No Celebrity has BLUNT Honesty Like Sally Field

America met Sally Field as the sweetest girl on television. Johnny Carson, Steven Spielberg and half of Hollywood soon found out that she never sugarcoats anything. These are the times her blunt honesty left celebrities lost for words, from the nun she kept saying no to and the list of tips Burt Reynolds wrote her for Johnny Carson, to the Oscar party that was already over and an octopus called Marcellus. With David Letterman, Stephen Colbert, Johnny Carson, James Corden, Andy Cohen, Ellen DeGeneres, Howard Stern, Kelly Clarkson, Noah Wyle and Steven Spielberg, the stories behind Gidget, The Flying Nun, Sybil, Smokey and the Bandit, Norma Rae, Steel Magnolias, Mrs. Doubtfire, Forrest Gump, Brothers & Sisters, Lincoln and Remarkably Bright Creatures, and the tribute she gave Dolly Parton at the 2026 Emmys. Which Sally Field did you meet first: Gidget, the Flying Nun, or Mama Gump? Let us know in the comments, and subscribe for the next screen legend. CHAPTERS 0:00 Sally Field's blunt honesty 0:39 Gidget and the surfing partner 1:06 Robert Mitchum 1:30 The Flying Nun 2:12 The Golden Globes and John Wayne 2:54 Stay Hungry 3:14 Sybil 3:45 Smokey and the Bandit 4:11 Norma Rae 4:28 Johnny Carson's suits 5:05 The Oscar party 5:29 The octopus and the guppy 5:59 Absence of Malice 6:28 "You like me" 7:04 Steel Magnolias and Dolly Parton 7:46 Mrs. Doubtfire and Robin Williams 8:20 Forrest Gump 8:37 ER and the Hooper kiss 9:01 Brothers & Sisters 9:29 Lincoln and Steven Spielberg 10:36 Hello, My Name Is Doris 11:10 Remarkably Bright Creatures 11:33 The 2026 Emmy 12:19 Dolly Parton 12:51 Sixty years of honest answers HOW THIS VIDEO WAS MADE The narration, research and editing are original to Drollery. The clips are short excerpts, used to tell and comment on the story of Sally Field's sixty years in film and television. Every clip is labeled on screen with its show and year. Nothing is invented: every moment is real, and every fact comes from the interviews themselves or a published source. Films and series shown in brief, muted shots under the narration: Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Norma Rae (1979), Steel Magnolias (1989), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Lincoln (2012) and Remarkably Bright Creatures (Netflix, 2026), from official trailers. Hooper (1978) and Places in the Heart (1984). Stay Hungry (1976) and Brothers & Sisters (ABC, 2006-11), as excerpted by People (2026). The Flying Nun (ABC, 1967-70) and Murphy’s Romance (1985), as excerpted by Variety (2022). Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015), as excerpted by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2016). Not Without My Daughter (1991), a still shown on The View. Soapdish (1991). Photographs (Wikimedia Commons): Gidget, 1965 (ABC); The Flying Nun, 1968 (ABC); Sybil, 1976; Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood, 2025 (Kevin Paul, CC BY). Facts in the narration are from the interviews shown and from: Wikipedia: Sally Field and her filmography. Variety (Emmy report, 15 September 2026). All clips belong to their original broadcasters and producers. Drollery is not affiliated with the people, shows or networks featured. Rights holders: to ask for a change or removal, contact me via the about page.