Barbara Walters

Betty White is one of Barbara Walters' 10 most fascinating people of the year, so the host had a few questions for her.

On 'Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2010' (Thu., 10PM ET on ABC), the journalist sat down with the 88½-year-old actress. "I'm eighty-eight and three-quarters," Betty said at one point, correcting the host. Whoops. 88¾, then.

As Ms. White will soon be 90, one of the topics discussed was a little morbid, but slightly inevitable. "Do you think about age?" Barbara asked. This rapidly segued into a discussion about death itself, and here is what Betty had to say --

"My mother had a wonderful philosophy. She said, 'Nobody knows what happens at that moment of death.'" Betty then movingly stated that she thinks of death as being a mystery. She added that she was curious about it, saying that when her moment comes, she'll "know the secret."...Read More

Barbara Walters

Who is Barbara Walters’ most fascinating person for 2010? Barbara Walters rounded up an interesting mix of folks for her 10 Most Fascinating People of 2010 special – here’s the rundown of Barbara Walters’ top 10 list.

Coming in as Barbara Walters’ most fascinating person is General David Petraeus. It’s nice she didn’t go with a fluffy celebrity on this one.

Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People 2010 list:....Read More

Barbara Walters

Who is Barbara Walters’ most fascinating person for 2010? Barbara Walters rounded up an interesting mix of folks for her 10 Most Fascinating People of 2010 special – here’s the rundown of Barbara Walters’ top 10 list.

Coming in as Barbara Walters’ most fascinating person is General David Petraeus. It’s nice she didn’t go with a fluffy celebrity on this one.

Barbara Walters’ 10 Most Fascinating People 2010 list:....Read More

Barbara Walters Interviews Sarah Palin For “Most Fascinating” Special

Sarah Palin was, for the third straight year, named one of Barbara Walters’ 10 most fascinating people of the year. The full version of Walters’ interview with Palin, snippets of which were released already, aired on ABC tonight, and they included another question on Palin’s possible presidential aspirations, more shots at the media, and even an appearance from Palin’s husband, Todd.

Walters, like so many others, tried to get an answer out of Palin as to whether she’d run for president. Like so many others, she left without a concrete answer. Palin more or less stuck to what she’s said so far, saying, “I will run for president if I believe I have the best shot to win the race.” For now, she says she’s just “looking at the lay of the land”…though she did say she thinks she could beat Barack Obama.....Read More

Barbara Walters Interviews Sarah Palin For “Most Fascinating” Special

Sarah Palin was, for the third straight year, named one of Barbara Walters’ 10 most fascinating people of the year. The full version of Walters’ interview with Palin, snippets of which were released already, aired on ABC tonight, and they included another question on Palin’s possible presidential aspirations, more shots at the media, and even an appearance from Palin’s husband, Todd.

Walters, like so many others, tried to get an answer out of Palin as to whether she’d run for president. Like so many others, she left without a concrete answer. Palin more or less stuck to what she’s said so far, saying, “I will run for president if I believe I have the best shot to win the race.” For now, she says she’s just “looking at the lay of the land”…though she did say she thinks she could beat Barack Obama.....Read More