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[NANCY GUPPY] A few weeks ago, 
the great Dame Edna was in Seattle

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for a four night
run at the Moore Theater.

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Well, she graciously agreed
to do an interview.

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So we sat down in the Moore
lobby

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for a cup of tea
and a little chat.

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Dame Edna, it's
wonderful to see you.

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[DAME EDNA] And there. It's lovely to
see you in your beautifully, humanely

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culled

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(giggling)

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acrylic...

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acrylic leopard.

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[NANCY GUPPY] Yeah, it's
not the real thing.

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But I tried. I'm
trying to look good.

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You, of course,
look gorgeous.

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Now you're here in town
for the final leg

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of your tour, of the “Glorious
Goodbye Tour,”

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but you're starting it in
Seattle.

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Well, why?
[DAME EDNA] Nancy?

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-Yes. 
-The word “final”

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I've never liked particularly.
(giggling)

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This is the first show
in America

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of my farewell
tour right now.

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I decided

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a year or so

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ago that I've been touring
too much and I needed really

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to devote a lot of time
to my charities.

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So I thought,
I'll do a farewell tour

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and I might do another.

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But this is it.
(giggling)

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And I said goodbye
to Australia.

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-Yes.
-I've toured England.

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I did a special royal
performance in London

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where the royal family
came to say goodbye.

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I don't think of myself
as a comedian.

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I don't.
-Hmm, ya don’t, why not?

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-I've often wondered
what is comedy, Nancy?

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Failed tragedy.

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(laughter)
-Yes, absolutely.

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I tend to laugh
when things go a bit wrong.

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-That's always interesting. 

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-And every night when I'm on stage

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I'm hoping there'll be
an accident of some kind.

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Not to me, but
to someone in the audience.

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Some bit of masonry
might fall on them. (loud chuckle)

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That would make my night.

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[NANCY GUPPY] Now, you,
you had a great quote.

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I don't know
when you said this,

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but you wrote
you said about your shows

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and your shows are quote,
“An intimate conversation

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between two friends,

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one of whom is a lot more
interesting than the other.”

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-That's me. 
-Yeah.

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Have you ever met anyone

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who is even slightly close
to be interesting

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or as interesting
as you? Close?

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[DAME EDNA] Frankly, no.

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I have to be honest with you, Nancy.

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-I want you to be.

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-You are quite an interesting
young woman.

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But I am more interesting.

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-Yes, I would agree with you.

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-It's different, you see.

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Otherwise, I'd be interviewing you.

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[NANCY GUPPY]
Good point.

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Yes. I'd be having a world
tour and I am not.

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Now, when you're when you're
going to be retired,

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will you spend more time
with the Queen...Elizabeth?

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[DAME EDNA] Well, I am a very good friend
of the queen.

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And one of the conditions
of our friendship is that

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I don't discuss intimate things about her.
-Mmhmm.

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-She does...
She confides in you, though?

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-But she does confide in me.

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And sometimes she's broken
down and teared up.

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Teared up.

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That's an American
expression, isn't it?

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She tears up.

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And she's
had a lot of family problems,

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but she's had a lot of joy
as well.

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And she is the hardest
working woman

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that I know,
the Queen of England.

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I brought so many people
together.

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I introduced Kate Middleton to

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Prince William.

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-Mm hmm.

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You did?

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-And I introduce George Clooney...

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-To that...
-Beautiful thing.

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-Lovely person. 
-My goodness.

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-Can you imagine this award

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he's had ? A lifetime's
achievement?

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What has he done?

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A lifetime achievement.

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He's practically nothing.

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He's just been an actor.

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(laughter)
-Right. And good looking.

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Well, very, very good looking.

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-Speaking of...
-But how

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much money does a person need?

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-Well, how much do you have?
Do you have a lot?

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-I'm a wealthy woman,
but I give I give, I give.

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In fact, my gynecologist
told me I gave too much.

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I said to, “What are you referring?”

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[NANCY GUPPY] Do you miss Norm?

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You're your husband
of many years?

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[DAME EDNA] No, I don’t really miss him.

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I missed him for the first 20 minutes.

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He was an invalid.

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And, you know,
we had a very happy marriage.

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-Yes. 
-Because he was bedridden most of the time.

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And I would recommend that.

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-To a happy marriage.

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That's a secret to.

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-Marry an invalid.

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I'm bringing out
a book of photographs

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from my photographs called
“A Compassionate Camera.”

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-Mm hmm.

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-And I photograph orphans mostly

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or people in distress..
-Okay.

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-Close up.

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And that's going to be
published in a lovely coffee

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table book and some of
the profits will go to them.

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-Oh, but not all. 

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-Not all.
-And what's the name of the book?

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-”The Compassionate Camera.”

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-”The Compassionate Camera.”
-Look out for it.

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-All right, I'll be looking for that.

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-There'll be a picture of me

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on the cover with a camera
very close to an orphan.

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-Oh, so a photo of you
taking the photo.

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-Of the little orphan.

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(giggles)
[NANCY GUPPY] Well, do

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you have a favorite US
president?

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[DAME EDNA] I think I liked.

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Who was that man...

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after LBJ?

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Ford.

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-Ford.

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-I love Mr. Ford. 
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-Because you can
hardly remember him.

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And that's why I like him.

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Because all the others have
memories attached to them.

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And they're not very nice
memories.

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-And his is just kind of bland.
-He’s bland.

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(laughter)
-And he fell-a lot.

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-He did, yes.
-We love the fallen.

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-Who was the president who was
vomited on by a Japanese.

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-Oh, Bush senior.

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-He went to a Japanese restaurant

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and he vomited all over his host.
-(laughter) That’s memorable!

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-That's one of the great moments, I thought.

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- Well, you are a delight.

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Thank you so much
for giving us your time.

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And we are thrilled
that you are here in Seattle.

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-Is any of this going to be on television? 
-Oh, yes.

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♪♪

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Dame Edna's “Glorious Goodbye:

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The Farewell Tour” continues

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to wow audiences across
the US.

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More information is at DameEdnaFarewell.com.

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Also a longer
version of my Dame Edna

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interview is on our website
at SeattleChannel.org/ArtZone.

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♪♪