Sonny Boy

“My mother was my world.”

Growing up in East Harlem was wild. He basically survived because his mom and friends kept him from falling off the edge.

“I was looking for a place to be.”

Acting wasn't just a career choice for him. It was a literal escape from a life that probably would have ended in a jail cell.

“They didn't want me.”

The story about his audition for The Godfather is pure stress. Nobody wanted him there except Coppola. He felt like an intruder on his own set.

“I was famous and I was broke.”

He spent years totally broke even after becoming famous. It turns out having a masterpiece on your resume doesn't automatically pay the rent.