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.

My mother, Evelyn, was an actress and singer, and my father, Jack, was an actor. My earliest recollection of my father is being taken to see him in a matinee.

When I was 11, I moved to Los Angeles to live with my father and stepmother and my half brothers. I became really close to my stepmother, and I am still very close to my brothers. My stepmother is the actress Shirley Jones, who was in The Partridge Family alongside me, so we worked together for years.

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.

I'm not saying that I won't tour again, but the chances are slim because my priorities are different now.

In a very short period of time, actors can become kind of relevant and hot.

I don't play nostalgia acts. I don't play nostalgia shows.