I sang barber shop harmony and sort of got into performing. And it just came naturally. Then, when I was in college after the war, I did a play, 'Pygmalion,' by George Bernard Shaw. And from then on, I knew that's what I wanted to do.
I was in World War Two at the battle of Okinawa.
I took speech training. I took a few voice lessons in college.
It's just so frustrating when you're in a supporting role because you only get to express a part of yourself.
I do the same series of five exercises 21 times each day - an ancient Tibetan practice that stimulates your chakras.
'Paris, Texas' gave me a chance to play compassion, and I'm spelling that with a capital C.