Kathleen spills all
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When I was younger, Kathleen was one of my favorite actresses and I was keen to read her take on her Hollywood career. What I liked about this book is that she is very frank and actually dishes the dirt, which is quite rare in a Hollywood autobiography! Because let's face it, we want to know what really went down rather than the glossed over version you usually get in celebrity autobiographies.
I enjoyed reading about her positive experiences with her co-stars (including Jack Nicholson, Michael Douglas and Danny de Vito) and also the not so positive (Burt Reynolds, Nicolas Cage). I hadn't realized that she and Michael had an affair while filming "Romancing the Stone" - although I guess, given Michael's reputation, that shouldn't have come come as a surprise to me! When she filmed "Peggy Sue got married" with Nicolas Cage, she claims that he was frequently drunk, was in fact arrested twice for drunk driving and also stole a chihuahua. Perhaps that explains the lack of chemistry that they had in the movie. She and Burt Reynolds also took an instant dislike to one another and their working relationship was extremely acrimonious. Again, Kathleen is more than happy to give specifics.
Kathleen also talks about her battles with rheumatoid arthritis and alcohol, which is interesting because at the time I just thought that she had let her career go and piled on the weight, rather than there being reasons behind it.
Ultimately the book kind of lost me though because I got tired of Kathleen telling us how wonderful she is all the time. Confidence is good, but she doesn't seem to have a modest bone in her body! Yes, she's had an interesting life, but any interest that I ever had in meeting her has gone.
Nevertheless, if you enjoy Hollywood biographies, there is still a lot of juicy material in here and it is a very entertaining book to read.
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An honest beautiful account
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Reading this book was like being in a conversation with an inspirational and generous actor who has just opened a fresh reel written on her life. It is raw, honest and inspiring.
I loved it.
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