You’re Never Going To Be The Same

I Was Seen In Earlier Years By Family Members And People Of Authority As Somebody Wasting His Time. I Had Trouble With The Restrictions Of Conformity. It Made Me Edgy.

Essentially, My Kids Grew Up With The Emphasis On The Environment Because I Became A Political Activist In About 1969 And It Was Not An Easy Time. Those Were The Days When The Oil And Gas Companies Pretty Much Controlled The Show And Anybody Speaking About Solar Energy Or Carbon Energy Would Get Smashed Down As Being A Radical Or A Tree-hugger Or What Have You. So I Was Out There Feeling Very Often Alone And My Kids Would Get That.

I Was Blessed To Look Well And Retain A Youthful Look But That Was Just Genes. I Was Disappointed When Critics Started Pointing Out My Wrinkles. I Thought, You Mean This Is What It's Gonna Be About Now? I'm Not Going To Be Permitted To Be Human?

For Me, Personally, Skiing Holds Everything. I Used To Race Cars, But Skiing Is A Step Beyond That. It Removes The Machinery And Puts You One Step Closer To The Elements. And It's A Complete Physical Expression Of Freedom.

The Big Moment For Me Was Making 'all The President's Men'. It Was Not About Watergate Or President Nixon. I Wanted To Focus On Something I Thought Not Many People Knew About: How Do Journalists Get The Story?