Brian Damage
06-02-2011, 10:44 PM
Do you get recognized every day from "Three's Company"?
Not every day. I sort of walk around the world in my sweats and tennis shoes. If I'm wearing a little makeup it's like having a sign up. It's a beautiful experience because people love those characters so much. People have to grab me and hug me. I have a friend who says a stranger grabbing her scares the crap out of her, but not me. The show was a place of joy and fun. No matter what disaster struck by 9:30, you knew it was going to be OK. One of my teachers says the sound you hear in the center of the universe is laughter. I don't know if it's true, but if you do something and 30 years later it still produces laughter, that's a fantasy you can't make up.
It sounds like you're in touch with a lot of spirituality.
When "Three's Company" ended, I took 15 years off and studied the great religions of the world. I was looking for a philosophy that was large enough for the good things and the bad things in life. I was very fortunate to be allowed to study with some pretty amazing people who were looking into the art of being human. We're not born with an instruction manual. I always thank "Three's Company" for putting the money in the bank. When I was ready to go back to work 15 years later, my business manager said, "Good. There's nothing left to sell."
Do you still make money off the show?
Peanuts, you know. A bit. It wouldn't pay my light bill, but it fills my heart with light because it's making people laugh. I get stopped in the street here. Women tell me, "I'm a lawyer because of you." You can't imagine that there are people saying that to you.
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Not every day. I sort of walk around the world in my sweats and tennis shoes. If I'm wearing a little makeup it's like having a sign up. It's a beautiful experience because people love those characters so much. People have to grab me and hug me. I have a friend who says a stranger grabbing her scares the crap out of her, but not me. The show was a place of joy and fun. No matter what disaster struck by 9:30, you knew it was going to be OK. One of my teachers says the sound you hear in the center of the universe is laughter. I don't know if it's true, but if you do something and 30 years later it still produces laughter, that's a fantasy you can't make up.
It sounds like you're in touch with a lot of spirituality.
When "Three's Company" ended, I took 15 years off and studied the great religions of the world. I was looking for a philosophy that was large enough for the good things and the bad things in life. I was very fortunate to be allowed to study with some pretty amazing people who were looking into the art of being human. We're not born with an instruction manual. I always thank "Three's Company" for putting the money in the bank. When I was ready to go back to work 15 years later, my business manager said, "Good. There's nothing left to sell."
Do you still make money off the show?
Peanuts, you know. A bit. It wouldn't pay my light bill, but it fills my heart with light because it's making people laugh. I get stopped in the street here. Women tell me, "I'm a lawyer because of you." You can't imagine that there are people saying that to you.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303745304576359732743864232.html