He was so unique I am like him living my life androgynous but many people are so mean but I'll survive because I know myself my soul.. I can be a kind human and I got lots of good to show ppl
Excellent interview and I think the interviewer does a very good job at facilitating Quentin in getting his message and ideas across. And unlike many chat shows Quentin gets a decent amount of time to do so. A very enjoyable and enlightening interview. Thanks for making this available!.
I dont know if it was the way tv shows where at that time, but interrupting the guest in the middle of an answer, or cutting that answer to go to a break is very, very rude, its amazing Mr Crisp didnt get up and out of the set...
I must say, I like this interview! I have watched others interview Quentin Crisp, and I think she asks him the best questions. They are personal, deep questions, and she seems very understanding of his hardships in merely being able to live as his authentic self, especially before he moved to NY.
Diana has been presenting a public access show for years. She likely has an incredibly interesting library of past editions featuring fascinating interviews with unique and interesting people of all sorts. Quentin was very intriguing as a subject. Nicely conducted interview.
Don't understand the problem some people have with this interviewer. Diana Montford chose to have Mr Crisp on her show to help give him a voice. She did a fine job. Being a Transgendered Activist herself, I am sure she understood Mr Crisp very well indeed. Further reading to be found here: www.gothamgazette.com/civil-rights/1619-transgender-rights People like Sylvia Rivera were among those who led the fight at the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion that sparked the modern gay movement and that is commemorated with a Fifth Avenue parade each year on the last Sunday in June. But for many years, "the gay and lesbian rights movement found us an embarrassment," said *Diana Montford, a transgendered activist who has been the host of her own cable show (on Time-Warner's channel 57, Wednesdays at 3 PM) since 1990* "Now we're fed up," she said, "just like at Stonewall." *Montford said that she still gets "dirty looks" from some people, including gay men* But she was recently honored by Public Advocate Mark Green at his annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride ceremony at City Hall. At his pride fest, Comptroller Alan Hevesi honored Melissa Sklarz, the first transgendered person elected to public office in New York -- judicial delegate -- in 1999.
Montford was being rude to Crisp because he wouldn't allow himself to be manipulated into saying anything hostile about those who disagree with his lifestyle. Montford chose to have him on the show evidently to put him on the grill. Montford could and should have learned something about civility from Quentin Crisp, but I doubt that Montford is even open to the concept of that.
He was a tremendous human being. An intelligent, stylish, witty and wise. Despite his wonderful mannerisms, there remains some anger and great sadness. How could there not be? He was treated appallingly for many years. Sweet soul ❤❤❤
You would think that she would relate more to Quentin, as Diana is a trans women herself. However she seems to find his views on his life experiences and such as most peculiar.
Norman Lindsay was also (in Quentin's words) a "puny shrimp like person" and he also lived until he was ninety. What a fabulous conversation those two would have had if they had ever met.
i think that's the kind of friendship Mr Crisp could really understand and appreciate - friendship at a cool distance, once removed from real affection. New Yorkers are his people.
"join the majority" Why do some humans think that other humans, who love the same gender as themselves...can't or aren't a part of the majority? Just because someone is in love with someone of the same sex or only has sex with their same gender DOES NOT mean that they are not 1) a part of society 2) worthy of all the benefits of life
Lol she had me fooled. Diana Montford is host of a cable public access interview show, “The Diana Montford Show”, 1990-2015. She is active in Democratic electoral politics and became the first transgender Latina to be elected to public office in New York City when she was elected in 2001 as a New York County Democratic Committee member.
All of the adverts warning about drugs, cocaine in particular, whilst all the while the CIA were smuggling it in by the lorry load goes to show what a stifling and hypocritical time it was, and probably still is in America.
If I was a child in the USA when these adverts were on, I'd start taking crack and drop out of school, just as a fuck you to those ridiculous heavy-handed pieces of propaganda.
I have to agree this is a sterile interview. She doesn’t understand Crisp’s irony, stoicism and wit. She interrupts him constantly and is trying to push her agenda onto him rather than really listening to what he is saying and what he is meaning. Although he is graceful, polite and tolerant as always it is clear he is bored and irritated. Who can blame him? There are a few interesting questions and points that arise, often by chance, but she manages to almost make Crisp dull and dreary, which he certainly never was.
