I was too terrified to notice she [Shelley Long] had breasts. I do remember that I was eating a sandwich.

I'm not perfect, but I'd like to be perfect. I'm working on it.

I'm a real 'go, go' person... I'd make myself crazy by pushing too hard. It's important to pull pack the reins a little bit and get in touch with what's inside.

Did you know that, if you visualise, you can actually hug on the phone?

People had been so attached to the Diane [Cheers] character that audiences and producers found it difficult to think of me in any other terms. It took some time before people would consider me for other parts.

I was not looking for a sitcom, because the philosophy at that point was that you had to make a choice: Were you going to do movies or TV? You couldn't cross over.

I was not a womanizer; I didn't date a lot. If I kissed somebody, I was basically married from that point on.