I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America.

Whenever I did a good performance, my Dad and my uncles, who were rabid movie fans, took me to the movies. There began my underlying love affair with film.

I got into radio when I was eight, and I was one of the busiest child dramatic actors in America.

But, in fairness to them, too, the popular song per se is really a pretty shallow medium to perform in.

Buddy Rich is one of a kind; he's a genius, and that's all there is to it.

I want to sing for the broadest possible audience.

Because obviously the whole purpose of putting records out is purely and simply to make money.