I was supposed to be a romancer, either wooing the leading lady or competing with the leading man for her.

Bugsy Siegel. The mobster with the beautiful blue eyes.

I'm 86 and my doctor used to tell me to slow down - at least he did until he dropped dead.

If my father's business hadn't gone broke, I'd be exporting nuts, bolts and sugar machinery right now. What an awful thought!

Well, you know what they say in Hollywood - the most important thing is being sincere, even if you have to fake it.

That is perceptive of you, because in this country men dancers have always been viewed with suspicion. If you were an actor, a star, and a dancer, you had to be, or have a name like someone mainstream.

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