Bette Davis on Who She’d Never Work With Again | Carson Tonight Show

[@jakebe4915]

I'm a senior and can say I lived at the best of times. The talents of folks like Davis and Carson are unparalleled..

[@birdsfan57]

Absolutely agree! True legends...

[@mcmlxvi]

The bar was much lower then. By today's standards, they would not achieve the same success. Not even close.

[@laurenurban3942]

The bar was not lower in those days. The bar was actually higher. Unfortunately, today, it’s not about talent….it’s more about who you know. I cannot believe what replaced Regis and Kathy Lee. Years ago. Their replacements definitely had connections in the business….because they have no talent that I can see. I can’t even watch them for a few seconds.

[@birdsfan57]

@@laurenurban3942 You AND ME! Her spastic movements, coupled with her nonsensical ramblings and the little guy husband of hers, who has been riding her coattails for decades, while thinking he's God's gift to women and the world...oh, and the other no-talent ringmaster Gelman...God! When will they finally let that " dead dog" of a show DIE?!! It should have folded when Regis retired!

[@mcmlxvi]

@@laurenurban3942 All actors from Hollywood's golden era would be considered mediocre at best by today's standards. Bette Davis is no exception. Lucille Ball for example, a legend, the greatest comedian of all times. Her last sitcom was cancelled after 6 episodes simply because what was hilarious in the 50's was less than funny in the 80's. I have no idea what Regis has to do with anything, but I cannot give you a better example.

[@Yoliplanting]

Bette was a treasure and I’m glad we had her for so long. Johnny, I miss so much, no one did it better. May they both rest in peace 🙏

[@JSGuitar80]

People criticized her as being "icy" but the truth is, you can tell she was a good soul--she learned to protect herself in a world that was, at best, neutral to her existence.

[@docrichie9]

Johnny's genius was he simply let his guests shine. He was perfectly happy to take a "back seat" to his guests. And he always made you feel like he was a guy in your own living room. Brilliant. And pure class.

[@simpleagain1]

Carson was an outstanding host. Probably the best ever. Outstanding conversationalist. Always knew when to listen and when to talk. Was never at a loss for words. Extremely polite and mannerly

[@c.rutherford]

Yes I watched him for years and he always gave the guest the stage, just helped them out with a laugh whenever they needed it. It was such a big deal too if a new comedian gave a skit on his show, that he would wink and give a thumbs up at the end. I think he just did it with everybody no matter how they did, he didn't have the heart not to

[@sergeantmasson3669]

@simpleagain1, 100% FALSE.

[@c.rutherford]

@@sergeantmasson3669 go on..... 🧐

[@c.rutherford]

@@loritracy1385 who did he not give a thumbs up to? Just curious

[@mikegalvin9801]

It was about the guests with him. Too many hosts today are the opposite.

[@AllAmericanJock]

Bette Davis's late-career interviews are as mesmerizing as her films. To listen to her is a masterclass in work ethic, professionalism, drive, determination, wit, and wisdom.

[@asiwas]

Her filmography in the 30's and 40's is an illustration of all the aforementioned.

[@dwhitman3092]

Indeed!

[@curtyeomans8446]

For some reason, this comment made me think the SNL skit where Jan Hooks was playing Bette Davis in a bit where Bette’s kids watching a videotape of her will

[@AllAmericanJock]

@@curtyeomans8446 omg Jan Hooks's fast forward videotape sounds 😂

[@jadebel7006]

Blakface lool

[@jen6319]

Betty Davis is brilliant. I miss Johnny so much. There will never be a show like his again.

[@Hihoweryew]

Bette

[@brendad3570]

I don't think he was political either

[@catrinahartz944]

She loved the devil

[@amandaroldan4004]

Truly a queen. Talent, brains, beauty. Self assured and strong. Love her.

[@Shuddersfield0303]

Davis was great too!

[@Karl-xf7df]

Bette Davis was in a class by herself. No one will ever come close to her talent , energy and magnetism. THE ALL-TIME BEST❤

[@user-z6p4c]

I remember seeing this when it originally aired. I was laughing so hard I woke my wife up. she started laughing right along when she realized what she was seeing which Honestly has been a really good source of happiness for me ever since I lost my wife so many years ago i was married for 42years I was 24 and she was 20. She got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without her. She took a major hit the treatment was horrible for her. I could do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss her everyday. Mothers are the glue that holds everyone together.. it broke me to pieces so seeing comments like this makes me smile.

