Adrien Brody Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters | GQ
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- Adrien Brody breaks down his most iconic characters, including his roles in 'The Pianist,' 'The Darjeeling Limited,' 'The Grand Budapest Hotel,' 'King Kong,' 'The Village,' 'Peaky Blinders,' 'Succession,' 'Love the Hard Way,' 'Summer of Sam,' 'The French Dispatch' and 'Clean.'
00:00 - Intro
00:23 - The Pianist
04:22 - The Darjeeling Limited
06:53 - The Grand Budapest Hotel
08:55 - King Kong
12:54 - The Village
14:44 - Peaky Blinders
16:39 - Succession
18:11 - Love the Hard Way
21:34 - Son of Sam
24:15 - The French Dispatch
25:17 - Clean
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The fact that he cant really even talk about The Pianist without getting emotional is so tough to watch.
@@rb2018 Good observation. Let’s say it’s a 10k watch. How can he end global hunger with it? Lets say he’s giving all his money on charity. It won’t end hunger, you know.
Well Adrien's ancestry is actually polish-jewish on his fathers side, so it is actually quite real for probably a few people in his family.
It wasn’t about The Pianist, it was about the people of this world who are forced to be hungry. That’s what made him emotional, not the movie.
I can't talk about The Pianist without getting emotional BECAUSE of Brody. The Pianist is one of the greatest pieces of cinema ever. Brody really embodied the pain of the war, loss, and suffering.
Beautiful to watch for me
Not only is he a brilliant actor, he seems so humble and grateful to be one.
NOW, he is....
@@MAYK1NG wait why??
I get the opposite feeling. He definitely thinks a lot of himself. He did say he's an only children, so there's that.
@@jasminepetal3972 I don't know. Sorry- I have no idea. It's just a feeling and I was being mean.
couldn't agree more
“I realised I never been hungry” felt that on so many levels.
Fun fact: He was the youngest male actor that received Oscar! The nominees that year were Daniel Day Lewis, Jack Nicholson, Michael Caine and Nicolas Cage! What a legend!!!
The youngest to win an Oscar for best actor!
He was 29 at the time.
I feel like Sandler deserved a nomination for Punch Drunk Love
"male actor"?
@@whitleypedia The youngest female actress to win was apparenty 10 years old. Tatum O'Neal, best supporting actress.
The pianist is a movie that I've only seen once but I've never forgotten it's a haunting movie
Literally same, and I really don’t feel like I need to watch it again in the most respectful way
Would you recommend watching it?
Agreed! Profound and devastatingly raw beauty in story telling!
@@mopwater4358 It's a complete classic. Totally heartbreaking, but you should absolutely watch at least once.
@@mopwater4358 i would highly reccomend it, its a beautiful movie
I love how he looks so extremely European (and melancholic), and then out of his mouth comes this tough, spitballing, sanguine, but sensitive, American. Idk just such a great texture. It’s showcased to hilarious effect in Grand Budapest Hotel.
Brody was born in Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, the son of Sylvia Plachy, a photographer, and Elliot Brody, a retired history professor and painter. Brody's father is of Polish-Jewish descent; Brody's mother, who was raised Catholic was born in Budapest, Hungary, and is the daughter of a Catholic Hungarian aristocrat father and a Czech-Jewish mother,although Brody claims he was raised "without a strong connection" to either Judaism or Christianity.
Kinda european
@Solomon Serban I’m certainly aware of his European heritage. It’s about how that comes in with his American upbringing to interesting effects
@@MrThoughtfox Every white person in America is of European stock however. It sometimes amazes me that white Americans seem to forget this. They are Europeans living in a different continent, who over the years created a new identity for themselves.
@@akSeR2010 I Guess when I say “look”, I mean something including but more than appearance - it’s his cadences, his disposition! But given his Jewish ancestry I suppose it’s not so surprising he has access to that. However so many migrant children lose certain cultural traits quickly, sometimes little over one generation
He is a Jewish American man, not European.
