Bacall dismisses Kidman's 'legend' tag
Screen veteran Lauren Bacall has balked at suggestions Nicole Kidman is an acting "legend" - preferring instead to dub the Australian beauty a "beginner".
During an interview on British TV show GMTV yesterday morning, Bacall, 79, became irritated when the 37-year-old Oscar winner was described as "a legend".
Cutting off interviewer Jenni Falconer in mid-sentence, Bacall blurted: "She's not a legend. She's a beginner. What is this 'legend'? She can't be a legend at whatever age she is. She can't be a legend, you have to be older."
Key Largo star Bacall, former wife of Humphrey Bogart, features as Kidman's mother in the controversial new movie Birth, and insists she and the statuesque redhead have a good relationship.
She says: "I love working with a young actress. Nicole and I worked together on Dogville and we were friends when we started this. That laid the groundwork for our fabulous relationship on screen and off."
