The video is about Bette Davis and her insights, she is acting royalty so what is the point of mentioning Kardahsians in the same breathe? By the way, what is it that the Kardahsians do again? I don't get why they ware "famous." They are right up there with the Olson twins. I would listen to Bette talk all day about her experiences the others are incapable of even holding a conversation.
@Handyman544-you said it perfectly. I can't add anything to what you said because you summed it up perfectly. You put into words what I have been feeling for years but couldn't describe and the Kardashians are the best example of the worst (I'm armenian so I find them particularly offensive as they "represent" my people-NOT!)
As I watched this, I slowly realized how ridiculously amazing it would've been to have met her. Hearing that voice in person right in front of you, the one who's made so many fantastic movies--it would be mind boggling.
What a wonderfully gracious actress Betty Davis was!! I adore this interview; she didn't seem to have the entitlement elitist attitude that many actors have today.
This wonderful lady had amazing insight into the human condition,she recognized her own humanity and was herself off the screen - so refreshing compared to modern pretences. Bette Davis films should be watched and appreciated for the art form they are.
Quite true. Unless of course it comes to Ms. Davis giving gratitude, for example to Tallulha Bankhead, upon whom Ms. Davis based her entire off-screen & on-screen persona: Ms. Davis capitalized on that persona because, while Ms. Bankhead could wield herself as she did & remain present & potent on the stage, she was unable to bring it to the screen. And so Bette Davis did. Not sure? Even just...
The Kardahsians are not talented people. They are a product of what our society has settled for...it's called mediocrity. Dreary, boring, painted, pumped, lypo'd, sprayed, etc., people dominate our TVs today. They have nothing to say of interest to anyone but themselves and we hold our breath every time one of them farts. I don't blame them for taking advantage of us, I blame society for buying into it in the first place and not demanding better.
I think, at times, she came across as too straight-forward. She grew up in a time when people, especially women, were expected to be contrite and somber. But some things you just have to throw out there and stand by it. Bette did it better than anyone. She knew what she was talking about and her brashness was a good touch when it came to getting it out there.
We desparately need more Bette Davis' today. It's touching to see that, though she received no gratitude from Hollywood, she did take it to heart the gratitude of her fans. Studios think that they will be the ones remembered for good pictures, but it is the stars and directors (who are so often at odds with the studio suits) that are remembered. Studios should just be content with the money they rake it (that's all they care about anyway) and then shut up and get out of the way.
Now THAT'S a star! A true woman of substance from an era where they all seemed to be cut from the same cloth. Today we get rice paper. Thanks for uploading this.
Watching thing I realized a few things. First, this woman is so interesting, smart and honest, she tells it like it is. Second, talk shows are so boring nowadays its all very calculated and politically correct.
Now THAT'S the Bette I remember. She was so stylish, Mod and sophisticated. During these years she turned up on Johnny Carson's show and so many others. It was always a fascinating evening. Today's reefer-steeped "stars" are over-privileged rich kids whom daddy set up in the movies. They're devoid of normal human experience, which is why they have no personality or life wisdom; just shallow rich kids going from one meaningless "kick" to the next. You are gone Bette, but not forgotten!
Fantastic interview. She really knew the business. and not to mention understood the rewards. the hardships and what is expected of someone in her situation.
All Bette vis TALKING about is being grateful herSELF...she's bitching that the STUDIOS weren't!!God,she was really somethin else man...what a legend!!
I'm sorry, but the title of this video is wrong. Bette, as well as others, helped BUILD those studios with her success. Not only that, she brought a new type of acting, that up until her time, women were overacting & had no range. At the time, she was talking about all of those Hollywood actors who felt that they were entitled because of who they were & yet had no talent! The same is true today. I'm glad Bette didn't live to see the pieces of garbage that call themselves actors today.
find it really interesting seeing all these interview with people who were in movies such a long time ago. Who would be over 100 now. They are from an era such a long time ago. Its fascinating. Would be good to have people like this around now.
@ThorneAstor - I TOTALLY agree... back then, they had talent. Now, they're just in it for the money and the fame. Yeah, some actors today are ok... Natalie Portman and Kirsten Dunst are merely adequate compared to Bette Davis, Liz Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Joan Crawford... Hollywood royalty!
"still water" hehe. i laugh if i see movies with ben stiller or adam sandler (who i always confound ^ O^) but i can not tell which movie ive sawn five minutes right after i left the theater.many newer films just dont have these memorable scenes,settings,locations and characters anymore i guess.
@deathbyaraven Fortunately not all movies today are trash, though I take your point. Interestingly, the tables are turned now and you get far better films made for television, especially here by the BBC, than you do by the major studios. That would never have happened in the 50's and 60's.
they just dont make em like bette anymore...thats all ya need to say...what a treasure!...my god! she was so funny on letterman when she was into her "i just dont give a damn anymore!" phase....or the academy awards "WHAT A DUMP!"...thanks for all the memories miss davis...
The person who originated this post obviously didn't understand Ms. Davis' motives. She answers honestly and intelligently, something most people today don't understand or even recognize. You have to understand that most people today aren't interested in intelligent conversation. It bores them to death. They would rather listen to some airhead like Paris Hilton talk about her hair or her new boyfriend. Now that's boring.
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Great actress - yes - but still an envius bag. Many actresses were great - just great - and she, Bette, had really ugly eyes. They were standing on edges and drew her acting down - really - down, in my wiew. And she dis let her hate come public - in my eyes, a really Lady does not do that! I have great respect for her preformacing, but certaíntly not for her person! And what is that silly hat doin on her head?? Se IS in dors - is´nt she?? - so why wear a foolish hat??
