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. >>
. >> DAME
. >> DAME JULIE ANDREWS IS OUR
SPECIAL GUEST.
SPECIAL GUEST. SHE SHARES HER EXPERIENCE OF
WORKING ON THOSE FILMS,
AT THE SAME TIME MANAGING HER
PERSONAL LIFE IN HER
NEW MEMBER WAR "HOMEWORK: A
MEMBER WAR OF MY
HOLLYWOOD YEARS."
HOLLYWOOD YEARS." SHE IS TRULY PRACTICALLY
PERFECT IN EVERY WAY.
PLEASE WELCOME JAMES JULIE
ANDREWS ALONG WITH HER
DAUGHTER, EMMA WALTON HAMILTON.
.
.
. >>
. >> THANK YOU.
>> THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO
WERE IN COSTUME THIS
MORNING.
MORNING.
MORNING. YOU SAID NOW WHAT IS THAT?
THEY JUST GOT DONE DOING "MARY
POPPENS," AND I WAS
EXPLAINING THAT JULIE IS THE
OG.
OG.
OG. >>
OG. >> I
OG. >> I SAID, "WHAT DOES OG MEAN"?
>> THE ORIGINAL BEGAN OFFICER.
THAT'S WHAT IT IS.
WELCOME TO "GRADE HOUSTON."
>> THANK YOU.
HAPPY TO BE HERE?
WHEN WE LOOKED AT THAT CLIP WE
JUST SAW, A LOT OF
US, OUR WHOLE MEMORIES CAME
BACK TO US.
DID IT DO THE SAME FOR YOU?
>> IT DOES, EVERY TIME.
IT DOESN'T SEEM SO VERY LONG
AGO, AND YET IT'S WHAT?
FIFTY, 60 YEARS?
>> DON'T GIVE AWAY MY AGE, MOM.
.
.
. >>
. >> THE
. >> THE ICONIC SONG "CLIMB EVER
MOUNTAIN" TALKED
MOUNTAIN" TALKED ABOUT GETTING THROUGH
OBSTACLES.
OBSTACLES. ALMOST FROM THE GET GO FOR YOU,
YOU WERE CLIMBING
MOUNTAINS IN YOUR FAMILY.
THERE WERE SOME TOUGH TIMES IN
YOUR FAMILY.
YOUR FAMILY. >> YES, THERE WERE IN MY EARLY
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. I
YEARS. I WROTE A MEMBER WAR WITH MY
DAUGHTER, EMMA HERE,
ABOUT 10, 12 YEARS AGO.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> AND IT DEALT -- IT WAS
CALLED HOME, A MEMBER WAR
OF MY EARLY YEARS, AND THEN
THIS NEW BOOK, "MEMBER
WAR OF MY HOLLYWOOD YEARS," AND
THE EARLY YEARS WERE
ALL ABOUT WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO
GROW UP IN SHOW BIZ
AND BE PART OF A VAUDEVILLE
FAMILY.
FAMILY.
FAMILY. >> YOUR MOM HAD RUN OFF WITH A
SINGER.
SINGER.
SINGER. >> SHE HAD EVENTUALLY, YES.
>> THE SILVER LINING IN ALL OF
THAT WAS THAT THE
SINGER WAS GIVING YOU VOICE
LESSONS.
LESSONS.
LESSONS. >> WELL, HE WAS MY STEP FATHER,
AND HE HAD A FINE
TENOR VOICE, AND MY MOTHER
PLAYED THE PIANO VERY
WELL, AND MY STEPDAD SANG.
AND MY SCHOOL WAS CLOSED DUE TO
THE ESCALATION OF
THE WAR IN ENGLAND, AND MY STEP
FATHER DECIDED TO
GIVE ME SOME SINGING LESSONS
SORT OF JUST TO KEEP ME
QUIET, SO TO SPEAK.
>> HOW DID YOU LIKE IT AT
FIRST?
FIRST?
FIRST? >>
FIRST? >> I HATED IT, ABSOLUTELY HATED
IT.
IT.
IT. BUT
IT. BUT THEY DISCOVERED THAT I HAD
THIS FREAK VOICE OF
ABOUT FOUR OCTAVES, MAYBE HAVE
BEEN 5. I COULD HIT C, ABOVE
TOP C IN PRACTICE.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> AND IT JUST GREW AND GREW,
AND BECAME MORE AND
MORE STRONG.
MORE STRONG. AND I HAD A KIND OF ADULT
LARYNX FOR SUCH -- THIS
WAS AT SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS OLD.
>> YOU ALSO TOOK ON AN ADULT
ROLE.
ROLE.
ROLE. YOU
ROLE. YOU WERE THE CARETAKER FOR YOUR
STEP SIBLINGS, AND
YOU ALSO AT ONE POINT, HELPED
TO PAY THE BILLS.
