'Happy Days' is the type of show that represents the best we can be. It's something warm, something tactile when life was good and life was simple.
Getting on a popular, long-running show like 'Happy Days' is the actor's equivalent of winning the lottery.
You look at a herd of cattle and well, they all look the same... but they know. They all have an individual personality, and those personalities change from day to day. They can have their grumpy days and their happy days and their serene days. But it's unpredictable. You can't be off in outer space when you're dealing with animals.
It's true that my mom loved it when I played Joanie Cunningham in the musical 'Happy Days,' but I think she finally realized I am never going to do 'Oklahoma!'
I have thought about Happy Days made into a movie. As far as the original cast not being a part of it, wow, I don't know who could be who! I just don't see it going in that direction. I can see the original cast doing the movie very easily though.
You grow up and get married, and move away, but you're still a family. That's the way it will be with all of us on 'Happy Days.'
I am still being recognized as Joanie and probably will as long as Happy Days is playing on TV and remembered by Happy Days fans. It has and will always be a pleasure and a honor for me to be a part of it.
For almost five years on 'Happy Days,' I have had a mom and pop and a brother who give me advice and help me just as my own parents and brothers and sisters do at home.
I've always been scared to do a play. I don't know why, because doing 'Happy Days' was like a play with three cameras.
Remember the diner in 'Happy Days?' I do want to do a show like that. But an updated version.
