deliberately embarrassed me in front of a Reporter!....a Reporter! I told you how much this means to me...I told you!!!
She was great playing Crawford. She actually caused me to start watching Joan Crawford movies.
Great! lol
It’s fascinating how when she smiles she can project warmth, but as soon as they yell cut, even with that same smile, her eyes go stone cold! She’s scary.
Just like Michelle Obama.
She’s A.C.T.i.N.G.
Actors and writers are professional liars.
I know, it's almost like she's acting...
that's an actress!! i love her work ❤❤❤
Bette Davis said she was the most annoying actress she ever had to work with.
I believe her.
I'm agree with that
Her exact word was actually "unprofessional"
So everyone keeps saying... But Bette Davis had been pissing vinaigre for the bigger part of the 20th century. She always came off as unhappy, and desperately unfucked in her interviews.
@@MO-ir7btIt's entirely possible they can just both be/were incorrigible assholes
Ms. Dunaway threw urine in Roman Polanski’s face. I’ll give her a pass for that one. If Polanski didn’t escape to another country, his prison inmates would’ve done worse to him.
She’s not wrong about the doors needing to open at the same time tho
Tbh she seemed pretty professional and reasonable to me. Cold, maybe, but efficient.
Tell me about it...l gotta do YOUR job too ??? No wonder she's pissed...
@@OlafavonGoeding Good description of her.
She was definitely right about that if nothing else
It’s taken years. But we finally have a diva catchphrase to topple Streep’s “That’s all.” from the top spot. It’s delicious and fun. “Can you leave, please? You’re RIGHT in my eye line!” Thank you, Ms. Faye.
Except streep didnt write that line so she doesnt count.
“Our eyes meet” and I tell you to leave the room.
😂
CZcams giving me the SNL Skit and then the situation it was based on..nice
Our eyes meet, an emotional connection…can you leave, please??? You’re right in my eyeline!
ROTFLMAO!!!!
The way her eyes change at 1:36 is chilling.
Holy crap
Thanks for pointing that out. Watched this video several times and never saw that.
Chills. Holy.
Tough cookie, but the woman most definitely had “it.” When she’s on, she’s mesmerizing.
I'm sitting here laughing, but you are so right
When she's on what ? 😂😂😂 that's the question !
True. The camera loves her. The rest of us, not so much.
The most beautiful shark I've ever seen.
She may have had the reputation of being difficult to work with, but what she put on film was mesmerizing. A real artist 👏👏👏
I ain't mad at it. She was being super patient.
"Our eyes meet. An emotional connection. It's thri... could you leave please? You're right in my eye line."
She is a diva......but she delivers drama. and knows how to work the camera.
SNL brought me here 😂
No shit
I can't believe that Maya harked all the way back to Lauren Bacall's commercials for "High Point Decaf Coffee" and this drivel with Faye Dunaway.
Are they classic commercials? I had no idea!
Me too
Totally
Same
Maya Rudolph's SNL skit from May 2024 brought me here! 😁
Never seen or heard of this clip or whatever 'Masterclass' was back then, but Faye still appears to have Joan Crawford inside of her.... "Christinaaaaaa!!!" 😲😂😲😁
i had no idea that was from this!!!❤❤❤
Get the axe!
I came here to say this. The demon spirit of Joan Crawford she conjured up to play her is still in her.
“Masterclass” was a play based on the life of opera singer Maria Callas who, allegedly, made being a Diva not just a profession but a life’s mission. p.s. she was also Aristotle Onassis’ main squeeze before, during, and after his marriage to Jackie Kennedy.
She hit it out the park in the 4th take.
*Director calls Action*
Actress: No, you can't do that, I have to give you a sign!
Yea. Not usually how it works but hey you’re Faye Dunaway.
@@georgemaranville3305It can work that actually depending on a lot of factors. She was being difficult though, but as a director you rely on your team to signal to you that things are prepared. If the actor isn’t in place or something else is prepared like a costume or entryway, you can shout “Action” all you want but nothing’s going to happen or you’ll get tour timing off as the camera rolls and the actor comes tumbling through. Then you have to set up again.
“It’s quite another to do it here” *hits perfect angle and holds it until they cut* love her crazy ass
@wellesradio Faye was the director of this commercial, the ones making the call was her assistant director
Whatever you say - she is mesmerizing and you like it or not- you can’t stop starring at that face with those intense emotions. That’s what’s make her a legend - not just a star .
what a drama queen. legendary pain-in-the-ass according to Bette Davis
@@keithabney4665she would know
@@keithabney4665 Bette was no angel herself.