I AGREE !!!! QUENTIN WAS HIS UNSWERVING WONDERFUL SELF ! but that woman --- hate to say but thats one of reasons i DONT like new york city . she is quintessential NATIVE new yorker = terrible listeners, cold as ice ,xtremely impatient . only truly friendly new yorkers are immigrants, and people who moved there as adults [all NON-NATIVE new yorkers]- like i did ! i always disagreed with quentin about his opinion of the "everybody is your friend " new york.
Excellent interviewer and interviewee. So elegant and professional. What beautiful introductory and closing music. Does anybody know what it is please ?
Woah...I really don't think this woman understands Quentin Crisp at all...she obviously comes from the egocentric school (quite a popular one in america even today) in which individuals take credit for wider societal movements or trends of which they may merely be a small part. The thing with Crisps 'revolution' as it were is that it is the quietly personal. To be true to yourself regardless of place or the wider world. Also Crisp and the war on drugs era...very strange bedfellows.
@@Gram820 As it happens I didn't know that...but, so what? How does that in any way contradict my comment above? Does being a transgender woman preclude one from being egocentric? Or, from misunderstanding something about the way another person may conceive of, or 'present' themselves? I identified her by the way she has chosen to present herself in my comment...so I don't really understand how the fact that she is, or isn't, a transgender woman really has any relevance to my general point? Does being transgender automatically give you immediate understanding and sympathy with all peoples? Would that life were that simple, dear.
A strange and funny analogy mentioning John Wayne,, as he was definitely very very very fond of young men, as he was undeniably Bi sexual,, and of course no secret now as he died of A.I.D.S, related complications, Rock Hudson (the women of the day's ideal man) Was indeed Homosexual ! As were many many many women and men of the stage and screen from that era, marrying each other to look good for the box office returns,, they were called "beards"!!
Actor John Wayne was no closeted gay he was a Republican and very anti-homosexual no civil Rights for black people , there is a video clip him saying these things he does it gently and carefully though .
![Seven Men - Quentin Crisp (1970) [full World in Action programme]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/wTRntQUhipc/mqdefault.jpg)
I used to see him all the time in’t East Village. How I wish I’d spoken to the gentleman. One of my great regrets.
Why didn't you speak to him?
That's the one thing with Quentin, he apparently was very approachable and he would have no doubt chatted along with you.
"Have you been a homosexual all your life?" Quentin should have replied: "N-n-not yet!"
Met him a couple of times. He was a champ at the art of being oblivious.
Great retort! Margot.
those adverts in the middle 😂
I agree, he is the great social philosopher of our age.
He was so unique I am like him living my life androgynous but many people are so mean but I'll survive because I know myself my soul.. I can be a kind human and I got lots of good to show ppl
love youxxx
Good for you!
Excellent interview and I think the interviewer does a very good job at facilitating Quentin in getting his message and ideas across. And unlike many chat shows Quentin gets a decent amount of time to do so. A very enjoyable and enlightening interview. Thanks for making this available!.
I disagree. I thought Quentin kept the interview together. This wasn't his first tango.
Boundless confidence, abject humility. QC was and is a great man.
As always, Mr. Crisp was his wonderful original self, but I wish to assert as well, that Ms. Montford was very sweet and extraordinarily cute.
I dont know if it was the way tv shows where at that time, but interrupting the guest in the middle of an answer, or cutting that answer to go to a break is very, very rude, its amazing Mr Crisp didnt get up and out of the set...
An interview way ahead of its time Wow
He was no hopeless case. Wise and ahead of his time
Wonderful human being 🙏🇮🇪
I must say, I like this interview! I have watched others interview Quentin Crisp, and I think she asks him the best questions. They are personal, deep questions, and she seems very understanding of his hardships in merely being able to live as his authentic self, especially before he moved to NY.
Diana has been presenting a public access show for years. She likely has an incredibly interesting library of past editions featuring fascinating interviews with unique and interesting people of all sorts.
Quentin was very intriguing as a subject. Nicely conducted interview.
Don't understand the problem some people have with this interviewer. Diana Montford chose to have Mr Crisp on her show to help give him a voice. She did a fine job. Being a Transgendered Activist herself, I am sure she understood Mr Crisp very well indeed.
