|
“President Kennedy loved the entertainment world, ... We were asking him -- he was newly in office -- a lot of political questions and he said, 'Hey, I don't want to talk politics, I want to talk movies!' And he loved to talk movies, so certainly he loved being with Frank, because Frank was the most exciting man there was to be around.”
“Growing older doesn't bother me.”
“My mother was against me being an actress - until I introduced her to Frank Sinatra.”
“In Rio Bravo when Duke makes love to Feathers, the scene dissolves to the next morning where we see him putting on his vest and almost humming. It was subtle, but you knew what happened. Give me a towel and some blankets any day!”
“I played poker every Saturday night for 35 years with him and Lenore, ... I loved them beyond the music. If Mrs. Gershwin were here today, she would say, 'Isn't this peachy?'”
“You can't stop the aging process. There's only so much oil you can put on your body. I've always just tried to go with my age. If the part requires somebody a little younger or older, I can probably get away with that.”
“They were larger than life all the time. That was no act.”
“I dress for women and I undress for men.”
“Without Police Woman I wouldn't have had a career. The show started about the same time the women's movement was taking off. Ours was the first prime-time one-hour show featuring a strong, professional woman. It paved the way for other series to follow.”
“I think it was sexier when you didn't have to take it all off.”
“I didn't care about being the 'star.' I just wanted to make a living and have a consistent career.”
|
