Barbra Takes It Like A Man

Do you think you'll direct again?
Yeah. I do. I don't want to be in it this time, though. I think that would be so much easier. No costume fittings, no hair and makeup, no lines to learn. That would be a breeze.

I noticed you sell your old clothes on eBay.
Yeah. For my foundation.

Are they actually yours?
What do you mean? It doesn't say these are my things? I'll check it out.

Oh, I'm online and I see it now.
It's mine. It's all mine. I keep things for a very long time. They come back in style. I don't like to shop. I kind of wear very simple clothes, and I seem to buy the same thing over and over again. So I shop in my own closets—I say, "Oh my God, look at this!" Or "It's back. Shoulder pads are back."

There's a Chloe dress with a starting bid of $9.99.
Are you kidding? Chloe for $9.99? I think I'll buy it back. What does it look like?

What was it like going to the Kennedy Center Honors?
A little strange. Very strange. To meet George Bush for the first time.

But he hugged you?
I guess he knows how much I—actually, he told a friend who told me, "I know how Barbra dislikes me." He was concerned, I think, about my reaction to him. So he was very smart. To put out your arm and say give me a kiss. Give me a hug. That was very clever. As I said there, art transcended politics that weekend.

Did you see Josh Brolin in "W"?
What do you think? Why wouldn't I? He's my stepson. I thought he was great.

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