He is a wonderful and humble man. I was a teacher in Egypt in 2018/2019, and when I was walking around the Khan El-Khalili [a market that is thousands of years old], I ran into him looking at an Egyptian rug. I spoke with him for a bit, and asked him if being in the this market was at all close to being on the set of Darjeeling Limited. He walked with me for a bit, explaining what it was like working with Wes, and he just seemed so happy to be where he was. No photo. No autograph. Just a nice human moment.
Thank you
thats great! Thanks for sharing!
The best stories about celebrities like actors & musiciams are rarely, if ever, about getting an autograph. I learned that lesson when I was really young, so I've been lucky to have made every encounter (like the one you shared) very worthwhile.
Amazing
Is Egypt chill to travel to? My mom and grandparents went there a lot when they were younger, but witnessed some things that made them not want to revisit. My grandma is declining in age and I want to take her there.
Literally cried listening to him speak about his role in The Pianist. There’s not a single person on earth who could’ve played that role more beautifully than him.
Pianist was brilliant. Loved him in Peaky Blinders too.
My favorite movie
Second favorite movie summer of Sam
im a automatic movie hater if I don't enjoy the first 20 mins is the pianist really that good??
@@user-ds8gf3ki2g you should stick to fast & furious then. Good movies use time in the beginning for the viewer to get to know the character. You need to care for the character. Action is nonsense if you dont care what happens to anyone.
peaky blinders is so underrated
Excruciatingly underrated performer right here
Dude won an Oscar for Best Actor so I doubt that.
@@ac2244 winning an Oscar doesn't mean you'll be famous among ''regular movie crowds'' aka the large crowd.
@@FreakUsOut well I don’t know your name and yet I know his so…
Tbf his career hasn’t turned out so great.
Again with the “underrated” comments. There is one on every video. Just STFU
I saw The Pianist when it was released as a little girl and was so impacted by the film and his performance that I myself am now a pianist.
Congratulations on your dream
God Bless you
W pianist 🙏
Wow that's a pretty traumatic movie to watch as a little girl
@@user-ol9bd5vp1x was necessary for character development
Not sure if I like that idea
Movies shouldn't be this influential or else...
The fact that The Darjeeling Limited was shot on a real moving train in India and not just in a studio is incredible
I'm so sad that they haven't mentioned "Detachment", one of his best perfomances and a great movie. Adrien Brody is a gem, love him!
Awesome movie. He was excellent in that.
This! That movie is in my top 3 favourite films (along with Girl, Interrupted and The Machinist) and on my list of films everyone should see at least once. A truly grounded and brutally honest film about real people facing real struggles. There's something in it that everyone can relate to or empathize with (at least everyone I've recommended the film to). For me it really hit me hard in a lot of places. A criminally underrated gem.
One of my favorites I wanted to see him talk about
Yes! and also The Experiment.
cuz it's way too real
He is classically handsome, deep and thoughtful.
he really is just so beautiful!
Absolutely. And his voice 💕
But what about his nose?
@@Stranger_In_The_Alps It suits his face. It’s not an ugly nose but a distinct one.
@Lucien Bramard So he’s ugly because he has a big nose? How are big noses ugly bro istg these standards are getting engraved into your heads
His few scenes in Peaky were so iconic. One of my favorite villains of the last decade!
The way he chews matches is just so cool haha
This man is an underrated actor he has such a big heart.
i’m guessing you haven’t read his defense on roman polanski and woody allen then. he’s disgusting
@@stellajohn1543 All he said was that allegations against Polanski and Allen are “not his concern.” What’s so bad about that?
@@jonnybirchyboy1560 they’re just hating on this great man
This is what he said concerning Polanski and Allen, which isn't supportive or defensive :" “I don’t even read about these things, to be honest,” Brody said. “I choose not to indulge this kind of fodder.”
He added, “I think there’s a lot of catastrophe in this world and a lot of cruelty and a lot of carelessness. Of course it’s horrible what comes out sometimes, and people have done things in their lives that may be inexcusable, but it’s not something to focus on.”
im glad ‘The Pianist’ was the thumbnail its a masterpiece
I saw it for the first time very recently and I don’t know how I missed it years ago. SUCH a great and important film. As great as Schindler’s list was, I love how this was the story of just one person and his journey. The fact that it was based on a TRUE story, not some fantasy of what it might have been like… It just takes my breath away.
