(john waters) i've always been a big fan of jayne mansfield. ♪ the best things ♪ in life are free ♪ butjohn waters) i mean, she just was publicity-crazed. she loved it, and she fed on it, and she needed more and more, it was like a drug, publicity, to jayne mansfield. she used to drop invitations to her wedding from helicopter. i mean, she was truly publicity insanity. ♪ your love gave me ♪ such a thrill ♪ she was so over the top about being a movie star that it drove her crazy. she got a taste of publicity, she wanted more and more, where every day she would just be running around in bikinis, she walked down hollywood blvd. in a bikini walking an ocelot, handing out signed pictures of her to startled passersby. she was insane. and so i respect that. (jazz music playing) (jeanine basinger) one thing that happens is accessibility to stars grows. as you move into the 50's, and the studios are collapsing, you have stars not being protected by the machinery of the studio any longer. they're out on the streets, they're getting interviews that aren't controlled, television is picking them up