The big shock of my life was Abstract Expressionism - Pollock, de Kooning, those guys. It changed my work. I was an academically trained student, and suddenly you could pour paint, smear it on, broom it on!
I always stayed in tune with my own ambitions and attitudes and I'm still my intractable old self, for better or worse.
Eating is one of the great beauties in life. One of my favorite recreations... eating with friends, the service, the ambience.
I have always said to young artists that scholastic training and the studying of art history are crucial to fully developing as an artist.
I played an artist in a comedy called 'Rooster.' It was a zany film by Glen Larson, a friend who produced several successful television series including 'Magnum PI.'
I had a go at changing history - maybe not all by myself - I fought at the battle of Normandy, I slogged through the Ardennes, and I celebrated the liberation of Paris on the streets with beautiful French girls throwing flowers at me. I said good-bye to my first true love and discovered what I really wanted to do with my life.
