That I can't relate to today's music or morals doesn't make either necessarily bad. Just different. I leave the judgements to others.

I worked with the world's greatest talents and then went home to the world's greatest woman. It was, and is, a great life.

For the amount of talent I had (and I couldn't dance, act, or tell a joke) I enjoyed a tremendous career.

Just the other day, it seems, the kids were running through the house, slamming doors, breaking glass, making noise. Time goes by so quickly. Sometimes everything seems so fleeting.

I had 13 weeks off and I would pack up the family and drive to some mountain retreat where we could be together and fish all day. I loved it. I needed it.

But today, I feel the genuine warmth, the affection, and although I may joke about it, I am touched.

In many ways, that affection is the real reward for 56 years in the business. Although the money ain't exactly bad either.