YOU WERE DOING THE VAUDEVILLE
ACT.
ACT.
ACT. >>
ACT. >> I
ACT. >> I DID.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. WE WERE TREMENDOUSLY POOR, AND
IT MATTERED THAT WE
ALL PITCHED IN TOGETHER WHAT WE
COULD, AND STICK
TOGETHER AS A FAMILY.
THAT'S ME AT 12.
>> YOU PERFORMED FOR THE QUEEN,
TOO?
TOO?
TOO? >>
TOO? >> I
TOO? >> I DID.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. THAT'S ONE OF THEM.
NOT THAT.
NOT THAT.
NOT THAT. >> ARE YOU STILL THE YOUNGEST
COMMAND PERFORMANCE
COMMAND PERFORMANCE FOR --
FOR --
FOR -- >>
FOR -- >> I CAN'T SAY THAT I AM NOW,
BUT I CERTAINLY WAS,
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. >>
YEAH. >> AT 11, 12 YEARS OLD, WHAT
DID THE QUEEN SAY TO
YOU, DO YOU REMEMBER?
>> NOT -- SHE DIDN'T SAY MUCH
THAT DAY EXCEPT, "YOU
SANG VERY BEAUTIFULLY, JULIE,"
OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT.
THAT.
THAT. >>
THAT. >> ALL RIGHT.
THEN YOU TOOK OFF FOR THIS
WONDERFUL PLACE IN
AMERICA CALLED BROADWAY.
>> WELL, I TOURED ENDLESSLY
AROUND ENGLAND FIRST.
MUSICALS, MUSICALS, ONE WEEK IN
EACH TOWN, AND
VAUDEVILLE MUSICAL WAS FADING
IN THOSE DAYS.
IT IS JUST ON ITS LAST LEGS.
SO IT WAS PRETTY TACKY, WASN'T
IT?
IT?
IT? >>
IT? >> YOU DID "MY FAIR LADY" ON
BROADWAY.
BROADWAY.
BROADWAY. >> THEN I GOT THAT FABULOUS
TENT TO GO.
>> THEN WALT DISNEY SAW YOU IN
"CAMELOT" ON
"CAMELOT" ON BROADWAY.
BROADWAY.
BROADWAY. THE LESSON TO BE LEARNED IS YOU
NOR KNOW.
NOR KNOW.
NOR KNOW. ONE LITTLE MOMENT CAN
COMPLETELY CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> HE LOOKED AT YOU AND
THOUGHT, "THAT'S WHO I WANT
TO PLAY MARY POPPENS," WHICH HE
HAD PROMISED HIS
DAUGHTER HE WOULD GET "MARY
POPPENS" WOULD BE MADE.
>> YOU'VE REALLY BEEN DOING
YOUR HOMEWORK.
YOUR HOMEWORK. >> I USED TO WORK FOR DISNEY.
>> THERE YOU ARE THEN.
>> IT'S AMAZING, BECAUSE YOU
HAD SAID TO HIM AT THE
TIME YOU WERE PREGNANT WITH
SOMEBODY.
SOMEBODY.
SOMEBODY. >> HE CAME TO SEE THE SHOW ON
BROADWAY OF "CAMELOT,"
AND SAID WOULD I BE INTERESTED
IN COMING TO
HOLLYWOOD TO SEE THE MUSIC AND
SEE THE PLANS HE HAD
FOR "MARY POPPENS."
I WAS THRILLED.
I SAID, "MR.
DISNEY, I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.
I'D LOVE TO, BUT I'M PREGNANT,
WITH THIS LOVELY
ONE."
ONE."
ONE." HE
ONE." HE SAID, "THAT'S OKAY.
WE'LL WAIT."
WE'LL WAIT." AND I HAD NO IDEA THAT
PREPRODUCTION ON ANY FILM
TAKES A LONG, LONG TIME.
SO BY THE TIME THEY WERE READY,
I HAD EMMA, AND WE
SET OUT AS A FAMILY.
>> YOU HAVE MANY TALENTS, AS WE
KNOW, WITH YOUR
VOICE, BUT YOU OR WHISTLING ON
"SPOONFUL OF SUGAR"
WAS ANOTHER DISCOVERY THEY HAD.
EMMA, BY THE TIME IT WAS
ACTUALLY MADE, YOU WERE
ABOUT THREE YEARS OLD?
>> NO.
>> NO.
>> NO. WHEN IT WAS MADE, I WAS A BABY.
IST JUST THREE MONTHS OLD.
BY THE TIME IT CAME OUT, I WAS
ABOUT THREE YEARS
OLD.
OLD.
OLD. BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MUCH
POSTPRODUCTION.
POSTPRODUCTION. >> ACTUALLY MADE AND DONE.