Adrien Brody's performance in the Pianist is one that is just so good, that no matter what else he does, he can be considered a legendary actor just because of that singular role. A well deserved Oscar for sure.
@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 Not quite as legendary and iconic as Heath Ledger’s performance in The Dark Knight but still a great one.
@@TheWelchProductions those are completely different performances, it’s kinda weird to compare them.
@@toothbrushfromnisemonogatari That’s irrelevant to how great they are.
I would have loved a minute about him playing Dali in "Midnight in Paris"
Very underrated movie. Owen Wilson and Tom Hiddleston were also phenomenal in that movie.
same...i love that movie and i love him as Dali!
DALI!
All I want is a Dali film!!
The scene where Owen Wilson speaks to the surrealist has to be one of the biggest disproportions between brilliant casting (Adrien Brody as Salvador Dali) and awful casting (random guy as Luis Buñuel, who looks and acts nothing alike the real life Buñuel).
Adrien's empathy for those who are starving and hungry in this world, is incredible. Purely raw emotion.
Adrien Brody is so underrated and I can tell he’s a humble person in real life. He deserves to be in more movies his acting is incredible!
When i was a little kid, the first movie i ever saw Brody in was King Kong.
To see that the pianist still breaks his heart to this day shows what a genuine human being he is, underrated fantastic actor
So, I see he is one of those Keanu, vampire type of actors who don’t age. He looks about 30ish for the past 20 years.
My thoughts exactly
Lol he actually played in a vampire type tv show ironically
it's what happens when you're unproblematic and mind your own business
FACTS 💯🎯
Well, he's nearly 10 years younger than Keanu.
Adrien is on the brink of tears so often when he recounts the past...very emotional guy. Fantastic actor.
I was 14 when Pianist came out and my class went to see that movie in our town cinema as a school activity (I really don't know which teacher came with this idea). I was so captivated by the music in the film that I decided to become a pianist myself. I was already attending piano lessons but I decided to focus on it on a much deeper level and I auditioned to the consevatory and they accepted me. So I changed my school, moved to a dorm and succesfully finished that studies with a red diploma. I did earn my living with music for few years and than I moved to business but music is still my great passion so I established a little ensemble in our company and everybody loves our christmas gigs :) I cannot imagine my live without that experience which music studies gave me, everyday I feel thankful and privileged that I could do something what I loved for all days long.
So thank you Adrien! ♥
That is such a nice story. Happy for you !!
Such a good experience. Loved it
You're mystery teacher who bring you guys to watch The Pianist is a legend.
He took method acting for the Pianist to another level. One of the greatest movies of all time. Much respect.
Edit: Highly recommend the movie Septembers of Shiraz where he acts as an Iranian Jewish businessman at the time of the 1979 revolution. His performance was incredible.
He has never given us a bad performance
Well, there was that one time on SNL…
@@bradc2346 lol that is exactly what my first thought was.
@@bradc2346 In a film then.
Peaky Blunders, but i wont blame him for that, maybe he was told to play a stereotypical gangster straight out of an early gangster b movie. That besides, he is overall a fine actor
@@paulcurtis5317 I mean let’s be honest, Luca Changretta is essentially a deeply discounted Marlon Brando impersonation lol
The Pianist is such an incredible movie, teachers always play it in class in Poland, in high school we watched fragments of it many times
I have never made it past the scene where he walks and cries painfully in the street and the dead bodies behind him without balling my eyeballs out. He definitely deserved the Oscar for the pianist. Brilliant masterpiece.
When he choked up when he said he now understands people being hungry. Jeez
Incredible actor and wonderful human being.
so i’m guessing you haven’t heard his disgusting comments about roman polanski ?
True. He is amazing, and talented.
@@nataliamontewska talented sure but he is no amazing man. he is a disgusting elitist who will defend his elitist circle no matter the crime
@@stellajohn1543 Wtf you talking about? What comments?
Gotta love how we can look at the very same person, & see entirely things:) I see an overrated braggart, & remember his incredibly embarrassing turn on snl, & that cringe worthy, unwanted Oscar’s kiss.
