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Anthony Bourdain behind the scenes with Laurie Woolever

Name: Anthony Bourdain behind the scenes with Laurie Woolever
Uploaded: 2022-11-15T15:43:56+00:00
Duration: 50 s
Channel: Tyler Wagner
Description: Laurie Woolever discusses how Bourdain was shy and awkward off camera but performed a swaggering confidence on screen. His on-camera persona was a…

15 Nov 2022 · 1 min

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Laurie Woolever discusses how Bourdain was shy and awkward off camera but performed a swaggering confidence on screen. His on-camera persona was a skilled act designed to draw people out and explore experiences, not a sign he was fake.

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when you were hanging out with him, and it was just you guys, rather than what we saw on the TV, is there anything that is like not— was like missing in a sense, you know what I mean? Like, I guess—
Yeah, I mean, a lot of people talked about this in the book, in the oral biography, and I think this probably would surprise people to know that he was very— he was kind of a shy, awkward person, you know. I think when you see what you saw on television was the product of someone who really knew how to perform and really, you know, knew how to be in front of camera. And it's not to say that he was inauthentic on camera, but he was the most swaggering, confident version of himself with a job to do and with, you know, with a goal, which was to have good conversations and explore new things and really communicate.