I don't know whether she is the greatest actress ever; I've seen some of her films (Dark Victory, Jezebel, Now Voyager, All about Eve, Baby Jane but also Strangers: the Story of a Mother and Daughter, with Gena Rowlands...amazing both of them!) and I've found her performances stunning! For sure she was a brilliant, unique, irreplaceable artist and human being! A true star who has always relied only on her acting skills and intelligence...Love her!
Thank you endlessly for the precious Bette Davis interviews 🙏 Hope you have more, they're real gems. And thank you for sharing all these videos, it must be a lot of work.
I think it was a marvellous interview and his questions were not inappropriate at all, He was able to get her to open up about her career and the actors she worked with, I would never have known she hated Edward g Robinson or would have loved working with Clark Gable. Bette was one sharp women right to the end, she could really handle herself, she was brilliant and I loved this interview, he was not hard on her at all .❤️❤️
The questions he asked were really appalling. You could see she was also appalled and quite annoyed. He also failed to let her promote her book which is why she was there!!!!! Then just ignored her after she thanked him and he moved on. So bad. Why such inane questions? Who was the best kisser on screen? Who did you hate working with? All of that is pointless. So many great questions he could’ve asked about “the films” and “the work” (as she would call it), yet he didn’t. We really didn’t learn anything about her or her life by his poor choice of questions and very lazy interviewing style. The best interviews she did in the 1970s were with Dick Cavett, with whom she had great rapport. By the 80s, in this Wogan interview, she was quite ill and she seems extremely unwell in this interview and it seemed to be painful for her. One of the most fabulous interviews she did was the one with Frederic Mitterrand in Paris, France.
@@lapislazuli7876 The day Joan passed, Burt Reynolds went to Bette's home to take her to a party and she told him she wasn't ready to go on without her, so Burt went to the party without her. When she got to the party she found Burt and remarked, "Well, the cunt died today." A man from Sex And The Cinema was standing beside Burt and he said, "Bette this a writer from Sex And The Cinema." Bette replied, "But she was always on time and always knew her lines." Burt and Bette had a good relationship as friends.
That’s the difference between Americans and Brits. In Britain it’s considered bad taste to try to sell things in conversation, wheras in the US profitmaking seems part of everyday interaction.
They only worked together once. They didn't know each other personally. I've just watched an interview with Joan by a British journalist where she was lovely about Bette and said how much she enjoyed working on Baby Jane.
Absolutely one of the Star of Stars. Endlessly fascinating. But, my God, 79? She looks 100. Yes, I know she was very sick, but it’s the cigarettes that made her old, way before her time. She once recounted that Mae West told her, “Stop smokin,’ it does disgustin’ things to the face.”
@@1tinahaj If anyone didn't know, cigarette smoking has been for decades known to increase the risk of getting breast cancer, and it recurring later after diagnosis and treatment. I expect two people to reply. One will say "you can get breast cancer without smoking." Yes, I know. Another will write, "My aunt Sally smoked four packs of Luckies a day and lived to 94, but my cousin Clem got run over by a tractor at 32." Yes, I know.
She didn’t enjoy much around these years - she was in an awful lot of pain with her health - she could barely sit for periods of time without pain which explains all the shuffling around the did. She was very testy most of the time but you can see glimmers of enjoying this interview. She got to talk quite a bit about her work here which was unusual for the interviews around this time. In all this was one of the better interview records of her last years than the usual crap the US chat show hosts subjected her to. I’d argue the best interviews she did at this time were all for British television - check out the Gloria Hunniford, TVAM and Mavis Nicholson interviews
Her walking to the stage like a doll whilst big band music played was a bit nightmarish. Fascinating interview though with one amazing actress and sharp character.
![Bette Davis on The Dick Cavett Show 1971, Nov 17th [complete]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jsKGXFuXbbo/mqdefault.jpg)
I just loved Bette Davis!! Such a great actress and such a great personality!! I truly miss her to this day. R.I.P. Bette Davis.
Wooh, she does have Bette Davis eyes! There are many Stars and Starrletts, but very few Movie Stars. Bette Davis was a real Movie Star.
She also had this unique voice, it was wonderful
I don't know whether she is the greatest actress ever; I've seen some of her films (Dark Victory, Jezebel, Now Voyager, All about Eve, Baby Jane but also Strangers: the Story of a Mother and Daughter, with Gena Rowlands...amazing both of them!) and I've found her performances stunning! For sure she was a brilliant, unique, irreplaceable artist and human being! A true star who has always relied only on her acting skills and intelligence...Love her!
Thank you endlessly for the precious Bette Davis interviews 🙏 Hope you have more, they're real gems. And thank you for sharing all these videos, it must be a lot of work.
The greatest of them all.
You are so sorely missed.
R.I.P. dear M/S Davis.
❤❤❤❤❤. Xxxxx.
Dear sweet Bette thank you for sharing your gifts with the world.
I hope she is resting peacefully. She certainly deserves it ❤❤
Top lady fantastic actress
I think it was a marvellous interview and his questions were not inappropriate at all, He was able to get her to open up about her career and the actors she worked with, I would never have known she hated Edward g Robinson or would have loved working with Clark Gable. Bette was one sharp women right to the end, she could really handle herself, she was brilliant and I loved this interview, he was not hard on her at all .❤️❤️
A legend interviewing a legend.