@Pukkie11000 Oh my Lord how old are you and where are you from? This interview was filmed in 1971 when wearing those hats was the cool thing to do. It was part of the style. You do realize that styles change, right? Also, Bette was an open, honest, and very direct person. Have you never met people like that? She was very intelligent, and considered a very pretty woman. Here in this interview she was 63 years old. Everything she said was perceptive, wise, and most importantly, true.
Bette always spoke her mind, way ahead of her time. Alot of people today wouldnt respect this because they are too brainwashed with fakeness by the accomplishment instead of hardcore honesty.
Wow...I wonder what she'd think of the Kim Kardahsian types who did nothing to get famous except get pounded on camera. I'd kill to see her take 'em down but she'd probably (rightly) think they were beneath her talking about them anyway...
@james1200 haha I was just thinking about that too, all these so called reality tv celebs (i use that loosely), I think it would be fun to watch bette rip them apart, I wish more ppl in hollywood / US Celebs watched this esp likes of Paris hilton and Kim K, but then they probably wouldnt get watch she's saying anyway
please cavettbiter, tell me that your title was a joke. she doesn't bitch at all, bette is so open and honest which is almost unheard of today and she addresses that issue. this is one of the greatest videos I have ever seen on you tube, along with ck and zappa. dick cavett had one of the greatest talk shows ever and didn't raise eyebrow's with the network because he seemed to be a nerd and one of
them ..he wasn't ! who else would have jimi, janis,bette, lennon etc on a talk show 1969
The newbies out here today could really use a page from her book. Ms. Davis work ethics and integrity...just phenomenal. She said it all at 6:45 when she mentioned how necessary it is to love the SWEAT more than the limosines, all the crowds, the lights, glamour and those things. And most importantly "You've got to thank GOD that you made it". Well said! Well said indeed!!
The newbies out here today could really use a page from her book. Ms. Davis work ethics and integrity...just phenomenal. She said it all at 6:45 when she mentioned how necessary it is to love the SWEAT more than the limosines, all the crowds, the lights, glamour and those things. And most importantly "You've got to thank GOD". Well said! Well said indeed!!
All we have today are publicity seekers...people with no talent (Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton come to mind...). It's all about their money and that "in your face" attitude they have..."look what I have compared to you" kind of arrogance. The caliber of talent goes down every year and it's replaced with the boring, the untalented, and their binality who only care about their pathetic lives and how much money they can spend. Bette Davis is gone...that's the real tragedy.
@Handiman544 - You said it! For me, I like to keep my eye on actors with real talent and some sense of honesty and graciousness. Actors such as Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie, Leonardo Dicaprio, Reese Witherspoon, Anne Hathaway come to mind for me.
Then people could speak without concern about the PC media taking something out of context and playing a sound byte over and over. I appreciate her candor.
What a shallow person! Now that I am older and wiser. I see that Bette Davis was an obsessed BITCH! I take her daughter's side! I don't think she knew what a charity was or an underdog. She had it easy! That is the irony of her BULLSHIT saying, "I did it the hard way!" Fuck You Bette! YOU FOOL! You were WEAK! You don't fool me!
Curious as to why you are going by the username of marinello6, instead of B.D. Hyman; with all that hatred towards Bette Davis, it would appear as if you knew her personally or something. Why you would watch this and feel the desire to go off on her like this, it's a sad reality you must live in...
@iFedericoFellini I do live in a sad reality. The reality is "the masses" let a tube, screen, radio, paper, decide what their reality it. Davis is part of the biggest destructive problem that I know exists all over the world. People let mainstream media decide what they should talk about and or feel. I am living in hell. Davis was like all people in her "profession" ...just an image. The President is just an image. People should worry about who controls their money every hour of the day.
Back then, we had amazing talents like Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Montgomery Clift. Now we have Snooki, Paris Hilton, and the Kardashian sluts. My how times have changed.
@ThorneAstor People say this throughout every generation. We still have great actors and actresses- Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Clint Eastwood
@tylertyler82 But the main difference is that even those you mention and a few others I could add, came along after the glory days. They are the ones that started out just as the true legends were beginning to die off. Even those you mentioned would tell you that things have changed. When this lot goes that will be it. The primary culprit will be the corporate powers who somehow about 10 years ago literally took over the world. They buy and sell people for pennies.
Boy - Ain't it the truth. There will always be a small perecentage of us who appreciate the greatness though. The Snookis will come and go with the kiddies. No doubt a few kids will grow up and see an interview like this and they'll get it.
@ThorneAstor hm.......you are being abit onesided - we also have Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst etc. and hey! give them a chance - their careers are just formning who knows what we will think of them in 20,30,40 years time.
GOOD FOR YOU - Society, not everyone, as well as young executives,are to blame. They pay way too much attention to gossip and PURE STUPIDITY. Why do people in charge put, or pay attention to these young loons? Money - now that is really SAD SAD SAD
Ms. Davis is my all time favoritet actress. I cant tell you how many times I have seen All About Eve... about 100 times ^_^ I love her in almost everything she has done and I consider her to be the greatest actress (Katherine Hepburne too) a very strong, independent woman, a woman that other woman can look up to. Love you Bette!
Man she was fierce! Love her spirit.. one tough gall indeed! Good to know that we belong to a kind... and that the kind moves timelessly through the History of human kind. The world needs more queens of swords, and less lame ass bitches!
