.....At that time, Elvis had the hairdo that he was famous for. He had a kind of a pompadour in front and his hair was full of grease. And although because this was a movie about a doctor working in the ghetto it just didnt seem to be quite the right hairstyle. So I talked to him and I said, Elvis, how would you feel about changing your hair a little bit? Well, he said he would be open to the idea, and so then we talked about who would do it. And I said, Well, do you like the way my hair is done? I had a Japanese lady in Beverly Hills who was cutting my hair at the time, and he said, Yes. So we went to see Jan and she washed all the grease out of his hair and modified the styling and it was quite a landmark achievement. It was pretty unusual to get that done. And Elvis actually liked it very much. Elvis was wonderful to work with. Elvis was the nicest man I ever met in my life. He was the politest man I ever met. He called everyone sir or maam, you know, starting with the crafts service man with the guard at the gate, all the way up to the head of the studio. Everyone was sir. He was very responsive to direction. He didnt show any of the kind of ego, the kind of temperament that you would expect from a big star -- and he was a big star. He was wonderful with the crew. After lunchtime hed come out and sit around on the set and bring out his guitar and he would sing and play for us. You know, hed play some of the old favorites like Hound Dog, or Blue Suede Shoes and this was wonderful for us. This was really a thrill. - William Graham, Change of Habit Director.
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:46:35 +0000
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