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Uma Thurman Explains Quentin Tarantino’s Dildo Punishment | Late Night with Conan O’Brien
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- Published on Apr 13, 2023 veröffentlicht
- (Original Airdate: 10/9/03) Uma Thurman talks about her role in “Kill Bill: Volume 1”, her impressive height, and how Quentin Tarantino disciplines sleeping actors.
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All due respect to Uma Thurman for taking on Kill Bill and for committing to the role so well. Respect to the other actors, but she definitely made the movie special.
She was ruthless, wickedly, brutal, and just amazing in those movies. Aside from the fact she's incredibly sexy and flat out gorgeous! Her daughter who played on Stranger Things is just as amazing as her Mom. Stunning! 😊
I don't recall her daughter's name, but she hit the genetic gene pool lottery, total smoke show, Ethan Hawke has about 4 must see movies, I'd say Predestination is number 1, then Training Day, then the one with Mark Ruffalo about thieves, Assault on Precinct 13.
Kill Bill is just the best movie!! Uma Thurman transcended the movie, her acting is just so captivating!! Best revenge movie of all time!!!
Every actor played their role brilliantly. Shin'ichi Chiba (Hanzo), Vivica A. Fox (Copperhead), Chiaki Kuriyama (Gogo), Lucy Liu (O-Ren Ishii) all did a great job. Not to mention the actors in Kill Bill 2, which is the better of the two movies.
It was the pilot Mia Wallace was in. It was a secret Pulp Fiction spinoff this whole time, and no one ever knew.
Uma is a gem. Lots of fun watching the back and forth with Conan.
As a fan of both cinema and martial arts, the two Kill Bill films stand up as classics. Uma has to get a huge amount of the credit for how well these films work. Never seen her give less than a great performance.
All true. She's never given a her performance.
look up her dad, Robert
Ikr
Kill Bill 1 & 2 are great.
The director though is 🤢🤮
It's pretty nice to see Uma as herself. We've always watched her excellent portrayals as characters but she's every bit as interesting, maybe more.
Well put
My Kitty got named after her🥰♥️♥️✨✨✨
Anyone who gets to the very top in any field will be interesting and intelligent
She’s awesome 😎
Uma Thurman's performance in Kill Bill 1 and 2 are amongst the most underrated acting in the History of Film. She had to learn Mandarin, Japanese, Karate and Fencing for this role. The Oscars ignore that kind of effort.
yes dude, but you know she was not gay, trans or an" opressed minority" sooooo she does not qualify for it
@gigi kent glad you got that out of your system
BS
Kung Fu and Isshin Ryu if we're being observant. The latter is Okinawan and was born in the late 1950's in Okinawa.
Uma's Japanese is legit too. Not as good as the French lady's tho.
Uma exudes appeal and flirtatiousness and likability. Just amazing.
Yes I’m a straight woman and I’m distracted by her utter charm and beauty and best of all intelligence! She is the whole package
@Minal (Dietitian, Nutrition News, Advice) you seem jealous.
@Gamer Jams On
Lonely?
BOOZERS = LOSERS, DOPERS = DOPES, SMOKERS= NICOTINE NITWITS, TATTOOS = BARBARIAN SKIN GRAFITTI, RAP=CRAP NOISE...
Seen her on other talk shows...never seen her so relaxed and candid.Good job Conan.
Conan is easily the best of all time when it comes to talk show hosts
There is something about her. She is so intelligent and humble, and a great actress.
@Halomaster96 Where do you not see it? She has given many interviews. Watch and observe keenly.
@Halomaster96 You are missing everything. Sorry, I can't help you. Have fun being shallow.
Her mom is a model. German and Swedish Ancestry. NIce.
She comes across as a truly fun and easy going person without the usual "fakeness" most in her profession present during interviews.
Can you give an example of someone being “fake”?
@J B your comment is a good example
Maybe
I wouldn't say most. But sure, there are exceptions. Tom Cruise and John Travolta spring to mind.
Many of the interviews Conan did were great at revealing the real people interactions I feel like
Conan is one the best interviewers of hollywood celebrities. Really knows how to bring out the humor without taking the spotlight
So the part about being disappointed he didn’t see her naked in her dressing room was supposed to be “humor” ??
This has got to be one of the most deftly navigated interviews ever. The invisible tight-rope that Conan is walking is palpable and the double-entendres are deadly sophisticated. Such nuance!
