Larry Buchanan

I wanted to be a director and producer and writer, but in the early '40's the union wouldn't let you get through the gates. You couldn't get on a crew, or even learn to direct.

If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality.

In 1938, I was given a one-year teaching appointment, which was sensational for British universities. This was converted into the usual four-year contract for an Assistant Lecturer in 1939.

I was a bit challenged when I was younger to stay on the right path.