The last time I did a movie that needed a horse, I said: 'If it moves, I'm out of here. ' The worst thing is, they know when you're afraid and act up accordingly. I've had them run off on me. Horses I do not like.
I was moved no end by the work of LaVern Baker.
I am constantly asked why I never made other films after 'There's No Business Like Show Business,' the answer is I was never asked.
How damaging is a habit that permits faultfinding, character assassination, and the sharing of malicious rumors! Gossip and caustic comments often create chains of contention.
But I also realize that winning doesn't always mean getting first place; it means getting the best out of yourself.
This civil action is another case of a tragedy that has become all too familiar in the music industry: a business manager and professional advisers exploit an immensely talented artist's loyalty and trust through greed, self-dealing, concealment, knowing misrepresentation and reckless disregard for professional fiduciary duties.
Just as all thought, and primarily that of non-signification, signifies something, so there is no art that has no signification.