[in 1993, on his quitting drinking] I used to be a pretty serious drinker. Heavy in defiance of knowing my
family situation, which is chock-full of alcoholism. For a long time I
was a functional alcoholic, though it never got in the way of my work.
But it affected relationships. I never killed anybody, but I made
people unhappy, including myself and people who are extremely important
to me, like my kids. It's easy to say I had a wonderful time and a lot
of great years, and I did. There were some bad times, too. So that was
not a major give-up. That time was due.
