I was born in and worked in a period that could be called enviable.
I will always remember this summer day in Paris, when I was to perform a great acrobatic move. I can still see myself stepping on the ring of a packed circus along real performers.
I've been in the movies for 50 years, I've made 130 some-odd movies.
My whole world before I joined the Navy was my neighborhood in the Bronx.
But my longevity is due to my good timing.
Now I'm a painter. That was another opportunity I was able to pursue, I've been painting all my life, now it's become a second career because of my success in the movies.