I want to grow up to be Tom Keneally or David Malouf: still in the game, relevant, putting out quality work, and paying tax aged 78 and 80.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I want to be Jacques Pepin. I want to have a nice 50-, 60-year career. I want to be on PBS when I'm 70-something, still kicking it, having a great time, showing up in Aspen to sign cookbooks. I just want to have a nice, big, long career.
When I was younger, I always wanted to be someone in the entertainment industry.
I wanted to be Stan Laurel, then I wanted to be Fred Astaire and then Captain Kangaroo. I actually started out as a radio announcer when I was 17 and never left the business, so that's literally 70 years.
My career's had a lot of ups and downs. Once I started playing with John Peers in 2013, that gave me a huge lift, a lot of direction, which I needed.
I didn't want to be a former child actor for the rest of my life, although in some ways I suppose I am. I am going to be that.
I want to be like Tom Cruise from 'The Outsiders' and go on and do amazing movies for a long time.
My focus is to grow, have fun, and work with people who inspire me, like Philip Seymour Hoffman.
So it's joyful to me, in my 71st year, to be able to be in a play that is absolutely right for my age and my experience, and that is a popular success. What more could you ask as an actor?
At 88 years old - with every intention of living decades longer - I'm still running a company, writing articles, launching new ventures, and fully enjoying life.
I knew what I wanted to be at 8 years old - an actor!