Patti's At It Again!

She sounds like a bitter a**hole.

As much as she hates Trump, she knows how to act like him.

I guess we're doing the Love Patti / Hate Patti thing again. Okay.

"If someone has the talent they have the RIGHT to be temperamental. They complained about Bette Midler when she was doing Dolly, but she wouldn’t be exciting if she wasn’t temperamental."

While I admire Ms. LuPone's talent, this statement is representative of the problem I have with her. I feel that Bette Midler was obnoxious at the Tony Awards, and like her, LuPone is obnoxious because she feels she has "the RIGHT to be temperamental". She uses the word "temperamental" as a euphemism for "mean-spirited b*tch". Both she and Ms. Midler seem to feel that their celebrity is an excuse, and even a justification, for relentlessly caustic behavior. While I generally agree with the sociopolitical leanings of both women and applaud their staunch resistance to social injustice and political corruption, I also think one can be talented and famous without being intentionally nasty and abrasive as a matter of course.

Updated On: 10/11/18 at 10:17 AM

What do you expect? She's a theater legend AND a Long Island Sicilian. What a combo!

Love her, love her, love her.

Her honesty is refreshing, but I wish she'd drop the anger at Glenn Close. It's not like Glenn maliciously prevented her from playing Norma in the U.S., it was all Webber (though Glenn Close meant a lot more for the box office).

I think Elaine Stritch's memory issues onstage made her more endearing/forgiving when she went off in interviews. (And the fact that she had brushed shoulders with Brando, Noel Coward, Strasberg/Adler, Merman, Richard Rodgers, Tennessee Williams, Edward Albee all before she met Sondheim.) Patti's total sharpness adds to the bitchiness.

This is the first negative anything we've heard about Bette in Dolly, right?

bdboston said: "At least Elaine Stritch was unpredictable. Patti LuPone seems to rant about the same things/people, which gets old to me. I'm all for her speaking her mind, but I'd love to hear what she has to say on other topics."

Well, she is being interviewed, so she is answering their questions?

Oh, totally agree, haterobics; she's most certainly answering interviewers' questions. But she could easily take her "ballsiness" in a different direction and respond "Oh, I've talked about X to death; moving on." That would be unpredictable. She seems content with the re-hashing.

Patti, you're a bore

We've heard this before

For Gahhhd sake, please sit down!

The interview is one giant cliche.

morosco said: ""If someone has the talent they have the RIGHT to be temperamental." -Patti LuPone

Okay Patti. Let us talk about rights. Audiences have the right to understand lyrics being sung. I was furious throughout WAR PAINT because the majority of yoursinging was unintelligible. The fact that you are temperamental is probably partly to blame because everyone associated with the show was likely afraid to bring that fact to your attention."

That was the part of the interview that did astonish me:

"If someone has the talent they have the RIGHT to be temperamental." -Patti LuPone

People have talent in many areas that have nothing to do with the arts and they are expected to exhibit emotional control. Are talented people sometimes excused for being temperamental? By all means, but that doesn’t mean they have the RIGHT. I have certain non-theater related talents, but I try to be gracious. So, I would say so do Kelli O’Hara, Audra McDonald, Kristin Chenoweth, Anthony Rapp, Norbert Leo Butz, and Michael Urie. Talent is no excuse for acting like an ass.

It's extremely revealing to witness the people on here hiding behind their anonymity bashing someone who actually speaks their mind in the public glare.

Her final quote is something everyone should be saying and I have had that thought for years. I'm glad someone finally expressed it bluntly and without sugar coating it.

Having it come from Patti was just the cherry on top. I say, be as Elaine Stritch-y as you want - the world needs more of that!