I absolutely love this lady and how she carries herself at 84

@nanakedakenyatta9628

2 жыл бұрын

I absolutely love her. Wish it were possible to meet her.

@carlakenyon6073

Жыл бұрын

Or have met her

I love that she didn't know Phil's name. That was priceless. And I hope he paid her the 25.00 for the book too!

@jrt1776

2 жыл бұрын

she could see his ego coming

@nanakedakenyatta9628

2 жыл бұрын

Hahahaaa!

@leftofcentermo

6 ай бұрын

@@jrt1776maybe so, she is one of my all time favorite, but let’s be real Katherine Hepburn had a HUGE ego!!!

I love that Katherine Hepburn said she had no idea who Phil Donahue was, at least she said she didn't. Either way, it must have been a terrible blow to his ego. He asked some terribly personal and intrusive questions and really put her on the spot. The fact that she never lost her composure was a treat to see. I also loved that she called him egotistical in the banter at the end of the interview, because he was.

@daleblake6613

Жыл бұрын

I thought she should have walked out of the interview after Donahue asked her about abuse from Tracy.

She was so far ahead of her time. She was so practical

@oliverburke

7 ай бұрын

Full of common sense.

I love the honesty of Ms. Hepburn! She is absolutely wonderful!!

she's the cutest person ever.

@cromwellchild

3 ай бұрын

"cute" is the very last adjective I would ever use to describe Katharine Hepburn

@akrenwinkle

3 ай бұрын

@@cromwellchild Far from cute. Not so cuddly.

I remember watching this interview with my darling husband, and how--how we howled when she didn't know who he was...we always laughed when we remembered it...he's gone now, so thanks for the memory!😅😂❤❤❤

I love how he’s like you don’t know who I am? And she’s basically like “No. but you know who I am and read my book.”

This is the most candid I've ever seen her. I'm surprised she didn't shut Donahue down like she did to so many other interviewers.

She stayed beautiful till the end of her life, her face was amazing, she had the most beautiful bone structure.

@dabneyoffermein595

Жыл бұрын

what happened to her? she was such a delight.

@bellebirodker6392

Жыл бұрын

@@dabneyoffermein595 smoking

@ActingStyle

Жыл бұрын

​​​​​@@dabneyoffermein595 Katharine retired in 1994 at 87. She aged so rapidly in the 1990s that her face was unrecognizable but still stood beautiful. Katharine had serious health issues in the last years of her life including Dementia, Pneumonia and even Neck Cancer! She died on June 29th, 2003, at 96 years old.

@dabneyoffermein595

Жыл бұрын

@@ActingStyle very interesting. she must have been silly wealthy at the end to have worked that long , wow, that's 60 years of work and she probably saved every penny.

@jules6473

16 күн бұрын

She looks so beautiful, amazes me still every time I see a video of her, no matter what age ❤

A GREAT interview. Mr. Donahue challenged her with a strong and persistent interview. Hepburn took it all in stride and gave Phil a run for his money by being just as intelligent and intuitive as he was in their conversation together.

@rah62

Жыл бұрын

"Strong and persistent"? He was obsessed about her affair and her attitudes about death and abortion. It's a shame that the Catholic Donahue brought his morals into the interview.

@adriftingboat

2 ай бұрын

​@@rah62 He was crude, rude,and disrespectful in my opinion. He is vulgar and so lucky that the closest she allowed herself down to his levei was to merely call him out as being "childish ".What a generous euphemism . She truly showed her New England roots when she calmly answered yet one more rude interrogitive with the classic, "I rose above it , " Of course, Phil the Philistine was completely incapable of having the dimmest glimpse of understanding in such a statement.

if you like this, go watch the earlier Dick Cavett one in the '70s. she truly opened up on that one... Legend.

@daleblake6613

Жыл бұрын

That was a much better interview.

I love her... She is so strong

I just love that she has no idea who he is and he just can't believe it. His ego is ridiculous.

@ericcaravag4614

3 жыл бұрын

PHIL DONAHUE HAD BEEN ON TELEVISION FOR 30 YRS AND SHE HAD NO IDEA WHO HE WAS . AND YOU SAY HIS EGO IS RIDICULOUS . I SAY YOUR STATEMENT IS RIDICULOUS

@davidsanderson5918

3 жыл бұрын

@@ericcaravag4614 It's worth noting that Hepburn did not agree to a television interview until The Dick Cavett Show in 1973. That accounts for a good twenty to twenty-five years of mistrust and distaste for it...all through the 50s and 60s. It's not such a stretch then to imagine that her continued lack of interest in watching television (particularly of Donahue's level) would mean Donahue himself would be equally off her radar in the 90s too. As it is, Donahue's ego wasn't dented here at all. It gave him a chance to utilise his dry humour and pull her leg about it.

