I was 36, and I had decided to quit acting because it was so disappointing.

As an actor, I felt I couldn't compete. I wasn't as cute as the leading man; I wasn't as brilliant as Robin Williams.

One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either.

I could do John Wayne, Jack Benny, Jack Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and entertain my friends. But I never seriously considered it as a career choice.

I was 36, and I had decided to quit acting because it was so disappointing.

It's been five years worth of planning and negotiating to bring this to a reality.

Marines die, that's what we're here for. But the Marine Corps lives forever. And that means YOU live forever.