In Appreciation: Bette Davis Interviewed by Dick Cavett

I stumbled across this priceless interview that Dick Cavett conducted with the legendary Bette Davis.

Ms. Davis was always a "broad" or a "dame" in the classic sense of the word. Not a stunning beauty, but a captivating, driven women who could play pool with the men and smack another woman in the face just because she needed it.  In this interview dating back to 1972, Ms. Davis is very open and honest about her relationship with Hollywood:


On her relationship with Warner Bros.: "I finished 18 years at Warners. Built a lot of soundstages there. Never got a letter of goodbye. Ended up on the back lot with the soundman...and a producer having drinks until dawn. That's how I left the Warner lot."


On what mattered the most at the job: "Actors are sucker for a good part. And just (to hear someone) saying: 'You did a good job, Bette.' Never, never never."


On her fights with the studio: "I never fought for money until many years later--I fought for parts!"


To see this rare interview with the one-of-a-kind Ms. Davis:

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