the and write it so for 20 years i compiled these massive notes on the life of katharine hepburn and i took my editor's advice, wrote up the book, proofread it, set in type, gathered the pictures very quietly, loft it up in a safe, katharine hepburn said to say died in 2003, just days before she died, realized this was going -- i rode the last scene we had together in the book which i hope you will read if you like katharine hepburn is part memoir on my part of our friendship but in the course of the friendship, she married her entire life to me. so i wrote up the last visit together and then the day i heard she died i wrote the final paragraph of her death and within two weeks the book was published. and i realized then why she wanted it published so soon. i always thought it was because she wanted her version of her life as told to me to be the first one out there. what she really knew was she died there would be such a desire to read about her, to have a piece of her to have a souvenir, and so within two weeks the book was published and became a huge sensation. far and away the bi

can you speak katharine hepburn? >> blanchett: no, i can't do anything. i'm terrible.t in the world. people say, "oh, do... do your scottish," and i'll go, "okee, i'll do me..." i sound like i'm a cross between sort of from new delhi and boston. ( laughs ) it's terrible. >> stahl: in "blue jasmine," she plays a desperate park avenue socialite who loses her life of status and luxury when her husband turns out to be a swindler like bernie madoff. >> blanchett: uh, i was forced to take a job selling shoes on madison avenue. so humiliating. friends i'd had at dinner parties at our apartment came in and i waited on them. i mean, do you have any idea what that's like? she was monumentally deluded. and like a lot of us, i mean, we... our lives are built on a fictionalized sense of self, who we would... who we aspire to be, rather than perhaps who we actually are. >> stahl: you do a lot of research. you're known for reading, watching videos, getting... >> blanchett: it's enjoyable. it's enjoyable. >> stahl: is it true that you watched the "60 minutes" morley safer interview of

. >> the winner is katharine hepburn in "on golden pond." >> henry fonda, "on golden pond." >> he wasme, if he did win, to get it for him. >> oh, dad, i'm so happy and proud for you. [ applause ] >> that was one of the happiest moments of my life. we all went over to his house and presented the oscar to him, and his first words were, i'm so happy for kate. >> the nominees for best performance by an actress in a leading role are -- >> last night never happened and i'm going to marry him and we're going to take this to the oscars. >> i'm in love with you. >> snap out of it! >> as he started doing that, i went deaf. i was very frightened by holly hunter. i saw that movie, i thought, oh, my god, she's so great in it. then i thought, glenn close too, and it's dramatic, she did everything, she boiled the rabbit. >> the winner is -- >> and when he opened the envelope, he took a breath, and i thought, i've lost, because it doesn't take a breath to say cher. >> the winner is cher in "moon struck." [ applause ] >> and when he said it, i was so -- my senses were so strange and i had no idea that

the and write it so for 20 years i compiled these massive notes on the life of katharine hepburn andi took my editor's advice, wrote up the book, proofread it, set in type, gathered the pictures very quietly, loft it up in a safe, katharine hepburn said to say died in 2003, just days before she died, realized this was going -- i rode the last scene we had together in the book which i hope you will read if you like katharine hepburn is part memoir on my part of our friendship but in the course of the friendship, she married her entire life to me. so i wrote up the last visit together and then the day i heard she died i wrote the final paragraph of her death and within two weeks the book was published. and i realized then why she wanted it published so soon. i always thought it was because she wanted her version of her life as told to me to be the first one out there. what she really knew was she died there would be such a desire to read about her, to have a piece of her to have a souvenir, and so within two weeks the book was published and became a huge sensation. far and away the big

. >> the winner is katharine hepburn in "on golden pond." >> henry fonda, "on golden pond." >> he was, i'm so happy and proud for you. [ applause ] >> that was one of the happiest moments of my life. we all went over to his house and presented the oscar to him, and his first words were, i'm so happy for kate. >> the nominees for best performance by an actress in a leading role are -- >> last night never happened and i'm going to marry him and we're going to take this to the oscars. >> i'm in love with you. >> snap out of it! >> as he started doing that, i went deaf. i was very frightened by holly hunter. i saw that movie, i thought, oh, my god, she's so great in it. then i thought, glenn close too, and it's dramatic, she did everything, she boiled the rabbit. >> the winner is -- >> and when he opened the envelope, he took a breath, and i thought, i've lost, because it doesn't take a breath to say cher. >> the winner is cher in "moon struck." [ applause ] >> and when he said it, i was so -- my senses were so strange and i had no idea that people stood up. ♪ >> it was just crazy. i was

if that's not enough, if meryl scores her fourth oscar, she will tie katharine hepburn for the most wins> god could not be reached for comment. >> i'm just going to move own from that one. michelle obama made her first appearance on "the tonight show." she has two daughters and in one sketch with jimmy and will ferrell, she proved she's a master at girl talk. >> thank you, sarah. i do try to exercise every day. >> really? because i think exercise is ooh. >> exercise is not ew. >> of course, the first lady had to show off some of those dance moves. wow. >> she is good. >> of course she is. >> by the way, jenna bush is going to be talking to her next week as part of her special series on body image. when we get back to new york. >> that is what's trending today. >> today's olympic moment is brought to you by coca-cola. open a coke and enjoy the games. >> and now to today's olympic moment, celebration of a woman paves the way for one olympic sport. >> on the women's free ski half pipe made its debut, a fitting tribute of a heart formed by the course crew. it honored the canadian skier who p

. >> like when katharine hepburn and barbra streisand both won at the oscars. >> what? oh, okay.omebody trustworthy to me, their credibility and the trust that we put in them for a long, long time and have never blown it. >> so here are the top five. we'll start from five and work down. >> who seems to be genuine. >> betty white is five. >> i think betty white -- >> i can't remember who was four. who was four? michael j. fox. morgan freeman number three. carol burnett number two. and the number one most trusted celebrity in all of the nation is -- >> tom hanks. we were with him the other night. sitting in the front row, ado adoriador adoring his wife rita wilson while she was singing. >> they're such a loving -- >> they are -- >> do you not like my dress? you keep looking at it? >> i love your dress. but it needs to be retired. i saw you were wearing it today. i lost count of how many times i had to match it, because this is what we do. she picks it out, what she's going to wear. i have to rummage through what i've got. so i've got a little help today. >> what? >> this dress was