Sunset Blvd.
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being filmed by newsreel cameras
she believes are DeMille's cameras.

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She does that creepy, creepy
kind of dance thing.

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I was on the set for that and thought,
"What an interesting combination!"

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She had a great time.
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I was on the set for when Norma
comes down the stairs.

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By the way, that was done
in two or three takes.

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It's one of those movies
where everything clicked.

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America accepted the film
to a certain degree.

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It was a reasonably big hit,
but didn't win the Oscar.

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When the film came out,
I was married.

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By the time the Oscars came around,
I was pregnant.

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I went to the Awards pregnant.
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I did not expect
"Sunset Boulevard" to win.

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The fact that it didn't win Best Picture
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is partly a reflection of Hollywood's
distaste for the subject matter.

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Namely itself. It was up against
"All About Eve", which did win.

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"All About Eve" remains a classic,
but not like "Sunset Boulevard".

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"Sunset Boulevard"
was my movie of the year.

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My friends thought
"All About Eve" was the best.

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I used to argue with them.
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It did do very well in the years
after its initial release.

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So much so that a Broadway musical
starring Glenn Close

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came along two years ago
and was a huge hit.

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I think the only reason why anybody
attempted the musical version

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is that it is a musical, because
you can't get better than the film.

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I do think they worked well together.
One does not cancel out the other.

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They're two different perspectives
on a magnificent piece of material.


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