• Robert Downey Jnr walks out of Avengers Interview
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Channel 4 went from being a respectable, decent progressive tv station to being just a flat out exploitation channel, I'm not surprised something like this happened during one of their interview segments.
You know something bothers someone, don't be surprised about their reaction when you bug them about it. Especially if it's something that's been well known to be something they don't want to talk about.
oh man rdj was breathing real hard near the end he was feelin it coming
Man how could he just press on with those questions? You can clearly tell by his body language RDJ got really uncomfortable.
You can tell by his behavior how uncomfortable he is answering the questions, yet he keeps asking deeper and more sensitive questions for what? I really don't understand why people need to know such personal information about actors and celebrities as a whole, they are people too with their own past and feelings. Imagine walking up to a stranger under the impression you are going to ask them about a current events topic then turning the questioning into their personal life and mistakes. What do I as a viewer gain from watching a star crumble and squirm at personal questions like that? The satisfaction that 'haha that star got knocked down a level and is a human just like me'? If you're a news broadcaster and that is your goal or way to get viewers, go fuck yourself. Even if he didn't walk out and actually sat there and answered the questions, I still would have gained nothing from that talk aside from 'poor guy had it rough in the past'. I don't need to know his painful history with his dad to know I enjoy his work in movies.
The interview was for promotional purposes for the Avengers, not about his personal life. So leaving wasn't unprofessional at all. Plus, he's more than welcome to not talk about questions that were never actually on the interview's itinerary. This clearly wasn't the interview for these sorts of questions.
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOjQ2PZ_hbU[/media] Richard Ayoade (Moss) also called him out on his poor interviewing skills, throwing back to his interview with Tarantino where he changed the subject to violence rather than letting him promote Django at about 4:26
I can't help but think that since this interviewer (Krishnan Guru-Murthy) is the guy who caused Tarantino to go off on a little rant a while ago, he is the one causing problems here. I can't blame him for wanting to dig a little deeper and maybe get a few comments from RDJ that other intervievers won't, but the problem is he tries to ask personal/deep/philosophical questions without really any forethought. He 'um's and 'ah's so much that it seems he really hasn't put much thought beforehand into what he wants to ask and what he hopes to get out of it - so of course RDJ is going to feel uncomfortable! He doesn't really know what to ask but he wants to get something interesting, to provoke a reaction. It's just poor interviewing - he should know the questions he means to ask and what he wants to get from them. I also get the sense with the people in the background that maybe it wasn't entirely RDJ's choice to leave - maybe the press people don't want this sort of discussion (drugs, alcohol etc) going on with regards to a 'family film' like Age of Ultron. tl;dr: bad interviewer who hasn't prepared at all but still wants to ask personal questions
i have no doubt that this was precisely the reaction they were aiming for, or at least something they were hoping for. "it's not a clickbait title if it's exactly what happened! now go engineer a situation that sounds as clickbaity as possible" that kind of mentality. guy's a shit journalist
[QUOTE=evlbzltyr;47577657]i have no doubt that this was precisely the reaction they were aiming for, or at least something they were hoping for. "it's not a clickbait title if it's exactly what happened! now go engineer a situation that sounds as clickbaity as possible" that kind of mentality. guy's a shit journalist[/QUOTE] the guy knew exactly what he was doing and i don't blame rdj in the slightest for leaving
The interviewer just abruptly changes subject by 180 degrees, and obviously just wants dirt. Completely inappropriate.
I wouldn't be surprised if RDJ didn't actually have a problem talking about his past and really he just got angry here because it's coming totally out of nowhere, without context for it and he realized he's just being exploited by media cunts.
Oh jesus the way the studio hands apologized and asked if he was alright shows how uncomfortable THEY were about this whole thing.
RDJ just going "bye!" so cheerily was perfect.
[QUOTE=massaki;47577631][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOjQ2PZ_hbU[/media] Richard Ayoade (Moss) also called him out on his poor interviewing skills, throwing back to his interview with Tarantino where he changed the subject to violence rather than letting him promote Django at about 4:26[/QUOTE] This ties into heyitsdans post perfectly. Richard asks him several times "what do you want?" as if to say, "hey what are you really trying to get at in this interview, I'm willing to play ball but don't leave me in the dark here." The fucked up thing is it doesn't seem like hes looking for anything in particular, he just wants that juicy line or reaction that will get people clicking on the video/link. It's like throwing a handful of darts and hoping something hits a target, or in this case a sensitive spot of the interviewee. There is no constructive goal here, he's legit looking for a reaction, a gimmick. It's one thing to ask people a series of questions to create a new view or perception of looking at things through the insight of their responses, its another to throw random loaded questions in hopes of getting a wacky response that will make people comment at the water cooler "hey you see that interview with so and so, crazy how they flipped a shit, haha. Alright Bob see you in financing." Journalism like this is like eating potato chips, yeah you're taking in info but it has no substance its just cheap artificial flavoring.
