For me, half the joy of achieving has been the struggle and the fight, the pitting myself against the world and all its competition - and winning.

I can see now that I should have been strong enough to conquer myself.

Have you ever walked late at night through a forest when you are first in love?

It is my greatest joy to live a really good part, even though it imposes great strain. An artist is tired but proud when he has created a great work of art. So it is with the actor who really lives a great role and is proud of the part he played.

For me, half the joy of achieving has been the struggle and the fight, the pitting myself against the world and all its competition - and winning.

So now it is time to disassemble the parts of the jigsaw puzzle or to piece another one together, for I find that, having come to the end of my story, my life is just beginning.

I wish, naturally to prevent the possibility that someone may write an accidental, superficial, incomplete and perhaps untrue picture of me.