George Raft may or may not have gone both ways, but he was very sensitive to what they said about him, and it was one factor why he decided to play all those gangsters in the movies.

All kinds of celebrities, political ones as well, are increasingly being targeted. In this country, with all the countless guns.

Bugsy Siegel. The mobster with the beautiful blue eyes.

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.

They would glue the wig to the front of my forehead, and after a while it would give me a headache.

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.

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