There will never be another specific individual from the whole gamut of individuals that can duplicate another character/personality, only glimmers here and there and stunning shinning brilliant stars; Betty Davis, you are that brilliance up above!
Well, look who runs the entertainment industry. The shoe fits so I guess the right people are wearing it. Those who are driven by money. So sad. Love and miss Betty Davis. There will never be another like her.
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She always had a cigarete in her hand, she was very weak, she never fought for her marriages though i notice, what a sad individual satan must have loved her poor soul?
this is a very educative video for actors of today who give interviews away complaining about their fame, whining about, they only have to be thankful for it...
Hey my first comment ever on you tube. Just wondered if any of you hard core fans of Ruth Elizabeth have been nuts enough to get a tattoo dedicated to her. A couple of years ago I impulsively tattoo'd her name on all ten fingers. Ever since I have not had any regret and get lots of compliments on it.
Bette Davis is as real as a person can get, she didn't give a damn about anyone, she said what she wanted to , she didn't sugarcoat anything, and she still remained classy.I love her soo much.Bette and Lauren Bacall are two of my idols, for their talent, and their realness.
there is no actresses like this anymore,its a shame because they werent just talented,they were strong!The Bette davis' ,Joan Crawford,Barbara stanwyck,Marlene Dietrich,Vivien Leigh,and now Elizabeth taylor.and the list goes on.
SHE SAID IT/GET ON THAT STAGE AND WORK/FAME IS FLEETING/I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO BE PART OF IT/BUT THE MONEY HAS NOT COME/BUT ITS THE MEMORYS /THE WORK/THE RECOGNITION/I LOVE BEING AN ACTOR/ITS A BUSINESS/SHE WAS OSCAR WINNING IN THE 40S/AND POISON IN THE 60S/BUT SHE WAS GREAT
Incredibly articulate, honest and direct. Imagine the impossibility of such a long television interview today. Now interviewers interrupt the guest every five seconds to show how clever and witty they are. Pull that stunt on Bette Davis and you just might get the back of her hand!
@ItsSparkyHere where else except Charlie Rose do you get such in depth interviews... but he needs an occasional back hand the way he interupts guests... Cavett had to interrupt for the crass commercials....... What is Bette doing with the glass?? not many things worst than the ingrates in life
I can't imagine any of the precious Prima Donna movie "stars" of today being so gracious and so honest as Bette was here. And everything she says here about no art, only money is doubly so today.
God, what a fascinating, intelligent, interesting woman. We loose people like her and we settle for worthless, drug taking, alcohol soaked actors to take her place. Lohan, Sheen, Hilton, and the countless others who are so weak and mindless that they allow substances to become their lives. Davis had character and strength the likes of which we will never see again. We don't "make" them anymore.
There is no one like Bette Davis. Thank God for youtube. More and more people can discover this lady and her talent, and of course... her intelligence. Bette Davis is the Queen of Hollywood pictures. I wonder what she's thinking of all the reality tv shows, all the people getting millions of dollars and fame for nothing, yet all the hard work she put in to get to the top.
The way this woman speaks is a natural, old New England middle-class acent. My grandparents speak a somewhat less educated version of this. She isn't "doing" an English accent. Listen to Gladys Cooper (her mother in Now, Voyager) to hear how upper-class English people sounded at the time.I enjoy her movies but I wouldn't say she's good at accents. She's Bette Davis in all her roles. Her Elizabeth I is just Bette Davis in a costume; she doesn't talk like English Royalty.
@JudgeJulietLit You're absolutely right about her ability with accents. But I think that sort of talent was far more typical back then, as any number of ostensibly American actors had any number of different accents in their repertoire. In fact, a lot of those who started in the theatre used a variety of what I refer to as "high American" accents, i.e. very clipped East coast accents which had a close resemblance to British accents.
The video is about Bette Davis and her insights, she is acting royalty so what is the point of mentioning Kardahsians in the same breathe? By the way, what is it that the Kardahsians do again? I don't get why they ware "famous." They are right up there with the Olson twins. I would listen to Bette talk all day about her experiences the others are incapable of even holding a conversation.
comalaism 1 day ago
@Handyman544-you said it perfectly. I can't add anything to what you said because you summed it up perfectly. You put into words what I have been feeling for years but couldn't describe and the Kardashians are the best example of the worst (I'm armenian so I find them particularly offensive as they "represent" my people-NOT!)
Buzzmoogy 3 days ago
wonderfully brilliant
EMPERORMIKI 3 days ago 2
As I watched this, I slowly realized how ridiculously amazing it would've been to have met her. Hearing that voice in person right in front of you, the one who's made so many fantastic movies--it would be mind boggling.
MsGracieCatherine 4 days ago
what year was this?
AJDavid90 1 week ago
@AJDavid90 I think 1971 since she mentions 30-71 when counting the years she has worked.
Piccolo7126 1 week ago
she hit the nail on the head
TheDrYes 1 week ago
@TheDrYes She did,my FAVORITE actress!!!
twain103 1 week ago
So true. It applies not just the Hollywood workplace but all.
ms1981ify 1 week ago
Ms Davis nails it as perfectly as she nails Margot or Jane Hudson.
MegaGum1 2 weeks ago 3
What a wonderfully gracious actress Betty Davis was!! I adore this interview; she didn't seem to have the entitlement elitist attitude that many actors have today.
mjwells100 3 weeks ago 2
This wonderful lady had amazing insight into the human condition,she recognized her own humanity and was herself off the screen - so refreshing compared to modern pretences. Bette Davis films should be watched and appreciated for the art form they are.
