That time when Katharine Hepburn spat in the director's face

If filming hadn't already been completed, I would have benched her for the rest of the movie.

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"Spiegel then called her into his office to inquire about her treatment of Mankiewicz on the set. ''If I behaved badly, it was on my own time, not yours,'' Ms. Hepburn responded. She then went on to spell out to the producer that his treatment of Clift, to her mind, had been no better than Mankiewicz's. Then, said Raymond, she spat again, but this time on the floor. She later explained to a friend, ''I wouldn't have done it if I hadn't had to; but I had to.' "

Just when I thought I couldn't love her any more than I already do, I read this.
She had Monty's back, what more could you want in a friend?

Rather shocked about the strident criticisms of Kate, but I suppose she’s one of those love-or-hate actresses; I’ve got a family member who can’t stand her (or Bette Davis) and walks out if one of her movies is on. And, of course, I’m a great fan of hers.

P.S. Anyone else interested in the way she says “Peabody”?

She was an actress, they go to extremes. I don't necessarily condone face-spitting, but I do admire her sense of loyalty, and there's no denying her talent.

You may be lonely in your opinion, she won four Best Actress Oscars and is beloved by millions. But hey, think what you want, this is a free society here.

Myrna Loy--not only a great beauty, but one of the greatest Hollywood actresses of all time.
Summary:
In over 120 movie roles, 0 Oscar wins, 0 nominations. The Academy has little appreciation of subtlety and no imagination when nominating performances.

H.J.: By the way, I was just reading ­Garson Kanin’s book on Tracy and Hepburn.

Orson Welles: Hoo boy! I sat in makeup during Kane, and she was next to me, being made up for A Bill of Divorcement. And she was describing how she was fucked by Howard Hughes, using all the four-letter words. Most people didn’t talk like that then. Except Carole Lombard. It came naturally to her. She couldn’t talk any other way. With Katie, though, who spoke in this high-class, girl’s-finishing-school accent, you thought that she had made a decision to talk that way. Grace Kelly also slept around, in the dressing room when nobody was looking, but she never said anything. Katie was different. She was a free woman when she was young. Very much what the girls are now. I was never a fan of Tracy.

H.J.: You didn’t find him charming as hell?

O.W.: No, no charm. To me, he was just a hateful, hateful man. I think Katie just doesn’t like me. She doesn’t like the way I look. Don’t you know there’s such a thing as physical dislike? Europeans know that about other Europeans. If I don’t like somebody’s looks, I don’t like them. See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I’m ­profoundly convinced that that’s a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. ­Bosnians have short necks.

H.J.: Orson, that’s ridiculous.

O.W.: Measure them. Measure them!