Kathy Bates' mother wasn't as excited about her daughter's Oscar win as expected.
In an interview with Ben Mankiewicz “CBS Sunday Morning” Bates recalled her mother's reaction when she won Best Actress for her role in the 1990 film “Misery.”
“When I won the Oscar for 'Misery,' she said, 'I don't know what all the excitement was about.' [is] So you didn't discover a cure for cancer. ”
Bates went on to say that he forgot to thank his mother during his speech, but Mankiewicz shared a clip revealing that he actually thanked her.
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Kathy Bates revealed that her mother told her: “I don't know what you're so excited about.” [is] You didn't discover a cure for cancer after she won the Oscar. ” (Gilbert Flores/Variety, via Getty Images)
The actress cried tears of relief after watching the video, explaining that her mother should have saved her life.
“When she died, I said, 'Come into me.' I wanted her spirit to come into me, even though we were going through so many hardships.” Even though I was holding on, I wanted her spirit to come inside me and enjoy all the things I enjoyed because of what she had given up.'' ”
For years, I thought Bates didn't thank her mother in her speech after winning Best Actress for her role in Misery, but CBS Sunday Morning revealed that she did. Ta. (Vinny Zufante/Getty Images)
At the beginning of the interview, Bates revealed that her parents postponed retirement to help pay for college.
“My dad literally had a heart attack after giving up for a couple of years…he had to spend a lot of money he didn’t have to send me to Southern Methodist University and he didn’t start working until he was in his 70s. . They gave up.
“When I won the Oscar for 'Misery,' she said, 'I don't know what all the excitement was about.' [is] So you didn't discover a cure for cancer. ”
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Bates said. new york times Last month, she contemplated her own retirement after her new series, Matlock, finally came to an end.
“Everything you've been praying for, working for, working hard for, all of a sudden you're being asked to use it all. And it's very tiring,” she told the magazine, adding, “This is my last dance.” .
In an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning,” she revealed that she had doubts about working in Hollywood after a bad experience with an unreleased film project.
Bates has previously said he plans to retire after filming the Matlock reboot. (Brooke Palmer/CBS)
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“I think it's really devastating to feel that kind of betrayal,” she said.
But after landing the role in Matlock, which she called “one of the greatest roles I've ever played,” she reconsidered her stance.
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“I'm not retiring. I want to stay on the show as long as it's on, and I hope it lasts a long time,” Bates said.