TheBlackrabbit4 3 weeks ago
what is the name of the book that they mention here?
Ash8604 3 weeks ago
@Ash8604 The book is "What makes Sammy Run?"
dreza4 3 weeks ago
@dreza4 safee thanks bruv!
Ash8604 3 weeks ago
(con't) ...a little research into Ms. Bankhead's career, compared with Ms. Davis', is all it'll take to grasp the point.
MuskPumpkin 4 weeks ago
Quite true. Unless of course it comes to Ms. Davis giving gratitude, for example to Tallulha Bankhead, upon whom Ms. Davis based her entire off-screen & on-screen persona: Ms. Davis capitalized on that persona because, while Ms. Bankhead could wield herself as she did & remain present & potent on the stage, she was unable to bring it to the screen. And so Bette Davis did. Not sure? Even just...
MuskPumpkin 4 weeks ago
In memory
juanbjork 4 weeks ago
Beautifully stated. So inspiring and so true.
good2btheking 1 month ago
what a badass !!!!!!! LOL
miss20sa11 1 month ago
Betty should slap him on GP!
spareaxe 1 month ago
Only one thin Bette said ever matters "She did it the hard way"!!!
AAwildeone 1 month ago
A very good interv
joker98259 1 month ago
Very well said. A woman light years ahead of her time.
anubis1974 1 month ago
The Kardahsians are not talented people. They are a product of what our society has settled for...it's called mediocrity. Dreary, boring, painted, pumped, lypo'd, sprayed, etc., people dominate our TVs today. They have nothing to say of interest to anyone but themselves and we hold our breath every time one of them farts. I don't blame them for taking advantage of us, I blame society for buying into it in the first place and not demanding better.
Handiman544 2 months ago 36
@Handiman544 , I can only wish Bette Davis were here and hear what she have to say about our so-call celebrities nowadays.
PungiFungi 1 month ago 2
what a supremely intelligent woman
celluloidcity 2 months ago 3
She's not bitching, she's succinctly summing up what a creative wasteland hollywood has, for the most part, become.
eezysqueezy 2 months ago 30
Mama Fratelli from the Goonies!
yieldyieldyield 2 months ago
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@yieldyieldyield ahh i was just gonna say that!!! hahaha
CJReviewz 2 months ago
667th comment. Sorry, Satan.
yieldyieldyield 2 months ago
No one could ever match this woman, it would be a bumpy ride. She is the most fantastic actress who has ever lived. Her Blood, Sweat and Tears.
I have a Daughter like BD, had everything, but dragged her Mother down in a book which broke Bette's heart.
Muriel xxx Thanks for posting cavettbiter.
REDLEN308GTB 2 months ago
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irvingserrot626 2 months ago
I love this WOMAN!!!!!
RomanRoyale 2 months ago
i heart Bette Davis
farr0222 2 months ago
I think, at times, she came across as too straight-forward. She grew up in a time when people, especially women, were expected to be contrite and somber. But some things you just have to throw out there and stand by it. Bette did it better than anyone. She knew what she was talking about and her brashness was a good touch when it came to getting it out there.
cherrybombx27 2 months ago
We desparately need more Bette Davis' today. It's touching to see that, though she received no gratitude from Hollywood, she did take it to heart the gratitude of her fans. Studios think that they will be the ones remembered for good pictures, but it is the stars and directors (who are so often at odds with the studio suits) that are remembered. Studios should just be content with the money they rake it (that's all they care about anyway) and then shut up and get out of the way.
hmghosthost 2 months ago
shes not bitching she is honest - if anything shes being mild.
Amazing woman
DAMDORSET 2 months ago 2
Now THAT'S a star! A true woman of substance from an era where they all seemed to be cut from the same cloth. Today we get rice paper. Thanks for uploading this.
msoz887 2 months ago 7
this is true Hollywood. she's stll the greatest.
EbonyGirlSpeaks 2 months ago 3
What a woman, jeez, what a woman. <3
Agdollproductions18 2 months ago 2
Watching thing I realized a few things. First, this woman is so interesting, smart and honest, she tells it like it is. Second, talk shows are so boring nowadays its all very calculated and politically correct.
joeydemierda 2 months ago
Now THAT'S the Bette I remember. She was so stylish, Mod and sophisticated. During these years she turned up on Johnny Carson's show and so many others. It was always a fascinating evening. Today's reefer-steeped "stars" are over-privileged rich kids whom daddy set up in the movies. They're devoid of normal human experience, which is why they have no personality or life wisdom; just shallow rich kids going from one meaningless "kick" to the next. You are gone Bette, but not forgotten!
Mr1960Fury 2 months ago 3
Fantastic interview. She really knew the business. and not to mention understood the rewards. the hardships and what is expected of someone in her situation.
simonsteam 2 months ago
@leahar79 Give who what??Ugh...why would Bette waste her time on stupid projects like showing L.L anything??
TheMrMarilyn 3 months ago
All Bette vis TALKING about is being grateful herSELF...she's bitching that the STUDIOS weren't!!God,she was really somethin else man...what a legend!!
TheMrMarilyn 3 months ago
I'm sorry, but the title of this video is wrong. Bette, as well as others, helped BUILD those studios with her success. Not only that, she brought a new type of acting, that up until her time, women were overacting & had no range. At the time, she was talking about all of those Hollywood actors who felt that they were entitled because of who they were & yet had no talent! The same is true today. I'm glad Bette didn't live to see the pieces of garbage that call themselves actors today.
