11/11/2025
From a 1940 interview with Clark Gable:
"I tried to duck that Rhett assignment, you know. I didn't want any part of it. I had my neck out far enough, acting characters that only script writers had ideas about in advance, without sticking it out where everybody could take a swipe at it. Everybody this side of Tibet had read the book and everybody had different ideas about Rhett and it was a cinch I couldn't please everybody.
"They tried to tell me I was 'everybody's choice for the role.' They showed me a carload of letters to prove it. The only way that made me feel good was that, in case I did play the role and there were any complaints, I could always say, 'Folks, you asked for it.' "
Clark had nothing to worry about: he delivered! He was fire as Rhett!
