:08:03
Zanuck arrives in Morelia, Mexico,
and I'm summoned to the bullring...
:08:07
...to do my quites and
veronicas in front of him.
:08:10
I walk into the bullring, take off
my hat, throw it to him. For you.
:08:16
And then I start going through
my various things.
:08:19
I feel like an idiot.
I know I'm gonna get fired.
:08:27
Suddenly, Zanuck stands up, all
5'3" of him, picks up a bullhorn:
:08:32
"The kid stays in the picture. And
anybody who doesn't like it can quit."
:08:38
Puts the bullhorn down, and walks out.
:08:48
Also, it was then that I realized
that's what Evans wants to be.
:08:52
Not some actor shitting in his
pants, waiting to get a role.
:08:55
But the guy who can say,
"The kid stays in the picture."
:08:59
Bob Evans is a 28-year-old New Yorker
who is in the enviable position...
:09:05
...of pursuing two
careers on two coasts.
:09:07
Here in the East, Bob Evans
devotes his time and energy...
:09:10
...to being a vice president of the
Evan Picone sportswear firm.
:09:14
On the West Coast, Bob Evans devotes his
time and energy to being a movie star.
:09:18
And, at last reports,
he's doing pretty well at both.
:09:21
- Evening, Bob.
- Good evening, Ed.
:09:23
- How are you?
- Very fine.
:09:25
Now you're getting established
and recognized as a movie star...
:09:28
...how long do you think
you'll hold out as a bachelor?
:09:31
Just introduce me to the right girl, Ed,
and I can end my bachelorhood right here.
:09:36
With all the hullabaloo and excitement
about the new Valentino...
:09:40
...I wasn't getting the parts I wanted. There
were half a dozen parts offered to me.
:09:45
I was looking for bigger things.
:09:48
One day, my agent calls,
George Chasen.
:09:50
"Bob, I'm calling with good news. Fox is
remaking Kiss of Death into a Western...
:09:56
...and we've got you up for the Widmark
part. It made him a star overnight."