[QUOTE=heyitsdan;47577645]I can't help but think that since this interviewer (Krishnan Guru-Murthy) is the guy who caused Tarantino to go off on a little rant a while ago, he is the one causing problems here. I can't blame him for wanting to dig a little deeper and maybe get a few comments from RDJ that other intervievers won't, but the problem is he tries to ask personal/deep/philosophical questions without really any forethought. He 'um's and 'ah's so much that it seems he really hasn't put much thought beforehand into what he wants to ask and what he hopes to get out of it - so of course RDJ is going to feel uncomfortable! He doesn't really know what to ask but he wants to get something interesting, to provoke a reaction. It's just poor interviewing - he should know the questions he means to ask and what he wants to get from them. I also get the sense with the people in the background that maybe it wasn't entirely RDJ's choice to leave - maybe the press people don't want this sort of discussion (drugs, alcohol etc) going on with regards to a 'family film' like Age of Ultron. tl;dr: bad interviewer who hasn't prepared at all but still wants to ask personal questions[/QUOTE] I'm not sure, he only asked about violence in film (related to Django) before Tarantino threw his little hissy fit. However I don't like the way he conducted this interview, repeatedly saying RDJ doesn't have to answer but then pushing on into increasingly personal territory as RDJ becomes increasingly uncomfortable. He couldn't even give a valid explanation as to why. Walking out was a totally acceptable thing to do.
I thought it'd be super awkward or something. But rdj really just went without making a scene.
Can't blame him, RDJ's personal life has fuck all to do with avengers.
I feel bad for Robert, he looked like he was about ready to swing, good on him for not flying off the handle. Dude should at LEAST be suspended for trying to stir up that kind of drama.
I'm just glad that RDJ handled his exit well. Then the interviewer starts laughing, prick.
[QUOTE=massaki;47577548]Channel 4 went from being a respectable, decent progressive tv station to being just a flat out exploitation channel, I'm not surprised something like this happened during one of their interview segments.[/QUOTE] Are you kidding? It was always the tabloid of British TV. That was the appeal when it was launched. They want a snappy quote that will get shared on the net so it lures people to their channel. A respectable interviewer would apologise and this interview wouldn't see the light of day but now it'll kick up some attention.
what a cunt face interviewer, why didn't anyone kick him directly in the face
[QUOTE=massaki;47577548]Channel 4 went from being a respectable, decent progressive tv station to being just a flat out exploitation channel, I'm not surprised something like this happened during one of their interview segments.[/QUOTE] It's been and 'edgy' channel for about 15 years. Why interview them him like that at a press junket for a film? Exactly the same dumb idea as with Tarantino.
Poor RDJ genuinely looks upset. Fucks sake why dig up somebodies past and demons while they're promoting a family blockbuster. If I knew somebody with a past like RDJ I would never bring it up and ask if they feel free of it. Especially when they got kids and a family they could stumble on this sort of shit.
it's okay though, actors are not human beings.
[QUOTE=Shotz;47577968]I'm just glad that RDJ handled his exit well. Then the interviewer starts laughing, prick.[/QUOTE] Nervous laughter, which is odd since he instigated it. But it's not like he cackled "hahaha dad problems!" as RDJ left the room.
What reckless disregard for other people's feelings. How can you not pick up his rather obvious body language.
"You came out of a horrible spot in your life to become one of the biggest stars in hollywood, d'you think you might fuck this all up again? wait where are u going???"
[QUOTE=Bread_Baron;47577791]I'm not sure, he only asked about violence in film (related to Django) before Tarantino threw his little hissy fit. However I don't like the way he conducted this interview, repeatedly saying RDJ doesn't have to answer but then pushing on into increasingly personal territory as RDJ becomes increasingly uncomfortable. He couldn't even give a valid explanation as to why. Walking out was a totally acceptable thing to do.[/QUOTE] You're right, that he didn't do much to provoke Tarantino, but even after Tarantino made it extremely obvious that he had no intention of answering those sorts of questions he continued to prod him about it, in what - as Tarantino said - was essentially an advert for the film. He was happy to get a reaction and kept on poking and prodding on the same issue - without really making any intelligent observations or asking any original questions, which is what happened here with RDJ. [B]Edit:[/B] Watching the video again... RDJ gives a clear warning that he's not happy at 5:57 when he says '...you'd better get on with your next question' straight-faced, when he'd before that been laughing and smiling. How dense is the interviewer to not see that?
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