Ginger Rogers

Before SAG was organized, it was like I was working in a mine, trying to dig myself out. I worked so hard that I had little time to do anything. They'd make my call for the first thing in the morning. I'd rehearse the dances most of the day and then I'd continue all night. I'd ask what happened to Mr. Astaire and they'd say he'd been sent home. It's two o'clock in the morning and they'd want me to do close-ups and I had to be back at the studio at 6:00 a.m. I said to the director, "No, you can't do that." And he said, "Yes, I can. Ha-ha!" I remembered this great concept of a SAG and I thought, "Am I grateful I'm a member because this can't happen too much longer!" Could anyone wonder why I was interested in curtailing all that nonsense?