I always disagreed with the separation of the name and the brand and the person To build on that name and brand is one thing. To divorce the name and the brand from the person was not an approach that I agreed with.

You have to focus on what's important to you and go for it. But don't stab people in the back. It poisons your whole life if you're like that.

The subject matter that I am really spending my time on has become an acceptable subject matter. Living, lifestyle, family, is now in the forefront of interest in America, and I've just stuck with it. I mean, I've been doing this for years, and I never got angry. I never said, you know, listen, I'm fighting for this subject. That wasn't my point. My point was to continue working in a subject matter, knowing full well that finally it would be recognized as a viable subject once again.

I can keep learning about all the different technologies. It's my most telling characteristic. I'm interested in trying anything new.

Without an open-minded mind, you can never be a great success.

When I was incarcerated at Alderson in West Virginia for a five-month term, they had a ceramics class.

I was married for 30 years. Isn't that enough? I've had my share of dirty underwear on the floor.