think about that, okay? and that s the end. george, is he right? exactly. i hate to blow your whole news story, but i was married. your dad seems to have forgotten this, like me. clearly. yeah, so i ve proven how good i was at it, and i just do you think you ll ever remary, george? here we go. you know i m allowed one. you waited to the last segment to pull it off. you don t have to answer. i don t want to. piers, are you married? i got remarried about six months ago. really? yeah. and they said it wouldn t last. because of your passion, and i want to return to the reason we did this interview, when you see the vast amount of poverty that you go in places like
i thought that was great advice. that s really good advice. i didn t get the police advice from my dad. thanks for that. you should have. perhaps. to be serious, what did they teach you? now, listen, i m very lucky. i m lucky because both of my parents taught us at a very early age that you have a responsibility to when you re lucky and you get lucky, you have a responsibility to share that luck and look out for people that are less fortunate than you and to challenge people that are in power. both of them have done that their whole lives. and it was a great growing up. you got in trouble when you didn t do that. there were times when that wasn t particularly pleasant as a young man but they were always very good lessons that you carry with you through life. let me ask you a double edged question. what s been the proudest you ve ever been of george and also the
for yours? mine is much better than george s. he understood this very early on back before he became famous. we had a conversation where he said, pop, i m in the best position in the world, because i m the best known unknown actor in hollywood, which means i can make a very good living, buy a house, and i don t have to put up with any of the nonsense that all of the people who are much higher profile. i m that guy. i m the best known unknown newsman in the united states of america. that s a great title. that s a movie. not one paparazzi. that s his book. you ve had one of the great marriages, and in fact, you renewed your vows in 2007 to george s mum. he s never gone down the aisle. as his parents, you sit there yearning for the moment. i want you to think about that. i want you to think about we ve been married 51 years. george has looked at that and said, i m not getting married.
what values did they instill in you as a young george? my father taught me never to mix grain and grape at a very young age. very important. i can t tell you how important that s been over the years. my father s advice is quite similar. he said only two pieces of advice early. always be nice to policemen and always drink the best possible french wine that you can afford. i thought that was great advice. that s really good advice. i didn t get the police advice from my dad. thanks for that. you should have. perhaps. to be serious, what did they teach you? now, listen, i m very lucky. i m lucky because both of my parents taught us at a very early age that you have a responsibility to when you re lucky and you get lucky, you have a responsibility to share that luck and look out for people that are less fortunate
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