Bette Davis is an inspiration to me to keep on going and face life's challenges. When I feel defeated and exhausted sometimes, I get re-energized just listening to her. Sending love to you in heaven Bette ! ❤
David was a good interviewer. He got out of the way as much as possible, didn't make it about himself. I wasn't surprised to hear Bette say at the end that she watched him daily; you could tell she was very comfortable.
I ADMIRE how objective she can be, very frank and sometimes (it seems to me too much) honest lady, she says everything she thinks,very clearly, no useless words, just the pure thought - positive or negative! Now poeple are so afraid to do so,she wasn't - that's what I adore! Thank you for the interview!
You have to respect a person who can be very upfront and honest about their own life without sugar coating or casting blame on others for it. She was very real & honest to say that she didn't like her physical looks. She was proud of her Yankee background & that work was not a bad word. Bette Davis was no slacker and she was a realist. Bette was never stuck up. she worked hard on her craft & it paid off & she had every right to be proud of everything she accomplished & proud of being a woman.
we don't have stars like her anymore. she was genuine class act and probably one of the biggest stars of the 20th century. She left an impressive body of work that I think everyone should see. MY personal faves are 'Of Human Bondage' 'Dark Victory' 'Jezebel' 'All About Eve' 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?' 'Juarez' 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex' and 'The Letter'
She still has that laugh..wow..one of the greatest actresses perhaps the best that ever graced the screen. A truly wonderful lady and to the point. We really miss you Bette!!!!
She had an affair with Miriam Hopkins' husband and he refused to leave Miriam which is why Bette always publicly attacked her. The jealous one was Bette, not Miriam.
Joan was definitely someone whom she did not have a good relationship with. However, Miriam Hopkins and Bette had a long history together . Miriam could piss off Bette like no one else. If we have lived in 1932, we would have known who she was. She was in the top 10 major star lists. I may be wrong but Bette and Miriam had done summer stock theater together in their very young years. As Bette's star was rising, Miriam's was descending. However, Bette fails to mention she had an affair with Miriam's husband. If you look on RUclips, you can find that Miriam had a flair for slapstick comedy as well as drama. My mother (born in 1927) liked Hopkins and said "she just had a different look". As for "Jezebel", Miriam owned the copyrights to the piece. She played it on Broadway and it flopped. She sold it I guess to Warners thinking she would play it. Why she didn't hold on to the rights and sign on the bottom line that she would play the part on film is a mystery to me. My favorite part Hopkins ever played was the meddlesome Aunt Penniman in the movie "The Heiress".
I admire Bette Davis however, she is not being honest about her relationship with Miriam Hopkins! Miriam disliked Bette after she discovered the Bette was sleeping with her husband! What woman wouldn't hold a grudge??? Nevertheless, this does not take away from her awesome body of work.
You don't know the full story! Bette Davis is brutally honest;maybe that's just what somebody wrote. If you are a true fan of Ms. D's,then you knowmany people hated her-for whatever reason.
So did the legendary Bette mention her opinion of the song Bette Davis Eyes in the part of this interview which doesn't seem to appear on RUclips? Your description may be misleading. However, I have seen other interviews where she cannot understand why people think her name is Betty when it's actually Bette.
@jhecht424 I have a friend in her 70's who is a lifetime smoker and she laughs the same way!! I call it the smokers cackle. I certainly may be wrong but I *think* that laughing sound is caused by what smoking does to the vocal cords.
Bette & Miriam go waaaay back to the Rochester Stock Company. That's where the rivalry began and continued through to the end. The affair, in my opinion, was pure happenstance.
