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Man! She nailed it when she said, “Well, I was never tough. You just learned how to cope.” Honestly, I think that is a nugget of wisdom worth retaining.❤

@micca903

Ай бұрын

Oh I don’t know, we have the luxury of being able to look at her complete trajectory and I think she was pretty tough. I think it’s very difficult to accurately judge in yourself. I mean roll the clip of her appearance on the Carson show after she had her strokes, she was practically indestructible.

Dick Cavett was so lucky in his lifetime. To have interviewed hundreds of celebrities and all with such a casual, friendly demeanor. I was watching this interview and just fell into how casual the entire conversation was. Dick Cavett had a wonderful way of putting his guests at ease. Just imagine, sitting and talking the hour away with legends.

@Friggle_Dee

2 жыл бұрын

He truly is a National Treasure. Phenomenal interviewer. So much candor. You can tell he truly listens too. Hes still kickin too, God Bless.

@jeffbengert2863

2 жыл бұрын

He's still with us - must be fascinating to imagine what he thinks about these days.....all those incredible people he met. I'm quite shocked he hasn't given up spiritually. Someone should interview him.....

@oliviamartini9700

2 жыл бұрын

Beloved by everyone. He got more info from his guests via manners and respect than using the brash, obnoxious approach everyone else did, and does.

@topsyturvyy4558

Жыл бұрын

He was a genius at those talk shows, he is a Master at his craft.

Bette and Dick had what I believe was true affection for each other.

Rest in powerful peace 🙏 Bette Davis 5 April 1908 ~ 6 October 1989⚘

She was right. 35 was a great age for me! I felt confident, looked great, and was very happy.

@m.e.d.7997

2 жыл бұрын

Back in her day 35 was more like 45-50 today

@stephaniestanley8041

2 жыл бұрын

I hope you still are all those things

@mattheww239

2 жыл бұрын

I turned 30 this year, and dang I’m hoping 30s is better than 20s

@christinacampbell5952

2 жыл бұрын

@@mattheww239 If you take great care of yourself it will be. 40s, too. I just turned 42

@rosiebrooks7685

2 жыл бұрын

Right !!! I'll be 38 on the 13 lol b

An example of an icon. Nobody else like her, one of a kind, distinct talent . My all time favorite actress.

@show_me_your_kitties

2 жыл бұрын

No one can be like her and be a movie star, he or she would be considered offensive. Just listen to the realness of this interview, it doesn't fly today.

@cathykinn4516

Жыл бұрын

Icon is overused today.

She was a true legend and he was an amazing interviewer.

Her laugh was great and her voice so strong. Amazing actress & very interesting woman.

She’s amazing. A lot of affection in her, contrary to the stereotype. Probably a genius.

Bette Davis was absolutely riveting. To have been able to sit down and chat with her would have been a dream. Love that lady❤️

@danieldalton6544

2 жыл бұрын

She always seems quite honest.

Absolutely love Bette...

I love the wisdom I have in my 60’s and I no longer care what anyone on this planet thinks of me.

@brianmorgan1354

2 жыл бұрын

A clear indication that someone is overly concerned about what others think of them, is when they declare that they don't care what others think about them. The whole idea behind making such a statement is to effect someone's perception of you, that is to say.... how they think about you.

@terri6854

3 ай бұрын

@brianmorgan1354 A clear indication that someone is a pseudo-psychologist is when they make broad sweeping generalizations and declare that their analysis applies in all situations, rather than being on a case-by-case basis, depending on many details.

She has a wisdom not seen elsewhere.

40 years old for me..I know who I am, I do not give a damn what people think of me and I am not so desperately insecure as I once was, constantly trying to please so many people. Bette Davis was fabulous. Bette, Lauren Bacall, Katherine Hepburn...Tough gals.❤

Bette Davis always seemed tough, very intelligent, and sassy. A great dame of old Hollywood.

@DDumbrille

2 жыл бұрын

But as she admits -- finally -- in this interview, she WASN'T tough. She felt she had to try, but she wasn't. And her almost incredible addiction to nicotine is a testament to her weakness. She refused to quit even after her breast cancer and three strokes. That's addiction.

@ianbauer4703

2 жыл бұрын

@@DDumbrille No, she's tough. Bette was just being modest for the public.

@DDumbrille

2 жыл бұрын

@@ianbauer4703 We'll have to agree to disagree. Take those cigarettes away and her "toughness" would evaporate.

@ianbauer4703

2 жыл бұрын

@@DDumbrille Well, Bette Davis was an actress during a time when men controlled the studios she worked for. I think Bette was plenty tough enough and she did become a Hollywood legend.