[@Kimllg88]

@@user-z6p4c |Our greatest actress

[@GothGuy885]

@@user-z6p4c My belated Condolences. I lost the love of my life in 2020 to end stage COPD so I can totally relate. like you, I am still mourning the loss. we were together for 30 years.

[@user-z6p4c]

@@GothGuy885 OMG that's so terrible may her soul continue to rest in peace. I am a little bit happy that I am not alone in a world where everything seems to go against me and now meeting someone with similar experiences gives me a chance to talk about it. I really do hope to hear from you.

[@silvermystic2001]

What about betty white? She was amazing. I didn't know this lady not I've heard of her. She seems like a great funny lady though

[@pmafterdark]

Bette is pure class and a true legend. The likes of which we'll never see again.

[@lilaimas3554]

Carol Lombard 1:52

[@taylorrice8612]

@@lilaimas3554lovely Carole but not even close to Bette

[@gregoryadkins2213]

I guess when it comes to class,the Black-Face Attests to that.

[@pmafterdark]

@@gregoryadkins2213 Yes, it certainly does.

[@Les445]

The line that made her an instant star. She looked into the camera speaking to Leslie,Of Human Bondage..." And when you kissed me, I had to wipe my mouth, wipe my mouth" and then she proceeded to wipe her mouth. Class Act!!!! 0:48

[@electriceyeslide5959]

Betty was just a class act. Look how she's dressed, how she crossed her legs, how she spoke. Rome had not yet fallen, people, culture, and talent still reigned supreme. Betty was a movie star, and it showed. What presence. One of a kind there. Thanks for posting this as a reminder of what grace and talent look like.

[@kimberlyj4538]

Right? Miss those days of decorum.

[@Jfk3434]

Well well stated!!

[@vdussaut9182]

Classy, graceful women don’t shamelessly drag former colleagues through the mud on national television, regardless of whether what she said was true. Class is more than dressing sharply, having good posture and speaking with an antiquated transatlantic accent. People too easily mistake class for haughtiness and arrogance.

[@electriceyeslide5959]

@vdussaut9182 Except that didn't happen so go cry more and try again. I love how people like you have no context for something, know nothing about history, and point your plastic fingers. Don't educate me on class because your comment proves you have none. Just look what you ASSumed about me, and you don't know me from Adam. Betty Davis had class alright. Maybe you should take some of your own advice.

[@birdsfan57]

​@@vdussaut9182 She was never accused of being a "shrinking violet". She was known to be a direct, somewhat testy, sometimes " difficult" woman, both on and off screen.

[@Theresawinner]

When TV was worth watching and had approx. 12 channels. Love the great Bette Davis what a talent R.I.P Bette and Johnny

[@nibsvkh]

3 Networks!

[@vap0rland]

@@nibsvkh four counting PBS. all signed off by 1:30am - remember it well

[@daniel_sc1024]

@@nibsvkh If you could tune in all the UHF and VHF channels, there was ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, and Fox.

[@njplr]

In Philly in the 60s we had 3,6,10,12,17,29, and 48. And I believe we were one of the larger markets.

[@MontagZoso]

@@vap0rlandYep!

[@dianalemay4351]

I still look for her old movies. She's one of the best!❤

[@VickySwindoll]

Check out TCM, I just watched 3 of her movies yesterday. That channel always has the best old movies ❤

[@michelletocco4827]

She was and will always be "The Best!" So greatly missed, however another shining star in the sky everynight!

[@Justin-fy7xk]

And she knew she was the best herself.

[@meijer78]

Queen of the cinema and the king of late night. Miss these legends!

[@AlmaMayy]

Indeed😢😢😢

[@user-z6p4c]

@@AlmaMayy I remember seeing this when it originally aired. I was laughing so hard I woke my wife up. she started laughing right along when she realized what she was seeing which Honestly has been a really good source of happiness for me ever since I lost my wife so many years ago i was married for 42years I was 24 and she was 20. She got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without her. She took a major hit the treatment was horrible for her. I could do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss her everyday. Mothers are the glue that holds everyone together.. it broke me to pieces so seeing comments like this makes me smile.

[@TheJwlasichuk]

Hollywood died years ago but actors like her will always remind us.❤

[@arthurbailey9205]

MOST DEFINITELY

[@renan.csmaia]

I loved the way she made a point of correcting the audience when they thought she was making fun of Lillian Gish. Both were living legends of cinema at the time.

