A Legendary Career

" Continuing Barbara Walters author of the bestselling memoir audition now out in paperback. Even interested in journalism or interested in news -- even in city in in the said that the travels of women through the business. Should read this I found I found the book actually asked me. Mean I even love the fact give pictures immune in 1956. Which CBS that they go about their -- sixty lesson in abated some estimates it that's where has to start."

" I yes I was there I was a writer on that -- him on the model didn't show up. So they they they took me for being invaded bathing suit and I was one of the models. With my dog care. You know I'm not exactly an actual book. But it just did a whole idea is it that whenever it happens in windows -- sort of a tough roads that we have to do and then maybe not maybe somehow we have we have some girls but not like that. No but you know there's so many women. Not having them like you wouldn't and -- successful but -- independent that doesn't have a woman. I haven't -- my. Half was much tougher. I am. But there's something about you wouldn't do things fast. That. And that. I don't know that kids you feeling about yourself. And and that gives you can -- to Korea I never thought I'd -- in front of the camera when I think that the people. And that I met because I've interviewed every president president -- since Abraham Lincoln but that's not true since Richard Nixon and almost every world leader and so on. What have blessed life I've had never expected it. To have but it wasn't and won't pot by terrorists."

" It took about all the people who benefit and those type of -- that when you go to the back of the book. It's page after page after page sports is sports people. Who I Mike Tyson. That as a memorable interviews have better us. -- world leaders say can you -- look let Jordan of Saudi Arabia. Presidents. First ladies have entertainers at SI partial list of -- played -- pages. It's unbelievable."

" And the beginning in the -- this is an island in the I think at the back of the book -- of the book is that got you know new pictures in it when the old pictures as well. But in the hot cup it was on the inside of you know of that. Of thing let me show you it would have been on the inside like here. On techcrunch that I would've been the front cover yes every now while that's a picture didn't for the would've been here -- sell it is somebody set of eyes all of -- you've interviewed nice to know because of my love this. I thought it would make them by the book knowledge from the back an -- an index."

" But even that's and -- attention to read you have the list people that have you know all the years. He talked about your sister -- and at one point in the book where it talks about how you buckets disturbed she was sick he went to Milwaukee. To give a speech. And I should I -- you tell the -- Remember it my sister. Had ovarian cancer. And has operated. And she was recovering. And I was supposed to go and and make a speech. And I can damn fool I went. I was committed to do it and I want to do it interest for the network it wasn't. And wasn't a private speech. And and when I got there and they told me that -- to have. -- gotten her up for her to go to the bathroom and she hadn't embolism and died. I went -- and made the speech. I was terrible. I've got -- condemned in the newspapers this awful speech that I made. But I have to think of myself what."

" Well -- my head well what does -- say about me that. -- two jobs for some important and made it made me re examine. So much of -- of my life and I'm I think -- of that at other times tonight today when women and men. I'm trying to balance. Their home life to children the crew hair. And I talked a great deal of this book about balance have."

" Katharine Hepburn for example who would never married even though she had this relationship with Spencer Tracy and never wanted children to -- relationship again. Out of my way if she had an opening night I do happen. Whom I interviewed who talked about giving up her career for her children she felt she couldn't do vote. And I think about that if a -- on -- I tried to -- department. In the book because. That would decisions that I had to make and I try not to spend my life regretting how close the -- was at a painful although I wrote about them. But I think it's something that so many of us and especially so many women I can."

" Front. -- hates it because -- from afar watch you you know it look like. Smart. Active charmed successful the whole bit then you read the book. And you find out that it -- so many ways your you and you have to say you have pain in the campaign that people go I have going through life."

" I think it -- that was one of the things that make the book successfully it was that it was very personal. Perhaps the hottest track to drive was about my daughter who wanted me to write this chapter I never would have done it. -- because she just had a terrible adolescents has I didn't know how we were going to get through it. And we did. I mean she said I want people to know mom that if you NI could make it. That. That other people can make I also love what you say because my daughters adopted. And at one point. I thought she might want -- need of biological mother there was all this business about children trying to find their biological mother sometimes and look. If you want to find -- biological mother. I will help you've done. And she said I -- so much trouble with you why would I want another one."

