In 1974, I first met Carl. I was 25 years old. I am 51 now.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
From a very early age, I knew I wanted to be Carl Denham.
I signed up for the musical Tommy in the West End, where I met my husband.
It wasn't that I ever knew I'd be at the Met for 20 years, or 30 years, or 40 years, or anything like that.
My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met.
My knowledge of science came from being with Carl, not from formal academic training. Carl gave me a thrilling tutorial in science and math that lasted the 20 years we were together.
At 50, I began to know who I was. It was like waking up to myself.
I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot about life from Carl.
I met Donald Barthelme when I was 30, and it's fair to say that before that moment, I was pre-modern, and after I met him, I was nudged rather forcefully towards this other end of the spectrum.
I met my wife, Margaret L. Mack, at the University of Chicago. We were married in 1936. She died in 1970.
I first met Walt Disney 25 or 30 years ago.