Family is not an important thing. It's everything.

My age makes me think how valuable life is. How bad is something like Parkinson's in relation to not having life at all?

When I was younger, I was always described as happy-go-lucky. Then I drank and I partied - did all that stuff that might tell you maybe there was a little bit of untruth in that [description]. Now, the surprising thing is that when I say stuff, I actually mean it. I don't have to do the work of trying to formulate my point of view. It just is. And it's surprising how much I love life. I just really have a good time.

As with any turning point or instance when a new road is chosen and an old one forsaken, there are consequences.

I don't have any affirmations, I don't have any of that stuff. My natural state is to look at things as possibilities and as opportunities.

Whatever the situation, just take it for what it is. You don't have to make it worse or better than it is. It just is what it is. Always deal with the honesty, the truth of what something is, and then you've got all kinds of choices.

You know you're old when you get a lifetime achievement award. It's a message you've been around too long.