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Interview 'Sybil' new start for Sally Field By David Baker Film Critic GAMECOCK: What was it about the original Smokey&the Bandit that made you want to be in it? FIELD: I decided to do it at the insistence of Burt Reynolds, whom I did not know at the time. I did it to help free myself from the tension of Sybil, which I had just completed. I needed to do something light-hearted. I needed to have fun. umvuiLUvA: uia you expect the picture to be a hit? FIELD: Frankly, no. Absolutely no one connected with the project dreamed it would be the enormous success it was. GAMECOCK: Some people have accused you of selling out by appearing in the sequel. To what extent is that true? FIELD: I did Smokey&the Bandit II for sentimental reasons. The salary, which was very nice, was somewhat secondary. But, primarily, I didn't enjoy the thought of some other actress occupying my seat in the bandit car. GAMECOCK: Which of your performances do you credit with hronlrino vnnt> nnfa? :;? : ? .. ? vunm6 J UUi VUIC1 -Uiall-VUlC IC1CV1MUI1 image; FIELD: I try not to think too much in those terms. My image is in other people's minds, so they would have to answer that. Certainly, Sybil would be mentioned by most people, I'm sure. People saw me in a different light after that. GAMECOCK: How big a part do you see the Academy Award for Norma Rae playing in your career? FIELD: I can't answer that. uAiWKtoCK: What does the award mean to you personally: FIELD: The Academy Award, and all the other awards that have come this year, have given me enormous personal satisfaction. My big goal for 15 years has been to be respected as a serious actress -- though serious certainly 'Honors simply mean that / am getting nearer my goal. But they are also frightening in that they challenge me to do even better and never slip backwards?though / certainly will.' ?Sally Field includes playing comedy, you understand. The honors cirr?r\l%r mnan 4-Koi T nr? ~~ ? ? -- ? 1 umif/ij mvaii uiai m. am ^citing ucctici my goui. Dui incy are also frightening in that they challenge me to do even better and never slip backwards -- though I certainly will from time to time. I've only taken a few steps up a very difficult mountain. GAMECOCK: How much, if any, of your Norma Rae 'v** n Al * vuai nv-ici wast ucocu wti uic sexy oouuiern secretary you portrayed in your first film, Stay Hungry? FIELD: The Southern aspect didn't influence me a great deal in Norma Rae. It was her will, her spirit, her determination. GAMECOCK: What is your philosophy of acting? FIELD: I suppose "study, study, study...work, work, work." I try to find those parts of me that are like the character I'm, * playing. I am Sybil, I am Norma Rae ami I am Frog. 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With the help of local residents, they begged, borrowed and collected enough kinds of seafood to prepare 43 little-used recipes to serve the public Thursday. "This is to give the public a chance to taste seafood that's edible, found in North Carolina, but usually not eaten in North Carolina," Mrs. Spitsbergen said. MORE THAN 1,000 daring tasters showed up for the event at the museum. Awaiting them was everything from batterfried stingray to raw purple sea-urchin eggs. r\ -.J o - -a - " * * " uaviu ^aveu, a siau inemoer ai me museum, demonstrated how to prepare a leggy octupus, cutting it into bitesize pieces. He said he of tens cooks octopus on the charcoal grill after marinating it in olive oil and wine. "Folks really do like it," he said. "It's a delicacy in many parts of the world. The meat has a marvelous texture and consistency." For any swimmer with a fear of sharks, there were tasty recipes to do away with the meaty animal. 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