Katharine Hepburn rearranges the furniture on Dick Cavett

[Almira]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 3:29pm

Just stumbled on this and was instantly intrigued seeing Hepburn imperiously impose her will on the Cavett set.

Exceptional actress, fascinating personality, and clearly high maintenance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=neduJ38MiDQ

[Q]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 3:39pm

Wow - Dick was incredibly gracious.

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 3:39pm

Turtleneck and sandals. What a fashion faux paux.

[romantico]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 3:47pm

This never gets old. I got the DVD with the entire interview and she is great.I love how she gets right into it and starts moving furniture around with the crew. Was Kate a diva? Hell yes and she deserved to be as demanding as she wants! There will never be another star like her.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 3:52pm

I believe the story is that she hadn't actually agreed to the interview; she came to the studio for a sort of pre-interview. And Cavett told his people "Look, she may not come back, so let's keep the cameras rolling." After messing around with the furniture, she decided she was happy and they kept going, resulting in this legendary interview.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 3:58pm

I love that she moves the table herself.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 4:17pm

And you thought J-Lo was bossy!

[Roscoe]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 4:27pm

It was Kate's world, Dick just lived in it. A fun interview to watch.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 4:28pm

Is the whole interview online?

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 4:58pm

Oh come ON. That was fantastic!

[Gothampc]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 5:35pm

I remember when Phil Donahue interviewed her when her autobiography came out. He went through the interview reading excerpts and asking her questions. At the end, he asked her to sign his copy of her book. She took the pen and the book and then looked at him. He said "You have no idea who I am, do you?" and she said, "No."

[romantico]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 5:40pm

Jordan, the interview is in pieces on YouTube but here is a good portion of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI940-peLjQ

She opens up and becomes more relaxed throughout the interview.

[Q]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 6:37pm

I always liked one of her famous quotes - "I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true."

And I think she stuck to that herself.

[PalJoey]

Posted: 7/28/11 at 10:36pm

"Put a RUG over it!"

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 7/29/11 at 1:40am

"If we can survive this carpet we can survive anything!"

"Whose idea was this?"

"Make it brown. Then paint this brown!"

"Let us be the color!"

She was singlehandedly trying to save the world from the 70s.

[uncageg]

Posted: 7/29/11 at 2:05pm

I would love to own the DVD. Is it still available?

[morosco]

Posted: 7/29/11 at 9:40pm

I love in the actual interview her answer to if she'd ever smoked pot.

"No," she said as only Hepburn could say it, "stoned cold sober I find myself absolutely fascinating." There was a pause and then she let out a huge laugh.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 7/29/11 at 9:52pm

Good lord.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 7/29/11 at 10:28pm

God I remember her making news but berating theatre goers for having their feet up on the stage! Patti Lupone has NOTHING on her! LOL!