ACTOR STEVE MCQUEEN ON THE SET OF THE CLASSIC FILM "THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR"; TRADED IN HIS FAMOUS WORKING CLASS IMAGE FOR EXPENSIVE TAILORED SUITS, SILK TIES AND POLISHED LEATHER SHOES. DIRECTOR NORMAN JEWISON TOLD HIM IT WASN'T WORKING. HE SAID MCQUEEN WAS TOO IMPECCABLY DRESSED AND WELL-GROOMED. HE WANTED TO STRIP MCQUEEN OF HIS NEW, UPPER CLASS CLOTHES AND IMAGE. THE DIRECTOR TOLD HIM TO EXCHANGE HIS SUIT, TIE AND SHOES FOR JEANS, TEE SHIRT AND BARE FEET. "IF YOU TAKE MY CLOTHES, YOU TAKE MY DIGNITY"; "DON'T DO THAT TO ME"; STEVE MCQUEEN WON THE ARGUMENT
