It's harder to write two people happy and in love than two people fighting and driving each other crazy.

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.

In television, and especially in a situation comedy, you kind of play yourself, or at least the essence of yourself.

Everyone wants the two characters to be together, but then once they are, it's not that much fun.

I dont believe in predestination, even though I was raised a Presbyterian.

I'd spent ten years in London, writing and performing my own comedy shows. They gave me the Cheers [scenes], and I thought it was the springboard for chatting about the show, because in England, that's what you do. So I walk in, and I'm looking around, and Jimmy Burrows said, "What are you looking at? You're not here to have a conversation; you're here to audition."

Not everyone can be trusted. I think we all have to be very selective about the people we trust.