>> EXACTLY.
>> EXACTLY. >> SO IT WAS A GREAT STORY WHEN
A CHILD REALIZES
THAT THEIR PARENT IS DOING
OTHER THINGS.
OTHER THINGS. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. >> AT ABOUT THREE, I WENT TO A
DEPARTMENT STORE WITH
MY NANNY, AND WE WERE SHOPPING
FOR CLOTHES, AND I
WAS IN THE CHILDREN'S CLOTHING
SECTION.
SECTION.
SECTION. AND THE FILM HAD JUST COME OUT,
AND THEY HAD A
DISPLAY OF MARY POPPINS,
CARDBOARD CUT OUTS THAT
WERE LIFE-SIZED.
WERE LIFE-SIZED. AND I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER
SAYING, "OH, LOOK, THERE'S
MOMMY."
MOMMY."
MOMMY." THEN THERE WERE THESE TWO WOMEN
NEXT TO ME WHO WENT,
"AW, ISN'T THAT SWEET?
SHE THINKS HER MOTHER IS MARY
POPPINS."
POPPINS."
POPPINS." I WAS LIKE, "BUT, BUT BEST."
>> I WONDER IF SOMEPLACE THEY
FOUND OUT AND WENT,
"OH, MY GOSH, IT REALLY WAS."
THE MOST FAMOUS NANNY IN THE
WORLD.
WORLD.
WORLD. THEN ANOTHER MOVIE COMES ALONG,
ANOTHER NANNY ROLE.
YOU WERE CONCERNED WHETHER YOU
SHOULD TAKE THAT OR
NOT.
NOT.
NOT. >>
NOT. >> LISTEN, IT WAS ONLY MY THIRD
FILM.
FILM.
FILM. I
FILM. I DID ONE SMALL MOVIE IN
BETWEEN "POPPINS" AND
"SOUND OF MUSIC," BUT I WAS,
FIRST OF ALL, WORRIED
THAT MAYBE TOO MANY NANNIES
WOULD KIND OF BE
TYPECASTING, AND FOR A LITTLE
WHILE, THEY WERE.
BUT ALSO I HAD SEEN "THE SOUND
OF MUSIC" ON
BROADWAY, WHICH I LOVED FOR THE
MUSIC.
MUSIC.
MUSIC. BUT IT REALLY WAS JUST A LITTLE
BIT SACCHARIN.
BIT SACCHARIN. AND I MEAN, THINK ABOUT IT.
SEVEN CHILDREN AND GLORIOUS
MUSIC AND ALPS AND NUNS.
>> AND A WAR IN BETWEEN.
>> GREAT LOVE STORY.
I THOUGHT, WELL, I HOPE MAYBE
WE CAN MAKE IT A
LITTLE BIT MORE STRINGENT, AND
CERTAINLY PEOPLE LIKE
CHRISTOPHER PLUMBER HELPED WITH
THAT, YOU CAN
IMAGINE.
IMAGINE.
IMAGINE. >> EMMA, AT THIS TIME, YOU WERE
HOW OLD ABOUT?
>> TRAVELING WITH ME.
>> NOT YET THREE, ACTUALLY,
BECAUSE SHE MADE THESE
THREE FILMS IN A ROW BEFORE ONE
OF THEM WAS
RELEASED.
RELEASED.
RELEASED. >> HAVING A LOVELY TIME MAKING
MOVIES.
MOVIES.
MOVIES. >> I WAS ABOUT TWO WHEN SHE WAS
FILMING THIS.
FILMING THIS. >> AT WHAT POINT DID YOU
REALIZE OUTSIDE OF THE CUT
OUTS OF THE STORE THAT YOUR
MOTHER WAS FAMOUS?
>> YOU KNOW, I CAN'T RECALL
OTHER THAN THAT MOMENT A
SPECIFIC DAY WHERE IT HIT ME.
I THINK IT WAS KIND OF A
GROWING AWARENESS, ALTHOUGH
I HAVE TO SAY, FOR ME, SHE WAS
JUST MOM, AND THAT
WAS HER DAY JOB, AND, YOU KNOW,
I DIDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING ELSE TO COMPARE IT TO.
IT WAS JUST WHAT SHE DID FOR A
LIVING.
LIVING.
LIVING. SHE WAS ALWAYS VERY GOOD ABOUT
MAKING HOME FEEL AS
HOMEY AND NORMAL AS POSSIBLE.
>> THAT'S WHAT WE SEE A LOT IN
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THIS
IN A SECOND.
BUT JUST THE POWER OF THEATER,
THE POWER OF FILM,
YOU KNOW, ALL OF US LOOK AT
THAT, AND I MENTIONED
EARLIER, WE AL HAVE AN
EMOTIONAL CONNECTION TO IT.
