For 50 Years, Acting Was The Reason

Suddenly It Was Gone. I'd Lost More Than My Voice And My Career. I'd Lost My Best Friend.

I Saw John Garfield Smoke. He Was My Idol, So I Smoked. I Even Smoked Like Him.

Some Days When I Start To Talk, My Voice Isnt Strong. But Then It Warms Up.

Fred Silverman, The Head Of Abc, He Offered Me A Lot Of Comedy Series But I Told Him I'd Already Been The Best Comedy Series Around, "the Odd Couple," And So When He Saw That I Did Quincy He Called My Agent And Said, Jack Turns Me Down? All My Good Series And He Ends Up Playing An Undertaker." And This Was The Head Of Abc Series.

I Was Happy Because I Was Acting. Most Of The Time For Nothing. But I Was Learning And To Learn That You Can Learn Opens Up The World For You.