Bette looks great here for 61 yrs old. this was filmed in 1969, there was no Botox or Juvederm . It was the au natural look. She pulled it off.

My absolute favorite actress of all time (GOAT). Loved her talent, tenacity, honesty and strength! Now Voyager is my favorite! ♥️♥️

Amazing woman.... Her honesty, wisdom, confidence ring out true. I'm 58; love the great years - 30's, 40', 50', of classic Hollywood. Have no interest in anything over the last 30 years, really. I find it very interesting how today's youth have no interest in the past cinema. Bette, amazing woman, thank you.

@dreamerdoes_is_love8986

2 жыл бұрын

I think that's a bit of a generalization of today's youth and today's tv/films/ media in general. What have you watched that came out recently? And Idk if I count as a youth anymore cause I'm 29, but I'm a whole me younger than you and I'm watching this interview and interested in old films and media. So that's gotta count for something.

@jeffbengert2863

2 жыл бұрын

@@dreamerdoes_is_love8986 Good for you, Dreamerdoes!!!! Over generalization, perhaps. But we all have our opinions. Interestingly, when I have discussed these old movies with younger generations, often I am told that they have no interest in anything "black and white." I've come 5o love "Mildred Pierce" with Joan Crawford. She deserved that Oscar. Be well.

@DDumbrille

2 жыл бұрын

With all due respect, I don't think she was confident in the least. She admits in this interview that she wasn't tough, but that she tried instead 'to cope'. Instead, her tragic, almost overwhelming addiction to nicotine/cigarettes -- and alcohol -- but mainly cigarettes, is what helped her cope. It also aged her horribly. She's only 61 in this clip, yet looks closer to 75, and that's with good lighting.

Love her swiveling in the chair!

@AFoodReview

2 жыл бұрын

😂

Betty was usually not an easy interview, but not with Cavett. But he was a master of the interview. He put her totally at ease.

@dddddadadad1796

2 жыл бұрын

Every interview I ever saw her do, she was wonderful and entertaining… where do you get this from?

@pedal4ever

2 жыл бұрын

@Jarred Mello-Neyhart-May Johnny Carson...and the other tv interview shows back then. She didn't like dumb questions. Cavett always asked smart questions. That's why he was so good. Was the same with M Brando, K Hepburn, Orson Wells and other greats. They avoided the mundane.

@susanbrogan2517

2 жыл бұрын

Her son spoke highly of her.

Weren’t we lucky, that we had Dick back then, so genuine, and able to be himself around these huge stars. And I guess they reacted to this almost universally and relaxed, and he let them speak.

The great Bette Davis. One of the very few actresses of her time who fought her way up to get things her way in the very dominant "man's" world of Hollywood Golden Era.

my sister and I believed Betty Davis was one of the best actresses ever, and we loved her movies when she was young, very beautiful and talented.❤😊

Bette was amazing! Full interview, please!

@somethingyousaid5059

2 жыл бұрын

Get the Decades Network, then wait.

Dick Cavett was so good at his job.

She’s fabulous here, as ever! Always love hearing her perspective on things. I get so hooked when she speaks. One of a kind!

There will be never be another Bette Davis. She was brilliant in All About Eve and Whatever Happened To Baby Jane.

@charliekane135

Жыл бұрын

You didn't like the other 80+ then?

@call2872

Жыл бұрын

@@charliekane135 Not a diss to other actresses. But she managed to earn multiple Oscar nominations and a long career which is a distinguished feat in Hollywood where men dominate the industry, and ageing for female actors is frowned upon.

@charliekane135

Жыл бұрын

@@call2872 I was referring to the 80+ films she made. You mentioned 2

@JerjerB

Жыл бұрын

​@@charliekane135 he or she mentioned the only films the youngins watch

I personally have been mersmerized by this actress. She was most versatile and extremely intelligent. I am thrilled that no one had any success in harming her s we would have missed the greatest actress ever from furtherb performing. I am certain that she was not easy to work with. Who likes a perfectionist who is demanding perfection from all around the set. She was a misunderstood genius among her coworkers. She was just plain better than the rest.❤❤

I love these Dick Cavett interviews....used to switch between him and Johnny Carson back then. I always thought Dick Cavett was brilliant in how he handled his interviews. Bette Davis was so comfortable here with him....and I do agree with her, the best age for a lot of women is 35...lol....wish Cavett still had a show today....most talk shows are awful now...

Thank you so much for uploading this!

My 30's was the worst decade. Full of extreme trauma and fear. So no, it was not the best. 40's are turning out to be the best. My kids are old enough to look after themselves and I can now better look after myself.

