I was a weirdo to want to be in show business. Most kids wanted to be teachers or nurses.
It was fear. He didn't want to see a united Germany. Stalin made it clear to me - I spoke with him many times - that they couldn't afford to let Germany build up again. They'd been invaded twice, and he wasn't willing to have it happen again.
When it comes to size, most people don't want to see themselves looking bigger than what they are.