The first thing Stephen Colbert always says to Julie Andrews is “Wow.”
That only makes sense for the “practically perfect” Julie Andrews. The iconic actor joined “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” to talk about her new book Home Work.
In her new memoir, the legendary actor opens up about her divorce from her first husband, a period during which she felt lost and empty. Andrews’ good friend, producer Mike Nichols, led the young struggling actor to “life-saving” therapy.
When Colbert asked why she’s opening up about this personal time in her life, Andrews emphatically replied “Stephen, why not, if it helps anybody else have the same idea? These days there’s no harm in sharing it. I think everybody knows the great work it can do and anybody that is lucky enough to have it, afford it, and take advantage of it, I think it would be wonderful.”
Andrews first garnered international attention in 1964 for her first movie, “Mary Poppins”, for which she won the Best Actress Oscar.
Before Andrews portrayed Maria von Trapp in “The Sound of Music”, she saw the stage production of the musical. The beloved actor shared that though she absolutely loved the music in the show, she thought the film was too sweet and could be a bit more realistic, suggesting a spoonful of sugar was a bit too much.
So, for the film adaptation of “The Sound Of Music”, the creative team cut back on some of its more saccharine elements in favour of more realism.
Home Work is currently available online.
As a bonus, Colbert shared a segment with Andrews the night after her episode aired. The pair finally had the chance to read The King’s Breakfast by AA Milne, many years after attempting to do so during “The Colbert Report”.
