I was very famous as a young man and I celebrated both the good and bad times with drinking.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I became very famous, as a teenager, and my name and photo were splashed in all the media. They made me larger than life, so I wanted to live larger than life, and the only way to do that was to be intoxicated.
I had a very happy childhood, happy teenage years and I was famous by the time I was 22. A charmed life.
It wasn't being an alcoholic - it was going wild. It happened when I got famous. It was like having my teens in my early thirties: blotting out your life, not having to think about anything.
In 1969, I gave up women and alcohol - it was the worst 20 minutes of my life.
I drank beer, and I had a career year.
I was famous from birth.
Getting sober was one of the three pivotal events in my life, along with becoming an actor and having a child. Of the three, finding my sobriety was the hardest thing.
'Party Down' was one of the most magical, special experiences of my professional career. Also special in my personal life, too. I made really good friends, and I had just a great time, and it was a great part.
I don't really celebrate fame because I get enough attention.
I didn't even drink until I was in college. While other people were out partying, I'd be home watching the Tony Awards and Bob Fosse movies... I so badly wanted to be part of the club.