nightmare and that i was going to wake up so, i kept on pinch myself, hoping it wasn t real. it was horrible. this is piers morgan tonight. good evening. i probably wouldn t be doing this job if it weren t for my guest. the man did an astounding 6,000 shows, won nine emmys and lifetime achievement award. pretty much invented the daytime talk show. he talked to everybody and tonight, i have the great honor of being the latest person that phil donahue talks to. when i said i was interviewing you, i put it on twitter this morning. one tweet. is that right? has one tweet. that s my secretary s creation. you know, i m afraid i don t twitter. i do text. yeah. i don t when i m driving. i ve already been stopped for being on the phone. i got this amazing reaction and the themes were mr. america, icon. tv legend. the outpouring of affection for you and respect. real respect. was extraordinary. probably more than almost any other guest i ve had. how does that make you feel?