Everything was my fault. I was so dumb. But if I hadn't made the mistakes I made, I wouldn't have met the wonderful woman I've been married to for over 30 years, so I guess that makes the mistakes OK.

I have never planned anything. I have been doing this job for over 50 years. I have been paid to work with some wonderful people and it has been a huge gift, to me.

I am so glad my wife tolerates me. And we have three wonderful sons.

Not too much, though there's a certain amount of rancour and bitterness when someone tries to fire you.

But even with no money you could still go to places like the Scotch Club and, you know, John Lennon might be sitting right over there, but I was certainly not a part of any of that circle. I was truly peripheral.

He doesn't translate well into our generation.

I had a kind of meandering little career, and then I was given a chance to play one of the bottom six in The Dirty Dozen.