Bette Davis talks about kissing scenes

[TheGordojo]

i miss bette davis

[tman12563]

So who was the hideous kisser? He must be dead by now.

[iamwinkyful]

The laugh at 1:37 just gets me everytime! She's so adorable!

[crapfacejoe]

Which goes to prove even the best actresses are cheap sluts.

[edichkaa]

water...right...

[Misteron20]

"It was really something..."

[MiamiPush2theLimit]

she makes me laugh so much :)

[kikiladoucette]

Can anyone tell me what they say at the very begenning of the interview? I'm French and I didn't understand...

[kikiladoucette]

@nicky4787 Thanks! But why do they laught? I don't find that very funny...

[1yram]

@kikiladoucette Dick Cavett says that during the commercial he was asked to pull his socks up and Bette Davis says that she pulled her skirt down, so they'd both done something. Then Cavett asks her about screen kissing.

[pinchmeImnotdreaming]

"They lay me on a couch..." Not as the poster writes: "They lain me.." "lain" is a past participle and Bette Davis is an educated lady.

Anyway, thank you poster; it's good to see this wonderful, honest and witty lady.

[cfronck]

She thought she'd die.

[ALHvideos]

love her! class, spunk,willpower, smarts! & what a style !

[ConfederateCookie]

God take Care of BD

[TheForrestal]

Thank you for the information. I wasn't aware of a daughter or a critical book of

Davis written by one.

[lakevubud]

She's talking about Liver Lips, Edward G Robinson.

[DPEART6475]

@lakevubud --How do you know that?

[DiabolicalAngel]

I would have kissed Bette!!! <3 her!

[anabrans]

"Just a very... ugly... kind of... mouth" XD I do wonder who it was?? :D :D

[cheeriosinabowl]

I like Bette a lot, but I wouldn't want to kiss her.

[TheForrestal]

I believe Bette Davis had 3 sons and no daughters. You may be thinking of Joan Crawford.

[lakevubud]

@TheForrestal , Bette had one bio child, a DAUGHTER and aopted 2 infants, one boy (Michale, a Boston lawyer) and one girl, Margo, a mentally disabled child.

[anabrans]

Thank you for posting this :D

[24kristylee]

hahah, 'they laid me on a couch and I tested 15 men' BAHAHAHAHA

[smeltedcheese]

Cool broad

[Balam311]

We miss you Bette ! Just unique , fantastic, smashing... A hell of an actress !

[cerystalkstoyouall]

"I can't until he dies."

[PapaHeffer]

"they laid me on the couch and i tested 15 men!" LOL

[mondographics]

HAHA

[DA90027]

Her daughter is a phony religious hypocrite need I say more? Organized religion turns many semi-normal people over the edge.

[carrielovejoy]

@DA90027 ooooooo didnt that bd turn out to be nutcase she is a horrible bitch now days.

[spidagirl29]

SHE IS SOMETHING TO WATCH EVEN WHEN SHE'S JUST BEING HERSELF!

[MUARFA]

LUV ME SOME BETTE DAVIS!!

[MrDavfit]

Great interview bette's got balls

[kendrickashtoncroft]

what year was this interview?

[JustJim70118]

Bette Davis is one helluva great actress. They don't make them like Bette anymore. Perhaps today, Cate Blanchett may be similar, but she's not bitchy enough!

[sanjac07]

Bette seems like a real delight

[NFitalianGuy]

I bet the man was Eddie G. Robinson. This was done in 1971 and he died in 1972 if I am not mistaken. He was a great actor but I don't think he was right for the part of Dathan in "The Ten Commandments" Bette was a great star to be interviewed. She was straight forward, very colorful, extremely intelligent and A Very interesting woman. I wish we had more like her today in Hollywood. The "stars we're stuck with today are dim-witted, extremely dull people with no Class or Charisma.

