Tony Curtis says he married Janet Leigh for fame
October 17th, 2008 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANILondon, Oct 17 (ANI): Legendary actor Tony Curtis has revealed he married Hollywood actress Janet Leigh for fame and publicity.
The 83-year-old actor, who has been married 6 times, admitted that his first marriage to his Psycho co-actor Janet Leigh gave his career the much needed boost and publicity.
“I even married Janet for my career. I could see the two of us could get more attention together, The Daily Express quoted Tony, as saying.
We had the paparazzi wherever we went; we were on the cover of all the movie magazines.
It wasn”t enough for a man to be cute, he had to be connected to the right woman, he added.
When asked if he regrets the nuptials, the actor said: No, no, no, not at all. I loved it. What better way to get famous?” (ANI)
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