Claude Raines was an underappreciated actor . He was always one of my mother's favorites , too

No matter how big a star Bette was, she always paid tribute to others. She is class with a capital C!

She really hit the nail on the head. This interview took place the year I was born in 1971. She recognized that her generation was passing on. Now I see the same thing. We’re moving toward a time when there will not be many of us left who remember the world before the internet or social media. I had a conversation once with my nephew and can’t imagine how we made it work without it. Mortality is a sobering reality.

Though undeserved, I think Bette Davis' reputation for being difficult stemmed from her complete respect for the craft of acting and nobody epitomized it more. Everything she said about Gladys Cooper was true of herself. Her chemistry with Claude Rains in Mr. Skeffington was wonderful and to hear her echoing my sentiments made me love them both even more.

I would like to think that in the ending of 'Now Voyager' she married the doctor, Bette Davis adored Claude Rains and wanted him in her pictures whenever he could, classy lady.

"We're never going to have that same kind of person anymore" that is so true! Each era is different from the next, and what's unique about this era, what makes this era, Bette Davis's era, special, is that every actor, every performer, had their own distinctive style, and every performance they gave and every production they starred in or were featured in, was classy and tastefully done. And they spent grueling hours perfecting it.

I am sad that most people you ask today would have no idea who Gladys Cooper, Walter Huston or Claude Rains were. I hate that. When I was young I knew all the silent stars, but now it seems there is a little interest.

Nobody talks about it, but Bette Davis used absolutely PERFECT grammar, both in her interviews and in her movies. She insisted I think, that the language be flawless. She used contractions which were perfect for the moment -- in Now Voyager, she even said things like "Mayn't I taker camping.... Who would have kept such beautiful language in a character part but Bette Davis? Her grammar and use of the English Language were just about perfect!

God, was she prophetic about future talent. She saw it all.

Bette Davis is so honest and extremely smart. I have never missed one of her movies. I think she was beautiful, although she did not seem to think so.

Gladys Cooper steals every scene in "Now Voyager".

I loved how she called Claude Rains "gorgeous".

Bette Davis was absolutely wonderful in just about all of her movies. There will never be another Bette Davis. We were so very blessed to have her up there on the silver screen. We are now left with her brilliant performances that have and will continue to entertain us for many years to come. Thank you, Miss. Davis for being you.

She Was Right ... We Will Never See Actors & Actress Like That From Her Time ... Even The Comedians ... Bette Davis & All Those Great Stars ... Legendary Icons Are Missed!!

Bette Davis makes some amazingly astute observations here. I find it impossible to disagree with anything she said. Certainly she was, with all the greats she mentioned, one of the very greatest stars in that undeniably Golden Age of film.

Top woman like the way she talks about actors passed away appreciating admiring them.

Kudos to Bette for giving Gladys Cooper her dues..If you see a movie with Gladys Cooper in it you will always see a great performance..Loved her in "The Bishops Wife"great scene with Cary Grant and Cary getting stuck in a chair in her drawing room..Great stuff!..

5:21 - that moment gets me every time I see this interview, and her comments on whether actors are happy people. So incredibly truthful and moving. I adore this woman.

Oh! I love her ending for Now, Voyager! Perfect. Lovely Claude Rains.

I love that Miss D and Calude Rains were friends. They were both so brilliant apart and together. Also appreciate her candor here about actors being moody. So honest...whether or not you feel yesterday was better than today, it is inarguable that today's age of sound bites and tighly controlled press appearances have eliminated this level of honesty and introspection.