[BigDeanoSyd]

@NFitalianGuy I dunno I reckon Cate Blanchett is all those things, classy, talented, intelligent and charismatic, we have some great stars today too

[EJperfection]

@BigDeanoSyd Yep! Kate Winslet too! In they generation 'cause we can not compare them with Golden Hollywood, imo Meryl Streep is the one that can be related with all those Clasic actresses and Cate/Kate are related to what it's now Meryl to the world! But that's me. Anyway Bette Davis is the greatest!

[backto1960]

@BigDeanoSyd Cate is classy and talented and lacks the larger than life charisma. She comes close but not close enough.

[calalilygirl]

@backto1960 RIGHT BETTE HAS THE CHARISMA.

[rayjr62]

@NFitalianGuy He died in 1973. 

[NFitalianGuy]

@rayjr62 LOL I stand corrected but I find it somewhat amusing that the slip of the finger resulting in a slip of a digit i.e 197(2) instead if 197(3) , it warranted correcting either way the man died not so long after she was on the show. :) Thanks for the correction.. :)

[hellonyhello]

i think it may have been charles boyer

[DarknessDevotion1986]

I LOVE BETTE DAVIS !!!!

[getgueti]

I'm 16 and I love Bette! :)

[astridbirgit81]

What an amazing woman!!I've always admired her as an actress, but watching this makes me admire her as a person too. So funny and witty and charming and honest. WONDERFUL. Thanks for posting this;)

[rockyonemambo]

She was a prime bitch whose head was way up her own ass!

[joots2273]

@rockyonemambo did she do something to you personally? kind of crazy reactions you have.

[rockyonemambo]

@joots2273 we dated for a while. i don't like to talk about it.

[AdArmand]

There is a reason why Davis, Hepburn and Garbo are called The Holy Trinity of Hollywood. They are THE stars.

[bjnevin]

@AdArmand While she may be an acquired taste I'd love to throw Joan Crawford into that mix- LOVE her!! Especially in her Warner Bros. films....

[Fma42081]

Anyone else notice today's "Movie Stars" ...arnt movie stars? they arnt stylish or glamorous or exciting! ...they are NOT movie stars anymore...im sorry but going on a 3 day coke binge and getting arrested and thrown into rehab is not NOT NOT! a movie star...thats called a ROCK STAR...bette davis was one of the REAL exsamples of what a MOVIE STAR was and could be agian...if hollywood wasnt so imature and juvenile golden age of hollywood is dead :( but she will always be remembered

[iamwinkyful]

She was born to entertain, I love that mischievous look she gets, she wants to tell everyone who the 'kisser' was but she knows to keep them guessing...

[Etheline]

I LOVE her bright talk,fresh humour...what a lady! I've always wished to be like that!

[marcuslaughton]

dont you just love her. i frequently spend all weekend just watching her films.a woman of profound talent, intellect and wit.

[treatsnsweets]

I love her; she's so classy and charming.

[TomCollinsgirl]

im 23 and i want to be her when i get older. I adore her and wish we had people like her today

[Godzilla1664]

I understand you!Iam 21 and I want to be like her as well.Her guts were admirable

[TomCollinsgirl]

her guts and her gull. She was truly remarkable. I was about 3 when she passed away and now looking back i think we lost the class and crass of Bette Davis' generation to a great extent

[Godzilla1664]

She had a surrounding aura,a charm not to be found even to the most prominent fem.actresses of our time like Meryl Streep or Susan Sarandon.

[shakercoola]

@TomCollinsgirl Be yourself first and you might be

[cerystalkstoyouall]

@TomCollinsgirl I'm 13 and I want to be like her.

[bluewingtip]

@TomCollinsgirl I think this is wonderful. There are sooooo many WORSE roll models you could choose from today. I'd tell anyone, "pick Bette, now that's a class act who knew what she was doing!" Bette is a great person to model yourself after.

