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I loved doing 'Rock of Ages' in N.Y. and that, but its such a large scale, and so many things go into it.

I've had some really, really wild fun nights in Vegas. I ended up on stage once with this band, The Digital Underground, doing the Humpty Dance.

I had the most fun on '3rd Rock'. It was a great show to work on.

Almost six years ago, before I was given the incredible opportunity to be in 'Leaving Las Vegas,' I was going through a long period of artistic confusion. I'd spent years doing work that hadn't pushed me enough, and I was beginning to wonder if I had any talent.

Las Vegas and I both grew up together, and all of a sudden I was doing things that no performer had ever done before.

I really feel fortunate to have been around then because there have been good and bad years in rock but the best years were '55 to early '61. I got to see Buddy Holly and everybody else.

When I first came to do shows in Vegas, I followed the usual entertainer's syndrome - I played craps and lost.

I was 12 in '55 when rock and roll hit. It just completely transformed me.

It was in 1969, and I thought, wow, you know, I really didn't want to do a TV series. You know, I had my own act, and I was performing in Vegas and doing all of these exciting things.

I got to play on a couple of records with the Rolling Stones, and that was really special to me.