A wise guy Italian. And I was a cocky little guy - just nominated for best actor on Broadway.

Fred Silverman (then-president of NBC) first saw the characters of Laverne and Shirley on 'Happy Days' and thought it would make a good series.

I came out here to perform at conventions and was going to move back to Los Angeles.

Actors are actors, and there should be a complete fluidity for anyone to play anything.

I'm a comedian who got into movies, so I don't really think of myself as an actor.

I want to be respected as an actor. There's my ego. But I don't have a great need to be liked by an audience.