I loved Gene Wilder, he really was a gentle, gentleman, one of lifes good guys..The world was a better place for him being in it and a sadder one when he left..
He reminds me of my childhood. Such a special man. I used to watch all his films with my dad. Now I'm doing the same with my children. I can here my dad laughing with us.
Gene was a human being....in all of his frailty, strength, talent, and ego, etc. He was neither perfect or terrible. From listening to some of his fellow actors, we know this to be true. He was difficult to work with at times and likely, a joy at other times. An imperfect human, who may have been more blessed by 'timing' than even he realizes.
Idk he’s always seemed depressed and very aged to me. Even during young Frankenstein. The scene in blazing saddles where he asks when is he going to die. He asks it so genuinely earnest. He hasn’t aged a day because he’s been this tired withered old man the entirety of his life. As most Jokers are, they see the true reality and can only giggle and laugh at theses games that is life. As to not spread the pain and suffering around but to be truly empathetic and shield from that pain
I always felt like he had an “old-soul” kind of darkness to him, but the duality is that he also has a very genuine innocence about him, too. I think it’s the latter that exudes that youthfulness you’re talking about. idk Whatever it is, I do see how you could sense something like that in him.
Back in the 90's I serviced Gene and Gilda's swimming pool. They were both amazing people and as genuine as anyone I've ever met, just like in this interview.
@@danielwebster8019 well, a long time ago. I got out of the Marine Corps in 1980 so probably 5 or 6 years later I started my pool route. I stand corrected.
There was always something so gentle and endearing about his eyes. He was a terrific actor. Loved him in Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Willy Wonka. Thank you for all the laughs and genuine moments Mr. Wilder. Rest In Peace.
Met both Gene and Gilda. They were friends of the family, so I had the honor of actually meeting Gene a few times. And every time, he was so gracious. So easy to speak with, and very polite. I'll never forget those encounters with him, or Gilda. They were both amazing human beings. R.I.P. to them both...
As a child, nobody creeped me out in such a wonderful way, as did this man. In my teens, nobody made me laugh so hard as he, as I watched Stir Crazy. Sure, Richard Pryor was great, too...but the way the guards couldn't break Gene's character, and the way he so eloquently played the role, was true comic genius. I'll never forget this soul.
I was in Vegas not that long after Gilda Radner had died and saw him sitting at a black jack table. He was just staring off in the distance with a real look of deep sadness. Obviously, it is understandable but it even hit me hard.
The crux of this interview is when he says, " I don't believe in fate, I believe you make your own life and then call it fate". He then stops, reflects, is overcome, and then speaks of his epiphany, " I do believe in fate". Whether real or not, he believes it is real. Nothing more need be said.
Remember watching this sweet humble soul in Woman in Red with my Mum 🙏 just hilarious! Then with my own daughter in See No Evil. We love & miss you sweetie 💜💟💜 👩👧thanks for the beautiful memories. Hope you're happy in heaven. Stay safe out there everyone x
I actually met Peter Ostrum in 2016 who played Charlie in Willy Wonka and Gene died the same year which blows my mind still to this day. Peter by the way was a very nice guy.
Gene to this day is still one of my favorites. The Silver Streak, the chemistry between him and Richard. Every character he played was special because of him. I never met the man, but his work brought joy and smiles into my life. I always wondered what he would be like in person. He was a very private person and was good at keeping his personal/family life out of the news. Reading some of the comments below, It warms my heart to know that he wasn't an asshole. I know he's been gone almost 6 years... but I will have him in my thoughts and prayers.
A legendary comic actor...such subtlety, improvisation and expression. I saw stir crazy when i was 8 years old and instantly fell in love with comedy...his chemistry with Richard Pryor was amazing. Two comic geniuses I will always remember Gene as Willy Wonka he brought the character to life exactly how you would imagine..❤
hey was a great actor. he had a lot of heart and soul in his work! he worked awesomely well with Richard Pryor.. they were a duo like none other.. Blazing Saddles was a great film.. silver streak, stir crazy, hear no evil see no evil. all the many great films and yes young frankenstein were awesome hits.. I loved his work he was truly an awesome person!
