From the 60 Minutes archives: J.K. Rowling
60 Minutes met J.K. Rowling back in 1999, when she spelled out the secrets behind creating Harry Potter's magical world.
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She's an example of how you can succeed if you stay true to yourself and to your story. I believe it was also right that success came at age 34 when she could make the right choices. Also, a brilliant, brilliant, brilliant mind
yes!!!
No. That's just propaganda.
I know I got to meet her I live in Edinburgh and she came into the store I work in she is so kind and humble 😁
@@glenfleetham3239 wait really? Is it true??
Can’t agree more 🙌🏻
I feel horrible that this amazing person, a symbol of success, compassion, and the power of imagination, is now vilified so horribly for simply saying that women menstruate.
Some liberals do go by the science. So her non-hypocritical adherance to biology and science is why she can't give in to the woke cancel cult.
Nah, she is not. It is just an insignificant number of small people who happen to believe that only their beliefs matter(even if going against logic and proven science) and, anyone against them, is set a target. They are modern times nazis and we just have to ignore them.
And she is right even.
Amen… She’s strong enough to stand her ground, and her stance on this issue is as admirable to me as her amazing talents.
His name is Mr. Galbraith and he hates women and is a massive hypocrit.
Got nothing bad to say about J.K Rowling. The HP books were essential to my childhood and I'm forever grateful to her for creating such an amazing world.
Mr Galbraith appreciates your basicness
I cant believe this woman's imagination, talent and creativity! The drawings are amazing
Indeed
Mr Galbraith hates women unfortunately
She is a genius. I did a bunch of school papers on her when i was a kid. i mean the woman created a sport, a language, and a world 🪄✨!
*She didn't create a language, though - that was Tolkien.*
@@org6760 parstlemouth. Hello????
@@littletimmy1999 That's not creating a language genius. I can't believe you're trying to argue this lmao. And I'm a fan of Rowling myself but I'm not so delusional to think that making up a type of language is creating a language. Creating a language means more than just making up the name of a fictional language and a couple 'words' in that language, which is indisputably as far as she went with Parseltongue. And while her creation of Quidditch was indeed impressive, her greatest accomplishment is getting millions of children like myself and others into reading and writing.
@@Monkonmunky i can't believe you are ridiculous enough to seriously argue about a fictional children's book. I read a little bit of your posts but I literally don't have time to read all of it and don't care. It's not that serious. Jesus! Rowling is a genius. Bye.
@@littletimmy1999Bah! Humbug!
I think the most amazing thing about this woman is how she is still able to function in reality and practicality while carrying around such an out-of-this-world, fantastical imagination.
true , she is one of a kind !
His name is Robert
9:03 - "It's almost like watching the book instead of reading it" High praise. Every writer aims for this but few achieve it. I literally teared up multiple times I was moved so much watching this... Thank you for putting this video out for us to enjoy :)
That one got me too
The boy said it all. Jk's writing is so tangible, we feel like we are in the story. Just amazing.
You seem stupid
2:18 Mcgonagall is the transfiguration professor not potions!!!!!!!
I miss the name Regina Phalange!!
I know I nearly died when she said that
9:09 the way this kid explained how the book reads gave me goosebumps
Same here, was looking for that comment, if I woudnt be me, I woud say he has an old soul
That’s my big brother! Hahaha
@@myuhh8 how old was he in that moment??? the girl behind him is beatiful.
@@surenoespacial4936 9years old!
Mo too!
I love how awkardly shy she gets as she speaks her mind and then covers her face. She is adorable. Love you J.K. Rowling. You have been such a great inspiration for me and my children. I love hearing about your struggles and life story. As well as her beginnings with the writing of the book. It never gets old.
Mr Galbraith
She really is a fantastic example of following a creative need and seeing it through
WOW! And to think of her humble beginnings... God Bless J.K. Rowling for her absolute masterpiece - Harry Potter !!!
Literally the first billionaire to drop below $1 billion net worth bc she gave so much to charity, the GOAT
She said she was never a billionaire. In theory, she should've still been considered a billionaire despite her philanthropy because the Harry Potter empire was still worth billions, and she owns a percentage of every aspect that makes money.
There have been a few of them.
I still love her. She is amazing.
I will always admire JK Rowling, she’s self made, talented and brought millions of kids into reading! The way she’s being treated these days is disgusting.
Yes yes, the way Hitler treated the Jewish was not at all problematic.
@@ThatCoalSoul that comparison shows how ignorant you really are, stop embarrassing yourself.
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Hi Mr Galbraith, do you sell more books under that name? What a misogynistic decision to make, you must really undervalue other women, no? What's it like living in hypocrisy?