@mauiswift6391

2 жыл бұрын

Katherine Hepburn treated everyone like that, she knew who he was, she just chose not to acknowledge it.

@cathydrumobich9045

2 жыл бұрын

@@mauiswift6391 No she didn't. She had no idea who he was. It's well documented.

@mauiswift6391

2 жыл бұрын

@@cathydrumobich9045 even though she said she has seen him a couple of times before.

This has got to be her best interviews ❤

Love Kate - am reading her biography right now - amazing woman.

Remember seeing this at the time. Two amazing people. Thanks for this. Miss Hepburn came to Victoria to see the lyrebirds.

THE epitome of an independent person who lived by her own "way": eclectic, eccentric and wise.

@AMEER-114-

3 жыл бұрын

Our "own way" is NOT wise Its eternal horror

@scotnick59

3 жыл бұрын

@@AMEER-114- Bless you!

I love how my absolute favorite actress have the same beliefs as I do. Religion, politics, beliefs in freedom, children. I f’n love how independent she was and didn’t need things that a lot of others back then would die to keep up. She was way ahead of her time with being liberating from old beliefs

I love this lady ,she is a national treasure!

Reading the book now and it’s just wonderful!

Thank you for posting this. I've been a fan of Katharine Hepburn for 40 years. I saw this when it aired, but I haven't seen it since then. I like Phil Donahue, but I think he did an awful job with this interview with her. I am surprised her patience with his questions lasted as long as it did. I like interviews with her done by hosts who are star struck with her and treat her with a lot more respect concerning the questions they asked her. This was more like a Nancy Grace interview with a murder suspect. She is normally very funny in her interviews, but in this one she was too uncomfortable to relax.

@jimtruscott5670

2 жыл бұрын

@@Omnicient. My friend Kate Hepburn was certainly not a narcissist.That claim is ludicrous.

@jimtruscott5670

2 жыл бұрын

@@Omnicient. The notion that everyone has narcissism renders the definition of narcissism so wide and thin as to lose meaning in semantic mush. In all my encounters with KH I never saw signs of narcissism; in fact , and notably, I saw constant expressions of empathy and no need for narcissistic supply.

@jimtruscott5670

2 жыл бұрын

@@Omnicient. Completely illogical / non sequitur analogy. The point you tried to make,that everyone “ has it” is simply not true, while “ everyone eats” is true( except for a tiny set who don’t eat). The spectrum of narcissism is very wide , stretching from mild,benign narcissism to Narcissistic Personality Disorder and malignant narcissism, which manifests as a personal and social danger and deliberate harm to others.Your false claim shows you don’t understand narcissism at all and there is therefore no point in discussing it with you. For me, end of discussion.

@redt4056

2 жыл бұрын

Think it was the interesting interview, think it gave you a different side of her, and to be honest think she was enjoying the interview. Think she found the interview interesting.

@deeeliades3426

Жыл бұрын

@@jimtruscott5670 You are spot on, she is a caring, respectful, and loving person certainly not narcissistic. This was the greatest actress of all time, I loved how straightforward she was, she was very sensible in her thought process. A woman ahead of her time.

She is a fascinating woman and a great interview! Honest, straightforward and funny!

This is the best interview I've seen with Katherine Hepburn as always she is independent strong yet I found her extremely sweet. She tolerant Phil answered his questions truthfully. I don't agree with all her views but I certainly respected her . She was a fabulous actress I believe Spencer Tracey was the better one unfortunately the most troubled one 😔 ❤️

Donahue was a terrible interviewer. Katharine Hepburn showed grace and class in the face of this person trying to get a reaction from her.

@LittleBlueOwl318

3 жыл бұрын

He was awful!! I don't understand his beef at all. How rude! He was repeatedly asking vicious, barbed, personally hurtful questions that he'd never ask another star. There are so many, many topics he could have addressed. And here she is, the ever stoic Kate, holding her own and checking her temper and remaining graceful and dignified throughout. He is a first class hack and a douchebag.

@kevinwilson3609

Жыл бұрын

He's a great interviewer...look how candid she is being, and sharing things she never shared before. She is not bothered by him.

I loved her….no matter what!😊

I love K. Hepburn as anyone on this Earth. And I noticed that most comments here are very critical of Donahue's questions. However, I actually like his questions and I think they are more interesting than most talk show interviewers. I see no problem with them.