No matter what movie Gene Wilder was in, he had a soft spoken nature that really spoke to me. So gentle, so kind, so sweet and it really touched my heart and made me sad when he revealed he kept his illness a secret because he didn't want kids to feel bad that Willy Wonka was suffering. That spoke to me so much, it really did.
No matter how much you love someone going through dying with them is personally horrendous because there's so much guilt and denial involved in just getting through it - it's easier caring for someone you don't love, you do a better job for them in the end because you can remain strong. When you love someone it's quite a complicated situation and the answers aren't as obvious as you think because something in the caretaker dies too
Gene Wilder I would like to congratulate you on making it through your life and always being the consummate gentleman. Thank you for all the laughs. Godspeed
I felt and still do a great sorrow on the behalf of him.. He is yet another great person, that is no more.. If time travel was a thing.. I would leave these time horrid time and go back to the 80s and if possible, live in a time loop. Yes RIP Gene Wilder.. you are missed.
if anyone grew up watching Willy Wonka, this is the homie!!! Problaby the only "celeb" id ever wanna chill and share a few drinks and green with lol EDIT: the way Gene always acted in and out of movies, you knew that he knew so much about this messed up world but wanted to be kind at all times to everyone =)
Gene had a small part in Bonnie & Clyde. He was funny in that violent movie.....”I’m gonna tear them apart!!!....Step on it Velma.....Velma, Step on it!” I also love Silver Streak. He and Richard Pryor were fabulous! Hearing Gene use the P word was so funny.
Thanks for sharing this clip. I listen to his audiobook all the time (Kiss Me Like a Stranger), quite often when I go to bed now to favourite chapters to fall asleep to. That may sound weird, but I listened to the book so many times, his retelling of stories and soothing voice just relax me and put me to sleep before a chapter ends. Such a raw personal account of his oh so interesting life.
I've met a number of celebrities over the years, I really wish I could've met Gene Wilder, even if for just a moment to thank him for the on-screen memories, especially in Willy Wonka.
I think what he was gentle hinting to is that he and Gilda were not happy as a couple for quite some time before she got sick, even. He stuck with her through the cancer battle, but his true soul mate is Karen.
A great human being and an amazing comediant,love all of his movies,hounted honeymoon was fantastic,Stir crazy,woman in red...R.I.P Mister Gene Wilder you were one of the best ever.
I read Gildas book and i remember bawling at the end because she believed she would win the battle up to the end. She had passed by the time I read it and it broke me.
The world gratest lover is also one of his best film ever. He was both actor and dirctor at that film. His look seems to share everyone's pain. I love him.
I remember going to the theater back in the day and I'm 61 now and seeing him playing Willy Wonka's chocolate factory I said it that movie theater all day and washed it over and over what a great actor sure will be missed
First time I saw Gene was "Blazing Saddles," but that was only one example of how good he was. If anyone is curious about his work, start with "The Producers" and watch everything you can get your hands on. They vary so much. There are the Mel Brooks movies, the immediately post Mel movies, the later movies with Pryor that are only worth seeing because of Gene and Richard, his movies with Gilda, his work as a featured player, like Woody Allen's "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex," and everything else I'm not mentioning.
Thanks for uploading this video. It's terrible quality, but it's always nice to hear a man who helped raise us speak. He was a uncle/father figure to many of us. 🙏
2:31 I believe in fate just like Gene. When you fall in love with someone and they become your 'soul mate,' your heart tells you that the person was your destiny. It becomes unthinkable to believe that you may have never met the person and not have fallen in love with them. And when you lose the person (they die) your broken heart tells you it was all part of the plan.
Gene was a human being....in all of his frailty, strength, talent, and ego, etc. He was neither perfect or terrible. From listening to some of his fellow actors, we know this to be true. He was difficult to work with at times and likely, a joy at other times. An imperfect human, who may have been more blessed by 'timing' than even he realizes.
