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Henry Winkler
American
Actor
About the author
Producing came about because I never wanted to be in one of those books, Where Are They Now?
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Now
#Books
That problem has been going on since men and women and their children moved from the plains and into caves. How many times have you heard Howard Cunningham talking to Marian about shopping? Too many.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Children
#Men
#Talking
#Women
Your mind knows only some things. Your inner voice, your instinct, knows everything. If you listen to what you know instinctively, it will always lead you down the right path.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Right
#Will
#Instinct
#Mind
#Voice
You see, I don't know how to ride a motorcycle, actually.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
When you love what you do, then you're talking to one of the luckiest guys on the face of the earth.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Love
#Earth
#Talking
When Richie Cunningham drank too many beers, his parents sat him down and explained their concerns. If you live on this earth, you find out that we are all the same.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Earth
#Parents
Wes Craven is a wonderful friend, and we had a really good time together.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Time
#Friend
To me acting is like a jigsaw puzzle. The jigsaw puzzle is of the sky and all the pieces are blue. Out of this you have to create a human being and put it together.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Acting
#Being
#Sky
Being down in Orlando, Florida, where we filmed the movie, I learned how to bass fish. Jerry Reed, who plays the villain in the movie, taught me how to bass fish.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Being
#Fish
Producing is the hardest of the three because there is almost no closure. Every time you solve a problem, another one pops up. Directing is second, and acting is the most fun.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Acting
#Time
#Fun
Assumptions are the termites of relationships.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Relationships
Adam Sandler is truly brilliant. He plays these goofy characters, but he is a brilliant fellow.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
In school, I was an underachiever.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#School
If you make compelling television, they will come.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Will
#Television
I rode it once, which was up the driveway in the opening credits of the show. I didn't know how to stop it. I actually nearly killed the director of photography, and I smashed into the sound truck.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Photography
#Sound
I do most of my work with kids. They are the very foundation of our future. We are so incredibly disrespectful to them in America in every way because they can't vote.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Kids
#Work
#Future
#America
#Vote
A human being's first responsibility is to shake hands with himself.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Being
#Responsibility
#First
Right now I belong to the wonderful organization called The Children's Action Network. The first thing we did was immunize 200,000 children across the country against childhood diseases.
Henry Winkler,
American
Actor
#Action
#Right
#Now
#Children
#Country
#First
#Network
#Childhood