Well put, in simpler terms...."He's nervous as anything because she's amazingly hot".
it's a Tuesday for Conan.
For an even more acrobatically skillful navigation of an unwinnable situation, look up "Nicole Scherzinger Busts Conan"😅🤣
@A Geek of One Maybe you have never been around a person as magnetic as her but I genuinely think he was under her spell. If fake, they got me.
@A Geek of OneThere are general topics and taboos agreed upon in advance but it's not a rehearsal like SNL
Gran persona,gran actriz ❤❤❤
Conan’s great. So good with people. It’s always fun watching
Conan has that Irish affability
oh. was conan o'brien there?
Man, Uma is such a gorgeous woman. And I love the sound of her voice. It would be dope to watch Kill Bill in theaters once again.
Her daughter on stranger things sounds the same
damn, she is super gorgeous!
@furyspec wow
Conan O'Brien is an exceptional host and interviewer who has a rare combination of humor, intelligence, and empathy. He is a true professional who has mastered the art of making his guests feel comfortable and creating a memorable experience for his viewers.
Johnny Carson was the best though.....you're probably too young to remember but he imbodied everything you listed. Never any truly awkward moments with Carson. Conan was good too. He had to work at it a bit more, but he got there.
Also Craig Ferguson was quite good at these, though he had a different style he made guests feel very comfortable.
Who are you his brother?
Fanboy
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Knew nothing about Uma then suddenly I'm stunned, in love with her blinding brilliance🌹 and instant acknowledgement of wacky, honorable and humble Conan. The two of them would be perfect in a movie about an ancient Celtic couple who wore torcs around their necks and cracked jokes as they swung their heavy swords in battle, all the formidable wives typically charging off to battle with their husbands.
As great as Uma was in the Kill Bill movies, the supporting cast was stellar. Tarantino always used great character actors like Michael Madsen and resurrected careers of many actors like David Carradine, Michael Parks and Bo Svenson.
100% + Travolta - it’s easy to forget that his career had been well and truly dead in the water for many years before Pulp Fiction.
@asiddababa You're right, he was the first actor i thought of who's career was revived by Tarantino. I left him out because I figured someone would complain his career was fine before Pulp Fiction.
@asiddababa Oh, and should have added Harvey Keitel to the great character actors used by Tarantino; one of the all-time best.
@markb20 reservoir dogs is great, a little unpolished compared to his later films but I think that actually helps the movie weirdly enough.
Tarantino just writes scripts that actors want to be a part of making.
@Invisalats That's true about Reservoir Dogs. Some call it a masterpiece, but it's a bit too unpolished for me. It's like Tarantino was fine tuning his skills for his true masterpiece, Pulp Fiction.
Been crushing on Uma forever. And Conan is masterful at self humiliation as a means to make his guests comforable. What a great talk they had. ❤
Uma in Kill Bill. One of the greatest performances of all time 👌
GATTACA.......
It's her worst movie. Kill Bill is trash
@Paavo Bergmann you sir have taste. This is her best movie she's Made
Actually its a masterpiece massively underated.
@Filyp It´s one of my favourite movies of all time. Everything about that movie is great, all actors, camera, lighting, story, dialogue...
" the wind must have blown it away"....
@Paavo Bergmann the music... best score ever
I always loved that part, "You call that begging?" Yes, that's all you get. To a child it doesn't seem like begging, but you can hear it in the tone of her voice, she genuinely does not want to kill a child, but she will if you are in her way.
Um... You read the line wrong. She was saying that she was going to show uma what it really feels like to beg.
Love this woman, so classy, intelligent, modest and down to earth. Her husky voice is a fave of mine!! ❤❤❤
She has a husky voice because she was born a man.
@schmassbinder bro what 💀
@ScotchOffTheRocks not many people know about it.
Such a favorite actor. Uma gave everything for those Kill Bill movies. Uma has a good nature with great inner strength. She got injured and kept going. What do they call that? Grit. Uma's got grit. ❤ And a modesty which accompanies a real class. She was so great in those films.
Anyone else flew from table to table like in a a film from 72', would have received my critique. But Uma has special powers. Maybe she can do it. Pei Mei may have shown her s few things we don't know about. She could do that 5 point exploding hart on you apologize and help you on you way to an honorable death. Subtleties were everywhere in her work. I really likes Uma in "Jennifer 8". It was believable fiction and Uma made that whole film work.