An original🤩. Willy Wonka and Young Frankenstein are the best roles to show the range of performance he was capable of! From endearing, caring. surreal honesty of Wonka; to the passionate, stern madman of Victor F.. Wilder could summon All his emotions for his characters 🤩. I love and miss him🌈
He was adorable. I’d love to see his baby pictures. Will never forget his “blue blanket”. “My blue blanket -- my blue blanket --- a nun nun nun nun -- ah nun nun nun nun”. 🥰
I actually struggle with this as we speak, and I just came on UA-cam to look at random videos maybe and I run into this I actually lost my wife in 2018 to cancer and I’m not sure what my life holds as it relates to dating, but this was extremely intriguing.
![Gene Wilder & Richard Pryor- Unedited Interview 1989 [Reelin' In The Years Archives]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/vRy7VMh_vO8/mqdefault.jpg)
I loved Gene Wilder, he really was a gentle, gentleman, one of lifes good guys..The world was a better place for him being in it and a sadder one when he left..
He reminds me of my childhood. Such a special man. I used to watch all his films with my dad. Now I'm doing the same with my children. I can here my dad laughing with us.
Well put, "One of life's good guys." If only we had more.
How do you know this.
Gene was a human being....in all of his frailty, strength, talent, and ego, etc. He was neither perfect or terrible. From listening to some of his fellow actors, we know this to be true. He was difficult to work with at times and likely, a joy at other times. An imperfect human, who may have been more blessed by 'timing' than even he realizes.
You better have serviced that with with love, cause they were badasses! What an amazing experience though!
Even as an old man Gene had something very youthful about him. A timeless soul.
Yes.It’s like he never -- really --
got old.
Idk he’s always seemed depressed and very aged to me. Even during young Frankenstein. The scene in blazing saddles where he asks when is he going to die. He asks it so genuinely earnest. He hasn’t aged a day because he’s been this tired withered old man the entirety of his life. As most Jokers are, they see the true reality and can only giggle and laugh at theses games that is life. As to not spread the pain and suffering around but to be truly empathetic and shield from that pain
I always felt like he had an “old-soul” kind of darkness to him, but the duality is that he also has a very genuine innocence about him, too. I think it’s the latter that exudes that youthfulness you’re talking about.
idk
Whatever it is, I do see how you could sense something like that in him.
Well put
@@progamerhennessey9483 yeah you're right. Robin Williams had the same energy about him.
Richard Pryor once said of Gene,
'That man's a Genius! And he's a good man, that's for damn sure!'
RIP Gene Wilder ✌📽🙏
His quote that sticks with me is "Love the show, hate the business ". He was truly one of the greats.
Love it thank u for sharing that fact x
Amen
I am so glad Gene Wilder found happiness in his later years. He deserved happiness. He made so many people happy that he got what he gave.
Back in the 90's I serviced Gene and Gilda's swimming pool. They were both amazing people and as genuine as anyone I've ever met, just like in this interview.
It might have been in the 1980s, she died in 1989.
@@danielwebster8019 well, a long time ago. I got out of the Marine Corps in 1980 so probably 5 or 6 years later I started my pool route. I stand corrected.
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@@hoss-lk4bg gotta love those one word replies from people who know nothing
There was always something so gentle and endearing about his eyes. He was a terrific actor. Loved him in Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Willy Wonka. Thank you for all the laughs and genuine moments Mr. Wilder. Rest In Peace.
Aaawww cute
Atheists do not rest in peace. What--- you believe everyone who dies goes to Heaven? They don't.
Very well said.i couldnt agree more
Met both Gene and Gilda. They were friends of the family, so I had the honor of actually meeting Gene a few times. And every time, he was so gracious. So easy to speak with, and very polite. I'll never forget those encounters with him, or Gilda. They were both amazing human beings.
R.I.P. to them both...
Can you explain the story? Did he marry two people?
Horzinicla he married like four people, keep up
At least they are at peace.
