Shirley MacLaine nearly starred in Breakfast at Tiffany’s — and still has “never” seen the 1961 rom-com. In the Terms of Endearment star’s new book The Wall of Life: Pictures and Stories from This Marvelous Lifetime,

The actress is most known for her scene-stealing efforts in Steel Magnolias, the Apartment and Terms of Endearment. Unsurprisingly, the 90-year-old was tapped by movie bosses to play one of the most iconic characters in cinema history, taking on Holly Golightly in the 1961 classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Hepburn would go on to score an Oscar nomination for Breakfast at Tiffany's. And ironically enough, she and MacLaine would costar in MacLaine's follow-up to The Apartment and Hepburn's very next film, 1961's The Children's Hour. In the book, MacLaine says she "adored" working with Hepburn.