Best interview ever? Best interview ever.
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6 responses to “Best interview ever? Best interview ever.”
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oh my god that was awesome. it was amazing and then the last 10 seconds took it over the top.
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Second best. Just can’t top Crispin Glover’s high-kicks-laden appearance on Letterman a few decades ago…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYjdKbMT_c
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Ya, that Glover one is classic. I’m beginning to think he may not have been totally sober.
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this is classic. too funny.
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From wikipedia…
Unbeknownst to Letterman and the audience, Glover appeared in character as “Rubin”, from a then-unreleased movie Rubin and Ed, wearing platform shoes and a wig. Rather than a conventional interview, Glover staged an Andy Kaufman-like shtick. After being goaded by a woman in the audience (who some argue had been planted),[9] Glover became incensed and stated that he “knew that this was gonna happen” and that “the press, they can do things, they can twist things around”. After a failed attempt to challenge Letterman to an arm-wrestling match (while showing ridiculously muscled biceps, which he had previously kept hidden), Glover delivered an impromptu karate kick just inches from Letterman’s face while shouting, “I’m strong… I can kick!”[10] Letterman then abruptly ended the segment by walking off stage, saying “I’m going to check on the Top 10”, and the program cut to commercial.
The subsequent confusion and controversy surrounding his appearance was compounded by the fact that Rubin and Ed was not actually released until 1991; however, the movie had been in development since before Back to the Future — Crispin had actually already devised Rubin’s “look” by 1985.[11] Almost no-one, apparently including Letterman, understood what Glover was doing and the interview became the hallmark of the “weird” TV guest.
Glover returned to the Letterman show two weeks later and participated in a more nearly standard interview, but denied he was ever on the show before and used a variety of delay tactics to avoid explaining the incident. Glover then appeared two years later promoting a record album. When again asked about his first appearance, Glover launched into a long story, mentioning meeting a fellow resembling himself named Rubin, and needing to appear on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson simultaneous to his appearance with Letterman. Here Letterman cut him off to talk about the album Glover was promoting, as the time allotted for the interview was more than halfway over.[12] -
Donald – I had heard that rumor before but never read something so thorough. I still gotta believe he was on acid or something tho. Crispin Glover is insane.
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