Lunch bums

He skipped lunches since they interfered with his work and he felt they often made him tired. He was therefore dismissive of actors who ate lunch, believing that “lunch bums” had no energy for work in the afternoons.

Reading about the director Michael Curtiz, who directed 102 movies (does that include shorts?) in Hollywood, including Casablanca, and Elvis in King Creole.

During filming, Presley was always the first one on the set. When he was told what to do, regardless of how unusual or difficult, he said simply, “You’re the boss, Mr. Curtiz.”^[86]