My god he's aged incredibly well! Barely looks a year older than he was filming the pianist.
He looks like he's been 32 for the past 20 years lmao.
3 or 4 times a year I go through phases where i think Adrien Brody is the greatest actor alive and i'll binge 10 movies, then drift off and Predators always brings me right back. Not a critically acclaimed movie by any means, but i can't stop watching it because Brody's character Royce is such a formidable foe to the predator. Its great.
Agreed! I don’t even like the Predator movies but that one was awesome, and whhhy? Yep, This man. His acting is incredible.
He's a magnificent actor, but i was amazed of how much i enjoy to hear his commentary
He's a very thoughtful person, he doesn't speak just for speak sake. That's why I love him so much.
Me too! I started watching out of curiosity then couldn't stop. So humble, thoughtful and charismatic. Love him as an actor, love him even more as a person after seeing this
I was not ready for the realness at the beginning there. Jeez.
Also, anyone else want to rewatch Grand Budapest again? I swear everytime it's mentioned I want to watch it over again.
Never watched it, but always on my bucketlist tot watch. First time i see the actor outside a film. Only saw him in: predators, king kong and the village.
@@swollenaor You should really watch it! Have you seen any other Wes Anderson films?
@@rawkrXbabee no, i haven't.
@@swollenaor You should try marathoning Wes Anderson's previous films in preparation for The French Dispatch. He is one of the 21st century's best directors.
Wes Anderson films are my happy place.
My mother met him once in LAX in the mid-2000’s. She said he gave her a really nice smile, and he let her go in front of him in the line. He seems like a nice, humble guy.
I cannot tell you how weirdly comforting it is to hear him talk about his experience on Peaky with such warmth and fondness.
He seems like a great and humble guy, props to him.
read his defense on woody allen and roman polanski before you call him a humble and great guy. he’s disgusting
@@stellajohn1543 get a life don't cry in comments.
@@pedoslayer275 weird username for an adrien brody defender
@stellajohn1543 I'm guess you're a woman? Explains why you're so determined to try and ruin a man's image. Care to explain this defense of those people?
He is so humble. HE can't believe that his Adrian Brady. He is grateful for his career and is willing to learn more still about the roles he takes now. Brilliant man!
the pianist is forever a masterpiece. he gets it. when people have never been hungry they dont understand the torture and the slowing down. i starved for a few weeks during the worst year of my life and it changed me too. no one should ever go hungry. the way we waste food in modern times is absolutely obscene, nobody should be going hungry while we call ourselves civilized.
I’m glad the Darjeeling Limited is on this list. It’s truly my favourite movie but overshadowed by Wes Anderson’s larger films. Yet, I think it’s his most human and touchingly personal story he’s made. I’m happy Adrien discussed it’s looseness.
I love how they color-matched the background with his eyes. He looks so healthy and young. 💚
The whole section where he speaks of his role in The Pianist, it hits you right in the feels man. I remember seeing this movie for the first time and being shocked (I was young and didn't know much about WW2 or the holocaust at that time). This movie is haunting. Fantastic performance. Every time I see him, I think of it even though I've seen many of his performances since, most recently in Peaky Blinders. Formidable actor and human being.
I cannot watch The Pianist without bawling my eyes out every single time..The emotions that were brought out was so deep and spot on it ..
The Pianist is a masterpiece. My personal favorite movie.
The Jacket is such a gem. Definitely should have included it in the conversation.
I love that movie
i was looking for it
Definitely
I'd listen to him speak for an hour about his roles in Wes Anderson's films. This a propper bromance...
So glad Wes has rediscover his love for Adrien and cast him on The French Dispatch and his next film he just finished filming in Spain.
@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 yes, I know. it premiers here in Portugal tomorrow. Can't wait to see it.
What a great example of an actor with a great deal of empathy. A lot of famous actors lose that along the way. A true actor who does their craft because they have to because it’s who they are is often times an empath, and that’s how they can connect to the characters and to the audience so well, and can portray such depth in them.
as somebody who has played piano and had a really great passion for chopin and romantic era pieces, I was literally moved to tears and awe when Brody described the method acting he made himself go through in order to achieve a better understanding and knowledge of the character, and also the fact that he learned how to play chopin, with little musical background, and while hungry, it shocks and awes me.
