it was falsies. i was so thrilled. you know what? lana turner didn't need any help. tavis: yeah. >> that's what they did in those days. those funnels you saw on my chest in that picture, it was probably built into that dress. who was shaped like that anyway? they're like funnels, right? or a dunce cap, cut way down. tavis: how did you survive --? >> honey, i wore so much rubber when i was at mgm, i bumped into the wall once and i ricocheted. tavis: how did you survive, because there's some harrowing stories in this book? >> oh, there are. tavis: on this program a couple weeks ago, a wonderful actress, thandie newton, was here. >> oh, yes. tavis: gorgeous. >> beautiful. tavis: beautiful. she and i got into a conversation about her earliest days in the business and trying to navigate the agents and the casting directors -- you know where i'm going with this. >> yes. tavis: some of the stories you tell of back in the day, as a young ingenue, how did you navigate that, how'd you get through all of that? >> oh, well, with enormous difficulty, and with not a whole lot of g