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"The only thing I ever found any grace in was a car," Newman once confessed. "I'm a very competitive person. I always have been. And it's hard to be competitive about something as amorphous as acting. But you can be competitive on the track, because the rules are very simple and the declaration of the winner is very concise."

"Since Jimmy was in town, he was invited, and he not only came but brought his bongo drums as well. During the evening, he played with the band, and at one point gave a little speech. He was at that time twenty-four, several years out of high school, but most of that year’s seniors remembered him, and now that word of his impending fame had reached Fairmount, requests for autographs seemed appropriate," photographed Dennis Stock later wrote.

"I did indeed give various underground concerts to raise money for the Dutch Resistance movement," the actress later recollected. "I danced at recitals, designing the dances myself. I had a friend who played the piano and my mother made the costumes. They were very amateurish attempts, but nevertheless at the time, when there was very little entertainment, it amused the people and gave them an opportunity to get together and spend a pleasant afternoon listening to music and seeing my humble attempts. The recitals were given in houses with windows and doors closed, and no one knew they were going on. Afterwards, money was collected and given to the Dutch Underground." Despite her talent, Audrey’s height and the malnutrition she suffered during WWII made the status of prima ballerina unattainable, leading her to pursue a career in acting.

At the time, the up and coming actor was filming American Graffiti (1973), which he later referred to as, "the first movie where the director let me have any input." George Lucas initially wanted Ford’s character, Bob Falfa, to have a clean cut look. "George thought my character should have a crew cut, but I wasn't happy with that idea. I’d always had pretty long hair back then, in college, particularly, so I told George my character should wear a cowboy hat. George thought about it and he remembered a bunch of guys from Modesto, California, who cruised around, like my character, and wore cowboy hats, so it turned out that it actually fit the movie."

"I’ve worked with many fine actresses. But in my opinion, the best actress I ever worked with was Grace Kelly," Grant revealed in a 1987 interview. "Ingrid [Bergman], Audrey [Hepburn], and Deborah Kerr were splendid, splendid actresses, but Grace was utterly relaxed—the most extraordinary actress ever. Her mind was razor-keen, but she was relaxed while she was doing it. I appreciated that. It’s not an easy profession, despite what most people think."

Known for his "granite features and brawny physique", Bronson worried that his tough guy image would hinder his career. "Maybe I’m too masculine," the actor confessed in a 1971 interview. "Casting directors cast in their own, or an idealized image. Maybe I don’t look like anybody’s ideal."

"James Whitcomb Riley was the poet of the Hoosier, and Jimmy loved to read from his work, which he did for me one day after dinner, to give me a feeling of the people and place whence he had come," wrote photographer Dennis Stock.

The production closed after 25 previews and 33 performances. "It’s what it was. It had its flaws. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad either. The main thing was that people felt the connection with Shakespeare," the actor later commented.

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