@damianop100

3 жыл бұрын

I completely agree. I think this interview is very good, the flow, the banter between them. Clearly they're both enjoying one another.

@davidsanderson5918

3 жыл бұрын

They don't come more resilient and thick-skinned than the Hollywood legend quadruple-Oscar winning Katherine Hepburn. So she can take it!! I'm sure she felt completely unchallenged by it. As a fan, I would've enjoyed a less aggressive approach that is respectful and proportional to the magnitude of her status, let alone her age.

@stephenbeacham9717

3 жыл бұрын

He was able to ask what we all wanted to know. But he’s so Roman Catholic his mind just can’t bend her way. She was enjoying herself. We hear it in the end when she mentioned his hair was like Spencer’s. Spencer was erratic, talkative and funny. Kate was laughing because Phil made her laugh.

@Omnicient.

2 жыл бұрын

To an extent I agree but they were hurtful and intrusive; her body language showed that she was sometimes embarrassed and trying to hide it. He lacks empathy; trying to be a particular interviewer is more important for him. Contrasting narcissists with similar agendas.

I swear Donahue's Ego made me so upset. I'm glad that Kate could see his atrocious behaviour coming.

@21stCenturyBurn

Жыл бұрын

I agree she could see his ego coming. Horrible interview.

It's amusing to see Miss Hepburn here. Back in 1973, she had never done a television talk show. She and Dick Cavett did an impromptu interview that was extraordinary. Apparently, she enjoyed the experience because she did many other shows, including this one with Phil.

OMG I LOVE this woman. He: my pleasure She: my delight Also she, changing her voice and loses her smile: thats it. Looooooool

Cavett did a much better job in my opinion, but I think as long as Miss Hepburn was ok with it then it's fine

@josephpowell9179

3 жыл бұрын

Donahue is trying to make himself a better interviewer. Cavett was comfortable just letting her shine on her own.

at this advanced age, she seems so ahead of everyone, so pleasant about her disposition, so immune to the faults and diseases of others. Very at peace and sorted.

Thanks for posting this

I can't get enough of her. Would have loved to be her neighbor and have an occasional coffee with her. She stayed true to herself and didn't give a damn!

“I don’t see how any thinking woman can say that a woman should be forced to have a baby that she doesn’t want”. Amen to that Ms Katharine! 👏👏👏. She would hate it here today

Why is this daytime TV guy sitting a foot higher above the quadruple-Oscar winning Hollywood legend Katherine Hepburn? Have to say, after a rocky start, the latter third of the interview was great. I liked Donahue's dry humour, pulling her leg and being cheeky by the end. Katie was cool about it.....frankly I think the thick white hair and blunt talking reminded her of an old flame!! :)

She was so smart, ahead of her time☘️

Phil reminds me of my EX Husband. ICK. - KNEW Phil couldn't resist rolling off his Creds. Smashing his BS Ego must have made her week! Best moment w/Donahue I've ever seen.

KathArine, but thank you so much for posting!

I agree, there's no point prolonging an existence. The thought of someone being burdened by caring for me. Its a degrading end. She always comes across as a lovely, smart lady

Wonderful lady, her plain talking is great

Those complaining about Donahue - she is totally engaged in the questions, very candid, sharing things she never shared before, funny and insightful. He knew what he was doing.

@cheric35

Ай бұрын

That's editing

This fella is abominable, he keeps trying to make things something they aren't. As an interviewer he can't handle her directness and the fact that she doesn't see things the same way as he does

@danielbisson8032

3 жыл бұрын

that was his style at the time

@Spiderman7Bob7

3 жыл бұрын

Usually I liked Donahue very much, but I agree with you. He seems to want to disagree with everything thhat Katharine Hepburn wrote in her book. He had a lot of nerve talking to her like he did. Katharine Hepburn had every right to get up and leave and tell him to go to Hell.

@DippyHippie

3 жыл бұрын

I think Phil did a great job! But,then again,I love Phil Donahue & his wife Marlo Thomas! Fine people,the both of them!

@DippyHippie

3 жыл бұрын

@@Spiderman7Bob7 the questions were gone over & approved by Ms. Hepburn. They agreed before the interview to make their responses tongue in cheek!❤️

@abdullahbrantley1445

3 жыл бұрын

i guess it is pretty off topic but does anyone know of a good place to stream new tv shows online ?

Phil had his highpoints for sure, this interview with a living legend was absolutely not one of them.

