'Trading Places' did more for my career than anything I'd ever done. It was a zonking great hit, and it was also just a joy to do.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It seemed glamorous when I used to go into work and get to be on a trading floor or see how the business worked a little bit before I ever understood what it was.
I could make thousands of dollars in Broadway musicals, but among the best experiences I had was doing 'Hamlet' in Milwaukee and a version of 'Cyrano' that my wife wrote for me on a bus-and-truck tour.
I had a career that was very short, but it had a lot of thrills.
I had a great career and I enjoyed all of it, with the exception of losing.
The beginning of my career was so brilliant. It wasn't until ten years later that I went, 'Oh, that was a big, fat fluke and, boy, was I ever lucky.'
Even though I was in close proximity to everything, it never really dawned on me to pursue a career in show business.
I worked hard all my life as far as this music business. I dreamed of the day when I could go to New York and feel comfortable and they could come out here and be comfortable.
I feel like with 'On the Town,' it was the perfect production and the perfect opportunity.
My career hadn't rocketed to the top of anything, but I've worked consistently and done things I've loved.
Honestly, a lot of people thought that I was on top of the world selling so many millions of records, and that this is the life that everybody would want, but I never got to enjoy any of my success.