What was James Stewart like?
And how was Frank Capra? He was very meticulous but he was always very kind and he always got down on his knees and looked into our eyes as children so that we would know exactly what he wanted us to do. And being natural was what he wanted. If we messed up a line it didn’t matter, we didn’t have to do the script verbatim as other directors required and I think it really flowed well for that. Were there any funny incidents making the film? For the wrap party we had a picnic and it was the best. They took a picture of us with one of those panoramic cameras because there were so many of us. But Capra and Stewart ran round all the others and so ended up in both ends of the picture. I still have it. Did you miss Hollywood after you left? For the first year I thought I would die because it was such a culture shock but in the end the people in this town where I went were lovely to me because they knew I was living in a horrible situation. I had true friendships. I decided not to go back to H