Nah, she’s getting exactly what she deserves. And she’s the only one at fault for it
4:10 That is good. That dude with the perfect accent: "Like 8 million today, but if you wait until later on today, it'll be more like 9". So good. No actor could have said it better.
She's a talented beautiful writer. I love her. Take it one day at a time.
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her drawings are exquisite
She is an incredible artist
I remember watching this episode with my grandma when I was a child. I loved everything Harry Potter and 60 Minutes ❤
I love how she always sticks up for her younger readers and talks about how they're underestimated. I wasn't much of a reader as a child but I'd fly through Harry Potter books. Children are not completely incapable. I have a 15 year old family member who is always reading something different. Some of the books are easily 700-800 pages long. Make something as engaging as Rowling did and kids will read
I have been reading novels since I am two years old.
I enjoyed the brief interview with J K Rowling by Stephen Fry last week, talking about fantastic beasts. J K Rowling was radiant and easily on an intellectual par with Stephen.
This one? Or another? kzhead.info/sun/e62cgdaNj6mugmg/bejne.html
I love this. She's a very impressive woman.
She's marvelous.
I am a huge fan of the Harry Potter series I haven’t read the books but I’ve listened to it audio and it is fantastic J.K. Rowling you were such a inspiration and I am so inspired by your writing
Nowadays I basically only listen to books as audiobooks (and have re-listened to Harry Potter as an audiobook multiple times) but honestly, I highly recommend reading the physical Harry Potter books. I may be biased because I first read Harry Potter as physical books but it's an entirely different experience actually reading, or as one kid in this video said "watching", the words flow from the pages into your imagination!
@@Daniel-Davies-Gonstead-StudentI agree. Reading them is such a wonderful experience. There's something so special about holding a fantastic story in your hands
The fact that she chose to go by “J.K.” and not Joanne so to dodge sexism by concealing her identity as a woman makes me feel so many emotions. I’m sad because it’s true. I’m also impressed by her because instead of feeling defeatist, she got strategic. And it worked. But in the paraphrased words of Professor McGonagall in HBP, Rowling’s actions were “heroic, but why were they necessary?”
J.K.RowIing truIy exempIifies how many of us reaI, true women have had to survive the seemingIy endIess years of "sexism" and discrimination. Now women are being attacked on whoIe new IeveIs by men appropriating our femininity and womanhood.
Because the publishers didn’t think young boys would choose a book written by a woman. I don’t think it’s as deep as ‘sexism’ in the way that word usually hits
@@benhallo1553that’s exactly right. When I was a little boy 😅I would always search for male authors because school had a lot of women author’s… as silly as that is that’s just how kids think.
@@benhallo1553 That is literally the textbook definition of sexism! Seriously. What's up with so many people, and especially men, being so invested in denying that sexism is real? Is it perhaps because you benefit from it? I'm not saying you're a bad person, plus we all have unconscious biases, and have been shaped and socialized by the culture that we live in. But I do hope you'll give it some thought, at least. If you ever read this comment. (Written by a woman, so maybe you won't. :P) Anyway.. I was always open to reading both female AND male authors, as a child! As were all the other girls in my class! Funny how that works. While boys seemingly try to avoid female authors. It is indeed sexism, and it makes women's lives harder. Ever considered why male authors so often get FAR more recognition and fame than their equally skilled, or perhaps even MORE skilled, female counterparts..? This is why. (Although JKR is one notable exception, thank heavens.
@@InterstellarDreams my girlfriend definitely reads more books by women than men. I think each sex write about what they find interesting. Generally then, boys tend to like books by make authors because they are about topics boys find interesting (war, heroes, technology ect)
5:20 so awkward how the interviewer keeps tryna grab the papers off JK
Had she been today and the movies got picked up in 2020 can't imagine the butchering studios would of done of her work. Besides a few key details, I love the relationship the studio had with her throughout
She doesn't deserve all the crap and hate she's getting now. She said NOTHING wrong
I agree with her entirely, Just as thousands of others do. I can't believe how the press is doing it's best to bring her down. I will not be told what to believe in nor think. We are free and that is the way it should be for us all.
Glad to see another sane person 🙏
thank God people like you and a lot of the other commenters exist cause recently i feel like it's hard to even mention her without being scandalized in some way IMO she is an amazing writer who deserves a lot more respect than she's getting right now
Agree with all these comments, JK has done so much for me, as a writer, as a fan, and I will always support her
@@LorraineHatrix The press and social media used cancel culture to destroy her reputation and even removed her from the legacy of the series she wrote. She actually empathised with trans people in her tweets, but took issue with the term people who menstruate and the implications of such terminology. Rowling was a victim of domestic abuse so has a vested interest in the welfare of vulnerable women particularly as a philanthropist. The majority of people agree with JK on this.
