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being filmed by newsreel cameras
she believes are DeMille's cameras.
:21:06
She does that creepy, creepy
kind of dance thing.
:21:12
I was on the set for that and thought,
"What an interesting combination!"
:21:17
She had a great time.
:21:19
I was on the set for when Norma
comes down the stairs.
:21:25
By the way, that was done
in two or three takes.
:21:29
It's one of those movies
where everything clicked.
:21:34
America accepted the film
to a certain degree.
:21:37
It was a reasonably big hit,
but didn't win the Oscar.
:21:41
When the film came out,
I was married.
:21:44
By the time the Oscars came around,
I was pregnant.
:21:49
I went to the Awards pregnant.
:21:52
I did not expect
"Sunset Boulevard" to win.
:21:56
The fact that it didn't win Best Picture
:21:59
is partly a reflection of Hollywood's
distaste for the subject matter.
:22:05
Namely itself. It was up against
"All About Eve", which did win.
:22:11
"All About Eve" remains a classic,
but not like "Sunset Boulevard".
:22:16
"Sunset Boulevard"
was my movie of the year.
:22:21
My friends thought
"All About Eve" was the best.
:22:25
I used to argue with them.
:22:28
It did do very well in the years
after its initial release.
:22:32
So much so that a Broadway musical
starring Glenn Close
:22:36
came along two years ago
and was a huge hit.
:22:40
I think the only reason why anybody
attempted the musical version
:22:46
is that it is a musical, because
you can't get better than the film.
:22:51
I do think they worked well together.
One does not cancel out the other.
:22:56
They're two different perspectives
on a magnificent piece of material.