[@coreydz]

Humorless old crow who thinks blackface is a riot.

[@lexfip7515]

I love the way they went dead silent 🤐 Kootos to Ms.Davis

[@moogyboy6]

Miss Davis spoke and the audience silently said "yes, ma'am". She set them straight, that's for sure. Let any current celebrity guest command that kind of respect on a late night talk show nowadays.

[@MontagZoso]

@@lexfip7515Kudos

[@docrichie9]

When Better Davis spoke, EF Hutton LISTENED.

[@Rhyes2012]

“One million dollars Faye Dunaway” !!! 😂😂 classic

[@OrangeTabbyCat]

I am 55 and I don’t remember what I ate yesterday. At 79 she remembered everything!

[@linpollitt8950]

My mum adored Bette and I grew up watching her films, firstly on TV, then on video, then on DVD. I love her so much! She's frail but elegant with her hat and her gloves and she stands respectfully to thank the audience. She has charisma off the scale and those "Bette Davis eyes" 😊 I'm proud to share her star sign, Aries, and she will be my role model as I age.

[@DrJack144]

This is like a Time Machine. Bette, Jimmy Stewart, Reagan, Lucille Ball… just legend after legend that Carson had on his show. Really interesting looking back at this in 2023!

[@angelalabauve9131]

She was a great actress! She had such an intensity to her performance and always drew you into whatever character she portrayed. I love that she wasn’t a “drama queen” and respected the timeline of everyone she worked with.

[@malissahendricks6862]

So happy for KZbin! I never appreciated the humor of Johnny Carson, until now! He was such a great comedian!

[@ronnieparker4311]

Rest In peace to a legend ! Bette Davis !!!🤘

[@reneefairley3765]

One of the best actresses ever! We will never see another Betty Davis! Damn good actress 😍😍😍😍 I loved her & she didn't even know it

[@Johnysmithapple]

One of the best actresses of all time!

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

Yes she is excellent, her recent birthday was fantastic, she wore a lovely red gown.

[@JamieJoIacobucci]

Thank you for posting this wonderful reminder of when times were REAL and (relatively speaking) uncomplicated. When my siblings and I were little, we’d watch movies on rainy Saturday afternoons. One that we’d stop everything for was The Nanny with Betty Davis…such an amazing performance and great, scary movie! When we were lucky enough to stay up late, we’d watch The Tonight Show with our parents laughing at the jokes and the brilliance of Johnny Carson. I still remember his last show…watching with my parents and finally understanding the sarcasm and humor that kept my parents entertained for so many years!😊

[@scottgilmore7319]

Viva Bette! The definition of a star. You can’t fake the audience’s reaction. In every film she made, she mesmerized the second she appears on camera. Innate gift, yes, but hard work is what ensures the gift continues to give. Watching her films now, no matter how melodramatic the style, she seems just as present with us as when they were made. Life is so enriched by her work.

[@birdsfan57]

When movie stars were JUST THAT! There was a special aura to them that is, sadly, lacking in today's crop of celebrity "fame whores".

[@Val-qm9me]

I remember as a child watching "Hush Hush Sweet Charlotte" Some of those movies stay with you.

[@jessstone7486]

I noted the audience was totally hushed when she pointed out they shouldn't be laughing re her comment on Lillian Gish. You certainly wouldn't see that today.

[@HelenS.739]

She was such a classy lady and amazing actress too. Plus she didn't take cr-p from anyone RIP Ms. Davis 🙏🕊️🙏🕊️🙏

[@jillkjv3816]

I've seen this before but it's always worth a repeat to enjoy Bette, a one of a kind thespian. 😊

[@Les445]

My favorite actress and there is no one out there then or now that can top Bette Davis. If you love her the way I do, You will see that KZbin carries so many different films and half hour shows of her. Enjoy cuz there are so many.

[@williamhicks7736]

Greatest movie actress of all time! Any movie with her in it is worth watching…. Extraordinary!

[@Les445]

If you get on KZbin, You will see that there is a lot of half hour shows with Bette Davis in it. I've watched them all.

[@birdsfan57]

@@Les445 Very sad that after she filmed " Whatever Happened to Baby Jane", she seemed to be pigeonwholed, along with Joan Crawford, into the whole horror movie universe. I DID enjoy her performance in "Burnt Offerings" and especially in the late 70's TV miniseries "The Dark Secret of Harvest Home". To me, however, she will ALWAYS represent what was once THE BEST of The Golden Age of Hollywood.

