- My definition of success? Has my being here made a difference?
- I always knew that the death of Sir Christopher Lee would hit me very hard, but, even after talking to him about his heart condition quite a few years earlier (one of the great privileges of my commingled careers in history and film), receiving the news that he was gone was a sledgehammer blow that will always be felt. And I have NOT had a very "easy" life, to be sure, in really any way. My meetings with Lee and the equally beautiful Vincent Price are among the very finest moments of my half-century practically existing within a true (pre-digital) cinematic realm. I will always miss Sir Christopher more than I can say. What a stunning human being.
- I've tried as damn hard as I could to avoid prejudice and hate in all its forms. In my lifetime, I'm afraid humans have become so enamored with disposable technology that they've imparted so little importance to their own intellectual and philosophical evolution. After 30 years of working as a historian, it's often difficult to remain positive, but there's always hope. My Number-one U.S. President is Franklin Delano Roosevelt. My all-time favorite human beings have been (male) the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. and (female) Jane Addams.
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