@@jedijones true. Faye would keep people waiting on the set, a no-no in Bette's book.
This really isn't that bad. I just see a professional actor at work, trying to get it right. I have a friend who works low level on films, and he was asked to leave a set once because he was unnecessary at that moment and he kept being in Harvey Keitel's sightline. It's not that uncommon. Acting requires intense concentration.
It's not that it's horrid, but ever since Mommie Dearest, Dunaway has had this barely restrained hysteria beneath her deliveries that is inherently camp. And it's undeniably funny to see her crisply losing her cool as she EMOTES.
@@matthewrettenmund8358 Well, yes, she's overacting a bit. But I was referring to those who think she's being really difficult or mean, here. I didn't think she was ever too rude or anything.
Yeah , it’s funny though the line about seeing people in theater and then making that remark!
@@dkelly26666I mean her tone of voice and stare was pretty rude lol
Sorry but she's WAY over doing it. She reads as out of her gord.
You can call her whatever you want, but Faye Dunaway has always commanded perfection. Most of all from herself. And it shows.
Leslie Jordan once stated as well as Bette Davis that she ferocious to work with. Mean to everyone.
He also told a story about running into her at a newspaper stand. He said ”Faye?”. “Yes?” She said, not recognizing him. “I was on a series with you for a while it was called ‘had to be you..” “You know, dear…” Faye said, “… that was a LONG time ago.” and walked away LOL
@@frozenwarning how could anyone forget Leslie Jordan!
@@frozenwarning Lesie Jordon is a dead oompa Loompa
Brenda Vaccaro said she terrified people on the set of Super Girl.
He called her batshit crazy!
Difficult as she may have been, it’s undeniable she had something special in her acting.
Perfect comment for condemning any thought that actors are above all the rest - they are just actors of entertainment and don’t offer anything special to society
She screams old Hollywood movie star. She was in the tradition of the great stars of the 30s and 40s. The mannerisms and sense of drama. She was truly the last movie star.
She’s still alive 😂
@@frozenwarning yes I know. But she was in the tradition of the old movie stars. She was the last real glamorous type movie star in my opinion. Her prime was the 70s and I can’t think of a actress post 1970s that was a true movie star like Faye Dunaway.
@@RJS1974well there was Jane Fonda but Fonda represented sort of the birth of new Hollywood alongside people like Raquel Welch and Dennis hopper. Faye definitely was part of the tradition of the golden era
@@cafeAmericanoBut paradoxically, being instrumental in ushering in that new era of "new hollywood". Her films with directors of that very modern generation were much more representative of new hollywood and the best it had to offer than Fonda's ( save for "They shoot horses,don't they?" , "klute" and " Homecoming" of course)
Faye definitely hammered the last nail into that coffin.
To be fair, we don’t know what that person in her eyeline was doing.
And - she said 'please'!
"Tandalia, please leave!"
"I don't like her."
"I don't like you, either."
"Oh, I like her!"
In Faye's defense, they do appear incompetent. The guys working the door, the cameraman's inability to keep her in shot and in focus.
For one, I was bothered by the tone with which the director said “Action!”. It sounded more to me like a question rather that a direction.
Yea interesting they basically put her through a Take where they had not even considered focus marks. Or she was already being such a pain that they decided to just start shooting to get it over with as fast as possible
everybody's just doing their job. it takes time for everything to fall together on a movie set - Ms. Dunaway needs to stop being a pain-in-the-ass.
@@georgemaranville3305that last bit is a surefire way to make sure the shoot takes longer. A director for hire can’t afford to get so frustrated that they just rush the job and cause a million miscommunications to happen.
Oh, so you’re running out of time and you decide the best course of action is to get sloppy? How could that possibly fail? \s
@@dma124 she was the director, the one's directing at that moment was the assistant director
Her eyes just scream, “Sanity lives here”
She came from Two Egg Florida, a panhandle hicktown. My dad lived in Sneads, another hicktown there.
This comment. 🥲
By the way, I think she was going to nail that 3rd take but they had her out of focus and blurry when she came out and someone made a distracting noise on stage so she had to stop...then it became ponderous after that...the doors do need to be opened at the same time btw
Poor Faye. I don’t think she will ever be able to get away from her infamous portrayal of Joan Crawford. This is simply due to the fact that she went into the role full force; she gave the Crawford’s portrayal everything she had.
For Faye, it was personal: Crawford had once paid an extremely kind compliment to her and her abilities. Faye could not disappoint the legend.