Further reading to be found here:
www.gothamgazette.com/civil-rights/1619-transgender-rights
People like Sylvia Rivera were among those who led the fight at the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion that sparked the modern gay movement and that is commemorated with a Fifth Avenue parade each year on the last Sunday in June. But for many years, "the gay and lesbian rights movement found us an embarrassment," said *Diana Montford, a transgendered activist who has been the host of her own cable show (on Time-Warner's channel 57, Wednesdays at 3 PM) since 1990* "Now we're fed up," she said, "just like at Stonewall."
*Montford said that she still gets "dirty looks" from some people, including gay men* But she was recently honored by Public Advocate Mark Green at his annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride ceremony at City Hall. At his pride fest, Comptroller Alan Hevesi honored Melissa Sklarz, the first transgendered person elected to public office in New York -- judicial delegate -- in 1999.
Montford was being rude to Crisp because he wouldn't allow himself to be manipulated into saying anything hostile about those who disagree with his lifestyle. Montford chose to have him on the show evidently to put him on the grill. Montford could and should have learned something about civility from Quentin Crisp, but I doubt that Montford is even open to the concept of that.
Thank you for uploading - keeps me from the actual news!
He was a tremendous human being. An intelligent, stylish, witty and wise. Despite his wonderful mannerisms, there remains some anger and great sadness. How could there not be? He was treated appallingly for many years. Sweet soul ❤❤❤
This is terrific, thank you!
Did you consider carrying a gun!!? Imagine, Quentin Crisp firing a gun, the gun would fire him. What a redundant question. He’s such a gem.
"Well, going insane is very difficult. I don't know how people manage it." lol
Diana Montford betrays vital weaknesses in her character throughout the interview, and rather than learn, she gawps and gapes.
And smirks
You would think that she would relate more to Quentin, as Diana is a trans women herself. However she seems to find his views on his life experiences and such as most peculiar.
She seems a little smug. She sneers. I don't think she knew she was in the presence of greatness.
I think she had some idea
Nobody expects a message from the Church of Latter Day Saints! Our chief weapon is surprise! Surprise and fear!
Norman Lindsay was also (in Quentin's words) a "puny shrimp like person" and he also lived until he was ninety. What a fabulous conversation those two would have had if they had ever met.
You great man.
Some LGBT people think he is an Uncle Tom back in time, lol
i think that's the kind of friendship Mr Crisp could really understand and appreciate - friendship at a cool distance, once removed from real affection. New Yorkers are his people.
he must have realised she was hopeless at her job
thank goodness for American public access television, so few clips of Quentin talking would be available otherwise. good interview.
"join the majority"
Why do some humans think that other humans, who love the same gender as themselves...can't or aren't a part of the majority?
Just because someone is in love with someone of the same sex or only has sex with their same gender DOES NOT mean that they are not 1) a part of society
2) worthy of all the benefits of life
Lol she had me fooled.
Diana Montford is host of a cable public access interview show, “The Diana Montford Show”, 1990-2015. She is active in Democratic electoral politics and became the first transgender Latina to be elected to public office in New York City when she was elected in 2001 as a New York County Democratic Committee member.
LOVABLE MAN
Brilliance
All of the adverts warning about drugs, cocaine in particular, whilst all the while the CIA were smuggling it in by the lorry load goes to show what a stifling and hypocritical time it was, and probably still is in America.
@Maggie Adams........ One can't achieve a level of stupidity much lower than yours.
I refuse to let the woke types try to rewrite history and claim Quentin was “non binary”!
The interviewer couldn't show less interest or enthusiasm if she tried. Appalling.
Nonsense. You must be watching another interview.
Re: the advert. What has learning got to do with school? You can learn much faster from a study book.
It;s quite obvious that Quinton is not impressed with this interview or this woman . Who is she anyway ? I've never heard of her .
Thankfully neither have I heard of her before. What a cow.
The naked civil servant starring John hurt great movie on with drama and humor on Quentin crisp , I don't know if some of it is fictionalized
Real name Denis Pratt,He changed his name when he moved to London aged around 21.
It’s comforting to know that a man who did so little could be idolised by so many
@j0nnyism........He did more than you'll ever do. Dumb fuck.
