I got my first job as a card-carrying actor in New York in 1967. Before that, I was a very desperate wannabe.

I've always been a fan of or desired to or responded to variety. I like variety in life, so variety in work is a must.

The highest power is the human mind. That's where God came from and my belief in God is my belief in myself.

But I can say that life is good to me. Has been and is good. So I think my task is to be good to it. So how do you be good to life? You live it.

I remember saying to my agent, "Listen, everybody's going out to Hollywood and making movies. I think I ought to go out there." And his advice to me was, "I wouldn't do that if I were you. If they want you in Hollywood, they'll send you." And sure enough, they did.

But I was 22 before I took my first dance class. I had never been athletic, so I was very stiff; I still am. I think what I got mostly from dance was carriage.

Nobody is trying to save energy. We're trying to shift our use of fuel. Forget saving energy; if we get the right kind of energy, there are endless amounts.