That, in turn, is the reason we will always see so much of ‘Mommie Dearest’ in Faye. It’s almost a backhanded compliment to Faye: her dedication to her art, her relentless pursuit of perfection, and the undeniable power of her talent. This is, of course, not to mention the overall beauty of the entire package: the face, the hair, and that incredible voice which is so distinctly hers.
Faye Dunaway is a living legend, the likes of which we will never see again. No actor or actress has the unique presentation that came from her training and tenure from an incredible period in Hollywood - when entertainers had to prove their mettle, and productions were original.
In general, and certainly not to dilute the abilities of many actress and actresses that are currently working today, the majority of talented entertainers don’t have “it”: even a small tenure of (a) gaining their success in a method other than the ‘just add water’ mentality; or (b) being given original, captivating, professionally produced material in which they can fully invest themselves.
Those situations are not the fault the talented ones. It is the shortcoming of the Hollywood of today, and it is tragic indeed.
She's always been horrible
Faye and everyone else wishes Joan Crawford had commented on Faye. A quote supposedly from Crawford comes from the 1980 book Conversations with Joan Crawford. Yet it seems from research that it was a fabricated book. Joan of course had died 3 years earlier and couldn't speak.
I always thought it was actually Joan Crawford in Mommy Dearest lmfao
The more stories I read about Joan and Faye makes me think Faye was way worse on the set and in person than Joan Crawford
@@MrAitraining Joan Crawford's spirit possessed her for the role and never left.
To be fair, the doors were supposed to open at the same time.
Great great actress - always terrific performance
She’s fantastic. Real presence. So she’s a bit of a diva.
A BIT of one?! There’s a reason why people were thrilled to see her career special downwards.
She's awful.
Could watch this for hours
I know someone who worked directly with her. Faye has the reputation for being crazy difficult. My friend ran sound for her and was treated very badly. She said she is truly a difficult person. But she is an amazing actress
Am I the only one that's not bothered by this? lol I've worked with many people who are "testy" like this on set, and I know to not to take it personally; their nerves are usually through the roof. Of course some people take it too far and can be abusive, but here I see someone who is very tense due to wanting to create a perfect take for her client.
i would think checking the balance in her bank account would ease any stress she may be going through
I think Faye's intense presence--the voice, the beauty, the gait--as well as the legacy of the strong characters she played, especially Joan Crawford, make almost anything she does seem over the top. In fact, lots of shoots go on and on due to actors messing up, props not working or sound or lighting problems, among many others. And she did say "please" to the person. She definitely could have been nicer, though.
This lady is a pro. She's doing everyone's job for them, ahead of them, because she has so much experience. She's even directing the Director. I really can't fault her.
You're not supposed to direct the director.
@@jedijones If he sucks, you have no choice
Which she didn't do when filming Mommy Dearest. She did blame the director for not pulling her back. But things happen.
@@jedijones she was the director in this, the one making the calls were her assistant director
@@jedijones if you appear on stage , hit your mark, say your lines correctly but you’re not even in focus and there is banging from people dropping stuff- you’re dealing with people who haven’t bothered to be prepared to let you do what they asked you to do.
She was stunning - can't take that away from her!
I love hot and crazy.
Listening to this again … Remember how people spoke before the vocal fry epidemic? What a voice!
She really commands with that diction. "It's one thing to do it for the camera; it's quite another to do it here" was just...impeccable. I was transfixed.
If you want a further refresher, listen to Gloria Reuben’s stuff, especially recently. Was on set with her the other day and she’s an absolute masterclass in healthy vocal support/use.
Faye Dunaway. Bonnie and Clyde. The Thomas Crown Affair. Chinatown. Network. Powerful actor in some of the best films of the 20th century. Gorgeous Hollywood star.
Loved her in “Barfly.”
I love Faye Dunaway!
she DID say "please"
She didn't even need to GET to where the person was in her eyeline...... take 4 was perfect.
This reminds me of John candy as orson welles.
“Yes!!! Of course!!! I’m on my mark….move your camera!!!”
I love that because Orson totally would say that. He’d probably be right, too. The thing is if he took a gig and everything was set up as he preferred to have it, he could have the entire shoot wrapped up before lunch. Mel Brooks said he hired Welles for two weeks to do narration for History of World and Welles nailed it in one afternoon. Every line was perfect with the first take. Although to be fair, this was mostly on view when he did voiceover work as he spent more hours of his life behind a radio mic than in front of a camera. He did tons of radio shows live throughout the 30’s and was so in demand that he drove an ambulance to get around New York from gig to gig.
