and gene kelly, all of those. there was a great tradition of musical theater and we were students at that point. >> when you finish a piece of work, what allows you to sit back and say, that is good? what is the barometer? what is the standard when you have written something and you know, this is a good. >> if it sounds good in the morning? tavis: the next morning? i like that. >> have we are always looking for an original way to say i love you. that is a big challenge tavis:. i am glad you said the, because i am not a songwriter, but that would be a tall order. love is an inexhaustible subject matter, and on the other hand, you'd think that everything about love has already been said, how you find a new way to say it? >> that is the challenge. if that were my assignment every morning, i would be scared. when i come to work every day, i know i'm talking to a different guests, even if they of been here five times, the different project, a different vote, a different movie. >> you do your homework, and songwriters c

it was blisteringly hot and gene kelly had a 103 degree temperature.eard they put mitting in the water so we could see it better. true, not true? >> absolutely false. couldn't be more false. >> reporter: stanley donen says no tricks, just pathological attention to detail. but he says, this dance wasn't even the hardest thing in the movie. it was this one. absolute sin kronization with donald o'connor. debbie reynolds said there were two excruciatingly painful things in her life. childbirth and "singin' in the rain." >> i couldn't agree with her more. >> reporter: stanley donen was just a kid, a dancer himself, when he left south carolina. and up ahead, the glamour of hollywood, women, and a lot of movies. same guy? >> who is he? god, almighty. >> reporter: he was 9 years old when he first saw fred astaire on the screen. in 25, he directed him in "royal wedding" and had an idea. >> he represented, to me, someone where gravity doesn't affect them. and it occurred to me that he should dance around the room. >> reporter: being in love is to be free of graf

. >> i think a gene kelly song though "singing in the rain." please keep your comments coming and if you ever have a caption this photo idea e-mail them to us pics@wmar.com. >>> you know it can be hard getting your child to eat their vegetables but now a boy from north dakota who likes to cook and eat healthy foods. logan and his mom sent his favorite recipes to first lady michelle obama for the lunchtime challenge. now he's going to be her guest at the kids' state dinner at the white house in a few weeks. >> coolest thing would be able to have the honor to be there. not too many people probably are able to go there. and to be able to just be in the same room as the first lady. something pretty special. >> it is really special. 54 children were picked including one from right here in maryland. all the recipes will be put online after the dinner so you can cook them up for yourself and your family. >>> well, he took almost $700 from his cash register where he worked. >> he gave himself a raise. why the former walgreens' employee said he took the

just like gene kelly danced.do that. >> it seems to me the big heartbreak of your life is you can't do the one thing that brought you true love and happiness which is audience and acting. >> who says i can't? >> i'm saying it seems to me that is the one thing you have really been missing. >> understand me clearly. i'm going to do it. i have made money for this town for 75 years. when i go to somebody whether harvey or donald duck i go with a package they can't refuse. here is the script and the money. all you have to do is get out of the way so i can make you some money. i am not interested in being an author or anything except making the best film i have made in my life. and i will do it or i will die in front of the camera while i'm doing it. you can take that to the bank and collect interest on it because i have done it since i was two years old. remember, now i'm not teasing you. it's real simple. in my life if it ain't magic it ain't [ bleep ]. all the rest is somebody else. sell peanuts in the stand and do

. >> fred astaire, gene kelly, bobs toy, james brown, jackie wilson, sam cook, and then get the whole business thing. he learned everything from under the tut ladge of barrie gordie. he grew up on the motown sow put all that stuff together. all that stuff together, combined it and that's what he did. >> rose: redhook opens when. >> we open august 10th in new york, the rest of the country the 17th of august, 24th. i'm not only i did finance the film i distributed this film myself too. >> rose: say that again. >> not only did i finance redhook summer. >> rose: you're drnteding it, do you is a distribution company. >> now i do. got to get it done, baby. >> rose: before we go, take a look at this this say clip from redhook summer in which they talk about the world today. >> when you first come up here from down south, after your wife died, how come your daughter never come up with? >> she's not saved. i pray for her every day, and night. >> she was my first, raised in the lord's light from the word go. i could turn my head around. she got out there, got turned out and came home with that

gene kelly, ronald reagan, arnold schwarzenegger to name a few. tony danza and alec baldwin may wind up running for mayor of new york city. i didn't mean to laugh, aj hammer. i didn't. but it's like tony miceli running for mayor. it's weird. >> i was thinking about it, carol. when ed koch was mayor, he would always ask, how am i doing? tony danza may be asking voters, who's the boss? the sitcom star is saying he is a concerned citizen, he reads the papers, and he thinks maybe he is the guy to think new york. he says let me fix the city, let me run for mayor. he told the "the journal" that he would probably push for congestion pricing to help the traffic situation and raised the idea of going up against the other celebrities also considering getting into politics. we've heard alec baldwin talk about it. even jay-z. and by the way, you could sign me up to be at that debate. but i don't think we have to worry about seeing any tony for mayor signs just yet because he also told "the journal" he didn't know if he could stand the scrutiny, carol. we know

gene sernon, the first and last men to walk on the moon. this will be a sad day for her as well as the rest of the country. >> i couldn't agree more with that. mark kelly, thank you very much for taking the time out of this day for being on with us and sharing your stories about such an incredible man. to everyone who is just joining us right now, a true american hero neil armstrong has passed away today. we just heard this news from nbc's jay barbree. he was 82 years old and apparently had heart surgery a few weeks ago, and everyone who knew him was told he was doing well. but once again today, the first man to step on the moon, neil armstrong, who famously said, one small step for man, a giant leap for mankind, is dead today. back to the program after this break. people have doubts about taking aspirin for pain. but they haven't experienced extra strength bayer advanced aspirin. in fact, in a recent survey, 95% of people who tried it agreed that it relieved their headache fast. visit fastreliefchallenge.com today for a special trial offer. >>> wednesday, april 29, 1992. hours after the acquittal of the four officers accused of beating rodney king, lo