lansbury. >> angela, good lord, you make me seem 89. >> i could never call you angela. >> i'm angie tobody. you got to learn. >> okay, i'll work on that, ms. lansbury. >> you're hopeless. >> i've been told that many times, that i'm hopeless. this question is as much philosophical as it is practical. but give me your word about what you have learned over the years about the value of rehearsal, for all of us, about rehearsing. >> well, it's not only part of, it's the integral part of learning the character that you're playing in relation to the other characters. in other words, you learn to work with your co-actors. you learn the values that are inherent in the scene that the writer has written. you learn about who you as a character are in relation to those others who are working with you, within that scene, psychologically, you learn the values that are inherent in the dialogue, and you learn to apply it to the way you read the lines. and that's acting. you're not yourself saying those lines. you're somebody else. and, therefore, finding that other person that you're going to be portra

tonight, a conversation with the incomparable angela lansbury. some seven decades now, she's delighted and impressed audiences on broadway and television, of course, 69 years after her first oscar nomination for "gaslight" and 54 years since her last. the academy has finally honored her for a long overdue oscar. we are glad you joined us, a conversation with angela lansbury coming up right now. ♪