Despite their personal issues, they managed to keep the show running at topnotch quality, always making sure that they put on a stellar performance for their audiences. And considering that the show worked due to their chemistry on screen, Arnaz always knew that Lucille was the true star of the show. In fact, comedy writer Madelyn Pugh Davis told People magazine in an interview, “He always knew she was the star. Never in all those years did I ever hear him say, ‘Where’s my part?’ He just thought she was it, and if she was taken care of, that was all that counted. He protected her.”