10 Questions for Jeffery Wigand

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YOU HAVE SAID YOU ARE HAPPIER THAN YOU'VE EVER BEEN. WHY? I felt dirty before [as a cigarette executive]. Now I feel good. I have set the record straight. It has given me a platform. People call and ask me for help. I've gained an immeasurable degree of wisdom. I know I can probably withstand anything.

YOU EARNED $300,000 A YEAR AT BROWN & WILLIAMSON. HOW MUCH DO YOU MAKE THESE DAYS? Thirty thousand dollars. Same as I made as a high school teacher. I don't need the cars and fancy ties and all those trappings that consumed me once. My enjoyment comes when some kid comes up to me and says, "I'm never gonna smoke." I can take that to the bank, whatever bank you want to call it. •