I thought I loved Adrien before, after watching this interview I am totally in awe of him.
yeah, why don’t u read his defense on roman polanski and woody allen then u won’t be so in awe of him
@@stellajohn1543 Any specifics?
I find him incredibly charismatic and handsome
As a Polish person I have to say that he looks so Polish, other Polish people will understand. This is the first time I heard him him speak in his own voice and I was so shocked to hear the American.
sometimes I forget how articulate Adrien actually is. definitely one of my favorite actors.
there's something idk amazing knowing that he was deeply affected by his role in The Pianist. it sure affected him seeing you can't be helped but be touched after watching the film.
Actually underrated never talked about enough
”Actually” is a mansplainers word. It means “I know more than you”. Stop using it.
@@cynomyS oh shut up will ya
@@natuna23 found the mansplainer
@@cynomyS That’s not what mansplaining is. You’re the only mansplainer here, correcting people when they ought not be corrected.
@@TheWelchProductions found another one
i saw adrien in chinatown manhattan a few years ago he was a few feet in front of me . i just said i loved him in the pianist and he graciously said thank you and waved.The man is great humble and down to earth.
Wow, I honestly was not expecting such an engaging and thoughtful review (nor have I ever heard any other actor speak this way). He should do more of these, it's a rare combination of depth and passion. Truly lovely and one of the finest actors out there for sure!
He was absolutely amazing in the Pianist. Such a versatile actor, if i could i'd give him all the oscar's in the world! Brody is truly amazing 🥲
Brody in The Pianist. For me that’s easily one of the greatest performances of all time
'the pianest' is one of the movies that genuinely made me fall in love with film, with actors, with art; it's what makes me want to be an actress so bad. adrien brody is so taleneted, so humble, and the way he becomes to emotional and has become one with the roles he's played is truly inspiration. what an authentic man, i really look up to him. i hope to be as talented one day insha allah when i become an actress.
The pianist made me cry a lot. I'm glad he won an oscar for that film
EVERY time he looks up and to the right, I can feel him holding back tears. Pause it at 3:18. BEFORE it jumps to the wide shot. look at the pain in him. His eyes, his lip quiver...
I love seeing actors so excited and passionate about their craft. Acting really is an art form and he is an artist
Acting is being really good at playing pretend.
I remember being introduced to the pianist by my best friend at the time, she was a Russian Jew, back in the year 2005 or 2006 when I was only 13 years old and even at that age it really impacted me and ever since then I've seen that movie probably over 20 times. Each time I watch it it evokes an emotional response in me similar to Adrien Brody's. What a powerful movie and on top of that I am so grateful for it because it introduced me to Chopin
Jesus Christ! Adrien Brody is freaking awesome what a thoughtful, talented and diverse actor with an insane career. respect
The Dummy, Cadillac Records, Restaurant.. I know they aren’t his most known roles but would have loved to hear him talk about them
Detachment!
Seriously, no Detachment? It is arguably his best movie.
agree
I agree I was kinda let down that they didn’t put it in the lineup
i was thinking the same thing.
Agreed. Fuckung masterpiece of a movie.
Sad it's not mentioned...
I just finished watching the pianist like 10 mins ago …. I literally can’t stop crying and hearing him say that the character never left him szpilman story will never leave me now that movie makes you feel so hopeless and scared and makes u feel like your going thru what he went endured
I was expecting them to bring up his character Royce in Predators! 🤔💀
Well he did mention Polanski.
Ugh I did too !
@@terje1228 HAHA YIKES. Underrated comment
We dont talk about that one.
You and me both.
When a role changes you as a person, you know you did a good job. I am a big fan of adrien brody....man...i would want to meet him soo bad. Just having a deep conversation about life.
he's one of my faves. followed his acting career since the early 90s. glad he's still at it, and always look forward to his films
I love Adrien Brody's acting he has the ablity to express melancholy and hurt and joy in a way that I can feel it when I'm watching his acting. I get lost in the movie and after the movie is over it leaves me ruminating over what I just experienced.
