Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story1988

Mother:
[taking Karen's measurements] Waist, 28, thighs, 20.

Karen:
Why do you need thighs?

Mother:
For the pants suit, the hip hugger.

Karen:
I thought we decided against the hip hugger.

Mother:
The pants suit's adorable, you can't just wear long dresses, Karen, I don't care what you read about the midi or the maxi.

Karen:
I will NOT wear the hip hugger thing, Mother, it makes me look really fat.

Mother:
[laughs] Fat! I swear, ever since that stupid columnist called you, hardy or something.

Karen:
They called me chubby.

Mother:
Whatever, chubby, you have just been so fanatical about your weight. I mean that thing really went to your head.

Karen:
Oh it did not, I just want to start watching what I eat.

Mother:
Karen, you lost plenty of weight on the Stillman diet and you look just fine now, alright? Now that's all I want to hear on the subject, you just concentrate on your career.

Karen:
That's what I AM doing, but you've got to look good in my career.