“because Fred was so totally honest, a naturally honest person—I don’t mean that acting is not honest. He just couldn’t be anything but himself. He managed that very, very comfortably and easily, once he found that what he did was accepted by the people around him. The studio people found it difficult at first—Fred seemed almost too good to be true—but they very quickly discovered that he was as true as he seemed. He was so focused on doing the right thing by his audience that he wasn’t anxious.”
