The question that made Katharine Hepburn Snap in Barbara Walters
The film legend had a biting answer when he was asked an apparently innocent question.
In 1981,Barbara Walters gave one of the mostEmblematic interviews When she spoke to the legend of the filmKatharine Hepburn. At the time, Hepburn was 74 years old and had just come outOn the golden pond, the film for which she would win her fourth Oscars.
The interview with Walters and Hepburn - The first of the four over the years - takes place mainly because of an infamous question that Walter has asked about the trees. But another moment of the interview is even more entertaining and shows the rapid spirit of Hepburn, as it starts with Walters in its response. Read the rest to discover what Walters said who made the beloved actor remove a hilarious response.
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It all started when they talked about women with a career.
A lot ofThe Walters and Hepburn conversation was the question of whether women can "have everything" - a successful career and a happy spouse and children, byThe Hollywood Reporter. Hepburn explained that she did not think it would be possible for her and the kind of career she wanted. TheHistory of Philadelphia Star married once at the start of the twenties and never had children.
Speaking of the number of men who may not be satisfied with a woman who wanted to have a career, Hepburn said: "We are very confused, very confused ... I put pants 50 years ago and I declared a kind of central road. I did not live as a woman. I lived as a man. "
She then added: "Well, I just did what I ... wanted and I made enough money to support me and I'm not afraid of being alone."
Walters asked a follow -up question.
Hepburn was known to wear pants at a time when women mainly wore skirts and dresses. In response to the Hepburn statement that she lived more like a man, Walters said: "Is that why you also wear pants?" Hepburn replied: "No, I was just wearing pants because they are comfortable."
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Hepburn had a cup response to know if it has a skirt.
Walters continued the questioning line and said, "Have you ever worn a skirt?"
"I have one," replied Hepburn.
"Do you have one?" Asked Walters.
To this, Hepburn said: "I'm going to wear it to your funeral."
Hepburn fell in love with his comment, and Walters also found it funny. "You will wear it tomy Funeral? "Asked Walters." I would be delighted to know that you come. Can I say to my friends? ""
Another famous exchange was linked to trees.
The most frequently mocked part of the interview with Hepburn and Walters in 1981 came when Walters sadly asked Hepburn what type of tree it would be. To be fair, it was Hepburn who mentioned the trees in the first place. When they were talking about the way Hepburn considered herself at this stage of her life, she said: "I am very strong ... I became a kind of thing, you know."
"What?" Said Walters.
"I don't know what. A tree or something," said Hepburn.
To this, Walters asked, "What kind of tree are you? If you think you are a tree now."
"I hope I am not an elm with a Dutch disease, because I am witnessing it," replied Hepburn, laughing. "Everyone would like to be a oak. It's very strong, very pretty."
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Walters loved Interviewer Hepburn.
On the specialLife interviews,,Walters has thought about the interview with Hepburn four times. "If they said that I could interview only one person again and again for the rest of my life, I would choose Katharine Hepburn," she said.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
During20/20 Special in 2004,Walters played the clips About the pants and the tree and said: "By the way, during my funeral or perhaps in my necrology, he can mention that I asked Katharine Hepburn once what kind of tree she wanted to be . Well, that's not exactly what happened ... I didn't ask her, she spoke about it. What should I do? "
