I bought a house in the Hollywood Hills and brought my grandmother from Harlem to live in it with me.
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Nationality: American Type: Entertainer Born: December 8, 1925 Death: May 16, 1990 |
We had all this kind of freedom and 'get out of your head' kind of stuff and at the same time, we were trying to establish ourselves in the business. These two things are really difficult to bring together.
It's hard to mix with a crowd when you're walking down the hallway and everybody else is a foot shorter. I remember hanging out with my friends, like at the mall, and thinking people were staring at me and talking about me. It made me turn inside myself. I became more shy and quiet.

