I thought that I deservedeverything because I came from a very simple background and,...

[ Gong crashes ] I thought that I deserved
everything because I came from a very simple background and, when I came here, I said,
"I'm getting the American dream and I deserve and me, me, me." By the time I was 28, five years after I arrived
to New York City, I was 30 pounds lighter
than today, I was smoking a pack
of cigarettes a day, my hands were shaking violently,
and I was confused and lost