my new career became getting him to marry me. being interested in sports was one of the things gene wanted in a woman. so i took tennis lessons in california. gene loved france, so i took lessons in french. >> [ speaking french ] >> [ speaking french ] >> i think i have always been searching for some kind of love that was perfect, and so of course it could never work out. and she's like a little gnat that's saying, it's never going to be perfect. >> i brought imperfection into his life. >> yes, she brought imperfection into my life. before that, it was perfect. >> growing up, i would be with my uncle gene, who was also a second father to me, for a few months of the year. and when he and gilda moved in