Part of the success of the show is that the audience sees themselves in the characters, becomes the characters. The more they inhabit the characters, the more they see

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.

When you're a dancer who is injured, you are at the bottom of the food chain. We are so replaceable.

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.

Kirstie [Alley] saved me, in a way. [At the time], I had a terrible marriage, and I stayed at her house. She was wonderful - just a kind, big-hearted, filthy girl. Somehow she could be vulgar without being vulgar.

I've been very fortunate in my collaborators throughout my career.

I am a very complicated person.