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FACILITY.
YOU WANTED TO HAVE THIS
INTERVIEW.
YOU HAD SOME THINGS YOU WANTED
TO GET OFF YOUR CHEST.
LET'S START WITH THE OBVIOUS.
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WHY ARE YOU HERE, DENNIS?
>> WHY AM I HERE?
I THINK IT GOES BACK A WHILE, A
WAY BACK.
I THINK THE FACT ALL THE THINGS
I'VE BEEN GOING THROUGH THE LAST
YEAR AND A HALF, CERTAIN
SITUATIONS AND I FIGURED THAT
THIS IS A GREAT TIME FOR ME TO
COME HERE TO REFLECT AND TRY TO
PUT MYSELF AT EASE, AT PEACE
ABOUT THINGS THAT'S BEEN GOING
ON IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF.
AND I THOUGHT THIS WAS AN
APPROPRIATE TIME TO BE HERE TO
TRY TO GATHER MY THOUGHTS,
GATHER MY VIEWS ABOUT LIFE AND
WHICH DIRECTION I WANTED TO GO.
>> HOW DO YOU WORK ON
CONTROLLING ALCOHOL?
>> WELL, I WISH PEOPLE WOULDN'T
SAY IT LIKE THAT.
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A PARTY ANIMAL.
AND I'VE ALWAYS SAID TO THE
MEDIA AND TO THE WORLD THAT, YOU
KNOW WHAT?
I DON'T HURT ANYONE.
I NEVER CARRY A GUN.
I NEVER HAD A GUN.
I DON'T HAVE A KNIFE.
I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING THAT WOULD
DAMAGE ANYONE'S, THEIR FUTURE
ABOUT WHAT THEY DO IN LIFE.
THAT'S NOT MY JOB.
MY JOB IS TO DO ONE THING AND
THAT IS TO BE A PROFESSIONAL
ENTERTAINER AND HUMAN BEING ON
THIS PLANET TO ENTERTAIN PEOPLE
AND KEEP THEM HAPPY AND KEEP
THEM STRONG AND KEEP PEOPLE'S
SPIRITS UPLIFTING.
I THINK I'VE DONE A GREAT JOB AT
THAT.
BUT I THINK FOR ME, THE REASON I
DRINK IS BECAUSE I'M BORED.
>> YOU DRINK BECAUSE YOU'RE
BORED.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
I'VE BEEN SAYING THAT FOR YEARS.
EVER SINCE 1993.
I NEED TO BE ACTIVE.
I NEED TO BE PRODUCTIVE AND KEEP
MY MIND ON LIFE IN GENERAL.
>> BUT DRINKING DOES ALL THE
OPPOSITE THINGS DOESN'T IT,
DENNIS?
>> YOU KNOW, YOU WANT TO ASK ALL
THE HARD QUESTIONS.
I'M THE ONLY GUY IN THE WORLD TO
ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS.
I COME STRAIGHT AT YOU.
I SPEAK FROM MY HEART AND I
SPEAK FROM MY SLEEVES.
YOU ASK ME ANYTHING IN THE
WORLD.
>> YOU THINK I'M ASKING YOU HARD
QUESTIONS OR OBVIOUS ONE.
WE'RE IN A REHAB CENTER.
FIRST STEP WE ADMIT WE'RE
POWERLESS OVER ALCOHOL.
>> IF YOU GIVE A PERSON THAT YOU
GIVE AN INTERVIEW TO, AN
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK OUT.
I'VE BEEN IN REHAB, BUT FOR ME
REHAB -- I DON'T HAVE TO DRINK.
I CAME TO THE REALIZATION 15
YEARS AGO, I DON'T REALLY HAVE
TO DRINK, YOU KNOW.
I DON'T NEED TO GO IN A BAR OR A
RESTAURANT AND GO FOR ALCOHOL.
THAT'S NOT MY JOB.
I DID IT FOR RECREATIONAL
PURPOSES.
LIKE MOST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD
WHEN THEY GO TO THE BAR OR A
RESTAURANT 90% HAVE A DRINK.
COULD IT BE A GLASS OF WINE.
IT COULD BE ANYTHING THAT'S VERY
SIMPLE.
AND FOR ME IT'S MORE LIKE I LOVE
TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
I LOVE TO BE AROUND PEOPLE TO
HAVE A GOOD TIME.