I've had a great metamorphosis in my life. I struggled for a number of years because I was identified with that image of the Seventies.

You know I got kicked out of high school and I used to go to Hendrix concerts. I used to go see Marvin Gaye and B.B. King and so here I am on television as an actor playing the part of this really sweet wholesome all American boy. The reality was I had a much different kind of teenage life.

I've always had a special relationship with the U.K. fans, because even when I wasn't working they were very supportive.

Oh, yeah. I grew up in Southern California in the 1960′s. It was very different. I was an only child as opposed to having siblings. My brothers all lived with my step-mom. I am very close to them, but we were not raised in the same house.

It's not about the fame and the money because if you do good work all that stuff comes

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.