Those adverts were fucked up!
If I was a child in the USA when these adverts were on, I'd start taking crack and drop out of school, just as a fuck you to those ridiculous heavy-handed pieces of propaganda.
She is very rude.
One of my friends said how the world has changed ! I answered has it ???
I have to agree this is a sterile interview. She doesn’t understand Crisp’s irony, stoicism and wit. She interrupts him constantly and is trying to push her agenda onto him rather than really listening to what he is saying and what he is meaning. Although he is graceful, polite and tolerant as always it is clear he is bored and irritated. Who can blame him? There are a few interesting questions and points that arise, often by chance, but she manages to almost make Crisp dull and dreary, which he certainly never was.
I love how she challenged his internalized homophobia and self defeatism 👏 👏
I AGREE !!!! QUENTIN WAS HIS UNSWERVING WONDERFUL SELF ! but that woman --- hate to say but thats one of reasons i DONT like new york city . she is quintessential NATIVE new yorker = terrible listeners, cold as ice ,xtremely impatient . only truly friendly new yorkers are immigrants, and people who moved there as adults [all NON-NATIVE new yorkers]- like i did ! i always disagreed with quentin about his opinion of the "everybody is your friend " new york.
great
Excellent interviewer and interviewee. So elegant and professional. What beautiful introductory and closing music. Does anybody know what it is please ?
Lol these adverts!
the commercials for a drug free America are amazing !!!
Oh my god the adverts lol I feel brainwashed lol thank god I live in England
Lmaoooooo .... "Have you been homosexual all ur life"???? I am dying hearing her reveal that question omg how insane ..... Altho this is 30+ yrs ago
He looked great
Whats the name of the music?
Hate it when the host/hostess is ridiculously mismatched with the guest.
Lmaoooooo this host just kills me ...."have you been a homosexual all ur life"!!?? Rotflmgao
Can NOT believe how she cuts in and interrupts him like that. Fucking hell. Cringe adverts as well.
This was her finest hour.
the whole system had been shaken , therefore a few errors like myself were allowed
Woah...I really don't think this woman understands Quentin Crisp at all...she obviously comes from the egocentric school (quite a popular one in america even today) in which individuals take credit for wider societal movements or trends of which they may merely be a small part. The thing with Crisps 'revolution' as it were is that it is the quietly personal. To be true to yourself regardless of place or the wider world. Also Crisp and the war on drugs era...very strange bedfellows.
You do realize Diana Montford is a transgender woman don't you?!
@@Gram820 As it happens I didn't know that...but, so what? How does that in any way contradict my comment above? Does being a transgender woman preclude one from being egocentric? Or, from misunderstanding something about the way another person may conceive of, or 'present' themselves? I identified her by the way she has chosen to present herself in my comment...so I don't really understand how the fact that she is, or isn't, a transgender woman really has any relevance to my general point? Does being transgender automatically give you immediate understanding and sympathy with all peoples? Would that life were that simple, dear.
@@BelatedCommiseration I thought the interview was conducted in a respectful fashion, regardless of the sex of the interviewer.
Probably the only LBTQ person I like and respect.
Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt;
Wow. She’ll cut you in the middle of a sentence. Yikes. Pace it honey.
Montford is no Mitford.
Stanback, Ellen,
A strange and funny analogy mentioning John Wayne,, as he was definitely very very very fond of young men, as he was undeniably Bi sexual,, and of course no secret now as he died of A.I.D.S, related complications, Rock Hudson (the women of the day's ideal man) Was indeed Homosexual ! As were many many many women and men of the stage and screen from that era, marrying each other to look good for the box office returns,, they were called "beards"!!
Actor John Wayne was no closeted gay he was a Republican and very anti-homosexual no civil Rights for black people , there is a video clip him saying these things he does it gently and carefully though .
@@moonstar4121 the comment I was confused clearly and thanks that John Wayne is somebody else he's talking as if John Wayne just died lol
I didn’t know Diana was trans.
My old grandad made love to Quentin crisp's arse-he called his 'turd pussy'
Diana's teeth are not pleasant to look at. I am a bit surprised her producers didn't "assist her" with an improvement.
Pity someone can't assist you with your hateful personality.
Diana wasn't a great interviewer.
Old lady trans RIP