Just this little bit of insight into how he does his job and the thought that goes into it inspires respect for Adrien Brody.
His performance in the Pianist is one of, if not the finest acting of all time
So many emotions goes through him in such short periods of time. Most underrated actor of his generation.
I love adrien brody. everything he does is fantastic.
the magic he and wes anderson create together in the movies they do is in flawless. that H & M Chrismas Commercial is perfect and gets me every time i watch it.
He is and he will ever be my favourite actor, he is so special and unique and yet so humble and quiet
The Pianist is definitely up there as one of my favorites. Very powerful movie. I loved him in The Jacket and Cadillac Records also.
I loved his role in "Bullet". Unfortunately, since the movie isn't well-known, most people haven't seen it. 🙂
I need 10 things Adrien Brody can't live without and Adrien Brody goes undercover on the internet right now
YESS!
His role in the pianist was amazing
I was surprised how its accurate that everyone died but him
This is one of my favorites of the series. He’s such a beautiful and humble man.
I am very upset they didn't have him talk about The Jacket or Detachment. Also, I was very moved by his conversation about the pianist, and realizing he never actually knew what it meant to be hungry..
Same I also really would have liked to hear him talk about Detachment, its y favourite film of his, in my opinion it's criminally underrated
@@oliverneale8114 I couldn't agree more!
I agree... The Jacket is so good.
Those two are my favorite films he's in that almost no one knows about.
Peaky blinders is the best. Such a good season with adrien
He’s so elegant and such a lovely person honestly I’m gonna watch his other films now (just finishes the pianist- in awe)
The Pianist still a top favorite movie. Glad i watch it in high school
I'll never forget flipping through channels at about 14-years-old with my best friend and coming across Love the Hard Way. It was a game-changer! Such a gentle, beautiful, and talented man. I met him once at a restaurant. He has the most vibrant green eyes I've ever seen. Fangirling. 😍
The Thin Red Line, The Pianist, The Village, King Kong, The Darjeeling Limited, & The Grand Budapest Hotel feature captivating Adrien Brody performances. He's such an interesting actor.
Even though he was barely in the Thin Red Line.
@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 Brody's entire river sequence is pretty gripping. Too bad Malick cut down his lead role into a smaller supporting role.
@@SleepFan771 His character is actually the protagonist of the novel, which is why Adrien wanted that role in the first place. The way the films was made, makes it seem as though Jim Cavizel was the protagonist.
@@luismarioguerrerosanchez4747 The movie definitely focuses on Jim Cavizel, but by the end I thought the lead was really Sean Penn the whole time as a war weary soldier who's seen it all.
Lol cool pfp
His performance as Luca was excellent, easily made that season for me, the fight that ends in those two face to face was one of the best moments of the show imo
can't believe detachment isnt here
I’ve been hungry. I know that feeling and I don’t ever want to feel it again or wish it upon anyone.
Pianist is such an amazing movie. Everyone should watch that movie. Great actor. Look forward to see what’s next! Loved him in Peaky Blinders
Love to meet him and just listen to him talk the whole time such a great actor
He gave a beautiful performance in The Pianist. So moving, so well done.
The twist at the end of The Village was pretty incredible
Amazing actor. Can't wait to see him in The French Dispatch
Darjeeling and Pianist. My two favourites. Watch them forever and they never get old. Perfection
Adrien Brody is perfect as Luca Changretta. He’s so intimidating and you can see the kind of power and influence he wields.
I think the role really needed an American actor to really bring Luca to life.
A little correction, in italian the sound “ch” is written “ci”: is not changretta but ciangretta
I could honestly listen to him talk about stuff like this all day. Totally fascinating.
I don't think I've seen an actor that is this excited and happy to talk about his projects especially when he mentions his costars its so nice to see
If you love Adrien Brody, watch "wrecked" (2011). It's lesser known, and a lot of people didn't "get it", but his performance is incredible.
Thank you for recommending it. I was on the fence about watching it since I didn’t hear too much about it
"I realized I've never really been hungry" That hit me so much