It is painful, but Mr. Donahue brought up, and asked questions that no other interviewer had done. The reality of Hepburn's relationship with Tracy was not pretty; she never wanted that to be exposed, but in her autobiography, it is inescapable.

24:15 Boom!! WELL SAID, KATHERINE!

@scotnick59

3 жыл бұрын

She'd be pissed on your misspelling of KathArine!

@waitaminute2015

2 жыл бұрын

Love her. Ahead of her time, always!

@hawktchr8

5 ай бұрын

I think Phil saying “I accept your scolding”! is amazing! And I think he handled it brilliantly! C’mon, props to the guy! He calms her by responding to the scold with excellent support of his bringing it up and continues right along. Funny how we get to a certain age, we see it with our parents and grandparents, and at some point we just think we can get after anyone considerably younger and say whatever we want and we do get away with it! I can’t wait to be Katharine Hepburn(ish)! ;)

Love her too bits, And Phil was terribly rude to her in some of the Questions but she held her own.. Very talented actress.. God bless her... R.I.P. Darl'in

Independent and yet totally devoted to someone who needed her perhaps more than she needed him. Quite a paradox.

Katharine is so stable she's a taurus. I'm a taurus as well we stay in solitude and really get to know ourselves. We are great people. She's a legend

Enjoyed this so much 💜🌈

A real interesting interview, Donahue asked interesting questions, that most interviewers don't do,enjoyed her movies, think she was a good actress,she had true liberal democratic political beliefs, not surprising Hollywood or Hollyweird is very political (liberal )and expects that adherence of it's actors and actresses.

"And what's your name?" Savage.

I think KH quite enjoyed PD as an interviewer (except when she thought he was taking a dig at Spencer). She looked intrigued and amused, which was adorable to watch. To me, after a point they seemed genuinely fascinated with each other. I’d go as far as to say they were flirting a bit at the end 😂

She really became humble and more under standing then.days she was Dick Cavett show in the early seventies.

She was a wonderful actress, her body of work is amazing. I loved her in Guess Who's Coming To Dinner. She also was an opinionated, strong person. I really believe not an easy person to get along with. I don't think she ever got married. Jane Fonda does not have fond memory of hers when they made 'On Golden Pond'. By the way, Jane makes a great impersonation of hers.

I so LOVE ms Hepburn ❤️

Her last word said it all at 43:29. What a horrifically odd interview she was subjected to by him.

@tyleranyways

2 жыл бұрын

That makes me laugh so hard

I rewatch this sometimes to laugh at the part when she calls him childish 😭 24:16

I love how Katharine keeps her composure and continues to say “yes”’and sticks to her guns. “Does that shock you”…”is that wrong?” Ha ha I think she was fab!

I thought this was a terrible interview. Thought he was very rude to her. She should have stopped the interview. She didn’t need to sit and listen to his ridicule. He was so very disrespectful. She is a wonderful lady. I just love,her. She is so very honest and funny!

This lady was the best thing that hollywood put out a legend in her lifetime, she and ST were perfect together even though he was married to someone else they were friends for years.... what is wrong with a single woman who is friends with a married man

This interview was enjoyable.

Kate Hepburn is my favorite actress of all time. Since her book was already out, his questions were fair game. The interview was hilarious when she insisted he was not Phil Donahue. I have seen all her interviews, this was by far the most interesting. I just love her personality....I have seen all her movies except for The Corn is Green. I wonder what the reason was why she wrote the book since she highly valued her privacy....especially about her relationship with Spencer.

@cruxie1

3 жыл бұрын

I would say Cindy that even though Ms Herburn was a winner of 4 oscars and made so many movies they were made at a time when the studio paid a wage/salary, before the days when actors received royalties etc.. I would say Ms Hepburn wrote the book for the money... I agree with you.. she is may favourite actress of all time a true lady a true woman of intellect and humour.. The best actor man or woman to ever be in the lights ever...

@dabneyoffermein595

Жыл бұрын

i haven't heard of her, but i have heard of Audrey Hepburn.....was it a cousin?

@cindyswift8455

Жыл бұрын

@@dabneyoffermein595 no..not related

@dabneyoffermein595

Жыл бұрын

@@cindyswift8455 ok, thank you, what are the odds, wow.

The press was totally different back then . But I loved that they left them alone .

Yes Kate Hepburn ever interview

This woman has been my absolute favorite actress & woman I look up to & emulate gives Phil a "run for his money" !!

