People would read all kinds of reaction into it, but Tracy told me himself that half the time he was just standing very still, trying to look sober and composed. That takes nothing away from him. The fact he got away with it was a tribute to his talent.

The make up took about an hour to put on, but the wig was a thing that bothered me more than anything else.

Bugsy Siegel. The mobster with the beautiful blue eyes.

I should only have been as lucky as Valentino, in the movies - I didnt have to be a gigolo. In real life.

The Thin Man was a good break, because it was highly popular. I played a gigolo in it.

We Latins make splendid lovers and splendid older men.

If you can believe it, Hollywood wanted to change my birthdate. I was born after Valentine's Day, so they wanted to change it to February 14. A Latin lover should be born on Valentine's Day. I said no.