[secretagent]

“Precious bodily fluids”

[Dumpster Baby]

I've read enough stuff about Sterling Hayden over the years to come to think that the General Ripper character was not too far off from the real Hayden. I don't think it's any accident that he was picked for the role, or that he was able to play a dead-eyed loonie so perfectly.

I saw him on the Carson show once, going off about everything and every one. Carson couldn't control the situation and had to lean back with a sick grin on his face as Hayden acted the perfect mentally disturbed guest catching the interviewer and producer by surprise. That was the only time I ever saw Carson at a complete loss and paralyzed into inaction.