He was just trying to tease me - I knew that later - but he said he'd have to leave because it wasn't fair to have anyone in the room who was going to make fun of what he had to say. He had a good sense of humor really.
There is a lot of strength and intelligence in Hollywood.
Humor results when society says you can't scratch certain things in public...
Although some people think I am a romantic novelist I have always thought of myself as a rather gritty radical historian.