…breath. These are stupid things on my part, but it’s human to love sugar, and next to denial is trying to get away with it.”
Wasked why he’s opening up about it now, Jones’ answer was simple: It’s time.
“I have been working pretty steadily for the past 60, 70 years, and I haven’t had a moment to commit myself to something like this. I’ll get back to work, but I’ll work more effectively once I come to terms with my ongoing problem with diabetes. I accepted I will always be a diabetic, but I can live a full life,” he said.
For Jones, living a full life means continuing to do what he loves and adding to his nearly-200 acting and voice work credits.
“I’m an actor, and actors can work until they fall over, as long as you don’t knock over the furniture and remember the lines. And that’s what I intend to do, because I love it. I think I want to do comedy now. At my age, if you’re going to make an ass of yourself, you can do comedy. I’m ready for that,” he said.