Conan was the best late night host. Natural jokes in conversation just so good!
I like to see Uma Thurman so relaxed talking and smiling
I am agree that Uma deserves Oscar for "Kill Bill". I think that her role was one of the best ever. Most of all I like her non fakeness, her second name is - Sincere!
Uma played that role perfectly! She is so talented!
I would love to see her get a Bond girl part sometime soon. I really loved her in the Kill Bill series and would not mind seeing another Kill Bill continuation.
Supposedly, Kill Bill Vol 3 is in the works with Maya Thurman Hawke playing Beatrix’s daughter.
She is so intelligent and presents herself so beautifully.
One just cant deny this fact,Tarantino knows how to choose his actors very well
I remember my boy, who later passed from cancer, asked me to go see this with his gf and her friend. I had no clue what it was or what it was about but his pitch to me was that it was a Tarantino ninja movie featuring Uma. I went in blind. No trailers. No hype. Just blown away by the flick. Nostalgia overload.
may he rest in peace
@bambooinwater thank you bro
Sorry for your loss Jay. Thank you for sharing your memory.
@Christopher Adderley extremely kind of you to say. Thank you.
Precious moments shared with your boy. I hope you have many special memories.
Still an absolutely lovely woman in every sense. Beautiful and humorous and very talented. Total package.
I could see her as a famale bond. Most actresses would take the role too seriously, and it wouldn't feel natural. I think Uma has a presence that would allow her to be more authentic to that role. Obviously bond is supposed to be the role for a "Man's man" and believe me I want to see a tough guy with style and class do the role as much as anyone...but I think she could pull it off and i'd be curious what kind of movie that would be. I suppose Kill Bill is as close as it could get without the martini and suit.
Bond girl means one of the women Bond uses and throws away. Do you just mean you could see her as Bond? So could I.
@laestrella ya
An interview like this will never happen ever again on TV. How times have changed. The subject matter, words used , its all a bit out there for late night tv
I always liked Uma , She always played the part of any character perfectly .
One of the best movies ever made. Uma was amazing
I know this was 20 years ago but if you look at pictures of her now in 2023 Uma is still one of the most beautiful women in the world, even at 53. Also a very talented and underrated actress.
She is rated very well
Uhhhh I guarantee you she doesn't look anything like this now.
She has like wine, just gotten better with age. She is amazing!
@Robert Jensen Wanna bet?
Nah
2 smart funny people having a conversation, such a treat to watch:)
She took control of everything in this segment. Amazing skills.
It’s a good job .. cos Conan is a 12 yr old boy high in energy drinks / expresso here. 🙄. Una is her usual classy intelligent self and carried this pudding .
Why he is so popular is a complete mystery to this Britc 🇬🇧
@serenityinside1 Bruh don't you diss Conan he is actually the GOAT
she basically was funny back then as guests are now... she was sort of ahead of her time, when it was mainly expected of women to look good on interviews... but she brought the wit and the cool stories and Conan actually respects her. so basically she is even cooler then I thought^^
She has a great personality and knows how to joke around
She’s great. Immortalised for ever in two of my favourite female roles. Mia Wallace and The bride. And yet here she seems so humble and sweet.
I saw volumes I and II a couple times in theater and still remember it like it was yesterday and still have the ticket stubs. I can’t believe this was 20 years ago and during the Matrix, Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings films being in theaters. Such a cool time
Back when movies were good and worth going to. Now it's just Marvel or DC spinoff #500. Although the new DnD movie is pretty great.
You are olde now! 😊
Those tickets are probably worth a fortune now. Wish I woulda saved mine.
@Vexor Jordan Peele makes great movies, very happy I saw Nope in the cinema.
Reservoir dogs was Quentin's finest moment. I liked the way he did pulp fiction's story integration. And the revenge thing with kill bill. He also wrote natural born killers.
And ‘True Romance’.
I liked once upon a time in hollywood
back when he made good movies......after Pulp. All downhill violent and terrible movies. Blah
First interview I have seen her in, so charming, she is the total package, and seems to be a great human being as well
"This thing was not a friend of children" ---Uma's joke was as good as any of the best writers on Conan
I love Uma Thurman. I’m a huge Tarantino fan and she nails it as both the Bride and Mia Wallace.
I didn’t know Uma Thurman was so funny! She’s naturally hilarious!
That moment where you realise how old you are by feeling nostalgic for kill bill.