There's nothing like sitting with a cup of tea at home, and watching a good black and white, bette davis movie❤
Made of true grit and solid gold ❤
Pure class and dignity. One of my favorite actors off all time.
♥️♥️♥️R.I.P. BEAUTIFUL LADY
She is incredible
Better Davis was a trooper no better what life threw at her she kept getting up a star for ever rip . 7:35
Love her ❤!!!!!
glad i was lucky to appreciate this fantastic talent that done loads for females...take no shit 💚
She was my all time favourite actress they don't make them like her anymore she was sharp straight and gorgeous ❤🎉
You have to ask me about my book.
I love Bette would like more on her
Bette Davis seems pretty unhappy with the interviewer, and then surprises us at the end!
Great interview,great star BD RIP
The best comment from her films 1 it's going to be a bumpy night and I'd like to kiss you but I just washed my hair
The only movie I can't watch, is "dark victory" it leaves me thoroughly depressed
The questions he asked were really appalling. You could see she was also appalled and quite annoyed. He also failed to let her promote her book which is why she was there!!!!! Then just ignored her after she thanked him and he moved on. So bad. Why such inane questions? Who was the best kisser on screen? Who did you hate working with? All of that is pointless. So many great questions he could’ve asked about “the films” and “the work” (as she would call it), yet he didn’t. We really didn’t learn anything about her or her life by his poor choice of questions and very lazy interviewing style. The best interviews she did in the 1970s were with Dick Cavett, with whom she had great rapport. By the 80s, in this Wogan interview, she was quite ill and she seems extremely unwell in this interview and it seemed to be painful for her. One of the most fabulous interviews she did was the one with Frederic Mitterrand in Paris, France.
Asking who she didn't like was an obvious ploy to pull Joan Crawford out of her mouth. I'm glad it didn't work. What a jerk!
@@lapislazuli7876 The day Joan passed, Burt Reynolds went to Bette's home to take her to a party and she told him she wasn't ready to go on without her, so Burt went to the party without her. When she got to the party she found Burt and remarked, "Well, the cunt died today." A man from Sex And The Cinema was standing beside Burt and he said, "Bette this a writer from Sex And The Cinema." Bette replied, "But she was always on time and always knew her lines." Burt and Bette had a good relationship as friends.
Этот журналист абсолютно не соответствует ее уровню интеллекта. Какой то крайне отвратный тип.
That’s the difference between Americans and Brits. In Britain it’s considered bad taste to try to sell things in conversation, wheras in the US profitmaking seems part of everyday interaction.
@@lapislazuli7876 She didn't like Myrna? I wonder why. I have always really liked Myrna, and her autobiography is one of my favorite memoirs.
Horrible interviewer. Rather disrespectful to Bette Davis given she was on a book tour and it seems he’d not read the book.
Dont blame her for being less than happy with this interview
What's everyone's fav Bette Davis film? Mine is "Whatever happened to Baby Jane". With "All About Eve" a very close second.
God she's so dry and funny. You miss that sort of intelect and style these days.
❤
She didn’t even mention Joan when he asked who her worst costar was
They only worked together once. They didn't know each other personally. I've just watched an interview with Joan by a British journalist where she was lovely about Bette and said how much she enjoyed working on Baby Jane.
Absolutely one of the Star of Stars. Endlessly fascinating. But, my God, 79? She looks 100. Yes, I know she was very sick, but it’s the cigarettes that made her old, way before her time. She once recounted that Mae West told her, “Stop smokin,’ it does disgustin’ things to the face.”
Poor Bette suffered from very ill health. She had a double mastectomy and then had several strokes which aged her considerably.
@@1tinahaj If anyone didn't know, cigarette smoking has been for decades known to increase the risk of getting breast cancer, and it recurring later after diagnosis and treatment. I expect two people to reply. One will say "you can get breast cancer without smoking." Yes, I know. Another will write, "My aunt Sally smoked four packs of Luckies a day and lived to 94, but my cousin Clem got run over by a tractor at 32." Yes, I know.
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She had last word, and more than likely he blushed and his face turned red under the stage make-up.
Wogan was known for not much preparing ... it didn't really work in this case.
You can tell she did not enjoy this interview
She didn’t enjoy much around these years - she was in an awful lot of pain with her health - she could barely sit for periods of time without pain which explains all the shuffling around the did. She was very testy most of the time but you can see glimmers of enjoying this interview. She got to talk quite a bit about her work here which was unusual for the interviews around this time. In all this was one of the better interview records of her last years than the usual crap the US chat show hosts subjected her to. I’d argue the best interviews she did at this time were all for British television - check out the Gloria Hunniford, TVAM and Mavis Nicholson interviews
Her walking to the stage like a doll whilst big band music played was a bit nightmarish. Fascinating interview though with one amazing actress and sharp character.
Wogan was a great interviewer but failed miserably with Bette Davis.
She really didn’t like him did she!
Rather subdued she is; it appears the host is annoying her.
Didn't she have 4 husbands?
She used to do a trick where she'd light a cigarette from a fart, wish she had done it on this show