God broke the mold when he made Gene Wilder. Such a kind and gentle man whose eyes matched his soul perfectly. He will forever be Willly Wonker to me.
The man just has kind and sincere eyes.
I just watched the movie, “Silver Streak,” and his kind eyes were so compelling.
As a child, nobody creeped me out in such a wonderful way, as did this man. In my teens, nobody made me laugh so hard as he, as I watched Stir Crazy. Sure, Richard Pryor was great, too...but the way the guards couldn't break Gene's character, and the way he so eloquently played the role, was true comic genius. I'll never forget this soul.
Gene Wilder, Mataline Cann, Mel Brooks I'm still watching these great movies. They are legends 💜. Leslie Nelson man how I miss this Hollywood 😢
If Madeline were alive today, she would keel over dead seeing how you butchered her name.
@@tholian_web “No tongues “
I loved this guy and everything he did to bring laughter into our lives.
I can relate I lost my wife April 19th 2014 that was a Saturday and it's been a struggle for me ever since.
I just lost my wife of 31years on January 11th 2021 she was my world and I'm broken .
Hope the best for u two much love
I'm sorry for both of your losses. Sending prayers to you.
@@TheAdamChaney it's ok my friend, I will see her again.
To both the Gentleman who have lost your wife’s I wish you strength and happiness Respect to you both
Such a beautiful human being and the world really needs more like him.
❤💟❤
We do ❤
People that had never even met Gilda in person fell in love with her. I can't imagine how devestating that was for him. I pray I never do.
I was in Vegas not that long after Gilda Radner had died and saw him sitting at a black jack table.
He was just staring off in the distance with a real look of deep sadness.
Obviously, it is understandable but it even hit me hard.
The crux of this interview is when he says, " I don't believe in fate, I believe you make your own life and then call it fate". He then stops, reflects, is overcome, and then speaks of his epiphany, " I do believe in fate". Whether real or not, he believes it is real. Nothing more need be said.
I have said that my whole life. Bless you
I really needed to hear that. It gave me hope
One of the greatest of his time undisputed in my opinion.....
Gene Wilder is a treasure....may you rest in peace.
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We will miss Gene Wilder! Thanks for the memories!
Remember watching this sweet humble soul in Woman in Red with my Mum 🙏 just hilarious! Then with my own daughter in See No Evil. We love & miss you sweetie 💜💟💜 👩👧thanks for the beautiful memories. Hope you're happy in heaven. Stay safe out there everyone x
its the sincerity in his kind eyes ,captivating as always
I actually met Peter Ostrum in 2016 who played Charlie in Willy Wonka and Gene died the same year which blows my mind still to this day. Peter by the way was a very nice guy.
What an amazing individual Gene wilder was. RIP MY SWEET FRIEND
Gene to this day is still one of my favorites. The Silver Streak, the chemistry between him and Richard. Every character he played was special because of him. I never met the man, but his work brought joy and smiles into my life. I always wondered what he would be like in person. He was a very private person and was good at keeping his personal/family life out of the news. Reading some of the comments below, It warms my heart to know that he wasn't an asshole. I know he's been gone almost 6 years... but I will have him in my thoughts and prayers.
Thanks gene for all the happy times and laughter you've given to mankind 🙏
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A legendary comic actor...such subtlety, improvisation and expression. I saw stir crazy when i was 8 years old and instantly fell in love with comedy...his chemistry with Richard Pryor was amazing. Two comic geniuses
I will always remember Gene as Willy Wonka he brought the character to life exactly how you would imagine..❤
He was such a wonderful person... Miss him and Gilda.
Gene, thanks for the wonderful nice personality. We all need to act like this loving person. Yes you Gene!
hey was a great actor. he had a lot of heart and soul in his work! he worked awesomely well with Richard Pryor.. they were a duo like none other.. Blazing Saddles was a great film.. silver streak, stir crazy, hear no evil see no evil. all the many great films and yes young frankenstein were awesome hits.. I loved his work he was truly an awesome person!
