We were ensconced as guests of the exclusive Beverly Hilton Hotel, an edifice so swank that the fire ax in the hall outside our suite said: "In case of fire-break crystal."

As I look back on my life, I see it as one long obstacle course with myself as the main obstacle.

In an interview Errol Flynn said that his hobby was acting but he doesn't have time for it.

Hollywood, we decided, was a nice place to die, but we wouldn't want to live there.

The only non-believer I encountered was Oscar Levant who wouldn't visit Disneyland because he said he had his own hallucinations.

As I was saying before I was interrupted ... I believe the last thing I said was 'There must be a better way to make a living than this.' Well, I've looked - and there isn't.

The California cemeteries make dying sound so attractive it's a real effort to keep breathing.