It really did kinda mess me up today lol
I was just ranting at my wife that it's too soon for me to get emails for a tenth anniversary soundtrack release of Drive, "that movie is still recent!" Everything comes and goes so quick
Watched them just recently, great stuff.
20 years ago this year. Whoa
That's nothing. Seeing this clip made me nostalgic for _The Adventures of Baron Munchausen_
There isn't anything I don't love about this fantastic woman.
Uma Thurman looked deadly here
Even as an older woman. We will have to start calling her Puma Therman
So did Conan 😮
U mean all the time
Always appreciated the line Conan walked with expected flattery and respect 👍😎
She was absolutely perfect in pulp fiction. !!
I've only seen her in Pulp Fiction (which was a movie before my time), but I didn't realize her real voice is so similar to her daughter's. The first few sentences here immediately reminded me of Maya talking in Stranger Things.
Kill bill is still one of my favorite movies ever. I'm a movie buff, and love the classics, but kill bill is still in my top 10. Uma made this movie despite an all star cast.
It’s crazy how much Maya is like her mom. They’re both a joy.
I've watched Stranger Things from the beginning and somehow didn't realize who her parents were until a little while ago.😅
Maya totally has her mom's voice! I just noticed that.
cringe
Anya taylor "joy"
this lady truly is one of a kind.
This interview shows how sparkling and natural feminine beauty Uma Thurman is. She is a great woman even as a person, not just her looks, which are fantastic.
she has a charm about her that is A+ special. I can see that lots of the best moments of her characters were her being Uma, not acting. wow.
It’s crazy how much better Conan is than all the other hosts.
The phrase "elephant rapist" seems to roll out of this otherwise elegant person so naturally.. Uma truly is a treasure of a person
She looks fantastic! 🥰 Loved her in Kill Bill! She was born for that role! So much fun...👍
She'd leave a Bond Girl for dead
@hodaka1000She would've made one helluva Bond gal! Broccoli missed his chance.
She trained her arse off for that role. She should've been nominated for best actress. She was magnificent!
"SHE" WAS BORN A MAN. 🤣
Uma is magnificent! Kill Bill was awesome!
Kill Bill is just fabulous. Her role is beyond amazing. It's brutal.
I love how Uma is desperately trying to joke and never getting the laughs just because the audience's senses are maxed out every time she speaks
One of the best actors out there. Beautiful is just her side gig. Being a nice person is her foundation .
actress
Lol. Best?
@Alb E Thanks for being pedantic but you would be wrong. Get with the times, 'actor' is correct as it infers equality not gender.
@boddysurfer Whatever. I don't think it's that big of a deal. It's just about distinguishing the gender when using written expression. I'm confident that Uma couldn't care less. Get over it.
@boddysurfer The word 'actor' might or might not imply something, but It doesn't infer anything - it is the listener/viewer that makes inferences.
I love the scene in Kill Bill where she goes and trains with Pai Mai, who is ruthless but respects her once he sees her progress.
Feels like I saw it in theaters yesterday, so good haha
Crazy to think this was 20 years ago... man she's 33 in this and to this day she still looks gorgeous at 53, amazing woman.
Kill bill was 20 yrs ago ? Wow time flies
If you watch Uma in this interview and look at her eyes and her gestures you can easily tell it was before she got into the car accident in the 2nd movie where Quinton had her drive that car without a stunt double and she crashed into a tree and injured her neck. She now is in a lot of pain. She sued Quinton and apparently he took it personally and they are now on the outs
How can You easily tell?
It was already shot it was originally shot as one film
she's top 5 ever. classic charm and and personality
Wow, what a woman!!! Beautiful, sexy, funny, charismatic, DELICIOUS. A wonderful life effusing being just showing off that beautiful femininity, great humor and spirit of play. I'm a huge fan. Conan always seems to be ON, the perfect personality for this interview. Bless them both.
wow, I was in a student film that never got finished because the director got kicked out of film school for putting a dildo on someone's desk. Nowhere near anyone's face, no photos... just left on a desk as a prank. That was several years before Kill Bill came out. I'm surprised Tarantino didn't have sexual harassment complaints about that prank.
He actually is one of the best interviewers.
What! No proper conversation established, so artificial this man.
@Joachim GuthAutism speaks, clearly
She should have won best actress for that role.
Conans interviews like this are exactly what i misss, the crowd was fire😂 miss the shows tbh 😢
Agree. Today's latenight is completely horrendous
This was 20 years ago now. Wow, time just flies. Her daughter (of Stranger Things fame) looks so much like her, and has the career now.