No matter what movie Gene Wilder was in, he had a soft spoken nature that really spoke to me. So gentle, so kind, so sweet and it really touched my heart and made me sad when he revealed he kept his illness a secret because he didn't want kids to feel bad that Willy Wonka was suffering. That spoke to me so much, it really did.
No matter how much you love someone going through dying with them is personally horrendous because there's so much guilt and denial involved in just getting through it - it's easier caring for someone you don't love, you do a better job for them in the end because you can remain strong. When you love someone it's quite a complicated situation and the answers aren't as obvious as you think because something in the caretaker dies too
Gene Wilder I would like to congratulate you on making it through your life and always being the consummate gentleman. Thank you for all the laughs. Godspeed
his eyes always looked sad...grt actòr.🥀
I always loved Gene Wilder. He was such a kind, gentle soul.
I feel like people can learn something from this man 🙏amen and rip gene
Enit mate so true
I felt and still do a great sorrow on the behalf of him.. He is yet another great person, that is no more.. If time travel was a thing.. I would leave these time horrid time and go back to the 80s and if possible, live in a time loop. Yes RIP Gene Wilder.. you are missed.
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I absolutely loved Gene Wilder! He was a great actor/comedian but I think an even lovelier man!
if anyone grew up watching Willy Wonka, this is the homie!!! Problaby the only "celeb" id ever wanna chill and share a few drinks and green with lol
EDIT: the way Gene always acted in and out of movies, you knew that he knew so much about this messed up world but wanted to be kind at all times to everyone =)
RIP Gene Wilder you were a contributor of the world.
Him and Richard were amazing duos.
Always loved this gentle guy. I watched him in the film 'Rhinoceros' recently and found it very encouraging 💜
I read Gildas Bio she was writing during her battle with cancer. She talked about how it affected Gene.
I love him brought me so much happiness
A true legend and a gentleman that brought so much happiness to the world rest in peace amen 🙏 ❤
Gene had a small part in Bonnie & Clyde. He was funny in that violent movie.....”I’m gonna tear them apart!!!....Step on it Velma.....Velma, Step on it!” I also love Silver Streak. He and Richard Pryor were fabulous! Hearing Gene use the P word was so funny.
Always such a gentle screen presence. Rest in peace.
Thanks for sharing this clip. I listen to his audiobook all the time (Kiss Me Like a Stranger), quite often when I go to bed now to favourite chapters to fall asleep to. That may sound weird, but I listened to the book so many times, his retelling of stories and soothing voice just relax me and put me to sleep before a chapter ends. Such a raw personal account of his oh so interesting life.
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Gene wilder brought some much happiness, laughter and amazing memories to so many people he is very missed
A wonderful man and great talent. So sad that time destroys all of us even the icons
God bless you Gene Wilder. R.I.P brother 🙏💯❤️😥
Such a wonderful actor, definitely my favourite, and such a lovely man
Never met him, but i always loved the guy. Seemed like a genuine person
Soulful Gene ❤⚘
He will forever be known as the Man who brought happiness to the World by way of a "Sweet Treat". Because Chocolate makes the World feel good. 🤘
Such a funny talented man. Thanks for all the laughs. He and Richard Pryor were such a great team.
What a great man! People like this kept the world laughing . Today there is no laughter!
What lovely, kind spirited and gentle man he seemed. And funny beyond words. Rest in peace.
I've met a number of celebrities over the years, I really wish I could've met Gene Wilder, even if for just a moment to thank him for the on-screen memories, especially in Willy Wonka.
Did anyone else think that their screen was cracked?
Besides that - this is a great man!!!
must be your eyes aha
he was such a soft spoken gentelman with a huge heart..
May he Rest In Peace. THANK YOU KING.
I think what he was gentle hinting to is that he and Gilda were not happy as a couple for quite some time before she got sick, even. He stuck with her through the cancer battle, but his true soul mate is Karen.
im really happy they are together now and in peace and eternal happiness
A great human being and an amazing comediant,love all of his movies,hounted honeymoon was fantastic,Stir crazy,woman in red...R.I.P Mister Gene Wilder you were one of the best ever.