So thrilled for JK Rowling's awesome success.❤❤❤
More full videos please, 60 mins!!
Funny how the agent says (excitedly) we are about to sell 9 million books.......she has (2021) sold 400 million and then at 12:55 she might make £100milllion (as of 2021 she is worth $1 billion). Even in 1999 they still underestimated how big JK Rowling was to become!
I want a J.K Rowling biopic!
There's one "magic beyond words: the JK Rowling story"
@@tahsintabassums YES !!
lol there's already one and it's really bad
Jk Rowling planned the entire story of Harry Potter 5:44. The Star Wars sequel trilogy - Make things up as they go along, and no point in it to exist.
The fantastic päbeast plot Was also largly already writen when she wrote the books
The margarine tie-in could have totally worked. "I can't believe it's not Potter!"
A legend ❤️
Jk Rowling saved my life as a child
How did she do that?
@@bush-b5330 Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. 😂😂😂
Mine too ❤️
@@bush-b5330 by giving them a mental refuge through art and storytelling and a group of fictional characters to relate to
Happy Birthday, J.K Rowling!
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@@JoanneRowling.official J.K Rowling, is that really you?!!! WOW!!!!! To meet you- even writing to you is a dream come true! I LOVE Harry Potter,( but only the books, I must admit. The movies left out and changed too much for me.) I celebrate your birthday every year, complete with birthday cake, and best of all, the start of a Harry Potter book! It feels great to hear from you, Thank You for writing to me! Do it again! Your big fan Sarah Floyd. P.S in middle school, I was given the nickname Sarah Potter because I look enough like Harry to be his sister!
@@catgirl7765 Glad to hear that…🙂 I’m trying to connect to my real fans and I think you’re one. We could talk privately if that’s cool with you..
I don't think any author has accomplished as much as she has with books and movies.
Dr Seuss?
@@justayoutuber1906 wow!!!! Ding ding ding. Never thought of that. That's one of the best examples I've heard to date
Lucky lady to get so much help and support from family and friends!
9:02 what a well spoken and sharp kid
To think that she took the Harry Potter manuscript to Penguin Publishers and they turned her down! They must be kicking themselves EVERY SINGLE DAY!😂😂😂😂
6:21 beauty and magic of serendipity!!!!!!!!!!!
How she could focus on writing this story in a busy cafe i will never understand
Do not believe everything people say.
Surreal to think I was the same age as those school kids when this aired in 1999. I’m 37 and paying my taxes now
She is my favorite human being.
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@@JoanneRowling.official my pc
“Potions Professor McGonagall” Snape: What am I to you? First Defense against the dark arts, now this?
What's even worse is the same journalist then goes onto read the passage about McGonagall OBVIOUSLY teaching Transfiguration!
Harry Potter will go down in history as the best fictional books ever written. Well done J.K. Rowling! My favorite!
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I was little when the I first hear about the movies coming out. My brother who is 2 years older came into the room screaming "wait is that harry potter?? omg its harry potter" while pointing at the tv. I was born an raised in Puerto Rico, the books were an ENOURMOUS success!!!!!!!!
What an inspiration and legend.
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"sorry Warner" at the end..:D so adorable
JK Rowling happy 😊 you made it successfully ♥️your a good inspiration to make me wanna write!
Yes keep going !
She went so far
She so got kids to reading and loving it!
Mad respect!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤
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I had read the second book 27 times before highschool :D We were all addicted to it.
My mum was smart, they came out in English before they were released in my native language so she got them for me in English. I read them several times at a very young age 🙂
1:33 I mean yeah, lotta whacky names, but Hermione was a legit name before. xD Rare, but not a name Rowling conjured up.
Honestly, I was like, "wait, that's just a name, isn't it?" I can only guess it's not used in the US.
@@futurez12 No, it's definitely not an American name. From what I remember, it is very, very British. Lol
Jill Murphy created The Worst Witch series that had unmistakeable parallels to the Potter series but Rowling never mentioned her as a source of inspiration but it had to be an influence if you research the similarities.
Pls recommend Cecilia Dart-Thornton's Bitterbynde series
Big fan of J.K. Rowling.
I Love J. K. Rowling and Harry Potter))!!!!!
Next year will be ten years since the last movie came out, hard to believe
u meant this year right ? haha
@@lindazhang8004 Nope this was from a year ago
Sad, I wish there were more.
100 million dollars lmaoooo she got a billion now
5:13 wow…… that is so wrong, what the interviewer was doing right there
Being Scottish and hearing it pronounced ‘Edinborough’ hurts me deep inside.