@hectormanuel9793

Жыл бұрын

Bette is talking from the perspective of her time, and 35 would be correct as much as 45 would be for your time.

She has always had her detractors as well as fans but two things are indisputable. She was a consummate actress and formidably intelligent too (amply on display here). I’d love to have met her

@akrenwinkle

2 жыл бұрын

Joan Crawford aside, who exactly were Bette's detractors?

@gerardmackay8909

2 жыл бұрын

@@akrenwinkle off the top of my head Lauren Bacall found her disappointingly frosty at their first meeting and both Olivia Hussey and Celeste Holm found her unpleasant to work with. The funniest account of a meeting is to be found in John Fraser’s autobiography, Closer, about his encounter with her in London in the mid 60s

@akrenwinkle

2 жыл бұрын

@@gerardmackay8909 In Bacall's first (as-told-to) autobiography, she wrote of a wonderful first meeting with Bette; she and her friend, also named Betty, were absolutely giddy after the meeting was over. When you wrote "detractors" I thought you meant a large contingent of critics and audience, not a handful or two of people. For example, Joan Crawford and Frank Sinatra have detractors all over these boards. After revelations about them, Dustin Hoffman and Kevin Spacey gained detractors.

@gerardmackay8909

2 жыл бұрын

@@akrenwinkle During the filming of Mr Skeffington someone tried to poison her and the LAPD were involved. The studio head confirmed 118 people worked on the set and the detective asked how many might have a grudge and the response was 117 (she was recently widowed, very erratic, aggressive and very volatile ). I’m a huge fan but I know she could be difficult in the way Barbara Stanwyck or Carole Lombard NEVER were. Bette was human with good days and bad days (just like you and I). I’m a huge fan and her unpredictability just makes me more interested in her. Do read the John Fraser book because unlike either of us he spent real time with her.

@akrenwinkle

2 жыл бұрын

@@gerardmackay8909 The way I read it- I'm remembering as best I can - for some reason, Bette needed eye drops, and somebody sneaked something in them to blind her. It was in one of my Bette books. (I'm a big fan, too.) I hate to sound Clintonesque, but it depends on the meaning of "grudge." I can imagine a competitor like Miriam Hopkins holding a real grudge. I can't imagine everyone- with one exception- holding a grudge as that term is commonly defined... the A.D., those in make-up, lighting, sound, set dec, costuming, catering, grips, assistants. I'm careful about what I believe; when things seem too extreme- 117 out of 118- I dismiss it.

The world tried to break Bette Davis but she became wise instead

She waz boss, I remember that lady well, what an icon!!

Bette davis all ways mesmerized me even when i was a young child you couldn't take your eyes off of her the way she move and talk a true star till the end but there really is no end her movies will live on . 7:59

I didn’t appreciate Cavett’s understated approach in my younger years but I love him now. So witty and intelligent.

these are THE BEST, thank you GIW.

That was the best Betty Davis interview I have ever seen.

She was always such a great interview.

Great interview. Bette is so real, humble and funny.

My father said the same thing when I followed his footsteps into teaching...he wouldn't advise it but I had his blessing

My idol, will remain this woman. I adore her and everything about her.

Classic and Vintage interview! Better Davis, was a rebel, in her day! Her and Joan Crawford, fought for every part! I don't know if I'd agreed with her statement, saying that 35, is the perfect age for a woman! Mine, was 25! The additional years were just an added bonus! Make every day count! 🙏

♥️Love Bette Davis!! 🌟Excellent Actress 🤩 Love watching all these old interviews♥️♥️♥️♥️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Bette was/is an American treasure; it's amazing watching her versatility in retrospect. From Regina Giddens, Charlotte Vale & Elizabeth I to Joan Winfield in the silly "The Bride Came C.O.D. - a fascinating genius superstar in every sense of the word. Davis fully deserved the recognition given her by millions of fans. If you want to see Bette sweet and noble without chewing any scenery, catch ALL THIS AND HEAVEN, TOO. She ain't Baby Jane Hudson in that one!

There's that haunting closing theme again! I love it.

Thank you! More Davis and Hepburn, please ♥️

I knew very little about her....but what a wise woman...and a hoot!

I’m 35 right now and I’m loving myself ♥️

Betties laugh is superb.

Bette was very sexy when young. Fantastic actor, shame her daughter couldn't reconcile her differences before Bette passed away. Giant of the Silver Screen.

@andyroo9381

2 жыл бұрын

I purchased B.D.'s book but never read it. I had it sent to my mother. I only know, in a vague sort of way, that her daughter's book was very hurtful to Ms. Davis. Did you happen to read the book?

