LIBBY INTERVIEWS...

CATHERINE ZETA-JONES

 

Libby

 

It's always a pleasure to interview a bride and a new mom--although in my day you didn't do it at the same time. When I was young your little one would have been called premature.

 

Now, Catherine, you're Welch?

 

Catherine

 

Welsh.

 

Libby

 

That's what I said, you came from a place---Good Lord these Welch names are impossible to pronounce--

 

Catherine

 

Swansea...

 

Libby

 

You see? I couldn't choke that out on a bet.

 

To refresh our audience just in case they were hiding under a rock you were recently married to Kirk Douglas--Hollywood royalty.

 

Catherine

 

Michael.

 

Libby

 

Beg pardon?

 

Catherine

 

Michael Douglas. Kirk is his father.

 

Libby

 

Oh, big diff. You've got a brand new baby boy, Dylan Michael Douglas. I've seen pictures of your little one, he's inherited your luscious raven hair but I think he favors his father.

 

It could be the miles and miles of wrinkles and creases or it could be the cloudy stare, in any case I was wondering was the child named after that famous Welch drunk Dylan Thomas?

 

Catherine

 

Poet, he was a poet and it's Welsh not Welch.

 

Libby

 

Tomato, tomahto.

 

Catherine, you are currently starring in a film with hubby Kirk called Traffic--an important film.

 

Catherine

 

Michael, and yes I think Traffic is a very important film.

 

Libby

 

It's about time that this was addressed I'm not kidding it's got out of control.

 

Catherine

 

I agree. It focuses on the issues surrounding the United States' certification of Mexico as its partner ....

 

Libby

 

Well, I'm sure that's all very interesting but do you think it will change things?

 

Catherine

 

I hope so.

 

Libby

 

Two hours it took me to get to work this morning--Two hours! I admire someone you for taking a stand against this. If I had a nickel for every hour I was stuck on a freeway I'd have a Lexus. My hat goes off to both of you. I'm telling you, if this film causes my travel time to be cut by even 5 minutes I'm sending you a Hickory Farms basket.

 

Now, moving on, Catherine, there was a lot of criticism about the age difference between you and your new hubby. Mostly from me but a lot of other people have talked about it as well. There is 35 years between you and Kirk.

 

Catherine

 

Michael.

 

Libby

 

Whatever. He's 66 and you're 31 does it bother you that when you're 62 he'll be 132?

 

Catherine

 

I think you should check the math on that.

 

Libby

 

Why do people always want to blame the math?

 

Catherine

 

I don't know why age is always an issue! Love is love plain and simple. Age has nothing to do with it.

 

Libby

 

I agree there is too much emphasis on that. I personally feel that it should not come into the equation. But I'm wondering why it doesn't cut both ways like why can't I go to a gala mall-opening with my twenty year old pool boy Peter without tongues wagging?

 

Catherine

 

I don't know why either. It should work both ways. People have to realize that when feelings are involved, true sincere feelings of love, age simply does not matter.

 

Libby

 

I'm not so sure about the sincere feeling in my case it's just the thought of all this young eager flesh and how envious my friends would be.

 

Personally I think you're quite smart. Now you don't have to worry about taking care of yourself so much, the youth thing is going to work for a long time. When you get old and he starts looking for a newer model he'll be too old to do anything about it.

 

Catherine

 

Could you talk about something else please?

 

Libby

 

How has your life changed since you married Michael? For example is there a lot more napping involved than you initially thought?

 

Catherine

 

I'm not going to answer that, it's a stupid question.

 

 

 

Note from Libby: Another walk out. I really thought that Catherine and I were hitting it off there. I was even thinking of asking them up to the house We'd make a great foursome!

 

Kirk and me could play a little Canasta while Peter and Catherine watched "Friends" but it was not to be.

 

I don't understand actresses these days. Why is that people who are paid to play pretend and dress-up take themselves so seriously?