Dick Cavett

“I certainly don’t hate The Philadelphia Story. Katharine Hepburn I think would be annoyed that she’s only a small figure in this picture, but… And it never occurred to me that I would ever get her to do these shows. She called and she said, “You know you’ve made me a goddamn saint. Everywhere I go, if I go shopping, people suddenly adore me more than ever before.”...”

“Well, I’m lucky because Every Man for Himself is the title of… Right there. You can see it. I don’t know what that film is. So I’m glad I came.”

“You know, I don’t think I’ve ever seen this, but I’m not sure. Only Angels Have Wings. You can’t beat Cary Grant and Jean Arthur. And nor should you try. What a good thing to have.”

“There seems to be a film called Stagecoach. And I’ve heard of it. I’ve probably seen it at least four times, possibly more. I don’t see how a movie would get any better. And this is the Blu-ray special edition. What a film. Wow.”

“And Odd Man ‘Oot’ or ‘Out.’ Carol Reed. One of the few movies with three words all the same number of letters. God, that must be thrilling for you to know. But it’s also a wonderful film. Yeah, I like it a lot. I wish I had Carol Reed here and I could tell him.”

“Oh, and this is, in fact, Husbands. That’s the movie that these three guys came on and made total asses of themselves. You can find it online as “The Worst Show Dick Cavett Ever Did.” They goofed around for the whole time and did very funny things, like taking your shoes off and smelling their feet. Afterwards, John Cassavetes himself chewed them out mercilessly and said, “You have just unsold most, if not all, of the tickets to this movie,” and they were like three kids.”

“Oh, you probably wonder why I’m saying that. David Lean Directs Noël Coward. Whose good idea was that? I hope they were well paid. And the films, if you’re wondering, are In Which We Serve, This Happy Breed. Beautiful. Blithe Spirit, of course, and Brief Encounter. I bet you’ve never made movies that good.”