[@Kimllg88]

Very great actress...and the most articulate intelligent of all

[@groovydonkey]

Such a wonderful woman, actress and wasn't afraid to speak her mind, which you never find now. She looked quite frail, but her mind was as sharp and witty and could be very caustic, but in a very entertaining way.

[@OhioStateBuckeyes1]

Her grammar is impeccable. I enjoy hearing her speak.

[@MamaMargie]

She said in an interview that she and Katherine Hepburn were both properly raised Yankees.

[@mcasteel2112]

She was buzzed. Lol

[@llwydanwyl]

actually it isn't, she says "that i worked with" instead of "who i worked with" referring to a person who she worked with

[@joylanigan5752]

I remember watching her in Whatever Happened to Baby Jane....I was hooked. A true talent.

[@ladybird7845]

04:26 makes me…? I need some help, please, didn’t get what he said.

[@MontagZoso]

Same here! Bette was spectacular in that movie! “But you ARE, Blanche, you ARE in a wheelchair!” 😄👍

[@johndean4727]

he said it makes him careful.put it on cc.

[@tabithawest3874]

I still watch Johnny's clip with Ed Ames and the axe, one of the greatest lines ever and longest laughs.

[@samueljaramillo4221]

The best actress ever. Elegant and gracious as always. She came at the studio big wigs head on and won. She left the world to early.

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

She was 96 when she moved towards the tabernacle. ❤

[@samueljaramillo4221]

@@AGNETHAFALTSK0G wrong, she died at 81.

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

@@samueljaramillo4221 no dear she really did not. My daughter Met her in 2022

[@samueljaramillo4221]

@@AGNETHAFALTSK0G Your nuts. Get lost

[@bethdavis7812]

Betty was beautiful when she was a starlet, always so talented. She had her health problems in her senior years, stoke and so forth, but she never gave up and kept on acting. Lucky us to have such a wonderful bounty of movies as her legacy.

[@BruceLee-fd7uw]

She had breast cancer too, in her 70s, those cigs

[@terry4137]

@@BruceLee-fd7uwher mother didn’t smoke either did her sister all died of breast cancer. Genes

[@BruceLee-fd7uw]

@terry4137 Cigarettes didn't help that, I find it hard to believe they didn't smoke, in those times everyone smoked, but yea, that's before gene testing

[@virghammer1]

*Bette

[@MrSillenomis]

Jonny giving credit to his writers is a credit to him

[@harvesttable77]

I agree. In spite of his talent he was always so humble about his successful career.

[@bakilacat1]

What respect! Total silence of all when she said SHE WAS SERIOUS!!!

[@nancybartunek4379]

Bette and Johnny will never be replaced

[@fob1xxl]

One of the best interviews ever.

[@georgiesimmons5924]

You can tell she took her work very seriously and straight up told it as is you have to give her respect for being so direct and honest

[@c.rutherford]

She famously said, "Aging is not for wimps." God help us, we'll all be there 🥴

[@johndean4727]

sissies not wimps.

[@petesmitt-yl1nx]

One year after this show, Bette collapsed at the American Cinema Awards in January 1989 where she was being honoured and it was discovered her breast cancer, first diagnosed in 1983 had returned; she recovered sufficiently to travel to the San Sebastián International Film Festival in September, but she again became very unwell and died in France the following month. Bette smoked 100 Vantage cigarettes each day up to her death. Bette weighed 90 lbs in 1988, but after her cancer returned, her weight dropped to only 75 lbs or 35 kgs. One funny story Bette told from her time making movies for Warners was that Errol Flynn‘s trailer would rock visibly back and forth as he entertained young starlets between setups. Another funny story was about George Brent, who had been her lover in real life and leading man in so many films, had his own plane and enjoyed flying. When Jack Warner suspended him and barred him from the lot, Brent simply piloted his private aircraft low over the studio soundstage in Burbank, circling endlessly. No one could shoot sound while Brent continued his harassment and he was quickly rehired at full salary.

[@pauldavies5611]

5 packs/day! Incredible.

[@Jfk3434]

They broke the mold with Bette. Adored her

[@carriedillmann4455]

Remember her “ strut”? In her movies? She would strut across a room !🎉

[@PC-vg8vn]

not surprised. she is so thin here and that is a sign the end is near.

[@BELTED007]

Errol Flynn was Gay.

