I became an actor, and because I had success as an actor, I became famous. I was acting for quite a while before I got famous; television made me famous. I guess that it's television that is responsible for everybody's desire to be famous.

I went and did some things [rehab], and then of course my life didn't change that much [for a while], but I never missed work.

Prayer is when you talk to God. Meditation is when you're listening. Playing the piano allows you to do both at the same time.

I don't know if I'm addicted to fame; fame is more of an unpleasant circumstance of an addiction to creativity.

I always thought Cheers ended well. You always anticipate that the characters, theough they're leaving television, will somehow go on in another world of the imagination, which I think is good.

Life is supposed to get tough.

My own take on it is that government will never adequately represent every person in the country. It can't. It's not possible. It's a multicultural, multifaceted society in which we live. The country, I think, thrives because it's willing to embrace many ideas at the same time, but once a decision is made you will be unpopular with many people. The business of our political leaders is to go ahead and make a decision and let the chips fall where they may. That's a very hard thing to do.