LemonCake07 3 months ago 3
find it really interesting seeing all these interview with people who were in movies such a long time ago. Who would be over 100 now. They are from an era such a long time ago. Its fascinating. Would be good to have people like this around now.
hundhun17 3 months ago
I true legend :)
rawazzchico316 3 months ago
@ThorneAstor - I TOTALLY agree... back then, they had talent. Now, they're just in it for the money and the fame. Yeah, some actors today are ok... Natalie Portman and Kirsten Dunst are merely adequate compared to Bette Davis, Liz Taylor, Katherine Hepburn, Joan Crawford... Hollywood royalty!
MrGayaussieful 3 months ago
"Fay Bainter was making twice my salary." Priceless.
TheBlueGuitarMan 3 months ago
"still water" hehe. i laugh if i see movies with ben stiller or adam sandler (who i always confound ^ O^) but i can not tell which movie ive sawn five minutes right after i left the theater.many newer films just dont have these memorable scenes,settings,locations and characters anymore i guess.
asnierkishcowboy 3 months ago
We dont have movies anymore. We have trash. We dont have actors anymore. We have supermodels making mroe money than they r worth.
deathbyaraven 3 months ago 3
@deathbyaraven Fortunately not all movies today are trash, though I take your point. Interestingly, the tables are turned now and you get far better films made for television, especially here by the BBC, than you do by the major studios. That would never have happened in the 50's and 60's.
TheVaughan5 3 months ago
Legend.
shababgeg 4 months ago
my idol such an inspiration :))
GaaraSabuka 4 months ago
No stars nowadays would give an interview like this anymore.
PungiFungi 4 months ago 3
they just dont make em like bette anymore...thats all ya need to say...what a treasure!...my god! she was so funny on letterman when she was into her "i just dont give a damn anymore!" phase....or the academy awards "WHAT A DUMP!"...thanks for all the memories miss davis...
akitaman101 4 months ago
Excellent interview!!!
jwc3030 4 months ago
The person who originated this post obviously didn't understand Ms. Davis' motives. She answers honestly and intelligently, something most people today don't understand or even recognize. You have to understand that most people today aren't interested in intelligent conversation. It bores them to death. They would rather listen to some airhead like Paris Hilton talk about her hair or her new boyfriend. Now that's boring.
Handiman544 4 months ago 2
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Great actress - yes - but still an envius bag. Many actresses were great - just great - and she, Bette, had really ugly eyes. They were standing on edges and drew her acting down - really - down, in my wiew. And she dis let her hate come public - in my eyes, a really Lady does not do that! I have great respect for her preformacing, but certaíntly not for her person! And what is that silly hat doin on her head?? Se IS in dors - is´nt she?? - so why wear a foolish hat??
Pukkie11000 4 months ago
@Pukkie11000 Oh my Lord how old are you and where are you from? This interview was filmed in 1971 when wearing those hats was the cool thing to do. It was part of the style. You do realize that styles change, right? Also, Bette was an open, honest, and very direct person. Have you never met people like that? She was very intelligent, and considered a very pretty woman. Here in this interview she was 63 years old. Everything she said was perceptive, wise, and most importantly, true.
TheTubePortal 2 months ago
Why does this poster have this fixation with "bitching". This is not bitching - have some respect and try to understand this intelligent lady.
Anyway, thanks for posting.
pinchmeImnotdreaming 4 months ago 3
great interview
hisluckienstar614 4 months ago
so intelligent. so elegant. i love her! and to have the title be bitchin... no she's exposing.. telling the truth. Go Bette Davis!
ElectricLadyT 4 months ago
Awsome the way she's almost sat side on to him and still smoking, Utter Diva.
simonsteam 5 months ago
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Bette Davis is synonymous with the word "Hollywood," because without Ms Davis there would be no "HollyWood," today
richierichnumber1 5 months ago
The book is "What Makes Sammy Run" by Bud Schulberg.
Crwthy 5 months ago
Bette Davis had the best diction of any actress of her time and after. Her enunciation was superb.
kendahke 5 months ago 2
@kendahke So was Katherine Hepburns.
hjb103055 4 months ago
@hjb103055 must be that Yankee discipline, LOL! cheers!
kendahke 4 months ago
She was the greatest. They don't make them like her anymore
gtgale1 5 months ago
what book did he say ??????
moet817 5 months ago
*establishment
cuzitsnecessary 5 months ago
Bette always spoke her mind, way ahead of her time. Alot of people today wouldnt respect this because they are too brainwashed with fakeness by the accomplishment instead of hardcore honesty.
cuzitsnecessary 5 months ago
Wow...I wonder what she'd think of the Kim Kardahsian types who did nothing to get famous except get pounded on camera. I'd kill to see her take 'em down but she'd probably (rightly) think they were beneath her talking about them anyway...
james1200 5 months ago 30
@james1200 haha I was just thinking about that too, all these so called reality tv celebs (i use that loosely), I think it would be fun to watch bette rip them apart, I wish more ppl in hollywood / US Celebs watched this esp likes of Paris hilton and Kim K, but then they probably wouldnt get watch she's saying anyway
brownhugo 5 months ago
@james1200 she would ripped them to shreads
PatrickLHawkins 2 months ago
words of wisdom you cant buy anywhere
chalice4ever 5 months ago
I never get tired of watching this interview. Telling it how it is. Bette Davis wasn't classy... she was in a class of her own.
