It's not big and glamorous and there's not a fortune to be made in it, but if you run your business right you can make money and you can tell stories.

He was a brilliant producer who made a fortune and, of course, lost every cent in hare-brained investments, ... And he was in love with the male ingénue in the theatrical troupe; the only downside was the ingénue was, by this time, about 52, and he kept insisting on playing 18-year-olds. This guy insisted every season on doing two Shakespeare plays, and invariably somebody tried to murder him during the performance because, strangely enough, Shakespeare wasn't big in the mining camps.

It's certainly unusual for anyone to stay in one place for so long. I've had the great fortune of working at a great place with amazing leaders who had a wonderful vision for RPI that I was lucky to be a part of making a reality.

I've had an awful lot of good fortune.

If you ever have the good fortune to create a great advertising campaign, you will soon see another agency steal it. This is irritating, but don't let it worry you; nobody has ever built a brand by imitating somebody else's advertising.

I had to pretend like I knew what I was doing, convince them that I was cheap and durable and wouldn't get sick and fall out.