I've had a passion for horses since I was very young - I used to sit on the floor in front of the races on television and pretend to be a jockey - and I first began reading the racing form on the set of 'The Partridge Family.'

All I had done for five years was work 18 hours a day all over the world. I needed to step back and distance myself from it.

If you put the talent of all my brothers together, they wouldn't add up to the talent that was in my father.

In California, of all places, entertainment is the key to a vibrant economy. If we do not develop young adults capable of entering that world, the financial base of this state is sure to suffer and impact all of us.

My life has flourished in so many ways both personally and professionally that I can't ask for a better life.

It's been the work that has carried me and I never wanted to rest on my laurels or go back and do what I done before.

My mom used to take me down to the Jersey Shore when I was 7, 8, 9 years old. I can remember being down in that area - Belmar, Seaside Heights, Asbury Park and all those places that I went back and revisited.