Ur a good man, see no evil, hear no evil
I loved this man so much great person great actor so sad he's gone
What a men and gentlemen,I grew up with your comedies
Thank you for all warmth you gave us on screen
Rest in peace
Thank you for being Willy Wonka, Mr. Wilder.
One of the only actors who would make me laugh without even saying anything...he just had that mischievous look about him 😎
When a star goes supernova, all that is left is one bright spot in the sky! Make the maker laugh Gene!! God Speed!!
🎶 Come with me and you’ll be in a world of pure imagination.... take a look what you’ll see will defy explanation 🎶
“High Anxiety” really talented guy, rest his soul🙏🏻
Xiety.
I read Gildas book and i remember bawling at the end because she believed she would win the battle up to the end. She had passed by the time I read it and it broke me.
aaww
The world gratest lover is also one of his best film ever. He was both actor and dirctor at that film. His look seems to share everyone's pain. I love him.
Very sweet. I many ways we are all the same. Everybody is somebody.
On that last pause and teary eyes one realizes he went through hard, hard times and miraculously made it through.
Those tears are of gratefulness...
God bless you gene your we’re a true inspiration and still are Rest In Peace our friend
I remember going to the theater back in the day and I'm 61 now and seeing him playing Willy Wonka's chocolate factory I said it that movie theater all day and washed it over and over what a great actor sure will be missed
Thanks for all the laughs. R.I.P....
First time I saw Gene was "Blazing Saddles," but that was only one example of how good he was. If anyone is curious about his work, start with "The Producers" and watch everything you can get your hands on. They vary so much. There are the Mel Brooks movies, the immediately post Mel movies, the later movies with Pryor that are only worth seeing because of Gene and Richard, his movies with Gilda, his work as a featured player, like Woody Allen's "Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex," and everything else I'm not mentioning.
As a kid who watched Willy wonka he has my respect rip
Thanks for uploading this video. It's terrible quality, but it's always nice to hear a man who helped raise us speak. He was a uncle/father figure to many of us. 🙏
2:31 I believe in fate just like Gene. When you fall in love with someone and they become your 'soul mate,' your heart tells you that the person was your destiny. It becomes unthinkable to believe that you may have never met the person and not have fallen in love with them. And when you lose the person (they die) your broken heart tells you it was all part of the plan.
Gene was a human being....in all of his frailty, strength, talent, and ego, etc. He was neither perfect or terrible. From listening to some of his fellow actors, we know this to be true. He was difficult to work with at times and likely, a joy at other times. An imperfect human, who may have been more blessed by 'timing' than even he realizes.
Gilda Gene pure love pure people !
Both, an absolute gift to us all.
he made me laugh and cry and then your are a great artist
Comic genius!! If you haven't seen a Gene Wilder, you should watch one straight away!!
God bless gene nice fella ❤️
My gee thank u
He had the kindest eyes.
An original🤩. Willy Wonka and Young Frankenstein are the best roles to show the range of performance he was capable of! From endearing, caring. surreal honesty of Wonka; to the passionate, stern madman of Victor F.. Wilder could summon All his emotions for his characters 🤩. I love and miss him🌈
Beautiful Human wonderful heart
good to know that such great attraction/love like billy wilder and gilda Radner is possible. rip for both.
It's Gene Wilder.
What a great comedic actor he was RIP !!
I know mate I love him so much mate
He was adorable. I’d love to see his baby pictures. Will never forget his “blue blanket”. “My blue blanket -- my blue blanket --- a nun nun nun nun -- ah nun nun nun nun”. 🥰
he was amazing beautiful actor and man
Great entertainer
What a wonderful gift to the world
I actually struggle with this as we speak, and I just came on UA-cam to look at random videos maybe and I run into this I actually lost my wife in 2018 to cancer and I’m not sure what my life holds as it relates to dating, but this was extremely intriguing.
Mate we are here for you
I'm happy that you keep going.
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