She's actually very fascinating...she is just trying to do a good job and getting frustrated.
Agreed - I think she’s mesmerizing, fantastic.
Absolutely. And, if you've ever been foiled by others' gaffes, you'd totally get her focus in 'getting it right.'
"actually"
@@jamesmcinnis208 The colloquial use of the word.
@TNewsh LOL - yeah, that's it.
She is mesmerizing besides everything else
mesmerizing like a car wreck - you're not supposed to look but...
The way she trembles when she says "thrilling"....she's feeling the thrill. How amazing. I can't do that.
I don’t think this is bad. It’s pretty common for actors to need their eyeline clear in a continuous take like this. The way she says it is hilarious though.
Agreed. That’s 101. It’s not like she demanded no eye contact (ahem, cough…Tom Cruise…) standing in actor’s eye line is a basic no-no.
To be fair, it seems like the crew on set was pretty unprofessional. The crew missing their cue, lots of people making unnecessary noise, I think she was right to call them out on it. I just wish she would have been able to calm down a little though.
I keep coming back to this each night before bed to end the day with a laugh and so far it hasn't let me down.
I would love to work with someone so dedicated to getting it right. She shouldn’t have to tell them the doors should open at the same time and even AFTER she tells them they STILL don’t open at the same time. She was actually nicer and more professional than I would have been. I’m on team Faye.
They already knew the doors needed to open simultaneously, and were trying. When they failed once, she snapped and told them the obvious. If you think this highstrung person - who just finally came out as bipolar after decades of negative reviews from co-workers - is "professional," you deserve to be her assistant.
They already knew and were trying? So by at least the third attempt they couldn’t get two doors to open simultaneously? Good thing they weren’t launching the space shuttle. You deserve to work with people who can’t handle opening a door after multiple attempts.
@@Com005 Oh, please. You make it sound like they were hopelessly incompetent getting 1 damn thing wrong. What about her? She flubs her line once. Does that mean you should be telling the crew THEY deserve perfection? It should be clear to any normal human being that this video demonstrates she was highstrung and a bit temperamental. However, adding this to her loopy presser when she was unfairly canned from "Sunset Boulevard," Michael McDonald's performance piece about her, the fact that she berates her staff (and one is still suing her for her homophobic treatment), and the fact that she's just come out as bipolar ... if that isn't enough to make you realize she is anything but professional and a joy to be around, nothing will. But all seriousness aside, this is also screamingly camp. Don't get it? You won't.
Never said she was a joy. I said she was dedicated to getting it right. You stated yourself that they knew there was an issue with the doors. Why are the doors not in working order? Set designers can't get doors to open? That is incompetence. She's probably getting paid little to nothing for this promotion but she is bringing her whole self to getting it right. She flubbed a line and had NO problem with doing it again. She's the professional/artist that brought us the great performances in Bonnie and Clyde; China Fucking Town, NETWORK. Maybe work with her and her process to get the best performance with her?
I also have to think that if Robert DeNiro behaved this way, everyone would be lauding his discipline.
Judging from the camera work, it seems like she was being pretty patient with a crew of numb - nuts
Yes, that was some awful camera work.
She’s a true professional, making sure that everything is perfect. I applaud her.
She isn't doing anything patently wrong here, though her intensity is hilarious. But as I've written elsewhere on this thread, she is NOT a pro. Faye's outrageous behavior is well-documented. Turns out she's been bipolar all along (new doc reveals), and she's on and off meds.
I think the documentary, in which she cops to her behavior and being bipolar, will mark the start of a comeback of sorts. She's already been signed to a new film. Bonkers, maybe but I'll welcome her back on screen. And for what it's worth she was gracious to me in a 1989 interview - though I believe most all 'tge stories' as well..
Along with being unable to deliver onstage despite seeing a human being in front of her, the way she's trying to tell the director what to do isn't professional at all.
@@Pythonette As Bette D. infamously told Carson in the 80s: "No, that is one thing she is NOT!'
I expected her to shout out, "Dooonnn't fuck with me fellas!...this ain't my first time at the Rodeo!"
THEE Legendary Faye Dunaway 🔥
When Faye talks and long stares at you, you just smile, nod and agree.
the parody is 'Coffee Commercial -SNL". for this video, it's on YT. Perfect to see this actual rehearsal first.
Omg, I love this. It was cool to watch all the takes, but that final "Could you leave, please? You're right in my eyeline." was the perfect ending. Lmao! I admire her perfectionism and intensity. It definitely looks like she was hard to work with, but you can see why: she was serious about her work and cared about the result. She wasn't fucking around.
