She Just Wants To Perform
“I don’t want to alienate half the audience, which is female. You don’t have to play on it if it’s there visually… I’m not trying to turn anyone on. I’m just singing and dancing,” she said. The interviewer then asked Robert Altman if he ever felt like women were envious of her dazzling good looks.
They Felt Envious Of Her
“Simply stated, yes. You can tell from the sideways glances, looking her up and down, [and] the little remarks that are made. It’s obvious there is a sense of envy,” he said. Did he feel jealous of other men? “It’s all pretty good-natured. Nothing goes beyond the bounds of propriety… Crowds take to her.”