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She is the star of film television music and Broadway a mother of war and now has been -- I'll call it you had no idea.
And -- -- Williams joins -- now alongside her co author and mother Helen Williams could see both you ladies thanks for being here the open you know I enjoyed reading the book and I see is what I like about it -- because I really feel that you really are the all American girl.
And in here's why you were raised right.
Your parents be pushed education as much as poise.
-- -- course independence and you add your little dash of -- prepared it's -- perfect perfect storm or fix that.
-- The dash.
Whenever I called the fire in the belly is -- -- that.
Could not be squelched but in it it it made me made and in it made me the risk -- that I am but also.
I I wanted illustrated in the book to show that I was not just one type of person.
And that's why I am I -- name that you have no idea no idea -- a blister and -- nobody who I really am at every stage of my line and and I included my mom when I -- the book.
I've been offered multiple times to do memoir and a every time I sat down -- -- I got too much like -- -- of it was only in 49.
And now a better look back at the career that I can talk about that I'm proud of them -- have gone through many things.
But also every time I went to called something.
And -- my mom.
What is what we're doing than what was I doing.
And it's a collaborative effort and she's very passionately interested you know it'd be great to have her perspective on what I was going and what I was -- And I think it makes it really compelling.
And I really enjoyed reading it's it's nice you you've read in terms of the flow.
And the stories and anecdotes and everything and we know that you -- if I may think that with respect your spit fire up up up up.
-- that apple didn't follow where the jury at that regard as it is issue.
It could really.
Though you it was a different day and yeah exactly we already touched on -- -- Her her rebellious side do you do you feel that when you're putting your grand kids calling it comic opera -- originally got absolutely.
Wouldn't -- your grandkids when you know when you're looking at your grandkids.
Do you see any of the next -- in the bin.
Will that they have all of very different personalities.
The one thing that I see that's the continue on an -- throughout them and they're very artistic.
Off off for the kids have very strong packet access to talents and I see that.
You know from their mother and again.
And very -- -- and and the arts for something in my house that my parents and say not get a real job what are you doing what you wasting times you know doing something in the arts.
When I set at -- animated musical theater they knew that I could dance and sing and act and they want me to be scaled that.
It didn't say it out you know -- and I counted in do something Leo they encouragement support.
And Terry and that's what's great about the way you -- secure children in January and music teacher is the pianist extraordinaire.
-- -- extra -- but I enjoy I was very good.
Very good candidates I love it listen that we really appreciate that having -- you here and it's good to see you again everything yeah well.
Thank you as well right this is Vanessa and Helen Williams there because you have no idea.
Think luck to both of you for joining us -- -- level with you later.