How do you think I feel when you English speakers pronounce words like Jalapeño, chorizo and paella... 🤣🤣🤣
@@greyLeicester I think Ashley is Scottish.
how is it supposed to be said?
❤️❤️❤️
Gorgeous lady J K
Ah, yes. My favorite character. McGonagall, the potions professor.
Wow the book must have scored high in back alley playgrounds!!
#JoanneRowlingComeBack
The gist of the book is about potentiallity of light (photons) and how an esoteric issue could be.
Today the Harry Potter range of books is STILL on the children's best sellers list in June 2020
Professor McGonagall does not teach potions!!! She teaches Transfiguration!
OVer 20 years! wow! Is it me or she looked older back than than she does today? lol!
Money=youth 😆
I gueess it is not about surgery mostly.She had depression and no money even to care a good care of skin ,hairs etc.and it made a big print on her personality. It is ok now she feels much better and can care and love her body ,organism.but the main thing i m sure it is her emotional condition and outside world's Relationships.
@@user-ee1vm9qz4b well put!
I say a mix of surgery and happiness! Her eyes are larger.
being under heavy pressure does more to you. She is probably happy now with what she achieved.
I knew her hair color changed, but I did not realize she got rid of so many freckles (or just wears lot more makeup?). 😎
I swear in parts of this it's Anne Rice talking/narrarating about J.K.
Jk Rowling Is brilliant 📚📖✔💯❤.. And how beautiful is she
Professor McGonagall does not teach Potions, she teaches Transfiguration.
+++Hello shes amazing whats the name of the book shes holding 1:45
Things seem perfect in England or Europe in general. I might just kove there after college
5:55 "Compulsively organized" These guys have no idea of what it takes to write a cohesive novel.
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Anyone else notice how the over voice said "potions professor McGonagall"
Hate this being classified as a children's book. I can see so in the 90s with the setting and the way things were, but these are perfectly fine being classified as just mystery fiction. Kids is an insult. Classica
Elegant woman
I can tell she wasn’t in a good place. You can tell depression is getting too much for her. I’m not sure she’s drinking drinking or on drugs but she is Slurring in her words. I’m happy the pressure is off her shoulders now.
I'm glad too. But lately the pressure is coming from the far-left who have been trying to cancel and boycott her products.
uh, professor mcgonagall is not a potions master...
Vr nicee. Is vr great.
I like how they say "Hermione" is a silly made-up name.
The more I watch JK Rowling, the more I think she might be on the spectrum. Something about her manner, and her obsessiveness; the way she shows and tells, and her little giggles after saying something quite ordinary. I'm not in any way saying it's a bad thing, it's just an observation.
That might actually be true. A lot of women are on the spectrum but can hide it well from an early age. And so I can also tell perhaps aspergers. She is a genius.
@@THEORDEROFSTARS or she is just very smart
first time i've seen someone mention it but I instantly thought the same.
Edinburgh looking beautiful as ever
Can you believe that she started writing Harry Potter 10 years ago?❤❤❤
she could have made sooooooooo much more money seriously like sooooooo soooo much more like she could be multi billion dollar woman but she chose not to cus she has common sense and is classy
I love how Rowling looks way older than Leslie Stahl when she was 34....
But now in her 50s she looks very different. JK seems to have had some work done, or at least wears a ton more makeup.
I mean being in poverty, being a single mom, and going through a divorce takes a toll on you
@@youraveragepasser-by7367 fair!
&&&& never been a fan of harry Potter at alll but nevertheless this was good interview ❤
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those kids are prob in their 30's now lol
Yes we are in our 30's
Did she just said hermeYany?
@Lalice The name comes from Greek i think
I heard Hermelaurel /s (if you don't get it, I'm referencing the famous debate where many people interpreted the same audio clip wildly differently -some hear laurel and some hear yanny)
"Professor of magical potions McGonagall": uuuuhhh...
I'm a real warlock and has been practicing spells with success for many years. And I have to say I'm a huge fan of JK Rowling and Harry Potter's films. I wished they were real. Unfortunately, it's science fiction and most people want magick to happen like that but it doesn't work that way. Magick is real and takes alot of time whether it be love spell, money, success and etc.. But it does add alot to our children to learn more about witchcraft. :)
You remind me of my Aunt Joan. Why? For several summers, I would live with my Aunt Joan on the outside of Phoenix, Az. Only when I was young she taught me how to do magic tricks, because she wanted to teach me, to be open to new experiences. I am also a big fan of Harry Potter & have all the movies except for Fantastic Beasts on my iTunes. Only I’ve seen Fantastic Beasts & loved it. Reminded me of the magic that movies can bring us.
Any tips?
Crikey.