I have the greatest picture of Ted [Danson]. That was a big caper: There was one person [opening] the door with a butter knife and another person kicking the door in so I could get a photo. He's decapitated, but totally nude. And he's really well-endowed.

Stage and film are just two wildly different animals. Why compare the two?

I loved Jay Thomas as Eddie LeBec. But there was a point where they [thought] maybe we would live together, and I didn't like the idea of Carla being with somebody because that would make you feel like [you're] not part of the people in the bar.

I was not influenced by concerts as a child, but I was very strongly influenced by the ballets I saw.

Shakespeare feels very natural to me.

The musical stuff I'd go up for was always funny, sexy, tough-as-nails, heart-of-gold characters.

That was the aura of Cheers: It was special. It was more than TV; you could get people to guest on the show you couldn't normally get.