"Hollywood did not initially embrace the newcomer, although he did land a small, uncredited part in a Bowery Boys film, “Jungle Gents” (1954). He was then offered the chance to meet with Cecil B. DeMille about DeMille’s coming epic film, “The Ten Commandments.”
"On his way to the studio, he recalled, he stopped to help an older woman change a tire. As Mr. Walker told the story, when he got to the meeting, DeMille said sternly, “You’re late, young man.”
"Mr. Walker recalled thinking: “Uh-oh. My career is ended before it began!” He explained that he had stopped to help someone on the freeway, to which DeMille responded: “Yes, I know all about it. That was my secretary.”