John Paul Filo/CBSDavid Letterman is doing what everyone should do when they retire: He's relaxing.
But relaxing might not come as easily to someone who has always had things done for him! In an interview with Indianapolis Monthly, Letterman confessed that he was nervous to have so much time off because he is so used to having an assistant do his errands.
"I wasn't born helpless, but when I first started doing the show, my manager said, 'You're going to need an assistant.' I asked why, and he said, 'Well, you'll need somebody to make phone calls.' And I thought, I can't make my own calls?" he explained to the magazine.
He hired an assistant, and that was that! But now, with ever-changing technologies and no one to help him out, he realized he's a bit behind the curve LOL.
"As it turns out, after all these years of having someone make my calls for me, I can no longer operate a telephone," he added. "I don't know what to do with my hair, either."
Although he'll to have to learn the ways of an iPhone, Letterman has found a silver lining to not being on the air every day.
"But I'll never wear makeup again, so that's no problem," he quipped.
All hope isn't lost for the former late-night talk show host. He will have some help going forward. "It's stunning what you find out about yourself when everything you've done for 33 years changes. It's like ice melting out from under you," he said.
"I know that regular, responsible people probably hear me whining like this and think, Oh, brother. But I'm trying to rehabilitate myself, so keep me in your thoughts and prayers."
Some of his self-rehab includes participating in more hobbies with his son. One of his favorites is fishing, but he might not be the best fisherman. "Any kind of trout fishing where you can stand in the river is just delightful. I don't know what I'm doing, but I can stand in the river," he told the magazine.
"I'm pretty good at that. And isn't that 90 percent of it?"