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But I did make some money doing commercials. I did fourteen in one year.

I left advertising as fast as I could in 1961. And I haven't ever thought about going back.

I went out to some advertising agencies and asked if I could do anything.

I have done so many stupid commercials and terrible other little projects that never went anywhere and just ended up being terrible.

My big advert was for ketchup. I come home from school, cook my brother and sister their dinner, ride my bike in the garden. Remember that one? People cried at that advert. It won awards. I was 12.

It's been amazing, the number of commercials that I've done, starting back in 1968. It must be 8,000.

I've done many ads because that's my new career. It's an inspiring extension for my mind.

I gotta be involved. I still write ads; I still run around and rally the creative people.

Advertising was fairly simple work, and I really just wanted a job where I could sit and write every day and not get fired for it like I had at other jobs, but it was fun.