[@KohalaLover]

“Now, Voyager” is one of my fav films starring Bette. One of her first films “Of Human Bondage” was fantastic.

[@VickySwindoll]

Also All about Eve, dark victory, and so many others❤

[@Gunners_Mate_Guns]

I saw this when it originally broadcast, and I still remember that short pause when asked about which actor or actress she wouldn't work with again, quickly naming "Miss Dunaway." She didn't mind speaking her mind.

[@denabergman6543]

Bette was a spellbinding talent. One of the best. Johnny, the best in late night. Then and now.

[@jessstone7486]

She's amazing. I love her frankness, and honesty - refreshing!

[@whereisyourhumanity7557]

"I've written a letter to Daddy" is the creepiest song! Thank you, Bette Davis, for all you did for us. ♥

[@tinamorey6348]

Hollywood Royalty Bette Davis ❤❤❤❤

[@ivycarrano8207]

I don't remember her ever being in a bad movie.True Icon. Miss you Johnny .

[@DeepScreenAnalysis]

Obviously you never saw all of them then lol

[@ericsilva-gomez2481]

@@DeepScreenAnalysisWhich ones are?

[@PungiFungi]

@@ericsilva-gomez2481the Witch Mountain movie was not too good.

[@goodowner5000]

Ms. Davis' own pick for one of her worst is "Beyond The Forest"- her final movie under her Warner Bros. contract.

[@PungiFungi]

@@goodowner5000 I would think Parachute Jumper and Ex-Lady would be up there instead of Beyond the Forest.

[@ericasklar4584]

She gives me such thrills! I love her. Thanks to TCM I have watched many many of her movies and have become such a fan the last 14 years.

[@teddyraffudeen7056]

She’s fabulous. Practical. And a great actress. That she’s became older, wasn’t afraid to appear in public and was still intellectually sharp and engaging puts her right up there.

[@mary5827]

A very gracious, intelligent lady and actually had a great sense of humor. I love how she dressed, always to the nines! I have a friend who dresses like that and it's always wonderful to see her!

[@user-wb2yv7ll9d]

Great actress of Hollywood's Golden Age; she passed away the following year, at 81. ❤

[@russ7868]

I seen the second part of this show where Martin Short comes out and does an impression of Bette Davis and she did not like it one bit. Lol! She was a brutally honest person... What a legend!!!... Respect!

[@KungEMuller]

Wow! Johnny Carson and Bette Davis! You won't get stars like those two anymore. Am I right?

[@Jfk3434]

You’re right

[@KungEMuller]

@@Jfk3434 Thanks for backing me up.

[@chrisleone-uq4mi]

I bought This N That Betty Davis Book she wrote and I could not put it down last night Excellent Book It is awesome if anyone is curious about her viewpoint on life She was a strong figure for all women Kudos to her for her spunk and strength !!❤

[@ethelclaudenamartin4707]

When staying up late was worth it. Priceless

[@Les445]

I haven't stayed up late to watch TV since Johnny Carson or when SNL was good. That has been so many years ago. John Belushi days.

[@sportsdude2damax]

No one in their right minds would retire to their bedrooms until the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson had ended. Those certainly were the years of pure entertainment!!!

[@birdsfan57]

@@sportsdude2damax I can remember when The Tonight Show was an hour and a half in length. It didn't end until 1 am (EST) and one stayed until he bid goodnight.

[@juliehoffman6292]

Brilliant actress! My favorite actors are gone now and the world will never see the likes of them again.

[@sbss924]

She was a great actress, AH-mazing!! And I can remember being in the bed, but up late and hearing my parents watching Johnny Carson and laughing. What great memories ❤❤❤

[@John-wf1lf]

I love this women. She is an icon in her professional industry and a 24k. True classic star. Her quality is hard to come by now days The people of her era was definitely in a class of their own. God bless you Betty you will never be forgotten.

[@jonboz7585]

You’re gone from us, dear Bette, but still very much loved. We miss you. ♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@eugenekozma2697]

I loved this.thank you for sharing.i have been a bette davis fan since august 1991 when at the age of 16 i saw her in "The Old Maid"(1939).

