That's sort of what I felt... I miss drinking, I thought bars were truly holy places.

I began my addiction when I was 12 years old. By the time 40, 45 years later, when it, you know, it threatened my life and maimed me in terms of my voice, I was so addicted that I was smoking four packs of cigarettes a day.

Cigarettes, cigarettes were much tougher. Booze was tough And I had a real drinking problem before as we discovered in the hospital really, but the cigarettes are much tougher and to tell you the truth.

I was very skeptical when he began, and there have been moments where I think he's shown absolute leadership, and I think the jury is out, still out. I haven't made any final decisions on him, but I've been surprised at times. I agree with him about one thing absolutely - George W. Bush said recently that he believed in prayer and exercise. So do I.

I was six when we came to this country. When I was 14 or so, I still had a lot of trouble with it.

I have always been fascinated by the corruption of power.

I worry that we are approaching a time when that which is shocking is squeezed out by the Stalinism of political correctness.