 woman and she's very overweight and her family doesn't understand and she's not treated with any respect. That saddens me. I see my overweight persona in other people. And when someone is sad, I share in that sadness and I cry. And sure, David Letterman or a couple of people will make, you know, really jokes about it. But I always say step into my shoes. Simmons said in a 1993 interview, even though he found a healthier way to live, part of him was still that overweight kid.