I am forever indebted to you, Miss Davis. ❤

Very interesting interview.

With Bette there's always beautiful story, love love, thankyou , Lady Destiny! for solid gold -Bette !

Just to echo the others…. PLEASE POST THE FULL INTERVIEW! 🍸🍸

She's a gift in the History of American Film Acting.

My absolute favorite actress.

Refreshing conversation.

Betty was absolutely right ! What a great actor she was.

Even at this age she is beautiful. Bette Davis always has something good to say.

I quit smoking a month ago, Bettte Davis ALWAYS makes me want a cigarette. She's the reason why I smoked as long as I did, because she smoked constantly but lived to be 81.

Looking forward!

Phenomenal actress

How refreshing to see a woman who wasn't afraid to show her age..

she was the best 😍

I wish I could have the feeling I had when I was 34, was my best year!!! I knew it while it happened! It was wonderful!!!😊

BEST year of my life!

Stupenda in tutti i sensi Bette Davis❤️

🎶She's got Bette Davis eyes 🎶

I love this guy's voice

I just turned 35 2 wks ago and I agree!

Great talent and personality. Soo funny

I have a poster of her in my art room 🥰 I really do have Betty Davis eyes and she looks like my mother.

35 was my absolute best year!

Love her…..

Just notice how different her gaze became after 1967: it's the year when Claude Rains died whom Bette loved so much. In an article I even read that their relationship was at times compared to that of Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy. Just if we watch interviews of, for instance, 1958, 1962, 1964 - and then this one, it looks like some kind of light faded away from her gaze when Claude'd gone. It's heartbreaking to imagine that, especially, considering what Claude's daughter Jessica's told: "whenever Bette had troubles with a husband she would come and stay on our farm - sometimes for weeks☝". In Claude's bio book Jessica showed one of the messages Bette'd written to him where she calls him "always my love"😢

She's 100% correct

She filled in admirably for an ailing Perry Mason.

Bette Davis was always very stylish. 👗

I agree with those baby beautiful blue eyes that Betty Davis has I truly agree that the best age for a woman is 35 but I also got to say it's 45 as well...🤗

Totally agree that’s the best age!

The golden age of Hollywood no plastic surgery on her she grew old gracefully. 🇬🇧

@tapper701

3 ай бұрын

Bette did have plastic surgery after timeframe of this interview. Eye bags were gone & facelift too.

All Rise - UNCANNY.

SEI STATA UNA GRANDE BETTY DEVIS 💕💋💕💋💕💋

Bette Davis eyes

I'm 35 now (male), so according to Bette I'll look my best in a decade. We'll see about that.

@rosiebrooks7685

2 жыл бұрын

You'll really be a grown grown ass man lol !!!

Ut oh I’m 36 so downhill from here then! I’ve always heard you can keep a youthful appearance up until your 50’s and then it gets harder to look younger

You rarely see woman over 35 on talkshows. And look at Miss Davis. 💅

I agree, 35 spot on.

Yessss! Another Bette Davis interview. But, who is the man to her right?

Clint Eastwood looked insanely handsome in his 40s and 50s, even his 60s and 70s.

Pity Hollywood hasn’t got stars like this anymore Except Clint and jack

@derekgiesbrecht2929

2 жыл бұрын

And of course, the wonderful john c reilly

@jackjules7552

2 жыл бұрын

There is no room for movie stars in today's motion pictures. The only star in motion pictures today are left overs from by gone eras or animated characters in one of the many franchises out there. You might be able to be a star on the small screen such as Netflix or a Hulu.

@fatalconceit3362

2 жыл бұрын

@@derekgiesbrecht2929 LOL. Are you John's relative?

@derekgiesbrecht2929

2 жыл бұрын

@@fatalconceit3362 No, I'd like to be, but no. Thanks for taking it as a joke, how it was intended

It's THANKS💖 to Bette Davis & Katherine Hepburn that Women Got Out of the Kitchen. They DID, they didn't just stand there. They moved Naturally. They had a Personality, not just looks. Davis Always Credited the Writers.

Don't really care for her movies that much but she certainly seems like a very wise and classy lady. 😊

Yes it was for me also BUT now I just turned 60🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ WATCH THIS.....

What book is she speaking about ????

What year is this?

In the week we lost the great British interviewer Michael Parkinson l remember a memorable show she was on shortly before her death

My dad had Dick's episodes recorded on vhs. As a child I had a huge crush on him and I was sad he was so old....like I had a real chance 🤣

@lapislazuli7876

6 ай бұрын

I had a crush on Dick too. So handsome and charming