On adjusting to public school: "My life was hell. My mother made me
wear short pants - white short pants. Every boy in that school wanted
to punch out the 'movie star,' 'cry-baby,' 'sissy,' and most of them
tried. Fortunately, I had been scheduled to do a picture with Max Baer
that was cancelled when he lost the championship. But we'd gotten
friendly and he taught me how to box - really box. I whipped more asses
at that school."