*IT’S THRILLING*
Mutha didn’t come to play with you clowns.
👑👏
She's a great actress despite it all
This is a more subtle moment I just picked up on that I love:
Faye: “Let’s take it again, please?”
Director: “Keep rolling.”
Faye: “Don’t keep rolling!”
Director: “Cut!”
This is all barely one notch below, "My eyes, the goggles do nothing!"
I love her!!
I liked her before her "little gay boy" lawsuit and her turn to faith-based movies.
To be fair she is the one on camera under pressure to look. natural, charismatic, etc. It would drive almost anyone to "bad behavior"
So beautiful❤️
"The doors have to open at the same time." Holy shit, that was so funny!
I feel an emotional connection with this woman. I so want to be in her eye line.
WHO SEE’s JOAN CRAWFORD WHEN FAY WALKS OUT AND SPEAKS
I feel like I'm at her dinner table eating RED meat .
“WHAT’S GOING ON?!?
I’M NOT READY.”
she is so beautiful
How dare that crew troll THE Faye Dunaway 😆
I think she was talking to Christian Bale.
😭
😅😅😅
people can call her difficult or whatever. but if you have seen her live on stage, she just commands the room like none other.
You’ve got a great point. Some ladies demand respect (loudly). The opposite of that is commanding respect, and even that is a fine line. Not saying necessarily that Miss Dunaway does this, but when a true lady walks into a room and captivates the command (especially of all the true gentlemen in the room) just by her very presence, it is captivating.
What a gorgeous woman!
I was 12 years old when I saw her in “3 Days of the Condor” and I’ve been smitten ever since . One of the greatest actresses in history.
'Could you leave please, you're right in my eyeline' - gonna get this line emblazened on a T Shirt.
The take at 1:00 was pretty fantastic
She is one of my favorites.
“Do you think this is live theater? Do You!?”
She’s awesome
I love her, such a pro. She's a living legend. The last "movie star".
Shes perfection artistry
WOW.....just wow!
Dunno how this got on my feed, but Tim Heidecker says “get him outta here, he’s right in my eyeline” on an ‘On Cinema’ oscar special, and now I realize that was a reference to this! Pretty great
She is absolutely gorgeous.
"Hey what the hell's going on?! Faye Dunaway is out in the street screaming at cars!"
It’s that connection!
Good grief.
First take was perfect…
Lots of “takes” is completely normal doing these things.Maybe the critics should go try it
Maya just did this on snl loved it
The Maya Rudolph skit is a combination of this and the Lauren Bacall high point coffee commercial
Yes, but this came out and the spoof appeared 9 days later, so this motivated it, not a 40-year-old coffee ad. That was in the mix, though.
Yeah I was thinking I hadn't seen her in a coffee commercial
@matthewrettenmund8358 I hate to tell you this but the coffee ad has been heavily celebrated high camp for years and was a huge part of the skit. Whole drag shows have happened reenacting the coffee commercial...
@@johnbellocchio66 Hi, John - I'm not denying it is a part of the skit, though you'd have to admit most SNL viewers would never have seen it. Do send me a link to a whole drag show about the coffee ad - sounds great. My point is that while they incorporated that into this parody, it's undeniable that someone at SNL saw the Faye outtakes and that is what inspired them to write their piece. The timing and the obvious Faye references make that undeniable. I posted it after the original owner did and within 9 days, I walked into a BBQ across the country to the sound of a guy quoting it. Then, that night, it's on SNL. The outtakes took off.
I think I’m in love with Faye Dunaway when she was 55, she’s beautiful.
No kidding!
Helen Slater said that the only thing she took notice of with Faye during Supergirl was her obsession with aging and looking perfect. I think Faye was insecure hence her consistent need for perfection.. which probably grew more intense as she got older.
It's not easy, trying to film something in one continuous take. It requires concentration and focus, and even the smallest distraction can create problems. In close-up, the slightest eye movement is noticeable and can ruin a take. Faye Dunaway was perfectly justified in asking someone to move out of her eyeline. It's not about her ego, but about removing distractions and impediments so she can get the job done.
Exactly.
It seemed to me, on the first viewing, that she nailed it. It was the production crew that failed.
‘NO! The doors have to open at the same time!!’ sends me for some reason.
a foreshadowing of Mommie Dearest:"if you can't do something right, don't do it at all!"
She is amazing. Faye "created her own weather," if you catch my drift.