For many years my inherited arthritis had given me problems.

I got to know Sterling Hayden fairly well. He was a quiet man, who got more complicated as the years went on.

I had to do a tango with Raft and I learned to dance in ballet shoes with my knees bent.

Of course, in later years, I'd studied acting more than ever before - mostly with the late Stella Adler, who was marvelous! - but in my earlier years, I couldn't afford to do this.

This has taught me that being pleasant is always so much more productive, for I know well the rewards for being good-natured.

Raft told me how to walk with him in a scene: We'd start off in a long shot normal, and about the time we got together in a close-up, I'd be bending my knees so I'd be shorter.