I knew from somewhere she and Miriam had a very long past and they had done summer stock theater together. From some book or other, I remember Bette mentioning she was curious of how much of Miriam's blondness came from a bottle. Personally, I think Miriam had a wider range in film than Bette. She had great comic timing. To my knowledge, I don't think Bette attempted the kind of slapstick comedy that Miriam had done on film. She also couldn't just burst out laughing like Celeste Holm could in AAE. Miriam had problems with other actors for her unprofessional behavior. In 1932, Miriam Hopkins was in the top 10 best known stars in Hollywood. For Bette Davis to come along and be cast in "Jezebel" and the film was a huge success versus Miriam playing the part on Broadway to dismal reviews could only have been horrendous for her. As Bette's star was ascending, Miriam's was descending to the point of her being a second tier actress and no longer the star. She's wonderful as Laurence Olivier's bitchy wife in "Carrie" and in her role as the meddlesome Aunt Penniman in "The Heiress". Most of us in this generation wouldn't even know of Miriam Hopkins and often default to Joan Crawford as Bette's nemesis. Bette and Miriam knew each other of old and the animosity for each other never wavered.
As far as I know, everyone I ever wanted to meet, has gone on. I'm not I really care to meet any of the modern actors. They're simply too reckless about their influence on politics. I agree with Ms. Davis. It's just too hard to know exactly what's really going on. They should just stay out of it altogether.
It's funny that she didn't care for M Hopkins. I don't care for her either. Something negative comes across on the screen. All I can think of is conceit..... Bette is ever interesting!
" I am not jealous. I want people to be just as good as they can be. That makes me better. " AMAZING!!!!
Bette Davis is an inspiration to me to keep on going and face life's challenges. When I feel defeated and exhausted sometimes, I get re-energized just listening to her. Sending love to you in heaven Bette ! ❤
I just LOVE her honesty. Especially the way she is so dismissive about her Dangerous Oscar.
At least she was honest to say Dangerous was not a good movie because Katherine Hepburn should have got it for Alice Adam's
David was a good interviewer. He got out of the way as much as possible, didn't make it about himself. I wasn't surprised to hear Bette say at the end that she watched him daily; you could tell she was very comfortable.
I ADMIRE how objective she can be, very frank and sometimes (it seems to me too much) honest lady, she says everything she thinks,very clearly, no useless words, just the pure thought - positive or negative! Now poeple are so afraid to do so,she wasn't - that's what I adore! Thank you for the interview!
You have to respect a person who can be very upfront and honest about their own life without sugar coating or casting blame on others for it. She was very real & honest to say that she didn't like her physical looks. She was proud of her Yankee background & that work was not a bad word. Bette Davis was no slacker and she was a realist. Bette was never stuck up. she worked hard on her craft & it paid off & she had every right to be proud of everything she accomplished & proud of being a woman.
we don't have stars like her anymore. she was genuine class act and probably one of the biggest stars of the 20th century. She left an impressive body of work that I think everyone should see. MY personal faves are 'Of Human Bondage' 'Dark Victory' 'Jezebel' 'All About Eve' 'Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?' 'Juarez' 'The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex' and 'The Letter'
David Hartman's bucket list come true. Wonderful interview. I love Bette Davis, a real legend!
Wonderful, intimate interview. I love the ending exchange between them.
David was blushing. Awesome!
She has a great line at 6:25, and we hear her laugh!
I So Admire Bette Davis both the Person and the Actress.
What a lady.
She still has that laugh..wow..one of the greatest actresses perhaps the best that ever graced the screen. A truly wonderful lady and to the point. We really miss you Bette!!!!
*A Masterpiece Interview Love You Lady R.I.P*
There is no other word than fascinating... nothing else comes closer.
6:38...bit of a Baby Jane laugh perhaps?..We love you and miss you Bette!
i love her charm
HOW could one woman have so much genius instilled inside of her. Not easy to be B.D. I could well imagine.
I want people to be just as good as they can be and that makes me better!
Love her or hate her, she is fascinating.
"What... you never said Petaahh"
"I`ve never talked that way in my life" LOL
she is an American treasure like a guided box full of all that is early century
Smoke 'em up, girl! LOL
that jealousy quote is str8 mackin
She had an affair with Miriam Hopkins' husband and he refused to leave Miriam which is why Bette always publicly attacked her. The jealous one was Bette, not Miriam.
You should also see "The Nanny". wow.