[martinlindsgaard]

@TomCollinsgirl You can be ! But just in a version of your own. But hold on; it´s gonna be a bumpy ride ;-))

[NFitalianGuy]

Ya know I had a feeling it was Eddie G. He was a great actor but whenever they did a charicature of him in those Bugs Bunny carttons they always emphasized his lips. He also did NOT fit in the Ten Commandments as Dathan the Hebrew overseer. II never realized she had such a good sense of humor..

[lamusicahera]

FANTASTIC

and so interesting person!

I love her as an artist and as a person!

An real individual and human charakter !

LA GRANDE BETTE DAVIS one of the only ones!

[LexiixoxRoxx]

I've got to say, Bette Davis looks so fashionable in those clothes! Quite a modern Parisian look if you think about it. She had it all, didn't she? The name, the talent, the eyes, and the clothes! And let's not forget her distictive charm...

[dodginraindrops]

lol i love her chuckle at the end

[cristina6760]

she loves black colour

[xxcharmed1xx]

Just gotta love bette, i dont see how her daughter could write a bad book about her, it would be a priveledge for me to have a mother such as bette.

[TheJazzlady40]

Mrs. Davis is a great combination of class and ballsy we love you Mrs. Davis R. I. P.

[bannon1000]

This lady is sooooo amusing,i bet she was a riot to be around-it's no wonder she was so loved.There IS only one Bette Davis

[LuanaGM]

god... i dont blame her!! this Edward G. Robinson guy... ew

[SugarMeSweets]

This is so funny! I love you Bette, you're my star and always will be!

[ashastar]

I thought Leslie Howard was sexy too, so you're not so strange after all Garbokindredspriit.

[checkersabrina21]

its Edward G. Robinson :) it's in her memoirs.

[mikeycam1990]

did we ever find out who the guy was she thought was a disugusting kisser

[thewomaninthemoon]

It's Edward G. Robinson.

[vxf2007]

Legendary!!!!!

[SweetFairieFrog]

Very amusing!

[roseredlove1989]

i have heard that it was clark gable, but im not sure if they made a movie together.

[DiamondRedd1]

No they didn't but Gable wore dentures and his breath was putrid & deadly

[MissBetteDavisFan09]

Vivien Leigh can attest to that!

[OS253]

She's right. After 30, nobody wants to get marry. I'm 35 years old and I never want to be marry.

[01217435911]

great actress!!!!!!! WOW!!!

[GatoPoder]

Oh my, she's the most fabulous interviewee that ever did live!

[m0une]

I love Bette Davis and I always will .

[Misteron20]

She's hilarious hahaha!!! Very few have the courage to express their opinions so frankly.

[Operalover12002]

How funny this interview is! I can

visualize every comment Bette Davis

made in this clip. And her expression

to the question "You were kissing for

money" is really charming!

Thank you for uploading this interview.

As a fan of the actress, I treasure this clip

very much.

[SOPHI3333333333333]

what year is this

[djbattman]

What did Dick Cavett say about sex at the end?

[SOPHI3333333333333]

I dont know, but if you find out can you let me know please- its bugging me!

[ohgreathera]

Dick said, "And worse, I expect...."

[mssquirrely]

LOL! A ugly kind of Mouth.........Just tellin' like it is. Look at her just chillin' with her little cocktail drink by her side and her cool glasses *** R.I.P. ***

and I had the biggest crush on Dick Cavett, Thks for the Post!

[Garboskindredspirit]

You people astonish me! Why on EARTH would it have been Leslie Howard?! I think he's incredibly sexy. That is, everytime I watch any movie with him my heart palpitates a little. He'd be a perfect dream to kiss, in my opinion. I'm a strange girl though, I suppose. He was a very classy, intellectual kind of man.

[thewomaninthemoon]

Amen to that!Leslie Howard is magnificent.

[vonkavonka]

Luv Bette

[bettebest]

nooooo it wasn't Leslie Howard ,she is talking about actually of edward g robinson .

[Heb11one]

My first stage kiss, was horrible. My husband was in the front row, with his mother! Talk about uncomfortable!