00cm 5 months ago 4
The one and only!! Miss Betty Davis.......
MyBonnieblue 5 months ago
please cavettbiter, tell me that your title was a joke. she doesn't bitch at all, bette is so open and honest which is almost unheard of today and she addresses that issue. this is one of the greatest videos I have ever seen on you tube, along with ck and zappa. dick cavett had one of the greatest talk shows ever and didn't raise eyebrow's with the network because he seemed to be a nerd and one of
them ..he wasn't ! who else would have jimi, janis,bette, lennon etc on a talk show 1969
giulioglorio 5 months ago
Pause And Look At Her Hand At 1:07 lol.
shannonh1994 5 months ago
@Ged8506 Me too, she's a legend!
and they simply don't make em like this anymore!
and I think that if she was like this today....
she'd say the same thing in 2011 as she did in the 70's when she did this interview... =)
ClareBElsey 6 months ago
Swag. Look at the boot/mini combo. What elderly woman comes to a talk show dressed like that? Only Bette Davis. #SWAG
dirtynuke 6 months ago 30
@dirtynuke And only Bette could pull it off, making it look like she invented the whole damned thing.
JustSomeLady 2 months ago
@dirtynuke Yes, this was a brilliant actress who showed up here with tons of style and frankness.
slobomotion 1 month ago
Most of of her colleagues were just that - deadpan, honest, articulate, and CLASSY!
MrAkihiros 6 months ago
What book is that book she recommends? Anyone? Please?
jg33brunner 6 months ago
@jg33brunner Budd Schulberg—I think it's *What Makes Sammy Run?*
muridan3 5 months ago
It doesn't seem like she's bitching - I thought this was a pretty honest interview :)
dramaindulged 6 months ago 3
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The newbies out here today could really use a page from her book. Ms. Davis work ethics and integrity...just phenomenal. She said it all at 6:45 when she mentioned how necessary it is to love the SWEAT more than the limosines, all the crowds, the lights, glamour and those things. And most importantly "You've got to thank GOD that you made it". Well said! Well said indeed!!
Meeerah1 6 months ago
The newbies out here today could really use a page from her book. Ms. Davis work ethics and integrity...just phenomenal. She said it all at 6:45 when she mentioned how necessary it is to love the SWEAT more than the limosines, all the crowds, the lights, glamour and those things. And most importantly "You've got to thank GOD". Well said! Well said indeed!!
Meeerah1 6 months ago 3
@Meeerah1 Very well said and good point.
Buffalobigboy69 4 months ago
All we have today are publicity seekers...people with no talent (Kim Kardashian and Paris Hilton come to mind...). It's all about their money and that "in your face" attitude they have..."look what I have compared to you" kind of arrogance. The caliber of talent goes down every year and it's replaced with the boring, the untalented, and their binality who only care about their pathetic lives and how much money they can spend. Bette Davis is gone...that's the real tragedy.
Handiman544 6 months ago 3
@Handiman544 - You said it! For me, I like to keep my eye on actors with real talent and some sense of honesty and graciousness. Actors such as Charlize Theron, Angelina Jolie, Leonardo Dicaprio, Reese Witherspoon, Anne Hathaway come to mind for me.
TheZunigal 6 months ago
Bette certainly has raised the bar too high for today's actors and actresses.
She's a tough act to follow. She's a "no-nonsense" type of woman, no bullshitting, no mind games.
Bette Davis = Gem
cheeriosinabowl 6 months ago 2
Then people could speak without concern about the PC media taking something out of context and playing a sound byte over and over. I appreciate her candor.
sevenlemon 6 months ago
I beg your pardon, but I don't think, considering that you were clearly not there that you should cast judgement on anyone...
justininsc88 7 months ago
i was born too late
diogeneslaertius666 7 months ago
What a shallow person! Now that I am older and wiser. I see that Bette Davis was an obsessed BITCH! I take her daughter's side! I don't think she knew what a charity was or an underdog. She had it easy! That is the irony of her BULLSHIT saying, "I did it the hard way!" Fuck You Bette! YOU FOOL! You were WEAK! You don't fool me!
marinello6 7 months ago
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iFedericoFellini 6 months ago
@marinello6
Curious as to why you are going by the username of marinello6, instead of B.D. Hyman; with all that hatred towards Bette Davis, it would appear as if you knew her personally or something. Why you would watch this and feel the desire to go off on her like this, it's a sad reality you must live in...
iFedericoFellini 6 months ago
@iFedericoFellini I do live in a sad reality. The reality is "the masses" let a tube, screen, radio, paper, decide what their reality it. Davis is part of the biggest destructive problem that I know exists all over the world. People let mainstream media decide what they should talk about and or feel. I am living in hell. Davis was like all people in her "profession" ...just an image. The President is just an image. People should worry about who controls their money every hour of the day.
marinello6 6 months ago
@1111cedargrove Yeah but they didn't get their own TV shows.
ThorneAstor 7 months ago
!!Grandeee Bette!!! no importa cuántos años ya nos ha dejado.Ella ha sido GRANDE, y, nos dejó enormes lecciones
Bielostotsky 7 months ago
Back then, we had amazing talents like Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Montgomery Clift. Now we have Snooki, Paris Hilton, and the Kardashian sluts. My how times have changed.