I was expecting her to mention Joan Crawford as someone she didn't enjoy.
Joan was definitely someone whom she did not have a good relationship with. However, Miriam Hopkins and Bette had a long history together . Miriam could piss off Bette like no one else. If we have lived in 1932, we would have known who she was. She was in the top 10 major star lists. I may be wrong but Bette and Miriam had done summer stock theater together in their very young years. As Bette's star was rising, Miriam's was descending. However, Bette fails to mention she had an affair with Miriam's husband. If you look on RUclips, you can find that Miriam had a flair for slapstick comedy as well as drama. My mother (born in 1927) liked Hopkins and said "she just had a different look". As for "Jezebel", Miriam owned the copyrights to the piece. She played it on Broadway and it flopped. She sold it I guess to Warners thinking she would play it. Why she didn't hold on to the rights and sign on the bottom line that she would play the part on film is a mystery to me. My favorite part Hopkins ever played was the meddlesome Aunt Penniman in the movie "The Heiress".
I admire Bette Davis however, she is not being honest about her relationship with Miriam Hopkins! Miriam disliked Bette after she discovered the Bette was sleeping with her husband! What woman wouldn't hold a grudge??? Nevertheless, this does not take away from her awesome body of work.
Not good, but her husband was the betrayer.
I was expecting that in several interviews when ppl ask that but she nvr says Joan!
Because people will expect her to say Joan Crawford and he was expecting her to say Joan but she didn’t lol.
You don't know the full story! Bette Davis is brutally honest;maybe that's just what somebody wrote. If you are a true fan of Ms. D's,then you knowmany people hated her-for whatever reason.
Anybody worth their salt has fans and haters. Bette Davis is a legend!
I am jealous, David. I really am.
So did the legendary Bette mention her opinion of the song Bette Davis Eyes in the part of this interview which doesn't seem to appear on RUclips? Your description may be misleading.
However, I have seen other interviews where she cannot understand why people think her name is Betty when it's actually Bette.
No, but she did give her thoughts about it in this interview: ruclips.net/video/3XRikH6JJq0/видео.html
Because Betty is pronounced the same as Bette probably
@jhecht424 I have a friend in her 70's who is a lifetime smoker and she laughs the same way!! I call it the smokers cackle. I certainly may be wrong but I *think* that laughing sound is caused by what smoking does to the vocal cords.
Bette & Miriam go waaaay back to the Rochester Stock Company. That's where the rivalry began and continued through to the end. The affair, in my opinion, was pure happenstance.
I knew from somewhere she and Miriam had a very long past and they had done summer stock theater together. From some book or other, I remember Bette mentioning she was curious of how much of Miriam's blondness came from a bottle. Personally, I think Miriam had a wider range in film than Bette. She had great comic timing. To my knowledge, I don't think Bette attempted the kind of slapstick comedy that Miriam had done on film. She also couldn't just burst out laughing like Celeste Holm could in AAE. Miriam had problems with other actors for her unprofessional behavior. In 1932, Miriam Hopkins was in the top 10 best known stars in Hollywood. For Bette Davis to come along and be cast in "Jezebel" and the film was a huge success versus Miriam playing the part on Broadway to dismal reviews could only have been horrendous for her. As Bette's star was ascending, Miriam's was descending to the point of her being a second tier actress and no longer the star. She's wonderful as Laurence Olivier's bitchy wife in "Carrie" and in her role as the meddlesome Aunt Penniman in "The Heiress". Most of us in this generation wouldn't even know of Miriam Hopkins and often default to Joan Crawford as Bette's nemesis. Bette and Miriam knew each other of old and the animosity for each other never wavered.
As far as I know, everyone I ever wanted to meet, has gone on. I'm not I really care to meet any of the modern actors. They're simply too reckless about their influence on politics. I agree with Ms. Davis. It's just too hard to know exactly what's really going on. They should just stay out of it altogether.
It's funny that she didn't care for M Hopkins. I don't care for her either. Something negative comes across on the screen.
All I can think of is conceit.....
Bette is ever interesting!