“I was trying to become a legitimate trumpet player, and I had a schola...” — Frankie Avalon Quote

I was trying to become a legitimate trumpet player, and I had a scholarship to Eastman School of Music. I was really on my way. But I didn't take the scholarship. I got sidetracked, because when summers came around, I started playing with a rock-and-roll band.

I learned not to blink in a close-up or move your head at all, because if you did, they wouldn't use it.

When the Beatles came in, I really concentrated on making a lot of movies. Those beach films that we did were a lot fun. They hit with an audience that related to what we were trying to do on the screen. That kept me going all through that Beatle period.

'Grease' is the most successful thing I've ever been part of. It spans generations.

They were targeting those people I referred to as 'little Eichmanns.' These were legitimate targets.

You know, the Tea Party is a - first of all, it is a significant movement, and I think the media and some pundits have tried to write it off as a bunch of cranks or something. But, in fact, it's really a very legitimate and fairly significant swath of voters out there.

I think because Sport Lux has come in and leisure wear is a new thing, girls can sneak in hoodies and leggings and so on where they wouldn't normally - it has been proper legitimate fashion.

I don't think Vice and BuzzFeed are legitimate news organizations.