Not only was the guy not really attractive, but his teeth were badly stained, and I made sure that I gave him a breath mint before going out on stage.

It's very cool to know that I can kinda of relate with Bette Davis, of all people. Gee, I feel important.

Okay, feelins gone. Back to bein' me now.

These clips are AWESOME!

[hornybodhisattva]

what year was this!

[beladornon]

It was Robinson, in "Kid Gallahad"

[hornybodhisattva]

how do you know bitch!

[bjnevin]

Oh my God, you could be right!!

[BethBetteJulie]

No it wasnt. Bette said that she couldn't say who it was until he died. Howard died in 1941, therefore if it was him she could have accounced it.

[ohworldgirl]

Oh Jesus people- get a life! It was just a joke - you and the other numbskulls who gave me the thumbs down have obviously never seen - Of Human Bondage and the scene when Bette Davis character goes on a rant telling Leslie Howard's character, everytime he kissed her - she wiped her mouth. This is not such a debatable topic for pete sake.

[BethBetteJulie]

I didn't give you the thumbs down. I didn't want you believing that it really was Leslie Howard when it wasn't true. I see what you mean know, no need to flip the lid.

[unusualfeline]

was it bad breath

[aaron31967]

I LOVE HER!

[xvt4]

fukin hilarious

[lakevubud]

She was talking about liver lips Edward G Robinson.

[anitasseo]

maybe it was clark gable-- they say he had terrible halitosis (oops)!

[Ninotchka14]

wow, 63?! she doesn't show though

[bjnevin]

Would NOT have guessed that she was 63 at the time....

[RedHead531]

she'S adorable and bitchy like both of em joan and bette lmao

[Prilpril21]

bitchy yeah. It's her rep... right? Cause All About Eve is all about Margo (Bette's character) being bitchy and it gained her the fame in all the world

[firegrace2008]

who is the interviewer ,does anyone know?

[fmlyceo]

That is Dick Cavett

[PiecesOfRainbow7]

GOD I love her! I just want to be her when I grow up. She's so wise and beautiful and regal.

[Nationsnotregimes]

Think she was 73 or 72 when this was taped. Any one know for sure?

[yiommi]

This is from 1971 she was born in 1908 so shes uh....63

[electracc]

I love her. She was always an interesting person. Sharp as a tack.

[shelovesyou73]

OHHHHH She was fabulous until the end. Charming, funny, witty, brash. I love Bette!

[sodoesrachael]

I'm pretty sure she was talking about Errol Flynn here. In the book "The Girl Who Walked Home Alone: Bette Davis, A Personal Biography," she talks about Flynn being a repulsive kisser and keeping her lips tightly closed. :P Very nice. (The movie was "The Personal Lives of Elizabeth and Essex," about Queen Elizabeth.)

[Somnam60]

No,she was talking about Edward G. Robinson because she said the actor was still alive(Robinson was) and Flynn died years before the interview.Davis once said of Robinson"All of us girls at Warners hated kissing his ugly purple lips" She also called him mush mouth

[GustaveKwak]

i thought it wouldn't be flynn since he passed already. you're probably right, robinson! ha.

but i don't recall seeing robinson kissing on screen often though. he carries a machine gun more often.

[4MaryAnna]

Yep,I read her book,she was talking about Robinson and his "liver lips".With Flynn she was worried he might stick his tongue down her throat,but she didn't HATE kissing him,no it was Edward G.Robinson.

Mary-

[Nationsnotregimes]

yeap.

Preface Culture Of Critique

[xlovemerylx]

i know a lot of ppl thought she was intense and a real bitch but i think she just grew up in that time period where if any woman didnt say what they wanted they werent gonna get it

[dinacarina88]

SHES FRAKKING AWESOME

[LeonhardMunich]

what an adorable bitch! I love her...;-)

[blabadiblabla]

love this interview, thank you.

[underthesign1]

she was so clever and funny!