Hollywood and Broadway star Dana Andrews joins Mike Wallace to discuss fame, publicity, and the realities behind Hollywood's carefully manufactured image. Andrews reflects on the sacrifices of stardom, his transition to Broadway, the blacklist era, and why luck and opportunity can matter as much as talent in an actor's career.

Actor and director John Cassavetes joins Mike Wallace to discuss his frustrations with commercial television and the creative freedom behind his groundbreaking independent film Shadows. Cassavetes reflects on battling networks and producers, making a film outside the Hollywood system, and why artists must be willing to fight for work they genuinely believe in.

Broadway producer David Merrick joins Mike Wallace to discuss his remarkable string of hits, his reputation as the "abominable showman," and the feuds and publicity stunts that made him one of theater's most controversial figures. Merrick reflects on critics, difficult stars, his unconventional producing style, and why entertainment and commercial success come before prizes or prestige.

Legendary drummer Buddy Rich joins Mike Wallace for a funny and brutally candid conversation about music, talent, and the entertainers he loves and hates. Rich takes aim at Fabian, Paul Anka, Bobby Darin, Jack Paar, and others while praising Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Lenny Bruce, and Dean Martin, and explains why he has no interest in softening his opinions for anyone.

Jazz legend Dizzy Gillespie joins Mike Wallace to discuss the birth of bebop, his connection to Africa, and the African rhythms shaping his latest music. Gillespie reflects on Louis Armstrong, his early days experimenting at Minton's in Harlem, the language and culture of jazz musicians, and why he believes his revolutionary spirit is still very much alive.

Etiquette expert Amy Vanderbilt joins Mike Wallace to discuss manners, conformity, changing social customs, and the evolving roles of women. Vanderbilt defends her famous rules of etiquette, reflects on the pressures of her family name and celebrity, and explains why good manners are ultimately about making other people comfortable.

Anka talks about how how he started writting songs and got his big break.

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Fresh off her acclaimed Broadway performance in Two for the Seesaw, Anne Bancroft joins Mike Wallace for an unusually intimate conversation about ambition, identity, insecurity, and the joy of acting. Bancroft reflects on growing up in the Bronx, her struggle to understand herself despite early success, and why performing gives her a sense of purpose unlike anything else in her life.