Katharine Hepburn said this co-star did not "have a soul"
"What an interesting woman. I mean, we were not friends," she said on Golden Pond Co-Star.
Katharine Hepburn To more Victories Oscar for best actress than any other artist, and apparently she was determined to keep it like this. In 1981, Hepburn played inOn the golden pond next toJane Funda. And as Fonda explained, Hepburn was never a fan of his. The older actor was candid to see founded as a threat and said to someone else she believedKluteStar "had no soul."
Hepburn died in 2003, but Fonda has since shared some of his memories of the whole film. Read the rest to see what Fonda said about her co-star, especially why she still has a lot of respect for Hollywood legend despite her unwelcoming words.
Read this then:Charles Bronson was "bitter" and "belligerent," said this co-star.
Their film is now a classic.
On the golden pond, who also played Fonde Fonda,Henry Fonda, was a great success at the box office, as well as in a critical way. The drama received 10 nominations at the Academy Awards and gained in three categories: the best actress for Hepburn, the best actor for Henry and the best suitable scenario. The Oscar was the fourth victory of Hepburn, the actress's fourth victory, earned her a record that she still has posthumously.AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
The film talks about a man (Henry) who has a tense relationship with his daughter (founded) but agrees to temporarily take care of the young son of his fiancé with his wife (Hepburn).
Hepburn thought that Fonda was in competition with her.
In an interview in 2021 withHarper bazaar, Fonda spoke ofWork with Hepburn onOn the golden pond. She shared that Hepburn considered her competition despite their age difference.
"What an interesting woman. I mean, we were not friends," said Fonda. “She was really competitive. She really thought that I was delighted to win more prize from the Oscars than it was, and when she won forOn the golden pond I called to congratulate her, and she said, "You will never catch up with me now." ""
Fonda won two Oscars for the best actress: one forKlute in 1972 and one forGo home in 1979.
Hepburn also said that Fonda had no "soul".
Fonda also said that she had discovered that Hepburn had spoken to the writer negativelyDominick Dunne about her. "She didn't love me," said fundamentalHarper bazaar. "She said to Dominick Dunne once I had no soul."
Fonda has a theory on the reasons why Hepburn answered him in this way.
Speak with his colleague actorMarlo Thomas in 2012,Fonda said hepburn“She didn't love me because I was married, because I had children. She thought that the actors should never have children, and I had a patch. Fonda for three children while Hepburn did not do it. The older actor never remarried after a six -year -old wedding that started at the age of 21. Fonda added laughing: "She preferred people who had absolutely no attachment - did not explain to her."
Fonda felt under pressure by Hepburn to make his own blow.
In her interview with Thomas, Fonda told how she ended up doing her own diveOn the golden pond- Even if she had planned to use a double cascade - after a meeting with Hepburn.
"Everything has happened the first time I met her," recalls founded. "I arrived where she lived in New York, and the first thing she said to me was:" I don't love you. "And there were reasons why she said that. And once we got this out, the following question was," Are you going to do the backflip yourself? Well, following the heels of "I do not You don't like you ", I was not going to tell him that" no, I was not going to do the backflip, there was a double already aligned ". And, in addition, I suddenly remembered his diveThe story of Philadelphia, so I said: "Of course, I'm going to dive myself!" ""
The actor repeated the diving for a month. "It was never a good dive, but she would hide in the bushes and looked at me," said Fonda. "And when I finally did it once - I did it better than in the film - and she congratulated me and told me that I taught her to respect myself, so it was really important. ""
She always had respect for Hepburn, however.
Despite their personal tension, Fonda had respect for Hepburn, in particular with regard to the responsibility it felt as a Hollywood legend. What isGrace and FrankieStar loved the best in Hepburn, it was that she thought it was important to teach young actors and share her wisdom.
"She took this very seriously about teaching young people. She took me - I can't say under her wing, she didn't love me much," founded Fonda to Thomas.
Likewise, in theHarper bazaar Interview, she said, "What I liked is that she took the job of being very seriously. She intended to learn and speak to me, including me Give line readings, and I found it wonderful. "