ThorneAstor 7 months ago 33
@ThorneAstor Yes, my mom has tought me...
gabbis 7 months ago
@ThorneAstor We have just as many amazing talents today: Streep, DeNiro, Weaver, Washington ......I could go on and on.
jcq1961 6 months ago
@jcq1961 Yeah but for some reason, the press pays more attention to Kim Kardashian and her vagina than to the actual talents you just named.
ThorneAstor 6 months ago 2
@ThorneAstor People say this throughout every generation. We still have great actors and actresses- Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Clint Eastwood
tylertyler82 4 months ago
@tylertyler82 But the main difference is that even those you mention and a few others I could add, came along after the glory days. They are the ones that started out just as the true legends were beginning to die off. Even those you mentioned would tell you that things have changed. When this lot goes that will be it. The primary culprit will be the corporate powers who somehow about 10 years ago literally took over the world. They buy and sell people for pennies.
TheTubePortal 2 months ago
@ThorneAstor
Boy - Ain't it the truth. There will always be a small perecentage of us who appreciate the greatness though. The Snookis will come and go with the kiddies. No doubt a few kids will grow up and see an interview like this and they'll get it.
bgdjohnny8 4 months ago 2
@ThorneAstor hm.......you are being abit onesided - we also have Natalie Portman, Kirsten Dunst etc. and hey! give them a chance - their careers are just formning who knows what we will think of them in 20,30,40 years time.
martinlindsgaard 3 months ago
GOOD FOR YOU - Society, not everyone, as well as young executives,are to blame. They pay way too much attention to gossip and PURE STUPIDITY. Why do people in charge put, or pay attention to these young loons? Money - now that is really SAD SAD SAD
britsunc 3 months ago
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@ThorneAstor
" Now we have Snooki, Paris Hilton, and the Kardashian sluts."
Never heard of those people, thank God......
045781 2 months ago
People like BETTE DAVIS shoul stay around 4-ever. what a strong and talented lady.
thank you for this great video.
desaires12 7 months ago
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she's so right
catherinek94 7 months ago
I LOVE HER
catherinek94 7 months ago
I love her and I love how she pronounces "Glasshhghow" :)
maszlagma 7 months ago
She's amazing... She commands the entire room with her presence.
guthery1000 8 months ago 4
whats with the boots on the old girl?
PigeonPair 8 months ago
Anderson Cooper!
IIty2iII 8 months ago
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Ms. Davis is my all time favoritet actress. I cant tell you how many times I have seen All About Eve... about 100 times ^_^ I love her in almost everything she has done and I consider her to be the greatest actress (Katherine Hepburne too) a very strong, independent woman, a woman that other woman can look up to. Love you Bette!
vonkavonka 8 months ago
To be honest ...what the lady said made sense!
melodyworks 8 months ago 5
Man she was fierce! Love her spirit.. one tough gall indeed! Good to know that we belong to a kind... and that the kind moves timelessly through the History of human kind. The world needs more queens of swords, and less lame ass bitches!
heucatia 8 months ago 5
I dig it!!!
teppie3000 8 months ago
one tough and intelligent chick...way to go!
valnaples 8 months ago 4
There will never be another specific individual from the whole gamut of individuals that can duplicate another character/personality, only glimmers here and there and stunning shinning brilliant stars; Betty Davis, you are that brilliance up above!
GiovanniMariaTommaso 8 months ago
Boy, they don't make actresses like that anymore!.
BlondeBardie 8 months ago
Wow- what an impressive lady! She was an incredible actress to boot!
sbmsalz2 8 months ago
Well, look who runs the entertainment industry. The shoe fits so I guess the right people are wearing it. Those who are driven by money. So sad. Love and miss Betty Davis. There will never be another like her.
CreateStatic 9 months ago
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She always had a cigarete in her hand, she was very weak, she never fought for her marriages though i notice, what a sad individual satan must have loved her poor soul?
Brighteyes1ful 9 months ago
@Brighteyes1ful And you are perfect then...?
gabbis 8 months ago
this is a very educative video for actors of today who give interviews away complaining about their fame, whining about, they only have to be thankful for it...
erikazilla 9 months ago
"i've never fought for money [...] I fought for parts"
erikazilla 9 months ago
I have never seen a interview/film where Bette Davis isn't smoking. I love her.
cerystalkstoyouall 9 months ago
No sugar coating ever came out of Bette's mouth.
She tells it like it is. Wish more people were like her. Smart and feisty.
cheeriosinabowl 9 months ago 2
Hey my first comment ever on you tube. Just wondered if any of you hard core fans of Ruth Elizabeth have been nuts enough to get a tattoo dedicated to her. A couple of years ago I impulsively tattoo'd her name on all ten fingers. Ever since I have not had any regret and get lots of compliments on it.
Bettedavislover1005 9 months ago
I love her wisdom
tjbedista 9 months ago
lovely woman. would've loved to sit and speak to her for a few hours, pick her brain about how to do it in this business...
absolutely right about corporations now owning film studios.. the movie business is dead, people. they sell 'events' now, not stories.
hcvang 10 months ago 3
@hcvang
T H A N K YOU!
the movie INDUSTRY has forgotten its roots and has NO integrity anymore
inbetweentics 10 months ago 5
Bette Davis is as real as a person can get, she didn't give a damn about anyone, she said what she wanted to , she didn't sugarcoat anything, and she still remained classy.I love her soo much.Bette and Lauren Bacall are two of my idols, for their talent, and their realness.
MissAlbanianBeauty 10 months ago 4
there is no actresses like this anymore,its a shame because they werent just talented,they were strong!The Bette davis' ,Joan Crawford,Barbara stanwyck,Marlene Dietrich,Vivien Leigh,and now Elizabeth taylor.and the list goes on.
