Bruce Lee and Pierre Berton
Originally posted November 26, 2007
Here’s a convergence. I’m currently in Pierre Berton’s childhood home and just discovered a 1971 interview with Bruce Lee on the Pierre Berton Show. The interview is described as “unedited” but really I believe that was just the standard of the time for this type of Canadian television program.
My favourite part is Bruce Lee explaining the relationship between unnatural naturalness and natural unnaturalness. There is talk of a television series in the U.S. but this never happened. The executives felt America was not ready for an Asian male, and so as it turned out the lead role in “Kung Fu” was given to David Carradine. Bruce Lee today is still a compelling and fascinating personality, and as mentioned in this interview, attracted a lot of attention when he did appear on television.