[@carolebuckle7977]

She has been my favourite ever since I was a little girl 🇬🇧👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

[@ccarley9133]

In the 5th grade we moved to Lowell Ma, the first thing I learned was Bette Davis was from Lowell. Obviously didn’t appreciate it then, but years later watching her movies- Star ⭐️ barley touches it!!! Love Baby Jane & Johnny Carson! 🙏🏻

[@euchrideucrow1970]

Icon. The greatest to ever grace a screen. ❤

[@user-z6p4c]

I remember seeing this when it originally aired. I was laughing so hard I woke my wife up. she started laughing right along when she realized what she was seeing which Honestly has been a really good source of happiness for me ever since I lost my wife so many years ago i was married for 42years I was 24 and she was 20. She got cancer in 2020 I was totally lost without her. She took a major hit the treatment was horrible for her. I could do nothing to change any thing so I felt helpless I miss her everyday. Mothers are the glue that holds everyone together.. it broke me to pieces so seeing comments like this makes me smile.

[@margaretdavies6529]

She is just unique Truly a silver star of the screen. I loved her pictures she was one of a kind xx

[@JackiePhillipsTheSocialPet]

She is outstanding!! Super smart!!

[@mwhaddle]

I love how the gentlemen waited for the lady to sit before they did. That has become a lost custom.

[@The_Timinator]

Yeah we used to stand up when introduce to a Female or when one walked into the room...how's that Feminism working for you now "Ladies"?. I laugh at the girls pushing a long train of shopping carts back to the Store.

[@Les445]

Man also took off their hats when entering a room. Pure respect!!!!

[@SIP123abc]

@@The_Timinatorworking just fine thank you. I’d take equal pay over sitting first any day.

[@The_Timinator]

@@SIP123abc Too bad you have to Work at all....get it?

[@SIP123abc]

@@The_Timinator nope. I don’t. I would not want to have to rely and depend on a man. Get it???

[@coramill1912]

OMG !!!! I Love Me some Bette Davis....The Best of them all ❤

[@anthonylagano2371]

So many times an actor will get asked who they won’t work with and they never answer. It was awesome that Bette called out Faye Dunaway who was notorious for her horrible manor on film sets . Loved it 😎😎😎

[@virghammer1]

Yes, yay, huh> btw - (sorry grammar poh-lice here! lol): It's "manner," not manor. - Former English teacher "in the hood," Philly here. -- Happy, Spring,; Stay well, VCH ☺

[@rosanncoleman1462]

Oh my soul I just in ower of MS. DAVIES she is and was #1in my book of great Actors and Actress. I miss her so much. I just love her. RIP Ms. Davies. You have Betty DAVIES eyes! Love you always Rosann.🙏🙏🙏🌹👍😇🌹

[@Les445]

I love the acting that she did that made her an instant star. She looked into the camera and said to Leslie...." And when you kissed me, I had to wipe my mouth, wipe my mouth" and then she proceeded to wipe her mouth. Class act!!!!

[@barcelonachair6487]

When I was younger and I first saw her in that film it took me years before I could watch another Bette Davis role. This was the first time I had seen Bette Davis act and I had such a visceral reaction to her I could not bare to watch her again. Her acting is THAT powerful. Of Human Bondage was ahead of its time, but I guess that has been said by greater than myself.

[@daniel_sc1024]

She wasn't an instant star. During her first few years she was cast in unremarkable and insignificant films. And at the premiere of her first film, "Bad Sister" (1931) she left before it finished and cried all the way home, certain her career was over. It wasn't until 1935's "Dangerous" that she hit critical success.

[@Les445]

@@daniel_sc1024 I read that somewhere that that line is what made her a star.

[@njplr]

God I miss this show. Carson was affable, funny, gracious, witty and a consummate gentleman. The guests were top tier, from a level that has all but evaported from entertainment today. I am showing my age.

[@scottmoore1614]

I used to look forward to his show. Back then, legends still walked the earth.

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

Wow yes many famous stars have evaporated, we only have lady orphan left!

[@ceejaydeesoozaa]

JUST ONE WORD........ LEGENDARY

[@WildMarie4]

I feel so nostalgic watching this! What a different world we live in now.

[@skratkat3271]

Not such a fun world anymore. No more humor, not much hope either.

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

She liked silver French balls

[@jongregory5594]

Like Madonna says in "Vogue" so many years ago. Bette Davis, we love you!

[@lindavido7245]

This was my favorite interview

[@questlove_satx]

the Jackie Gleason interview was awesome

[@nancyhowell4505]

Betty's comment about age 70 hit a responsive note with me. Suddenly I'd turned a sharp corner into OLD AGE. Realized people through their 60's always seemed to function fairly well. However throughout my life one's 70's seemed to be the reversal of independence, the beginning of scary fragility and dependency. It has proven to be true.

