Barbara Walters made her way to Hollywood two weeks ago to tape her pre-Oscar special that aired on Sunday evening at 7:00pm EST. One of her prime interviews was with teen phenom Miley Ray Cyrus of Hannah Montana fame.
Barbara asked Miley how she plans to keep herself from falling into the traps that other young celebrities have fallen into, including Britney Spears. Cyrus said that she has a family to fall back on and a strong faith. She believes these things will help her to stay grounded. She said that Jamie Lynn Spears is a strong girl, who had to step away to deal with her issues. She says that she would have done the same thing under similar circumstances. She longs to be an inspiration to other people.
Vanessa William of Ugly Betty was asked about the Penthouse pictures that caused her to resign her Miss America title 10 months into her reign in 1983. At age 44, twice divorced with four kids and a twenty year career, she has a stable job with a hit show. She always felt compelled to overachieve because of her skin color. She believes that the best revenge is success. She loves botox, has a personal trainer, a yoga instructor and has diet food delivered to her home.
Harrison Ford last sat for an interview with Barbara Walters ten years ago. He considers the movie Witness one of his best. He has just wrapped up his fourth Indiana Jones movie. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is due out in May. His partner of seven years is actress Calista Flockhart. They are raising her adopted son Liam. Ford is 65 years old, owns and flies his own airplanes (he has six) and sports an earring.
Ellen Page just turned twenty-one and has been nominated for Best Actress in a leading role for her role in Juno. She plays a pregnant teen. She was discovered at age 10 when she was cast in Pit Pony. Her roles were in Canada until 5 years ago. She was in the third installment in X-Men. She doesn’t think she deserves to win an Academy Award. She is feeling blessed to have met some many successful celebrities, including Daniel Day-Lewis.