I REMEMBER, EVERY CHRISTMAS, IT
WAS, "GATHER AROUND,
BECAUSE WE'RE WATCHING THE
SOUND OF MUSIC."
>> HOW LUCKY CAN YOU BE.
IT COULD HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE
MOVIES THAT COMES
AND GOES SO FAST.
THIS ONE HAD THE BEAUTY OF THAT
MUSIC, AND IT
STAYED.
STAYED.
STAYED. THAT'S WHY I THINK IT BECAME SO
FAMOUS FOR SO LONG.
>> EMMA, CAN YOU POINT TO, AS
SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN IN
THE THEATER FOR SO MANY YEARS,
WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT
THAT WE PROTECT THE ARTS IN
THIS WAY?
THIS WAY?
THIS WAY? >> OH, MY GOSH.
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE HAVE?
>> ABOUT THREE HOURS, YEAH.
>> WELL, THE ARTS, YEAH, THEY
ARE HOW WE KNOW WHO WE
ARE AS A SOCIETY.
YOU KNOW, THEY ARE A MIRROR
THAT WE HOLD UP TO
OURSELVES AND SEE WHERE WE'VE
COME FROM AND WHERE WE
ARE NOW AND POSSIBLY WHERE WE
MAY BE GOING.
THEY ARE THE GREAT LEVEL ERNIE.
THEY DON'T DISCRIMINATE.
THEY SPEAK TO EVERYONE ACROSS
THE PLANET.
THE PLANET. >> WHAT IS THAT GREAT --
CATHERINE ANN PORTER.
>> AT THE END OF THE QUOTE, SHE
SAYS, "THE ARTS ARE
WHAT WE FIND WHEN THE RUBBLE IS
CLEARED AWAY."
CLEARED AWAY." IT IS.
IT IS.
IT IS. >>
IT IS. >> WHEN ALLS IS ABOUT YOU IN
TATTERS, IT WILL BE THE
ARTS THAT WILL TELL US WHO WE
ARE.
ARE.
ARE. >>
ARE. >> YOU'VE HAD SO MANY OTHER
OBVIOUSLY GREAT ROLES.
IN "VICTOR, VICTORIA," THERE'S
SOMETHING YOU DID
THAT SPOKE TO YOUR CHARACTER.
THEY THOUGHT IT, SHE'S GOT IT.
SHE'S A SHOE IN FOR THE TONY.
>> OH, I SEE.
THIS WAS ON BROADWAY.
WE HAD DONE THE MOVIE OF
"VICTOR, VICTORIA."
"VICTOR, VICTORIA." SEVERAL YEARS LATER, IT WAS
MADE INTO A BROADWAY
SHOW, AND I HAD A WONDERFUL
TIME DOING IT.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TELL
THE STORY IN A REAL
UNDERSTANDING WAY, BUT I WAS
NOMINATED FOR A TONY
AWARD FOR BEING ON BROADWAY IN
THAT SHOW, BUT NOT
ONE OTHER SOUL ON THE SHOW WAS
OF THE PRODUCTION.
AND IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL
PRODUCTION, AND SOME OF
THE OTHER PRODUCTIONS THAT HAD
BEEN NOMINATED WERE
LITERALLY CLOTHES THAT HAVE
BEEN BROUGHT OFF THE PEG
OR SETS THAT HAD BEEN PUT
TOGETHER IN WHAT WERE
MAYBE NOT AS IN DEPTH AS OURS,
AND IT HURT ME FOR
OUR COMPANY, THAT THEY DIDN'T
ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE
ACKNOWLEDGE THOSE ASPECTS OF THE SHOW, BECAUSE IT
WAS A
WAS A
WAS A GORGEOUS-LOOKING SHOW.
GORGEOUS-LOOKING SHOW. AND SO I, WITH GREAT
TREPIDATION SAID, "I THINK THAT
I'D LIKE TO NOT ACCEPT THIS
AWARD TODAY."
AWARD TODAY." >> NOMINATION.
>> NOMINATION. >> TO THE NOMINATION, I MEAN,
BECAUSE IT'S SUCH AN
EGREGIOUS MISTAKE THAT SOME OF
THE COMPANY HASN'T
BEEN RECOGNIZED.
BEEN RECOGNIZED. IT WAS A MEME, EGREGIOUSLY
OVERLOOKED.
OVERLOOKED. >> IT DID.
>> IT SAID A LOT ABOUT YOU.
>> BUT ALSO IT DID CHANGE --
I'M TOLD.
I'M TOLD.
I'M TOLD. I CAN'T PROVE IT.
I'M TOLD IT CHANGED THE VOTING
BODY, AND THEY ADDED
MORE PEOPLE TO THAT VOTING BODY
BECAUSE OF IT HAVING
NOT BEEN QUITE AS FAIR AS IT
COULD