This video blew me away! The quality is top-notch, and the production value is off the charts. Your attention to detail is evident in every frame, and it really sets you apart. I'm so glad I stumbled upon your channel because I'm hooked! I subscribed instantly, and I can't wait to see what other incredible videos you have in store for us.
Its a clip from a tv show. you're easy to please.
@Dan Gordon it's a bot...
Thank you for including the original air date in your description. This is very much appreciated!!
There is a surprising amount of chemistry between these two.
Love kill bill, 1 and 2 are legendary ❤
Uma had some witty answers here and the crowd was not reacting to it at all 😭
Every thing she is saying are phrases she clearly prepared to cover every response and the audience can see it. It all sounds unnatural, prescribed, and static. We don't actually see the actual person and for good reason. She is quite structured and thinking in real life and that does not match the outfit so she prepared herself with these phrases to try to make everything match but it isn't working. Also, she clearly lacks the I.Q. to pull it off smoothly. On the flip side she was clearly awesome in Kill bill because of excellent direction.
@Karl with a K An ability to pass rehearsed lines as spontaneous thoughts represents high IQ?
@natka9876 Pretty sure Karl's point was she didn't pass the script off as natural or spontaneous. The fake laughs and awkward statements do not seem like the traditional Uma. Perhaps she was enjoying her high a bit too much, as she looked and sounded more like a stereotyped 70s blonde.
@Michael Cox I understood what he said. I just don’t think it speaks to her IQ. It’s more of a EQ thing.
@Karl with a K sounds like projection to me.
Uma Thurman makes me smile. And Conan O’Brien makes me laugh. I would like to cook for these exciting people. 🤩
She needs to make more movies!
She is KNOCK OUT GORGEOUS!!!!Aged so gracefully and i never looked at her that way until now after all of these years!!!! AMAZING
This was before her and Quentin's falling out. She really thought highly of him it's sad he almost killed her in Kill Bill 2 and then refused to apologize for years until he was publicly shamed into it.
It’s possible that she always had an issue with him. Voicing a negative opinion on a powerful director at the time could have ruined your career.
Well, they're still friends now so...
What happened?!
Love Kill Bill Volume I and II. Did not hear about Uma nearly being killed during filming of KBVII. Please elaborate.
@Katana google it for more info but a short summary is that he made her do a bunch of takes driving in really bad weather until she crashed
I had that same issue with growing too much in too short of a period of time. A lot of aches and pains, went to the doctor, and it turned out to be growing pains. I had grown 6 inches in 6 months, and 9 inches total that year.
Kill Bill v1&2 are some of my favorite films. I don't think they could have been what they are w/o Uma. I also think its neat that she's 3 days older than me lol!
20 years ago In October 03, I saw Kill Bill. I absolutely loved it & am so proud of QT & Uma…
She seems like a genuinely nice person.
Uma is such a classy lady...one of a kind
I always love Uma Thurman since Pulp Fiction and Batman lol
Well what can I say? I just love Uma Thurman!
it's so true, anytime a story starts with "there was a large dildo" you know this shit is gonna be good.
She is very unique, attractive and natural actress. One in a million.
How tf is she looking that good being 53? Can Hollywood share their findings with the rest of us? I'm totally shocked. Edit: lol never mind just read the description. This aired in 2003 lmao. That makes sense.
I loved Uma in Kill Bill and now I love her more.
I've watched Kill Bill so many times because of Uma...She's what made the movies so entertaining and interesting, plus She's a beautiful woman but I didn't realize how tall she is...I should've known but I's to interested in the movies to know anything about her height cause I always thought she was maybe 5'9" or something like that cause I really never gave her height much thought until now
Well, I'll be damned. I worked as a Grip on "Django Unchained," while it was being shot here in the New Orleans area in 2011 and Quentin was still getting photos of people with the giant black dildo if they were caught sleeping on set. We also had the wall of shame with numerous photos on it too. I had no idea that it was done on other movie productions before DU.
Uma is looking great here. Such a great screen presence
If my memory serves me well, Conan actually started as a writer of comedy and people were like "you need to be in front of the camera". Now I want to know how tall Uma is...
She is still my favorite actress, I just think she is the total package, brains beauty and strength. Massive crush still all these years later.
Conan was great back in this era I used to watch him all of the time.