How Donahue ever became as popular as he did, I have absolutely no idea. He had the personality of a wet mop, and even less tact. Like, dude, what's with the yelling? She's sitting less than a foot away from you. The end was hilarious though. "Okay, I'll sign it. What's your name?" "Geraldo Rivera" LMAO

Shes fun shes bloody hilarious and i love her style sleep well KH

He had the nerve to roll his eyes at her after he asked such rude questions!

Great interview

This shows that Phil is the best at what he does.

A great lady

This could only happen to Phil Donahue. Out of all the interviews I have watched about Katherine Hepburn, this is the one and only. Mr. Donahue has such charisma. He had Ms. Hepburn so flustered. Very charming the way he got her to open up with many private moments. She was not an easy person to interview. However, he captured the real Ms. Hepburn. I would like to see the interview when he meet his wife Marlo Thomas. This was great. God Bless 🌷🌹🌹🙏

@jimtruscott5670

Жыл бұрын

GingerD. Donahue deserved a kick in the ass for his insolence and I would love to have been the one to undertake that task. A total jerk if ever there was one.

Wow great insight

Why did he get in her face and yell at her? He came off as downright hostile.

She's kinda amazing! So real!

I love how she says why don't they look at the children who don't have anything who don't have any support who don't have any food. But these anti-choice people just want to control they don't want to help

Ten mins in and I'm depressed.

Donahue’s interview style is so aggressive it reminds me of how a lawyer might question a witness on the stand. It sometimes leads to some interesting answers from his subjects but boy can it be hard to watch. Hepburn was certainly more than capable to hold her own in the face of such an abrasive, perhaps tactless, approach nonetheless.

Was there ever a worst interviewer than Phil Donahue?

@scotnick59

3 жыл бұрын

Yes: Skippy E. Lowe was the worst ever

@damianop100

3 жыл бұрын

This is best interview I've ever seen Donahue give. I usually didn't like his interviews, all the interruptions. But here I think the flow is good. Clearly they're enjoying one another, the banter, the faux offenses. They're both absolutely adorable here.

@damianop100

3 жыл бұрын

@John JACOBS Right, quite the opposite. Listen to her at the end, she's quite taken with him and offers to work for him.

@Uluwehi_Knecht

3 жыл бұрын

@@damianop100 Agreed. Sometimes the most challenging interviewers are the best at bringing out interesting colours and shades; there certainly is a difference between an antagonistic and a challenging interviewer.

@davidsanderson5918

3 жыл бұрын

@John JACOBS She was a tough cookie throughout her life. Notoriously so. Stood up to the executives. Donahue's just a kid to her.

For all his phony piousness, Donahue shows his true colors with the name thing. The only interview to beat this one was Ayn Rand’s imo. She really checked him multiple times in both segments.

She's out of his League - in fact, he embodies all the egotistical qualities of "Hollywood" she shunned - Phil should have done his Homework & left his "clever Showbiz Tricks" at home. He's right up there with Dr. Phil - bleeech!!

she should have told that "donass" get the hell out of my house!!!!!

"Katharine", not Katherine.

In Guess who's coming for dinner, At one point, As Tracy was despensing his lines, You could see the water in her eyes.

Yes

scotty bower knew her

interesting to see him so hurt. as if 'Phil Donahue' is anyone compared to the people Kathrine had met.

❤❤❤

He is so fucking rude and condescending. I’m surprised she didn’t ask him to leave.

She knows now. I pray she got saved.

@camerong5513

7 ай бұрын

okay

The audio could be louder.

1:12 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼❤ ❤ ❤ smart to the point 6:55 and again..! 🤩 She clearly talks about evangelical Christians 😁😄✨

I dont think his questions were impolite, on the contrary they are logical but his character , his style and the way he says things is very insulting, and irritating no wonder she snapped and felt threatened . You see thats what makes a difference between a bad interviewer and a legendary one, between just plain stupid and sharp wit ,the way you put words together accompanied by a perfect attitude.

Compare this interview to the Clive James one. Very different approach and result. She's still the same marvellous woman in both but the men are almost polar opposites. Interesting.

👏🏻👏🏼👏🏻👏🏾👏🏿👍🏿

Ugh! He was so angry & judgmental I don't know how she kept from walking out of the room - other than the fact that she seemed utterly amused at his shock & awe over her life choices.

She a newenglander Hartford ct

I have been saying that there are too many people since 1955 - and now look at it 2021 - what a mess.

Read her book "ME" when it first came out. Its as interesting as she is. Clearly there are FAR better Interviews than this one - Dick Cavett being one of them. Not much change in her outlooks from then till this one.