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<\/i>:<\/p>\nPeter Bogdonavich interviewed Dean Martin in the mid-60s. I love Bogdonavich. His essay on Dean Martin is not to be missed, for Martin fans. <\/p>\n
In his portable MGM dressing room – a small moveable bungalow on the sound stage – Dean sat very politely with me and was quite forthcoming. He had been told that I was writing a piece on the state of Hollywood for Harper’s Magazine<\/i> (it ultimately went to Esquire<\/i>), so I assume he thought of this interview as fairly weighty stuff, answering my questions with a kind of uncharacteristic earnestness and little kidding around. Which doesn’t mean he was pretentious or less than candid. Since he had just done Bells Are Ringing<\/i> the year before, I asked if he would ever consider doing a musical on Broadway. He made a face. “‘Doin’ the same thing ev’ry night?” he asked rhetorically. “Jesus<\/i>, how borin’.” He shook his head once. “I wouldn’t mind tryin’ it for about three<\/i> nights,” he said, “but I’d sure as hell hate to be in a hit<\/i>.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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