" Picket lines today that. People see you on TV -- is people think it's it's on glamour. And a lot of this final I was kind of but there's a lot of -- tell you is also to get interviews she is of calling inviting and and and and traveling -- countries you know you get there you're there one day. I mean I you know you have a sick country -- implants. Can sleep anyway. That's also because of the isn't the today show you can count I don't want -- but you can call me at 5 o'clock in the morning and I'm awake. I mean I'm not away but I'll I'll wake I I would make sense I actually think this and to. There is good at Nvidia -- you travel on some Macromedia conditions -- went to that was that the Dalai Lama and it was freezing cold and -- is allowing that child and dobbs followed. In India. And it was. I'm not a lot of people. Freezing. No heat and where we were sleeping I slept but all my clothes on I slept with other people's clothes on. But you know I."

" You give us things and it was also one of the most fascinating kids I asked the Dalai Lama and he thought we look. Closer to heaven or hell it's always going to be the story and -- religion. I haven't listened closely to happen and then within the accident like to do something that I can do that often. Man I kiss you holiness permissible why don't we do it the way they do it. When did he say. Not Newfoundland. And he needs it and and he recognizes that. There's a picture about weapons. At a I actually we've seen the analyst with the purchase of -- coming out this I have some and she is and going to give interviews and -- she's going to be on the war. How to prepare for an -- A -- I have to read the book. And secondly I think you have to be sensitive to the kinds of questions. That you -- this woman who's gone from the I'm not sure I know why she's. I'm going -- book which -- also has things that she feels have to be said and at the same time I mean there -- certain questions that you must pass and that. I assume she's prepared to -- so there's a woman who says that as -- John Edwards testified that picture. I'm you have to wonder what -- business relationship that makes -- stay with John Edwards on the lessons and the -- what's the relationship like now. What is he might not know lot of questions. That she's doing not just dollar -- about the programs. And you have to be sensitive to Johnson --"

" It's tough I don't think -- it. You know of the viewers want to hear -- a lot of those questions and and they sitting a foot away from someone and it's up -- painful experience and he's like he's academy that terrible thing or. -- let me give you a different example because I write an addendum to this to this book and one of the people that I talk about Patrick Swayze. And when we didn't get your -- to have to be the only interview that he did he was going to do others after nine out. That this -- anyone that is because he was well enough to do it."

" Thank goodness he's so much you know this can still witness. But at one point I have to say to his wife Lisa. Sitting next to him. Have you thought about what will be like when Patrick it's no longer. -- I wasn't sure I could ask -- questions sometimes you have to. Feel the mood that's when you. That's when you ask -- questions from your gut and not from your comment. And and it's this combination of both there are certain questions that I wanna ask people that it if I don't feel that. That is threaten its -- And it's just going to be painful on the other hand if someone writes a book. The who would you another question she must ask. I interviewed Hillary Clinton were at -- what about Brown's book then I'm living history you can morrow I have to ask about Monica Lewinsky and I also. And I thought about this had to. Center. Why did you stay with enhancement. That's Todd when you're sitting right opposite someone it much easier just -- let -- count but. This shouldn't question you have to ask if you're just not -- doing your job you -- rehearse those hard -- the biggest. I hate being in someone's face and ask and knows who and a horrible and I think about it and I and but I also have to feel. What the Buddhist and and when they can be asked. Where you feel your relationship is. It's close enough felt comfortable enough so that you can ask us questions and at what -- question cam. We -- working and I would guess you really want to do this site at least. Try you know that is against Saddam working on and I can't tell you because that's -- it yet I can do child Alaska. I he'll go laughter but I can't be out and I don't do that I'm not ambitious and you love. And it."