Steven Pressfield

But I don't regret it.

That's the nature of the game, I think.

I mean, I have an unbalanced life, but to me, it's what I've chosen.

This is...

Like that great speech in The Godfather Part II where, is it Lee Strasberg who played...

the equivalent of Meyer, not Meyer Lansky, the real whatever, I forget his name was.

But he said he was talking about when— Hyman Roth.

Hyman Roth, Hyman Roth.

And he said he had this scene with Michael Corleone where he says, he talks about Mo Green, his protege that they grew up with.

Somebody put a bullet in his eye.

And I never asked who did it because I said to myself, this is the life we've chosen.

And that's how I look at it.

It's interesting.

Yeah.

Now we're paying the price.

Yeah.

I have tried in my life various other endeavors, including love, marriage, a straight career, a blue collar career, always trying to find something that at the end of the day, I could lay my head on a pillow and have peace of mind.

And nothing worked until I found

you know, pursuing my craft.

That worked for me.