>> shirley maclaine. >> you got it. >> you thought i was slow, didn't you?l right, ready? how many academy awards have barbra won and can you name them? >> no. >> careful. >> she won best actress, tied with katharine hepburn. >> how many? >> one as an actress for funny girl. she won one as best song for evergreen. >> you're right. >> hmm, all i know is you go into, you know, the library office and there's no place to put anything on the desk. just 40 awards. >> a tiebreaker. >> what singer did barbra do a duet with for the song -- what? >> wait until the question is asked. >> you don't bring me flowers? >> neil diamond. >> she's right. >> give him a chance to tie it. >> that wasn't neil diamond. who was that person? >> i don't know. how many films did barbra star and direct in? >> jim? >> three. >> you're right. >> tie. >> she directed and starred in -- >>iental, prince of tides. >> here's the tie breaker. what's the name of barbra's character in funny girl? >> sammy. >> okay. one of my favorite movies of all time. >> i gave you that one. >> gave me that one

we're joined by shirley maclaine and talking about her new book, "what if?" .tion i had to stop myself asking several years ago because i found it made me anxious and it scared me because i was trying to fill in the blanks and second-guess myself. so i found myself really misty fieed by this notion. explain to me how it doesn't have to induce me with anxiety. >> if you're smart or rational at all, you've got to be anxious about the world. that leads me to other levels. it's sort of like imagination is more important than knowledge. i don't know of some of my answers that i think might be spring boards to more questions are answers at all. i'm just having a good time exploring the what if of it all. but i'm no show business. that's what you do. you sit around in blue sky. but i have to tell you, my dad's favorite what if was, what if a frog had wings? he wouldn't bump his [ bleep ] so much. >> humor in what ifs. >> and he was a doctorate at john hopkins. that's a good way to start. >> you're asking these what ifs and you've been in show business for years. what