But My Longevity Is Due To My

I Was Born In And Worked In A Period That Could Be Called Enviable.

If You Don't Know Your Gift, You've Got No Lift.

The Movie Business Is Very Twisted, Out Of Site, Out Of Mind, You Know.

They Gave Me Away As A Prize Once - A Win Tony Curtis For A Weekend Competition. The Woman Who Won Was Disappointed. She'd Hoped For Second Prize - A New Stove.

My Parents Were Hungarian Immigrants; My Father Was A Tailor And We Lived In The Back Of A Tailor Store. And That Was My First Inkling Of What It Was Like To Be Raised In America. It Had A Profound Effect On Me - I Saw Different People Coming In All The Time With Different Attitudes And I Liked It. And As I Grew Older, I Found That I Was Able To Use Something Inside Of Me To Get Some Sympathy If I Wanted It. I Used To Shine Shoes, And I Would Use A Waif-like Look. I'd Get A Dime And I'd Be As Happy As Could Be.