[@sleeve8651]

I never realized Bette had such a great sense of humor ! As a child, I think I remember her from " What ever happened to Baby Jane " ! Wicked movies to see as a Child ! Lol !

[@GothGuy885]

she was so good at being bad 😈

[@pugsandcoffeeplease]

What did Johnny say that was so funny?! I tried repeatedly listening as well as captions, but couldn't suss it!

[@Donna-zc9ii]

One commenter above said "fart". I couldn't understand it either. 😂

[@John-bo1sz]

I thought it was Ralph. As in throw-up. But fart makes sense too.

[@material___]

“You’ve been smoking all your life?” “Oh yes and it’s a looong one” 😂

[@johnkim8957]

Love Bette Davis, she was priceless❤

[@elainemoreland3908]

Loved her entrance, class.

[@lynnmitzy1643]

Professional..that is really 😂what she isn't..gold absolute gold

[@leerobins749]

I have aways liked Bette Davis..very much..i saw her in Sydney in a night with Bette Davis..just wonderful. .❤

[@missb5982]

The part in the movie where she tells Marilyn Monroe off for not showing up on time ect. was precious. She was a professional.

[@rl3596]

The white gloves and the handkerchief tucked at her waste…just classic!

[@StoneE4]

She tucked white gloves and a handkerchief at her _"waste?"_ That's disgusting... Why would one do that?

[@debwilson5236]

I loved this lady Bettie Davi’s she said it how it is great actress rest in eternal peace sweetheart ❤

[@jackmackenzie2482]

They must have mumbled what Johnny said. I played it 3 times and couldn’t understand what he said!! Bette Davis is No Doubt The Best!!!

[@wilgr2103]

Same. They muted it

[@thesilversurfer7136]

I think they said “threw up?” Don’t know why it was so scandalous!

[@Patrick3183]

He said fart

[@usercarefree44]

Makes him trump...which is fart. Imagine apologizing for that...😊 ..

[@molliwilson5639]

Fay Dunaway.. well, now we know..

[@victoriajarvis2260]

She was a patient down the hall from my father in Stamford, Connecticut. I went to see him and right across from the nurse's station you heard that famous barking voice. A lot of coughing too. That was before they got her off of cigarettes.

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

Much coughing and motion events. She was known to have uncontrolled episodes of passing faeces with significant force and power. During the 1992 film festival she accidently had a dress malfunction where her blue dress became brown due to an unexpected expulsion of faeces.

[@marywebb9127]

​@@AGNETHAFALTSK0GThat is impossible that she could have been at a film festival in 1992 because she died in 1989.

[@AGNETHAFALTSK0G]

@@marywebb9127 no , she was there I met her.

[@jacquelinecassidy8682]

Great show. Fabulous outfit. You go girl. ❤️

[@SurenHakobyan-r1y]

what did Johnny say about champagne? Didn't quite hear it.

[@DementedNun121]

Champagne makes him Hor.... excited

[@davemattia]

He said that it made him fart

[@carolcraig2580]

Two legends!

[@stdew07]

Timeless icon ❤

[@janeceeastwood8035]

Ms. Davis was my mother’s idol. She was really something.

[@Les445]

I would love to have known her. Did you know that she loved to fly fish? Smoke and fish.😂

[@janeceeastwood8035]

@@Les445 No, I didn’t. I don’t think my mother did either…,my mother wanted no part of fishing, that’s for sure.

[@Ursaminor31]

It’s nice to see her being listened to and heard, but then who has a choice.

[@froggy2632]

She was a real pistol. I loved her.

[@joanneperlmutter2038]

What a hoot! To be so forthright is like watching freedom sing! No one now can do what she did. A great dame indeed (although the black face was pretty surprising!) If it's any consolation, there's no one like these two left.

[@karenkoe7096]

I think the black part was in reference to turning 70 being a black day. Dressed in all black used black face and a black wig.

[@everydaywithsandra]

What a legend!!!!! Both of them

[@heru-deshet359]

She seemed ill, but still a trooper. She passed six months after this aired.

[@JoseVargas-yr6om]

A treasure to listen to. So many actors have passed and we ned to remind ourselves how TV came to be by these celebrities.

[@krismammas2320]

Betty Davis was one of a kind! A true class act!

[@GlisanHousecasa-st5cl]

Lol besides doing blackface