I heard George Takei interviewed on NPR the other day (yeah, I listen to NPR all the time now, but fox news is back on Sirius so that might change).
He told a story about getting cast in “The Green Berets” on how he told John Wayne: you might not want to hire me, because you know I don’t agree with your politics and I’m very against the war.
And John Wayne told him: We’re both Americans and entitled to our opinions, I just want the best actor for the part.
So, I was glad to hear him tell that story, because some people would cut their throats first, if you know what I mean and I think you do.
Katherine Hepburn loved him when they made the equal to “True Grit”.
Their political ideology melted when confronted by the power of The Duke.