'The New Look': John Malkovich Exclusive Interview

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00:00 - I'm Avery Thompson, Hollywood Live.

00:01 Hi, Mr. Malkovich.

00:03 - Hi. - Thank you so much

00:03 for taking the time to chat with me.

00:06 - My pleasure.

00:08 - You know, tell me a little bit about the partnership

00:10 between Lucien and Christian Dior,

00:13 and what does that look like

00:14 over the course of this series?

00:17 - Well, Lucien Lilon was a gentleman

00:23 who had his own fashion house.

00:27 He wasn't in any way a kind of designer of note or anything,

00:32 but he had a pretty fine eye and nose for talent.

00:38 And among the people who worked at the Long studio

00:43 were Christian Dior, Givenchy, Balmain, Balenciaga,

00:49 Pierre Cardin, and on and on and on.

00:55 So he had a very good eye for talent.

00:57 And I think Dior, who was very, very gifted,

01:02 flourished under Lilon's guidance, I guess you would say.

01:09 I think Dior was someone very, very talented,

01:21 hyper sensitive, difficult,

01:26 probably most especially at that time,

01:31 because that was a time where homosexuals

01:34 couldn't live openly,

01:36 where it wasn't accepted by society, unfortunately.

01:43 And that was a real torture for many people

01:48 who couldn't live honestly and live openly,

01:56 at least as openly as any person can live,

02:00 which may not be so much, or so honestly.

02:06 But I think they were a good duo in that way,

02:11 because I think Lilon was able to manage

02:19 Dior's sensitivities and helped him

02:25 make beautiful work, kept him employed during the war.

02:30 Actually, Dior was in the military,

02:37 but kept him employed during the occupation

02:43 and was someone who had a great role to play

02:51 in keeping the French fashion business in France,

02:56 rather than having it transferred to Berlin,

03:00 which was one dream and goal of the Nazis.

03:05 So I think they were a pretty good pairing, I'd say.

03:10 - A duo.

03:12 Over the course of this project,

03:15 has this experience sort of made you look at fashion

03:18 or the artistry of it differently now?

03:20 - No, no, I always had great respect

03:24 for the work of fashion.

03:26 I did 24, 26 collections myself under different lines.

03:31 And it's a lot of work.

03:37 It's a very beautiful work.

03:41 The creative part of it, very compelling, very interesting.

03:49 Because not unlike cinema or theater

03:54 or some other forms I work in, it's only about details.

04:00 And that's something that always compels

04:05 and intrigues me, why this and not that?

04:15 And so I always had great respect for designers

04:20 and it was something I was always interested in.

04:25 - Well, thank you so much for your time

04:29 and congrats on the show. - My pleasure.

04:30 - It's absolutely stunning.

04:31 - Oh, thank you, thank you so much.

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