In his new memoir,What Have We Here?
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
What inspired you to write your memoir?
I think what Ive experienced has been interesting and unique since I was a very, very young person.
I thought its time to maybe talk about it a little bit.
I felt like I really exposed myself.
How do you view your legacy?
Of course, family my kids and my grandkids.
I see myself as a full spectrum of colors.
So you dont live … in this sort of small myopic kind of existence.
In this book, for instance, I take a stab at allude to that.
Which is crazy, I guess, but I think its much more interesting.
And much more fun.
And I think thats what I want to really say to people about my life, specifically.
Do you paint every day?
No … Im still working at it.
Ill never give it up entirely.
Ive already accumulated over 300 paintings, which I have in storage.
Thats part of my legacy.
Thats part of who I am.
And Im a pretty good painter.
You know whats funny about painting?
I have to be inspired.
There has to be something that I need desperately to talk about.
In your book, you talk about your incredible parents.
Whats the most valuable thing you learned from them?
Well, family, thats the primary thing.
Is there a favorite role youve played?
But theres never really one thing, no.
All of the experiences Ive had have been pretty rewarding and a lot of fun.
Of course, theStar Warsmovies and the movies Ive done with Diana Ross andBrians Song.
