Kim Novak

In this final segment Kim Novak tells producer/host Dick Dinman about what she had to go through to convince tough studio boss Harry Cohn to allow her to do her most challenging role and relates her experiences with Alfred Hitchcock and Jimmy Stewart on the Hitchcock masterpiece VERTIGO as well as with an unceasingly dictatorial Kirk Douglas, an aging and amorously-inclined Fredric March, a delightful Fred Astaire, and nineteen (count ’em!) siamese cats.

Novak returns and regales producer/host Dick Dinman with her unusual take on the reputedly volcanic director Otto Preminger, her disappointingly chilly on-set non-relationship with her idol and costar Tyrone Power, as well as her experience with an incredibly uncomfortable William Holden, an extremely vulnerable Rita Hayworth, and a mercurial Frank Sinatra whose demeanor changed spectacularly from picture to picture.

Novak is that rare superstar who has for decades guarded her privacy zealously, granted few interviews and has virtually withdrawn from Hollywood’s glaring spotlight but in this three-show DVD CLASSICS CORNER ON THE AIR exclusive and comprehensive chat she and producer/host Dick Dinman celebrate Sony Picture Entertainment’s dvd release of the KIM NOVAK COLLECTION as she relates how she was virtually thrust into instant stardom and reveals her feelings about the advantages and disadvantages about this jarringly sudden fame.

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In this episode with Kim Novak, we discuss how working at a surf retreat in Indonesia challenged her to be quick and bold with her surfing, how she learned to catch shorebreak waves and bigger waves, her transition from long boarding to short boarding, her work as a Reiki practitioner, and why she follows the Ayurvedic lifestyle. For all of you beginner’s out there, Kim will inspire you to get serious with your surfing. Highlights: [00:00] Surfing Bigger and Bolder [04:29] From Longboarding to Shortboarding [13:45] The Energy Fields of Reiki [20:49] An Ayurvedic Lifestyle [29:37] Our Surf Session [39:28] From Barista to Surfer Quotes by Kim: "I noticed that when I'm getting egotistical in the water, I'm like, oh, I caught so many waves just now. I'm pretty good! I get slammed. She's just like, boom. No, you're not. Stop that. She immediately humbles me. There is a connection there." "While traveling, I met many world traveling surfers and they all had short boards. It's much more dynamic. It's in your car. It's easier to carry. There's so many stairs in Bali. You don't want this heavy right 9’ 3” board with you when you're navigating down windy steps. There are many perks to shortboarding and I feel very called to it. It's hard. It's really scary and it's challenging, but that's growth, right? You're never gonna get better unless you fail a lot." "We have our physical bodies, but our energy fields expand about six or seven feet. We're in each other's energy fields right now. If I am practicing Reiki on you, I need to be kind of three to four inches above your body to really feel and concentrate too and activating the symbols to be able to read your energy." Get in touch with Kim or schedule a Reiki session: Instagram @kimnovakk Connect: Listen on your favorite podcast platform here More about Christine Foerster here