I was from a poor Jewish family in the South Bronx. My father was a plumber, but when I was 16, he got sick and I had to take over. Being a plumber in the South Bronx wasn't fun.
I've been working since I was 13 completely straight without a break.
I mean, there's a sense wherein you skip a part of childhood, too, when you start working at that age I did; I was out working and out of home at 15, paying my own way in the world.
I have worked ever since I was 13.
I have worked since I was 12 years old and started providing for my family in Holland by the age of 17 - and I still do today.
I became the head of the household. I went to school in the morning and sold wines all afternoon until seven o'clock in the evening.
I did a lot of jobs when I was a kid - paper boy, grocery boy, all those things. I guess maybe I got a point of view then.
I worked in a plant when I was 14 for two years. I always wanted to do the summer jobs. Honest to God, I always had to be doing something.
