CESAR ROMERO

I was supposed to be a romancer, either wooing the leading lady or competing with the leading man for her.

I'm satisfied to go in at the bottom - that's the best way to learn what things are all about.

They would glue the wig to the front of my forehead, and after a while it would give me a headache.

I should only have been as lucky as Valentino, in the movies - I didn't have to be a gigolo. In real life.

When someone's acting for a scene, they can fool the camera. But in everyday life, unless you're watching and censoring yourself every minute, or spending all your time in the company of ladies, what you feel is bound to show in your eyes.

It's a new town. The old elegance is gone. It used to be one big family, this industry.

The Thin Man was a good break, because it was highly popular. I played a gigolo in it.

People would read all kinds of reaction into it, but Tracy told me himself that half the time he was just standing very still, trying to look sober and composed. That takes nothing away from him. The fact he got away with it was a tribute to his talent.

If my father's business hadn't gone broke, I'd be exporting nuts, bolts and sugar machinery right now. What an awful thought!

Well, you know what they say in Hollywood - the most important thing is being sincere, even if you have to fake it.

I should remember more, and I have a pretty good memory.

The make up took about an hour to put on, but the wig was a thing that bothered me more than anything else.

Sometimes, I wonder what I'm doing here.

I know Raft did have some genuine affairs with actresses.

We had plenty of clothes and no money.

Bugsy Siegel. The mobster with the beautiful blue eyes.

Due to a big bust in Cuba, my father's business suffered badly, so I was free to choose my own career. I became a professional dancer, and I went on the road and started making real money.

George Murphy tagged that name 'Butch' on me years ago. We were all at a party and he went around tagging names on people that didn't fit them.

Everybody in Hollywood was in Around the World in 80 Days. If you weren't, you left town and made up an excuse.

Now I don't know half of the young people in the industry. It's too spread out, too diffuse.

I was born in the USA, which many people still find hard to believe.

I'm 86 and my doctor used to tell me to slow down - at least he did until he dropped dead.

They say the camera never lies. It lies every day.

All kinds of celebrities, political ones as well, are increasingly being targeted. In this country, with all the countless guns.

Because of my age and because there's more work on the small screen. What it's missing in quality it makes up for in quantity. From an actor's selfish point of view.