Teri Garr

And then he came out to Hollywood to be in movies, and that didn't pan out, and he became very ill. And he passed away. So my mother had to support three kids, you know, by her wits. So she went and got a job in the studios as a costumer. In fact, she was a costumer on Young Frankenstein before I even got the job. And she told, don't tell anyone I'm your mother. What is this about? It's so weird.

And then he came out to Hollywood to be in movies, and that didn't pan out, and he became very ill. And he passed away. So my mother had to support three kids, you know, by her wits. So she went and got a job in the studios as a costumer. In fact, she was a costumer on Young Frankenstein before I even got the job. And she told, don't tell anyone I'm your mother. What is this about? It's so weird.

Anyway, I learned... Why didn't she want anyone to know? I do not know to this day.

Anyway, I learned... Why didn't she want anyone to know? I do not know to this day.

Anyway, I learned... Why didn't she want anyone to know? I do not know to this day.

I don't know. But finally, I told Mel. I said, you know that lady over there? That's my mom. He was so great. Because he's just a great guy. And he, well, bring her over here. And he was wonderful. I just don't know what her motive was. But she was a great, interesting woman. You know, she... Her parents came from Austria. They settled in Ohio.

I don't know. But finally, I told Mel. I said, you know that lady over there? That's my mom. He was so great. Because he's just a great guy. And he, well, bring her over here. And he was wonderful. I just don't know what her motive was. But she was a great, interesting woman. You know, she... Her parents came from Austria. They settled in Ohio.

I don't know. But finally, I told Mel. I said, you know that lady over there? That's my mom. He was so great. Because he's just a great guy. And he, well, bring her over here. And he was wonderful. I just don't know what her motive was. But she was a great, interesting woman. You know, she... Her parents came from Austria. They settled in Ohio.

And my grandfather said, girls, go to secretary school. And that's what they do. And you'd shut up and do that. And my oldest aunt did that. And my mother and my other younger aunt said, no, no, we're not doing that. They hitchhiked to New York when they were like 14 and 16 or something like that. My mother became a rockette.

And my grandfather said, girls, go to secretary school. And that's what they do. And you'd shut up and do that. And my oldest aunt did that. And my mother and my other younger aunt said, no, no, we're not doing that. They hitchhiked to New York when they were like 14 and 16 or something like that. My mother became a rockette.

And my grandfather said, girls, go to secretary school. And that's what they do. And you'd shut up and do that. And my oldest aunt did that. And my mother and my other younger aunt said, no, no, we're not doing that. They hitchhiked to New York when they were like 14 and 16 or something like that. My mother became a rockette.

No, maybe they must have been a little bit older than that because they were out of high school. And my aunt was a brilliant artist and a concert pianist and all this stuff. So they had some aesthetic that they were not going to do what my grandfather said. So to me, it was always the early feminist, we're doing this, we're going off to New York to take care of ourselves.

No, maybe they must have been a little bit older than that because they were out of high school. And my aunt was a brilliant artist and a concert pianist and all this stuff. So they had some aesthetic that they were not going to do what my grandfather said. So to me, it was always the early feminist, we're doing this, we're going off to New York to take care of ourselves.

No, maybe they must have been a little bit older than that because they were out of high school. And my aunt was a brilliant artist and a concert pianist and all this stuff. So they had some aesthetic that they were not going to do what my grandfather said. So to me, it was always the early feminist, we're doing this, we're going off to New York to take care of ourselves.

And unfortunately, she married my dad at the end of that. But Learning from it was that you do what you want to do and you independently take care of yourself and don't depend on a man. That was the idea that I got when I was a kid.

And unfortunately, she married my dad at the end of that. But Learning from it was that you do what you want to do and you independently take care of yourself and don't depend on a man. That was the idea that I got when I was a kid.

And unfortunately, she married my dad at the end of that. But Learning from it was that you do what you want to do and you independently take care of yourself and don't depend on a man. That was the idea that I got when I was a kid.

Well, it did seem like a bad life. It seemed like not a fair life or a fickle business. I think it's true. I I just recently was reading the review of Elia Kazan's book, and he said the same thing. He got older. He said, tell anybody that wants to be a director not to do it because they throw you away. Well, then Mr. Kazan is for everybody.

Well, it did seem like a bad life. It seemed like not a fair life or a fickle business. I think it's true. I I just recently was reading the review of Elia Kazan's book, and he said the same thing. He got older. He said, tell anybody that wants to be a director not to do it because they throw you away. Well, then Mr. Kazan is for everybody.

Well, it did seem like a bad life. It seemed like not a fair life or a fickle business. I think it's true. I I just recently was reading the review of Elia Kazan's book, and he said the same thing. He got older. He said, tell anybody that wants to be a director not to do it because they throw you away. Well, then Mr. Kazan is for everybody.