What was the first movie you fell in love with?
Tarzan

What artist or figure has been most influential in your life? 
Greta Garbo (from my Hollywood perspective) and Jimmy Stewart – for all the right reasons

What is one skill people would be surprised to know you have? 
Painting and writing poetry - and writing lyrics for songs recorded by the likes of Harry Belafonte…and I fought a bull once, in a real arena in Mexico

What is your favorite movie moment? 
Casablanca…cut…actually, Picnic, when Bill Holden and I dance to Moonglow

What movie speaks to your soul and why? 
Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz inspired my sense of believing in all the wonders of the world - and believing in myself - and my imagination 

Which movie do you watch when you need to escape? 
All the old classics…and more recently Best in Show

What’s one movie you enjoy watching with your family? 
Jimmy Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life

How do you relax during stressful times?
Paint - to let out all my feelings

What is the one movie you would recommend to someone to get them started on their journey into classics? 
Vertigo - because it requires you to get involved and think from many perspectives

What is the first thing you do in the morning? 
Sketch my dreams from the night before - or work on a painting already started - with renewed perspective

What was the last film that made you cry or laugh? 
All my old movies - I either laugh at myself - or cry (and I don’t always know why)

If you could watch any movie with someone living or dead, whom would it be and what movie?
Jimmy Stewart - Vertigo - to relive oh so many ‘merry go round’…cut…roller coaster of feelings - and see our adventure from today’s perspective - and feel proud of ourselves for how it has touched so many lives! 
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