The link below will take you to a portion of an interview of Ray Bradbury by Sam Weller at the 2007 San Diego ComicCon. In it, Ray discusses his first meeting with the great actress Katherine Hepburn, at director George Cukor's home, to discuss the possibility of Ray writing the screenplay for a proposed film version of THE BLUE BIRD. (And as many know, Ray dedicated his book, SOMEWHERE A BAND IS PLAYING to Ms. Hepburn, along with his friend Anne Hardin):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU8MuRQNIRA