KURISUCHRIS99 10 months ago
@KURISUCHRIS99... How right you are. Those are the Hollywood idols people need to truly think about. Great comment, I totally agree =)
MissGarland20 10 months ago
They really don't make performers like this anymore. So honest, so dedicated, and so cool.
megaboo1991 10 months ago 3
@megaboo1991..So very true =)
MissGarland20 10 months ago
SHE SAID IT/GET ON THAT STAGE AND WORK/FAME IS FLEETING/I HAVE BEEN BLESSED TO BE PART OF IT/BUT THE MONEY HAS NOT COME/BUT ITS THE MEMORYS /THE WORK/THE RECOGNITION/I LOVE BEING AN ACTOR/ITS A BUSINESS/SHE WAS OSCAR WINNING IN THE 40S/AND POISON IN THE 60S/BUT SHE WAS GREAT
surfactor777 10 months ago
Incredibly articulate, honest and direct. Imagine the impossibility of such a long television interview today. Now interviewers interrupt the guest every five seconds to show how clever and witty they are. Pull that stunt on Bette Davis and you just might get the back of her hand!
ItsSparkyHere 10 months ago 73
@ItsSparkyHere Absolutely, and that´s why I don´t watch TV and movies nowadays anymore
gabbis 8 months ago
@ItsSparkyHere well said! there are some of us left for whom an attention span lasts longer than a sugar rush
BGSourgas 7 months ago
@ItsSparkyHere You should watch Charlie Rose or Tavis Smiley. They give long, involved, articulate and informed interviews every night.
jcq1961 6 months ago
@ItsSparkyHere Every once in awhile you'll hear one clap. Only 1 clap. Don't you DARE interrupt Bette Davis when she's talking.
hjb103055 6 months ago
@ItsSparkyHere where else except Charlie Rose do you get such in depth interviews... but he needs an occasional back hand the way he interupts guests... Cavett had to interrupt for the crass commercials....... What is Bette doing with the glass?? not many things worst than the ingrates in life
irish89055 6 months ago
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aeronuk1 10 months ago
@aeronuk1
No its when you drop dead and rot in your shitty apartment alone for a month because no one cares about you.
MeesterCrumpet 10 months ago
@MeesterCrumpet LOL
redpeterable 10 months ago
I can't imagine any of the precious Prima Donna movie "stars" of today being so gracious and so honest as Bette was here. And everything she says here about no art, only money is doubly so today.
Aussiemarco 10 months ago 24
God, what a fascinating, intelligent, interesting woman. We loose people like her and we settle for worthless, drug taking, alcohol soaked actors to take her place. Lohan, Sheen, Hilton, and the countless others who are so weak and mindless that they allow substances to become their lives. Davis had character and strength the likes of which we will never see again. We don't "make" them anymore.
Handiman544 11 months ago 4
delightful smile at 1.14 overall a grande dame XXX
significantlycynical 11 months ago
There is no one like Bette Davis. Thank God for youtube. More and more people can discover this lady and her talent, and of course... her intelligence. Bette Davis is the Queen of Hollywood pictures. I wonder what she's thinking of all the reality tv shows, all the people getting millions of dollars and fame for nothing, yet all the hard work she put in to get to the top.
onehotminutex 11 months ago
YOU DID A GREAT JOB BETTY!!!! Always strong, always classy, always one to remember forever!!!
Just think of someone being this honest about the industry these days on a talk show.....it woul dbe pulled in a heart beat!
nanaswreaths 11 months ago
She is WAY to old to be wearing that dress Yikes!!!!
dogshy61 11 months ago
A classic character She's impossible in this antiseptic age, of course.
Jitpring 11 months ago
No wonder they call her one of if not the greatest of her kind.
sabvilla 11 months ago
OMG, Bette Davis (and my personal favorite, Barbara Stanwyck) > anyone today
HollyGoLightly1978 11 months ago 3
What a FABULOUS lady - and what a great interview! Is this from the early 70s?
As Madonna says in 'Vogue' : "Bette Davis - we love you"
DIETRICHCICCONE 11 months ago
I don't think she's "bitching". I think she's just telling the truth. Would you say "bitching" if it were a man?
josephgoodrich 11 months ago 5
Talent and Money is all she ever had..so sad
Learning2BThin 11 months ago
@Learning2BThin Not true. She had husbands and children - the family life, but work was always what she wanted, and there's nothing sad about that.
WellConditioned 11 months ago 3
The way this woman speaks is a natural, old New England middle-class acent. My grandparents speak a somewhat less educated version of this. She isn't "doing" an English accent. Listen to Gladys Cooper (her mother in Now, Voyager) to hear how upper-class English people sounded at the time.I enjoy her movies but I wouldn't say she's good at accents. She's Bette Davis in all her roles. Her Elizabeth I is just Bette Davis in a costume; she doesn't talk like English Royalty.
clementjb 11 months ago
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Dmansplash 11 months ago
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what's the book called that she recommends
ffswgfb 11 months ago
what's the book called that she recommends
ffswgfb 11 months ago
@JudgeJulietLit You're absolutely right about her ability with accents. But I think that sort of talent was far more typical back then, as any number of ostensibly American actors had any number of different accents in their repertoire. In fact, a lot of those who started in the theatre used a variety of what I refer to as "high American" accents, i.e. very clipped East coast accents which had a close resemblance to British accents.
Varese13 11 months ago